Church Planting (Page 22)
Advice from a pastors wife
I found this little link online recently and thought it may be helpful. Check it out here.
Why all the fuss around church planting?
Church planting is very sexy at the moment, and this is the source of much amusement (and bemusement) for those of us who have been in the game for any length of time. Part of me wonders where all these ‘fans’ have been for the last decade and the other part of me is thankful, seeking to take full advantage of our new found ‘hero’ status. As I…
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…
Is youth ministry biblical? PART 3
Hopefully by now you’re familiar with the American short film called Divided. It comes from the NCFIC (National Centre for Family Integrated Churches) and it makes the case against segregated youth ministry as it has no basis in scripture and is founded upon pagan evolutionary principles. If you missed my first two posts, you can find them here: PART 1 and PART 2.…
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…
Showcasing Niddrie Community Church
For the past 10 days, I’ve been putting together this short video that showcases some of the work of Niddrie Community Church. It includes: What Niddrie’s like What the church is doing How the gospel is impacting lives What our plans are for the future It’s 5½ minutes long. I’m pretty sick of the video by now, but I hope you enjoy it!…
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…
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 –…
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…
Is youth ministry biblical? PART 2
A couple of weeks ago I introduced you to an American short film called Divided. If you missed it, here’s the first post: ‘Is youth ministry biblical?‘ As promised, I’m going to take the opportunity over the next few weeks to reflect on some of the issues raised by the movie. According to the movie, ‘youth ministry’ has no basis in Scripture,…