Back when I was at theological college, my home church linked me up with a smal, struggling church for a summer placement. One of things we did over the summer was talk about their future. They had some big ideas including moving from the village where they met to the nearby slightly larger town that… Continue reading Just start by chopping some wood
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It’s that time of year … But what is that time of year?
It’s the start of a new term for many, in fact it’s in effect a new year if you are at school, college or university or parents if children who are (not forgetting teachers, tutors and lecturers). A dominant theme in Christian media and in social media tends to be around helping students to settle… Continue reading It’s that time of year … But what is that time of year?
Cold contact: Going door to door
Steve Kneale writes here about the pros and cons of door to door evangelism. He does so by helpfully comparing Christian outreach to the methods used by charity fund raisers.It’s worth noting that all he says about door knocking could be said about other forms of cold contact evangelism including street evangelism I should also… Continue reading Cold contact: Going door to door
Fragments
One of the reasons that Faithroots exists is to train and equip people to serve in church plants and local churches. I’ve just started putting together some videos on preaching and teaching Here’s the first one Here’s a link to the Graeme Goldsworthy book recommendation
“I will bless you”
There’s something profoundly significant in the statement “From this day on I will bless you” As you read it or hear it, I wonder how you are responding? I wonder if you are asking whether this statement could apply to you and your church right now? If from now on God will bless you, then… Continue reading “I will bless you”
Signs (Faithroots Podcast)
Building work: Applying the post exile books to us today
I believe that a crucial principle when applying God’s word to our lives today is that wherever we are in the Bible, we make the application in and through Christ. The temptation, especially with Old Testament literature is to take what happens with God’s people, what God says to them and what they do and… Continue reading Building work: Applying the post exile books to us today
Brephos and The Keswick Convention postscript: truth, moral certainty and listening
Back in August, I responded to a little spat that developed between the Keswick Convention and CBR-UK’s church focused project Brephos. To all intents and purpose, it should perhaps have been a minor deal. Brephos may feel hard done by that Keswick don’t have space for them in their exhibition but that’s the Convention’s right. … Continue reading Brephos and The Keswick Convention postscript: truth, moral certainty and listening
Revitalisation revisited
One of the driving points in the recent correspondence to Evangelicals Now was that we needed pastors willing to go into small churches and commit to preaching twice on a Sunday and once midweek. The suggestion was that there was a reluctance on the part of younger potential pastors and that this was primarily because… Continue reading Revitalisation revisited
The challenge of trying to get into others’ heads
If you’d clicked on the Evangelical’s Now website the other day then you will have been greeted with the headline “Bible believing evangelicals will vote for Trump.” It was the most prominent article on the page. E-N did offer the disclaimer at the end of the article that the newspaper does not endorse specific candidates.… Continue reading The challenge of trying to get into others’ heads
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