Posts by Jason Nelson (Page 25)
Working With Addiction (1) “Learning To Listen”
The Bible has some powerful things to say about addictions Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in…
“If kisses were snowflakes, I’d send you a blizzard!” Acceptable Christian Chat Up Lines!
This amused me at least!! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4w3sMlpYkyQ#!]
When Can I Get Baptised Daddy?
So, here is an update on yesterday’s blog. At tea time the girls and I sat at the table and discussed the whole issue of whether they can and should take communion. In response to questioning both girls reiterated their conversion experience as having “repented of their sins and trusted in Jesus”. When I asked what they thought was the significance of…
“Can I Take Communion Daddy?”
So went the question this past Sunday from my 10-year-old daughter who recently made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour. My initial response was to advise her to let the elements pass her by this time and we would have a talk about it after the service. The problem is that I am not sure what my position is on this subject. We had a similar…
Loving Jesus & Rejecting Islam
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0X9c_LNwqtU]
For & Against Calvinism
Ed Stetzer has been researching the (so-called) rise of Calvinism in the USA and has come up with some interesting results, namely that his figures don’t actually bear it out! There is little doubt that there is a rise in the interest in the topic in the blogosphere but that is not translating to widespread growth. Here is an interesting video of ed chairing a…
Church Planting in Belfast!
I got this little video from Vimeo as I wait to publish a fuller interview of Lucas on the blog soon. It doesn’t give loads of details but it does two things: (1) It at least shows his mug and a little about his vision and (2) it introduces Acts 29WE, and organisation I am going to blog about shortly. Bottom line: He’s a church planter and we love those!!…
The Saddest Story You will Read This Year (if you love church planting)!! Closely Followed By Something Clever to Help You Think about Bible Translations!!
I picked up the following story from my mate’s blog and, even though he’d told me about it previously, I still felt depressed when…
Church Planting in Wales with Dai Hankey
Dai Hankey is a member of Acts 29WE and has been church planting in Wlaes for the past 4 years. He blogs at: “sanctified rant” and is the pastor at “Hill City Church”. I am hoping to get him to do a more in-depth interview soon but for now enjoy the following clip. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/36146597]
How Can We Train Future Church Planters?
1. Make sure you prioritise time for people. Many pastors (correctly) tend to lean heavily toward study but there is a real danger of hiding away in an office (which far too many do). This is where I have been impressed by Mark Dever at Capitol Hill Baptist in Washington. When I spent a coupe of days with him last year his study was full of young men being trained and…