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Advice for Mother Churches in Planting
Great little pearls of wisdom from James MacDonald here.
This is church
My thanks to my friend Steve Utley for this. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/24570032]
Congregationalism is from Satan!!
I know it’s my day off but this one is fun!!! Read the link here. I saw James Macdonald speak in the states. He is a bit gimicky for my tastes but there was some personable and moving about the way he spoke.
Tarquin Syndrome (2)
Nobody is innocent One of the first mistakes that people often make working in a more deprived kind of area is that they assume that everyone is ‘innocent’. What do I mean by this? There is often a romanticising of working in poorer communities where one imagines that if we just show these ‘poor’ people God’s love and serve them and be nice to them then they will change…
Leading our children in devotions
This has always been an important part of family life in our house. I have read to the girls from the Bible since the first day of their birth. We have studied many books and plans over the years, most notably in recent times, Mark’s gospel and a book called, ‘The Lamb’. At the moment we are going through this book together at teatimes. What I like about…
Mentoring Your Staff
http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/resources/video/How-does-a-pastor-mentor-his-staff Check out this video.
Does God really love the World?
Hehe….Just a non controversial one to lead us gently into our weekend. Check out this interesting article here which seeks to answer some of the ‘problem’ texts thrown at those of us who hold to particular redemption (limited atonement as was).
10 Stupid Things That Keep Churches from Growing
Interesting interview here from a planter with over 30 years experience.
Marriage Matters
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU2brmz3zMQ] Miriam and I have been studying this book together. usually we read a chapter together and then discuss it on Friday mornings over breakfast. I say usually, it doesn’t always happen. I don’t want to make us sound like some super spiritual all American cheese loving couple. But we have been studying it. we…
Celebrity Pastors
A helpful blog by DeYoung here on this issue.