Posts by Jason Nelson (Page 43)
A Church Planter Must Be Devoted To Theology
There are lots of articles and books flying off the shelves at the moment (I hope to write one myself shortly) on the whole topic of church planting. What makes a good church planter? A gift for evangelism – check. A gift with people – check. An ability to lead – check. An entrepreneurial spirit – check. Able to handle God’s Word –…
God The Source of all Good
O LORD God, who inhabitest eternity, Thy heavens declare thy glory, The earth thy riches, The universe is thy temple; Thy presence fills immensity, Yet thou hast of thy pleasure created life, and communicated happiness; Thou hast made me what I am, and given me what I have; In thee I live and move and have my being; Thy providence has set the bounds of my habitation, and…
Free Ministry Leadership Conference!!
You need to get on to this site here to watch the Ligonier 2009 Leadership Conference. You would be foolish not to get on this!! You have Sproul, Lawson, Ferguson & Duncan doing the bizz – you have to love that (even if you don’t agree with everything).
Edinburgh Church Planting Conference: In This City 2011
Saturday 17th September 2011 sees the launch of a new church planting initiative in Edinburgh. This venture is being organised by the East of Scotland Gospel Partnership. Here is the blurb for the gig. Get along and support it if you can! The EoSGP is holding their first annual In This City…
Planned Spontaneity In Our ‘Word Ministry’
When we look at the NT, and the book of Acts in particular, we see that the gospel spread and the church grew through the proclamation and teaching of the ‘Word of God’ (Acts 6:7; 12:24; 19:20).That must be the basis for any and all ministry in our congregations – we must be…
‘My purpose is not to convert you’ – not evangelising people of other faiths
I found this great little article online recently. Read it because there is a lot of nonsense out there at the moment about not ‘pushing’ our faith onto people (which I agree with) but confusing that with not…
A response to grumpy reformed pastors
Apparently John MacArthur has kicked up a bit of a fuss with a swing at the Young, Reformed & Restless brigade in the USA. Read what he has to say here.One of my fav bloggers has then responded to this, I think very ably and graciously, here.
Young Ministers v Old Ministers
If you’re a young minister, frustrated by the older generation of pastor’s and their attitude toward you and your ministry, read this and repent. If you are an older minister who despairs of the younger generation, their new fangled ways of doing things and their almost arrogant disregard for church tradition, read this and repent. Every single person needs to…
Learning from the life of Jonathan Edwards (1)
A sizeable 615 pages (the last 100 or so being footnotes and appendices), this is the sort of book that strikes fear into all but the most avid of readers. It looks unwieldy and intimidating but I think that it is so good that it merits a long review over 4 parts. Part I: His Early Years, Revival…
Interviewing Church Planters (1)
I have decided to try and embark on a series of interviews on Mondays with church planters form around the globe. The aim is to try and get different perspectives form different types of work to see if we can learn any lessons that will help us promote the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. It will also be helpful in terms of encouraging one another to pray. Now there…