It’s been nearly two years since Sabine and I moved church. We moved because I was given a job as Assistant Pastor in a different church in Edinburgh. Even though we weren’t moving city, we were still nervous about how we would manage changing church.
Author Archives: Alistair Chalmers
Don’t Just Send a Resume
Don’t Just Send a Resume is one of those books that you will want to read over and over again whenever you consider applying for a job in church ministry and even in para church ministry. Have you ever considered applying for a job in your local church? Have you ever been in a churchContinue reading “Don’t Just Send a Resume”
Comfortable Christianity…
It’s so easy to get pulled into the thinking that church is there to serve us, isn’t it? People go to churches that they like, which is not always the church that they actually need. People soften the gospel message to make it nicer to hear. People can be more concerned with entertainment rather thanContinue reading “Comfortable Christianity…”
Uncomfortable
Have you noticed how our world revolves around comfort? People speak about comfort zones and safe spaces where people can be themselves. You can pretty much do whatever you want as long as you’re comfortable with it. This pursuit of comfort has made its way into the church.
Engaging well…
One of the topics that every Bible College and seminary student, Christian and church worker will wrestle with is; how do we engage people well with the good news of Jesus?
Plugged In
We are surrounded by so much information that comes across our path on a daily basis. We’re influenced by external voices in music, radio, television, and the list goes on. But, how can Christians navigate this?
Are we setting our kids up to fail?
One of the privileges that I’ve had over the last few years is seeing children and youth ministry within the contexts of different churches, in different countries and with different leading styles. In the most recent few years I have enjoyed leading the youth ministry in two different churches. The question that I find myselfContinue reading “Are we setting our kids up to fail?”
Teach the little ones too…
People love stories, it starts from a very young age and it doesn’t really go away. But how often do we think about the depth of the storybooks that we read to our children? It would be wonderful if everyone invested just as much time in considering what to read to their children than theyContinue reading “Teach the little ones too…”
Is ‘progressive’ a positive thing in the church?
Have you ever heard of a church or a Christian describe themselves as being progressive? On the surface this might sound great, I mean who doesn’t want to be constantly changing and growing right? But is that what people mean?
Am I just my brain?
The human body is an absolutely wonderful thing, I am so thankful that God has given this world very intelligent people who study the body and help other people understand it all. If you’re anything like most people in the world, you’ve probably asked the question ‘Who am I and why am I here?’ SomeContinue reading “Am I just my brain?”
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