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10 Marks of Effective Church Plants (4)
Experiential Praise ‘A community that provides people with a dynamic and participative worship is providing a powerful apologetic to people open to the spiritual yet unaware of how to connect with the spirit. Those without Christ cannot worship God. However, through such worship, these “already religious” people can see true believers praising God in spirit and in truth,…
G.O.S.P.E.L
I really enjoyed this clever presentation of the good news. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymfh6RJezQ4&feature=channel_video_title]
Young(ish) Reformed & Reckless?
I believe in the inerrancy and all-sufficiency of God’s Holy Word. I believe unflinchingly in the doctrines of grace. I love and cherish the writing of men like John Owen. Lloyd Jones’ book on spiritual depression is a classic that will never go out of fashion. Spurgeon’s sermons are rich with gospel infused doctrinal depth. I believe in the doctrine of…
10 reasons not to join our church!
I lifted this from the resurgence website. Apparently, they got it from Justin Buzzard’s blog here. I have italicised my own comments for Niddrie. Do not come to Niddrie Community Church if: 1. If you’re looking for the next cool thing in town (We want to grow by conversion growth, not church-goer transfer growth). We like our meat ‘fresh’ and we are so…
10 Marks of Effective Church Plants (3)
Engaging in Service This is an important aspect of what we try to do here at Niddrie. Many of the care professions in the UK are now recognising (rediscovering) the importance of ‘connecting’ people with community. For example, we work closely with a local charity here that cares for people with mental and/or physical needs. ‘Clients’ who used to…
The Dawkins Letters
Get hold of a few copies and give to your friends (the ones that can read anyway)!
Want to see New Atheists getting spanked?
Dave Robertson is a Free Church Minister in Dundee and holds the distinction of being even ruder than me in public! He’s a great bloke and has written a book called ‘The Dawkins Letters’. It is a brilliant little read and good to hand out to those claiming to be intellectual atheists. He also has a blog that is well worth checking out. It can be found…
Influencing not controlling our teams
Another interesting perspective on leadership. http://theresurgence.com/2011/02/15/the-fast-eat-the-slow-and-influence-beats-control
Getting killed by middle men!
Interesting video on ensuring that your church is not killed off by policy makers. http://theresurgence.com/2011/05/12/the-mistake-of-leading-from-the-middle
10 Marks of Effective Church Plants (2)
Promoting Incarnational Ministry I wrote about this earlier in the week so I am not going to repeat myself too much. According to Stetzer: ‘Postmoderns are looking for people who are genuine and transparent. Their questions isn’t, is it true? But, is it real? They want to see Christ through people who’ve earned their respect and trust.’ (p137) Now,…