'NiddriePastor' Tagged Posts (Page 12)

'NiddriePastor' Tagged Posts (Page 12)

Being Discipled v Being A Discipler

Christians in the UK love courses. I don’t just mean that they like them a lot. They really, really love them. They love conventions. They love ‘guest speakers’ who communicate well, tell great stories, throw in the odd joke and open up the Bible for them. Church leaders love courses. They love words like ‘equipping’. They love conventions…

Love them into the kingdom

There is a growing trend in some evangelical churches to ‘soften’ the gospel as we work with those in deprived areas. Not soften it so much as tone the language down a bit. Emphasise love. ‘Jesus loves you.’ I was amused several months ago when one of the locals turned to a young believer (visiting us) and asked, ‘So, am I going to hell then…

Gospel Growth v Free Transfers

Something concerns me. A deep, gnawing concern that just won’t go away. I have been sitting and pondering (again) this whole issue of ‘church growth’. I have just read another blog (I won’t mention it because I generally think it is great) and one of the statements basically amounted to this: ‘If your church is small, it is failing and there…