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Should we Kill Our Small Groups?
I just read an interesting article on why small groups don’t work. Whilst from a USA perspective, let me assure you that some of what he says couldn’t be truer, particularly in our context. People in Niddrie don’t want to sit around for 1.5 hours a week and pretend to like other people they don’t really know or associate with outside of the…
A Post for Perverts
This is a very good post about the whole issue of pornography in the church and how it is weakening many families within the body of Christ. This is a major, major issue and we are foolish if we don’t realise just how widespread it is in our culture. Check out the article here.
Pastor as the Chief Fundraiser!
Darrin Patrick gives a lecture on what it means to raise funds for planting a church. His advice, ‘go and learn from somebody for a coupe of years. Shut up and work.’ Nice. Listen to what he has to say here.
Re-Ordering My Life
About a month ago I was persuaded by my wife and my doctor to take 4 weeks off work after an 18 month battle with a severe intestinal illness (ongoing). I was feeling tired, jaded, depressed and a bit fed up with being in ministry. This is my thirteenth year and most, if not all, of my time has been served in difficult inner city scenarios. The last 8 years have been…
Matt Hill Found Alive
New report here.
Pray for Matt Hill
Our thoughts and prayers are with Capitol Hill Baptist Church. See here for further details.
John Piper & Rick Warren
Please take the time to look at this interview between Piper and Warren. In it Piper challenges Warren about his doctrine and his teaching and a whole list of important questions. Check it out here.
The Reformed Pastor (3)
The Nature Of This Oversight Having encouraged us to take ourselves in hand before we are better able to minister to others, Baxter now goes on to explain what it means to ‘take heed to all the flock.’ Let’s remind ourselves of Acts 20:28 again. I will highlight the part related to today’s study. ‘Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock…
Systematic Theology
I recently bought Michael Horton’s new book – a bit of a monster weighing in at about 1000 pages. As usual it has its fans and its detractors. Both sides using large, multisyllabic words to say ‘it sucks’ or ‘its worth a read’. I read an interesting review here. I will review it at a later date in bite sized chunks as I am just about to…
Psalm 73…nice
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