Here’s the next part of “What Matters” – a teaching series on 1 and 2 Chronicles The narrative seems bare. We cover the equivalent of most of Genesis in 1 chapter. However, it may tell more than we first spot. Notice that significant attention is given to Judah and particularly on David’s line (ch3). Ch4:9-10,… Continue reading Roots and Branches
Tag: urban training
Attitudes to Church Planting
I’m currently running this little survey to find out a bit more about attitudes to church planting. I’m particularly interested to know whether there are people seriously considering the possibility of church planting in the near future. If you are interested in church planting, then I’d like to find out a bit more about what… Continue reading Attitudes to Church Planting
Arise and Shine
I’ve now put together all of the teaching and devotional material we’ve been covering in Isaiah in one place. You can read it here. This should be a useful training resource for those of you making use of Faithroots resources for equipping for urban ministry. Part 1 offers an overview to the book, setting it… Continue reading Arise and Shine
Church Planting Survey
Here’s a little survey just to engage levels of interest in church planting. You can complete the survey here
Training pastors in context
I am passionately convinced that for most potential pastors and church planters that the best place for them to train for Gospel ministry is in context. It is generally true that training is best when it happens as close to the actual situation you will use it in. This means with plenty of opportunity to… Continue reading Training pastors in context
How do you know? – Training Course
One of the aims of Faithroots is to provide accessible and practical training for Gospel work. You can find out the different options for training with us on our training pages here. I’m currently working on developing and updating our online training materials. The first tranche of materials are available with workbooks and videos. These… Continue reading How do you know? – Training Course
Able to teach: How do we assess?
I’ve been writing a little here about taking a different approach to training and equipping for Gospel ministry. I’ve argued that we need to start by thinking about outcomes, what are the competencies we are looking for in someone who will be planting a church, pastoring, working as an evangelist in the community, involved in… Continue reading Able to teach: How do we assess?
Training for Gospel competencies
I’ve argued that we need a different approach to Gospel training if we are to see workers equipped to go into the neediest areas. One aspect of this is the need to start from outcomes and think about the types of competencies we are looking for in Gospel workers. A competency is an area of… Continue reading Training for Gospel competencies
Why we need a radically different approach to Gospel Training
You will know by now, that I’ve been passionately arguing for -and practically working towards a different approach to training for Gospel ministry. So, I was interested to see this comment recently from church planter, Jonny Pollock. I believe that Jonny is working in a more rural context in Ireland, so it is fascinating to… Continue reading Why we need a radically different approach to Gospel Training
An Invitation
As it’s early in January this is a good time to be thinking about medium and longer term plans. So, I’d like to encourage you to consider this invitation. One of my priorities is to see people trained and equipped for urban church planting. There are two parts to this. First, I believe that if… Continue reading An Invitation
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