Women and Wives 7 | Niddrie Community Church

One Gospel Conviction But Two different Outlooks on Outreach!

21 April 2012
Jason Nelson
Church Planting, Discipleship, Doctrine & Theology, Evangelism, Interviews with Planters, Leadership/Ministry Training, Missional Living, Prayer, Preaching, Random Stuff, Recommended Resources, Websites, Women and Wives

Can the outlooks of two generations coexist in one church? James Merritt, 59, serves as senior pastor of Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Georgia. His son, Jonathan Merritt, 29, joined the church staff in 2008. In many respects, they couldn’t be more different. James represents the Boomer…

Let’s Talk About Sex Baby!!

18 April 2012
Jason Nelson
Discipleship, Doctrine & Theology, Leadership/Ministry Training, Niddrie Community Church, Random Stuff, Recommended Resources, Websites, Women and Wives, Working With Addiction

Desiring God have produced a great article here on “Sexual Sin in the ministry”. Read it here. On a related issue, Covenant Eyes have produced a free e-book for those struggling with pornography. Download it here. In our ministry in Niddrie there are so many people (men and women) who struggle with this issue. This is why we place such an emphasis on one to…

How do Couples Make Decisions in Christian Marriages?

12 April 2012
Jason Nelson
Discipleship, Doctrine & Theology, Leadership/Ministry Training, Random Stuff, Websites, Women and Wives

There was an interesting discussion here at T4G (which I will blog extensively on when I return and have thought about the implications for housing scheme ministry) around the issue of complementarianism. This is a position we hold as a church when it comes to women in pastoral, eldership…

Why the Right Wife is Important for Housing Scheme Ministry

30 March 2012
Mere Agency
Discipleship, Tarquin Syndrome, Women and Wives

By Andy Constable The most important decision for any man who wants to work in schemes, after professing Christ, is choosing a suitable wife (if you plan to get married). This ministry is tough and tiring and if your wife isn’t on board and supportive then you will flag very quickly. The last thing…

“If kisses were snowflakes, I’d send you a blizzard!” Acceptable Christian Chat Up Lines!

28 March 2012
Jason Nelson
Fun stuff, Niddrie Community Church, Random Stuff, Recommended Resources, Video, Women and Wives

This amused me at least!! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4w3sMlpYkyQ#!]

How Are Single Mothers Supposed To Raise Godly Young Men?

7 March 2012
Jason Nelson
Discipleship, Leadership/Ministry Training, Missional Living, Niddrie Community Church, Random Stuff, Recommended Resources, Websites, Women and Wives

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!!

6 March 2012
Jason Nelson
Apologetics, Audio, Book Reviews, Church Planting, Discipleship, Doctrine & Theology, Evangelism, Fun stuff, Leadership/Ministry Training, Missional Living, Music, Niddrie Community Church, Prayer, Preaching, Random Stuff, Recommended Resources, Uncategorized, Video, Websites, Women and Wives

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,…