Recommended Resources (Page 18)
The Bible in 50 Words!
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Discipleship: What Does it Really Look LIke?
Thomas Chalmers, the well-known Scottish preacher, in his famous sermon, “The Expulsive Power of a New Affection,” says it all: “Seldom do any of our habits or flaws disappear by a process of extinction through reasoning or “by the mere force of mental determination.” Reason and willpower are not enough. “But what cannot be destroyed may be dispossessed… The only…
Am I Really a Church Planter?
Because church planting seems to be “in” at the moment, there seems to be an endless supply of young men (and old) putting themselves forward as “planters”. Interestingly, very few feel “called” to housing schemes/council estates (although a few of us in the UK are seeing a slow but steady turn around in this). Perhaps the most popular…
What Should Christians Really Think About the Homosexual Marriage Debate?
The issue, as per usual, is all over the media once again. Hats off to the homosexual lobby for keeping this issue alive. I read somewhere that there are less homosexuals in our country than evangelicals, but whilst we all waste time fighting about hymn books and the use of drums in worship, they…
Reaching The Unreached 2012: Getting Started & Keeping Going!
This is a conference for those working in inner city areas, council estates and housing schemes. Check out their website here. This is a preview of their conference this week where I will be speaking twice. Please pray for it and for the many faithful pastors, evangelists and gospel workers in the…
T4G Conference 2012: Missionary Pastors Grow Missionary Churches (7)
Speaker: David Platt Text: Revelation 5 Title: Divine Sovereignty: The Fuel of Death-Defying Missions Find the sermon online here. For those of you who have been following these posts, this is my final one. The more beady eyed among you will know that there were 9 main sessions at T4G but I only…
T4G Conference 2012: When We Feel Like Giving Up (6)
“The Temptation to Lose Heart” Speaker: CJ Mahaney Text: 2 Corinthians 4 Title: The Sustaining Power of the Gospel I always find CJ to be an immensely pastoral type speaker (with a tendency to wander off the beaten track from time to time!) and this message was no different. His basic…
What’s the Best Way to Plant a Church on a Housing Scheme?
There are all sorts of models and debate about how, why and when we should plant and/or launch new churches. Some people prefer the small group/house church/community group model which is certainly a tried (not to mention biblical), proved and tested way of planting new congregations within certain…
What is the one thing Pastors should be competent to do?
I am a physician with but one medicine to prescribe, and that is the gospel of Christ. It may need to be applied in various ways, various aspects of it may need to receive the right emphasis, and it may need to be administered in the right form. But only the gospel of Jesus Christ can heal the…
Transforming Peoples Lives in Inner City Belfast!
Check out the work of Jonathan Pollock in a difficult part of inner Belfast. Follow him @jonnypollock. If you know of any other church planters/pastors working in inner city areas (any country, but particularly Europe) where we could highlight their work, show a film (if they’ve produced one)…