Posts by Jason Nelson (Page 42)
Communion – it’s meant for sinners!
A thought provoking little article here by Luke Stamps on how we should approach the Lord’s Supper.
Doctrinal Discernment
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Interviewing Church Planters (2)
Today I would like to introduce you to Rev. Dan Rogers from Christ The King Dorchester. His website is below. www.CTKDorchester.org Tell us a little about the area you work in Dan works in a neighbourhood in Boston called Dorchester (hence the name! Clever that, hey?). It is a huge area (at least from a UK perspective) with a population of 154,000 people. Almost 30% of…
Old & Young Pastors: Seeking the gospel in our conflict
I have been reading a lot about this topic lately (not that I have been having any problems with old pastors). But I think that there is solid wisdom in this great article from Trevin wax, fast becoming a favourite blogger of mine. Read what he has to say here.
Learning from the life of Jonathan Edwards (3)
Part III: Sacked, Yet More Opposition, Indians & Other Stuff In the public arena, at least, the ‘Northampton Controversy’ of 1749 was concerned with Edward’s supposedly ‘new’ view on Communion and Baptism (he denied the charge that it was new). Edward’s wanted to restrict communion to believing…
Niddrie: A Welcoming Church?
This is an interesting little dilemma for NCC – well I say dilemma, more something I am musing on currently as I am reading. Lots of the books I am reading on church planting are dedicating whole chapters to the art of ‘welcoming’. It seems like it is a big thing, particularly in the USofA. Generally, I have not messed with the ‘welcoming…
‘Preach Like a Calvinist, Pray Like an Arminian – If you’re a loser!
Great little post here on avoiding some of the sayings in Christian land which confuse people about the doctrines of grace. Please take some time to read it here. I will be posting further on the doctrines of grace and how they relate and motivate Christ-centred ministry and church planting.
Kill your programmes and grow your church!
I have been thinking a lot about what we are doing as a community here in Niddrie. We are constantly busy and there always seems to be something going on. I like to tell myself that it is all ‘important gospel ministry’ but sometimes I am not so sure. We try to keep things like ‘meetings’ down to a minimum but some are still necessary for the…
Sniffing Glue
A post for all you saddos who were into ‘cool’ (not) Christian music groups with a salutary warning that the gospel of Christ will always outlast the latest fads. Read it here. I was in prison at the time and was probably better off in solitary than listening to half the stuff that Christian musicians and bands were trying to do at the time.
Learning from the life of Jonathan Edwards (2)
Part II: Snappy Book Titles, More Revival, Opposition & Other Stuff What I particularly like about this biography is that it never seeks to paint Edwards in a sinless light. His weaknesses are laid bare, not least his tendency for hyperbole in some of his writings, but also his penchant for…