Random Stuff (Page 24)

Random Stuff (Page 24)

Church Planting on the Grantham Estate!

Daniel and Grace Howson projectgrantham.co.uk contact@projectgrantham.co.uk   1.    Tell us a little about yourself. I am 50 years old and was born in France from missionary parents.  I became a Christian when I was ten, then a year later we moved back to England and my Dad became a pastor of an Evangelical Church in Suffolk. After leaving school, I spent two years…

How Are Single Mothers Supposed To Raise Godly Young Men?

By Sharon Dickens (Women’s Worker at NCC & Single Mother) I was interested and challenged reading Mez’s blog a few months ago about raising our sons to be Godly men. One of the questions rolling around my head has simply been, “How different is it raising godly men when the father is absent,…

Church Planting Supersite!!

I am always on the hunt for good resources when it comes to church planting. The problem we have in the UK is the lack of quality material on the topic, relevant to our context. The problem we have in housing schemes is contextualising material written for a largely middle class demographic. However, if you can think on your feet and are able to work hard at this,…

14 Obstacles We Face In Church Planting Ministry!

Housing scheme  ministry is a tough gig. It is made somewhat harder when you are and/or have renewed a stagnant and/or dying congregation. We do have to watch our for all sorts of obstacles. 1. People Fatigue – I know I am tired and I need to refocus spiritually when I get sick of people and…

Vision Casting v Visionary Leader: FIGHT!!

Vision Casting is a trendy new phrase doing the rounds at the moment, although there are those who would suggest it has been around in various guises for thousands of years. Consider this comment on one blog: Vision casting is Satanic and is a form of sorcery. According to our Lord Jesus in Revelation 22:14,15, these people are not among those whose robes are being washed…

8 Keys to Housing Scheme Gospel Ministry (8)

Avoid Paternalism & Dependency Many, great, Western missiological thinkers have battled with the issue of paternalism in cross cultural contexts for decades. What exactly is paternalism? The essence of paternalism is providing outside direction and resources by some “mature” party to someone considered “immature” and not yet capable to carry full leadership…