Posts by Jason Nelson (Page 54)

Posts by Jason Nelson (Page 54)

Planter or Pastor? You Decide

Many theological brains have gotten together over the decades and come up with all sorts of answers to one of life’s great mysteries. How do we know whether we are a pastor or a planter? 1. Pastors use language like: ‘If the music group would like to come up to their stations now please’. Planters just ask the music group to come up and play. 2. Pastors…

How long is your mmmmm…?

Christian ‘mmmm’s’ come in all shapes and sizes. 1. We have the short, sharp ‘mm’. It sounds like a mini grunt but it is really a rapid ‘mm’ sound. It usually comes in during ‘bless them Lord’ or ‘Lord hear our prayers’. 2. We have the longer ‘mmm’. That comes in when we hear of a brother or…

Being Discipled v Being A Discipler

Christians in the UK love courses. I don’t just mean that they like them a lot. They really, really love them. They love conventions. They love ‘guest speakers’ who communicate well, tell great stories, throw in the odd joke and open up the Bible for them. Church leaders love courses. They love words like ‘equipping’. They love conventions…