Posts by Jason Nelson (Page 63)
Take a guilt free break
This is a short article from resurgence (here) on taking a break to avoid burnout. I have to confess that I am almost useless at doing this. If I have a spare hour or two in the day I have to fill it by reading or doing something ‘productive’ because I find it so difficult to switch off. Any ideas?
Clueless Church
This was a very wry post written by Paul Levy here.
Why we plant churches
A talk by Richard Coekin – an uptight Brit!! [vimeo http://vimeo.com/23693117]
Who Should lead a church plant?
A lecture from Mark Driscoll on the issue of church planting. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/23990625]
Can I Pastor when my wife & I disagree on our roles?
I thought this was a thought provoking little read from Russell D Moore. See article here.
Getting to the heart of our conflict
I have just read a great article by Ken Sande on the issue of conflict and the progression of idolatry in our hearts. You can read an extract from his book here. I have been greatly challenged in recent years by the work of CCEF and some of the masterful books they have written. I am going to review some of them in the coming weeks. Even though they are written from an…
Should we Kill Our Small Groups?
I just read an interesting article on why small groups don’t work. Whilst from a USA perspective, let me assure you that some of what he says couldn’t be truer, particularly in our context. People in Niddrie don’t want to sit around for 1.5 hours a week and pretend to like other people they don’t really know or associate with outside of the…
A Post for Perverts
This is a very good post about the whole issue of pornography in the church and how it is weakening many families within the body of Christ. This is a major, major issue and we are foolish if we don’t realise just how widespread it is in our culture. Check out the article here.
Pastor as the Chief Fundraiser!
Darrin Patrick gives a lecture on what it means to raise funds for planting a church. His advice, ‘go and learn from somebody for a coupe of years. Shut up and work.’ Nice. Listen to what he has to say here.
Re-Ordering My Life
About a month ago I was persuaded by my wife and my doctor to take 4 weeks off work after an 18 month battle with a severe intestinal illness (ongoing). I was feeling tired, jaded, depressed and a bit fed up with being in ministry. This is my thirteenth year and most, if not all, of my time has been served in difficult inner city scenarios. The last 8 years have been…