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?
Tag: urban training
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
What does your pastor need to know?
Every so often I see comments about what pastors and church leaders need to have studied, to know and be reading now. At one end of the spectrum is the view that “all we need is the Bible” and we don’t need to make it complicated. At the other end of the spectrum is the… Continue reading What does your pastor need to know?
Theology and the church
The other day I saw this twitter comment about the place, or more accurately, absence of theology in the local church. There was also this additional commentary from Marcus Honeysett. I believe that the local church is the context where theology should primarily happen. There are a few reasons for this but it boils down… Continue reading Theology and the church
Pastoral Theology
Another resource I’ve been developing on Faithroots is a “pastor’s theology”. The aim is to provide a Systematic Theology that is practically applied to help us think about how what we believe affects how we live. I am currently working on part 4 about Being Human and bits of that are appearing on the blog… Continue reading Pastoral Theology
Ministry nuts and bolts: Music matters
One of the things that church leaders spend quite a bit of time thinking about is the music or corporate sung worship in church life. Now, when it comes to nuts and bolts issues, a lot will depend upon your context and outlook. If you are a smaller church, happily following a traditional approach to… Continue reading Ministry nuts and bolts: Music matters
How Church in a box might help you
In the summer, I began to put together some resources under the umbrella “Church In a Box.” I was prompted to do this by two things. First of all, we were engaging in some outreach during the Commonwealth Games, we did not know where people would come from and go back to. We did not… Continue reading How Church in a box might help you
Safer Churches e-book
Here in one place are the studies and discussion questions helping us to think through what it means to plant safer churches Planting Safer Churches I would encourage Church leadership teams to work through these over a series of sessions. I am also currently preparing a series of YouTube videos to accompany the discussions
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