'NiddriePastor' Tagged Posts (Page 9)
Is Church Membership Biblical?
Great post here by Matt Chandler. It is very cool these days to slate the local church, particularly amongst young, studenty types who naively think that church boils down to three of or four people meeting together to slag off local (and often very traditional congregations). The church is the bride of Christ and He gave His lifeblood for her. Many of us do well to…
Church Planting In Ethiopia
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What does your wife think about your call to plant?
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Seeking Pastoral Leadership
A very helpful article here for those beginning to investigate whether pastoral ministry is for them. Some very helpful tips, particularly in relationship to gaining hands on experience in local churches. We should take every opportunity we can to serve and to preach. We run a preaching feedback system here in Niddrie which I hope most of our preachers find helpful.
CJ Mahaney takes a leave of absence
Please read the full statement here. We should be much in prayer for our brother over the coming months as he goes through what must be a painful process.
Crossway’s Digital Bible Resources
Worth a look here.
How do you know if you’re called to plant (2)?
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How do you know if you’re called to plant (1)?
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How to disagree
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Problem people now could be great future leaders!
I think this is a great insight from Dave Harvey. If you want to listen to the full version of this talk then you can do so here. I am glad people took a chance on me over 13 years ago, particularly a man called Steven Dray, who stuck with me through Bible college when they wanted to boot me out…