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How Tim Keller Prepares His Sermons
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How Do We Disciple Former Drug Addicts? (Part 2)
By Andy Constable Last week we started by looking at some of the things we need to know when we are discipling drug addicts who have come to Christ and are rebuilding their lives. We looked at some of the things that you the discipler will need to look out for. This week I want to look at some of…
What to say to somebody who doesn’t want to read their Bible
There is a great little article here on this very common problem in the church.
Overcoming the Fear of Failure
Great post from the ABC here.
Multiplying Churches in Housing Schemes!
My team and I were recently discussing one of the units of our current Porterbrook Training course which was looking at the whole idea of reproducing churches, ministries and missionaries. I was personally struck by the catchphrase of the Chinese church: “Everyone is a church planter”. According to our reading one of the key factors in reproducing growing…
Preventing Burnout In Housing Scheme Ministry!
Ministry in any context is tough but ministry in housing schemes can be the cause of much burnout, stress and depression among pastors, planters and gospel workers. In Brasil we saw people come and go, attracted by the romance of working with street children, but soon demoralised by the reality…
A Reading Plan for Presuppositional Apologetics
This is a real gem of book resources covering theology, philosophy and apologetics. Follow the links from here.
What is the Number One Failure of 90% of Pastors?
Joe McKeever, Preacher, Cartoonist, Pastor, and retired Director of Missions at the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans has written about this question here.
How Do We Disciple Former Drug Addicts?
By Andy Constable We live in a community that has been heavily damaged by drugs. Most of the people that we work with have a steady diet of prescribed as well as street (unprescribed) drugs running through their system everyday. We have seen a handful of addicts over the last few years saved by the gospel and wonderfully changed by God. Is there anything that we need to…
How Do We Reach People On Housing Schemes With The Gospel?
I often get asked how and why we have so many contacts and have so many unchurched people attending our services throughout the week. The answer is quite simple: 1. We pray for people. Are you really praying for people in your area, consistently, specifically an intelligently. when I first came to…