Posts by Jason Nelson (Page 70)
Leave me alone I know what I’m doing!
‘Church planters tend to be self starters and often think of themselves as self-sufficient. That personality test is often resistant to the advice of others – thinking, “If I’d listened to other people, I would not be planting the church in the first place”. So goes the quote in Ed Stetzer’s book. In context he is talking about the…
Should Christians be celebrating the death of Osama Bin Laden?
Let me refer you to this interesting article by Michael Horton. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/article_print.html?id=91717. There are also some interesting links on http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2011/05/02/how-should-christians-think-about-the-death-of-osama-bin-laden/
What makes a good church planter?
There are lots of church planting ‘agencies’ and ‘movements’ around at the moment. It seems to be in vogue like never before – or perhaps I am only just noticing it! Regardless, there seems to be endless views on how we assess church planters and what type of person would be ‘successful’ in this type of ministry. One such process…
‘Settled’ Pastor v ‘Itchy’ Planter
I have moved around a few churches in my 12 years in pastoral ministry. My first ministry saw explosive growth in the youth ministry but ended badly when I resigned my position. My next church in inner city Birmingham was an altogether happier affair and I have great memories of my time there. My…
Dealing with personal criticism
This link is worth checking out from the website of CJ Mahaney. Wince, and enjoy! http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/blogs/cj-mahaney/post/2011/04/28/The-Pastor-and-Personal-Criticism-PDF-free-ebooks.aspx
How Slippery is Rob Bell?
I watched and interesting debate on the Premier Radio website last night. It was between Rob Bell and a guy called Adrian Warnock (check out his blog on my site). A couple of things stood out. Firstly, how incredibly slippery he was with any direct questioning on his personal beliefs about hell in particularly, alongside a host of other things. Secondly, I did think he…
David Wilkerson dies
A man who had a great influence on many. http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2011/April/Rev-David-Wilkerson-Killed-in-TX-Car-Crash/
Reaching out to ALL of Niddrie
Niddrie is changing. When I first came here four years ago the community was much more clearly defined. Families had been living here for generations and the ‘mission’ (as our church building was called and still is today despite the name change!) has been here for almost 100 years. It was pretty easy to identify the ‘community’. In response to…
We think we’ve got it hard!
Surprise Present
Just got a lovely present through the post from a guy in the USA called CJ Mahaney. He is in charge of sovereigngraceministies.org. I met him briefly in Chicago and he seemed like a nice bloke. Anyway, a package arrived this morning with 20 books for my team here at the church and a lovely note. Nice one CJ! It’s always nice to get a bit of encouragement (and free…