Doctrine & Theology (Page 11)
Learning From One Man’s Mistakes In Over 40 years of Ministry!
You’ve got to take up your cross and follow Jesus. So this is no career move for the faint-hearted. This is no career move for someone who wants an easy life or a nice life. You’re not going to be accepted, and you’re not going to be liked: you are following the crucified one. Wise words from the…
The Trinity Made Easy (or at least easier!)
We have been studying the Trinity this week at our leadership training and it is such a difficult doctrine to get “right.” It is so easy to get it wrong though with well intentioned “illustrations”. I came across this recently and found it to be extremely helpful. Just click on it to enlarge. See what you think. For Some other crackers visit…
Could This Be The Best Conference For Church Planters in the World?
OK. So, I maybe exaggerated a little bit, but I bet you it is still going to be a great conference! In a recent British poll of people claiming to be ‘Christian’, less than half believed that Jesus rose from the dead. One study suggested that Christianity will be statistically irrelevant in…
How to listen to a sermon?
A really helpful article here from the always solid reformation21 boys. A must read here.
How much do we really love Jesus?
This is a fantastic article written by the Puritan Thomas Doolittle in the late 1600’s. Entitled, “Motives to Love Jesus” you should take the time to read it all here.
Church Planting Supersite!!
I am always on the hunt for good resources when it comes to church planting. The problem we have in the UK is the lack of quality material on the topic, relevant to our context. The problem we have in housing schemes is contextualising material written for a largely middle class demographic. However, if you can think on your feet and are able to work hard at this,…
14 Obstacles We Face In Church Planting Ministry!
Housing scheme ministry is a tough gig. It is made somewhat harder when you are and/or have renewed a stagnant and/or dying congregation. We do have to watch our for all sorts of obstacles. 1. People Fatigue – I know I am tired and I need to refocus spiritually when I get sick of people and…
8 Keys to Housing Scheme Gospel Ministry (8)
Avoid Paternalism & Dependency Many, great, Western missiological thinkers have battled with the issue of paternalism in cross cultural contexts for decades. What exactly is paternalism? The essence of paternalism is providing outside direction and resources by some “mature” party to someone considered “immature” and not yet capable to carry full leadership…
The Best Books For Preachers in 2012
The people at preaching.com have come up with a list of the best books for preachers in 2012. Have a look here to see what you think.
Why Jesus is Better in Every Single way!
This is a great little clip from Tim Keller on how Jesus is the true and better way. Enjoy and celebrate our wonderful Saviour and the amazing grace of God to us. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmnSnNC8UJk&feature=player_embedded#!]