Over the last few weeks and months I’ve been thinking a lot about partnership, particularly partnership and what that looks like among churches. Often you’ll hear Pastors speak about partnership and how different churches work together for the good of the gospel. Sometimes those partnerships look like joint services, joint evangelistic endeavours or sharing resourcesContinue reading “A plea for partnership beyond the surface”
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You will be hated, just make sure it’s for the right reasons…
The Christian world is a funny place, especially as you view the Christian world online and how Christians interact with each other and with non-Christians. The thing that I find fascinating is that there are two sides (extremes, although that word seems a bit, well… extreme), on the one hand there are Christians who don’tContinue reading “You will be hated, just make sure it’s for the right reasons…”
How you treat the ‘least’ and the little matters!
Churches are meant to be welcoming places, places where people of all walks of life can enter the building and be welcomed with a smile and a sincere appreciation that they have walked in. One of the key things that churches seem proud of is them being known as a ‘welcoming church’. Which is great,Continue reading “How you treat the ‘least’ and the little matters!”
A lack of clarity
We’ve all sat in sermons that weren’t very helpful. The content can be theologically sound, the work of the preacher was put into the text and they’ve tried to bring out the right things, but you’ve still walked away somewhat confused. Ever felt like that?
How does (or should) a Pastor use his time?
One of the jokes that pops up every now and then, if you’re in ministry, is that Pastors only work one day a week. Most people say it out of humour, some however don’t. I think the reality is that many church members don’t know what Pastors spend their time doing. But also, there isContinue reading “How does (or should) a Pastor use his time?”
Why write a book?
There’s been some chat recently on Twitter about the motivation for some people, particularly Pastors, to write books. As a Pastor who has written a book that came out this week I kind of feel like I need to say something. The issue, in my opinion, isn’t so much the writing of a book butContinue reading “Why write a book?”
Love the lost – why it’s important to grow in your love for non-Christians
In some ways love is easy. Whether it’s loving a friend you grew up with playing together in the park, or a friend that you met at school and you share the same interests so you naturally get along and build a good and close friendship. There are some people you just naturally get alongContinue reading “Love the lost – why it’s important to grow in your love for non-Christians”
3 practical ways to help you grow in your love for the Lord’s people
The local church is a place that has always fascinated me. At it’s most basic level the church is a collection of people from different backgrounds, cultures, countries and languages all gathered together to praise God, to fellowship with one another, and to grow together as we are pointed to Jesus through the teaching ofContinue reading “3 practical ways to help you grow in your love for the Lord’s people”
Events ≠ Evangelism
Churches can be funny places sometimes, the language we use isn’t always straight forward or the correct meaning of the words either. Take for example how some people use evangelical and evangelism simultaneously (it super annoys me, but that’s for a whole new post). Today I want to talk about the mix up, or assumption,Continue reading “Events ≠ Evangelism”
3 tips to help you grow in your love for God’s Word…
One of the most famous Christian books is Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan. If you’ve not read it yet, you must! It’s a phenomenal book that takes you on the adventure of the life of a man called Christian, the ups and downs, the highs and lows. Ultimately it is a story about the lifeContinue reading “3 tips to help you grow in your love for God’s Word…”
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