'niddrie' Tagged Posts (Page 4)
Handling Criticism
A handy little article that deserves careful thought. http://headhearthand.posterous.com/4-ways-to-benefit-from-criticism
10 Marks of Effective Church Plants (1)
BEING UNASHAMEDLY SPIRITUAL According to Ed Stetzer in ‘Planting Missional Churches‘, people in our postmodern culture are open to all sorts of ‘spirituality’. We certainly see this in Niddrie, particularly in our community cafe. People talk about all sorts of things: horoscopes, Ouija boards, tarot cards, spiritists, mediums (still trying to work…
Rob Bell in hell!
I saw this and it made me chuckle…
Watch with Joy!
I came across this via a missionary friend and I found it extremely moving. The part where the tribal pastor receives the Bible for the first time and the power of his prayer to God is very emotional. The simplicity of their faith and the gratitude for the word made me feel a little ashamed of how I take my library of Christian books for granted. [vimeo…
Incarnational Opportunities!
A large forest in Africa has been destroyed to provide the paper for the thousands of articles written on the benefits of ‘incarnational’ ministry. In church planting contexts such as ours it is an important consideration. Should the minister live on the estate which he is trying to reach? There is a glaringly obvious response from most of us to that question…
Leave me alone I know what I’m doing!
‘Church planters tend to be self starters and often think of themselves as self-sufficient. That personality test is often resistant to the advice of others – thinking, “If I’d listened to other people, I would not be planting the church in the first place”. So goes the quote in Ed Stetzer’s book. In context he is talking about the…
Should Christians be celebrating the death of Osama Bin Laden?
Let me refer you to this interesting article by Michael Horton. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/article_print.html?id=91717. There are also some interesting links on http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2011/05/02/how-should-christians-think-about-the-death-of-osama-bin-laden/
‘Settled’ Pastor v ‘Itchy’ Planter
I have moved around a few churches in my 12 years in pastoral ministry. My first ministry saw explosive growth in the youth ministry but ended badly when I resigned my position. My next church in inner city Birmingham was an altogether happier affair and I have great memories of my time there. My…