Random Stuff (Page 23)

Random Stuff (Page 23)

“Can I Take Communion Daddy?”

So went the question this past Sunday from my 10-year-old daughter who recently made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour. My initial response was to advise her to let the elements pass her by this time and we would have a talk about it after the service. The problem is that I am not sure what my position is on this subject. We had a similar…

For & Against Calvinism

Ed Stetzer has been researching the (so-called) rise of Calvinism in the USA and has come up with some interesting results, namely that his figures don’t actually bear it out! There is little doubt that there is a rise in the interest in the topic in the blogosphere but that is not translating to widespread growth. Here is an interesting video of ed chairing a…

How Can We Train Future Church Planters?

1. Make sure you prioritise time for people. Many pastors (correctly) tend to lean heavily toward study but there is a real danger of hiding away in an office (which far too many do). This is where I have been impressed by Mark Dever at Capitol Hill Baptist in Washington. When I spent a coupe of days with him last year his study was full of young men being trained and…

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…