'Niddrie Community Church' Tagged Posts (Page 50)
Can I Pastor when my wife & I disagree on our roles?
I thought this was a thought provoking little read from Russell D Moore. See article here.
Getting to the heart of our conflict
I have just read a great article by Ken Sande on the issue of conflict and the progression of idolatry in our hearts. You can read an extract from his book here. I have been greatly challenged in recent years by the work of CCEF and some of the masterful books they have written. I am going to review some of them in the coming weeks. Even though they are written from an…
Pastor as the Chief Fundraiser!
Darrin Patrick gives a lecture on what it means to raise funds for planting a church. His advice, ‘go and learn from somebody for a coupe of years. Shut up and work.’ Nice. Listen to what he has to say here.
Pray for Matt Hill
Our thoughts and prayers are with Capitol Hill Baptist Church. See here for further details.
John Piper & Rick Warren
Please take the time to look at this interview between Piper and Warren. In it Piper challenges Warren about his doctrine and his teaching and a whole list of important questions. Check it out here.
The Reformed Pastor (3)
The Nature Of This Oversight Having encouraged us to take ourselves in hand before we are better able to minister to others, Baxter now goes on to explain what it means to ‘take heed to all the flock.’ Let’s remind ourselves of Acts 20:28 again. I will highlight the part related to today’s study. ‘Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock…
Psalm 73…nice
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The Reformed Pastor (2)
The Motives To This Oversight Having shown us in the first part that we need to ‘take heed of ourselves‘, Baxter moves on in chapter 2 to discuss the motives behind this ‘duty’. 1. ‘Take heed of yourselves, for you have a heaven to win or lose…O what sadder case can there be in the world, than for a man, who made it his very trade and…
Church Planting Movements
Check out this interesting (and free) online booklet from www.imb.org/CPM. Of particular interest are the 10 universal elements that you would expect to find in any developing church planting movement. I may blog on each of them more in-depth.
Plan B For The Lost??
I have just read a fascinating article in Themelios on what happens to those who never hear the good news of Christ. Read it here on Pp 48-55, entitled: ‘The Hopelessness of the Unevangelized.‘ It is worth a read as a reminder of the terrible condition of the lost and the eternality of hell in particular. This is not a game we play – real men and women…