Leadership/Ministry Training
Steve Timmis: The Mission
Here’s a bit of the silver (skipping) fox on “The Mission”. Always worth a punt.
Why Small Churches Can Be More Effective Than Large Ones
The pendulum’s swung, says author, speaker, and activist JR Woodward. Bigger is no longer better in the church world – and Woodward is predicting that the real energy for God’s work in the local church will come from smaller, intentional communities who are immersed in spiritual practices that…
Church Planting Resources
Here are some resources from the Geneva Push 2011 Conference. As with all things, this is not a wholehearted recommendation for all of the content. But it is worth a perusal. Click here.
A Pastor & His Children
A great little article from the Gospel Coalition site on this topic. Click here.
Introducing Niddrie’s New Assistant Pastor
We had a great service at Niddrie last week with the induction of four elders, including Andy Constable, as our Assistant Pastor. Our elders each have different responsibilities. Derek Laidlaw is the elder responsible for members care. Craig Beattie is the elder responsible for member care. Marc…
Think Before Hitting “Post”
Facebook is a great way for you to build and maintain relationships with people both inside your church and in your community. But Facebook is not without its risks. Every time you post something, you risk hurting, offending or distancing yourself from people. So here are 18 things you want to avoid doing on Facebook … I have been thinking about this topic recently and…
How Our Leaders Are Losing Their Grip & Why We’re Happy About It
I recently spent a couple of days away with our Ministry Team in order to discuss polices, have some concentrated teaching and enjoy a bit of fun and fellowship. We try to do it every year in order to welcome any new faces into the fold. This year there were 13 people and their families present.…
Where Will Our Future leaders Come From?
At Niddrie we will be launching a new church planting initiative within the next month. We are calling it “20Schemes” and further details will follow. We are launching this project in partnership with a church in Kentucky called Bardstown Christian Fellowship, itself planted by a Scotsman, Matthew Spandler-Davison. We are also benefitting hugely from the…
How Too Much Discipleship Was Hurting Our New Christians
Our current church membership stands at about 55, with another 15 or so waiting in the wings to be baptised. We have a Sunday attendance of anywhere between 70 and 100 (I suspect that’s roughly the same number of urinals found at any Mars Hill Church). By any description we are a small…
Being Wise In Church Revitalisation.
I am away for a few days so I will not be personally posting until some time next week. I found this small article recently and thought it may be worth further reflection.