My turn this weekend to be one of the voices at Beyond 400 Since I blog about Baptist life all the time I thought I would do my voice as a video. Never having used video creation or editing software before it has been an interesting learning curve. No doubt, like sermons, I'll look back... Continue Reading →
Clarity is king: lessons from a larger church 2
The 2nd post of a series reflecting on things I’ve learned from leading both a smaller and larger church: some thoughts on communication. Vision casting is vital but vision is multi-headed. Read books on church leadership and many stress the importance of a senior minister casting vision. Naturally people want to know what you think... Continue Reading →
Handling diversity: lessons from a larger church 1
I was thinking over the weekend whether there was anything I’ve learned from leading both a smaller church and a larger one (at least by BUGB standards) which might help the current BUGB debate. So here is the first of a couple of posts designed to share some ideas, you will have to judge whether... Continue Reading →
CVM day: Iron sharpens Iron
“Was it worth it?” I asked in the car as we returned from the CVM / New Wine Men’s day in Manchester. “It was a great day” was the reply. Joining in with 750 men for a day, with worship, teaching, seminars and opportunity to talk is not something I’ve done before but it felt... Continue Reading →
Driscoll saga #cowardlymybutt – Hero, victim or?
Yesterday was the 2nd Anniversary of the Earthquake in Haiti, it was also the day when Christian Today website published a quotation in which American preacher Mark Driscoll appeared to suggest that British preachers were a “bunch of cowards who aren’t telling the truth” (source). Unsurprisingly many people in the UK were furious (eg: Krish... Continue Reading →
Christmas matters
"Because of His measureless love, He became what we are in order to enable us to become what He is" Irenaeus (Ad. Haer) Merry Christmas to you all
Church Christmas message
This is a copy of my post on the church website here This Christmas I’ve been particularly struck by the sheer scale of what happened at Jesus’ birth. Behind the angels, shepherds, wise men and stables the real importance of the event itself is staggering. In Jesus, God comes to us in human form. The... Continue Reading →
Advent: the collision of worlds
As we have moved though advent this year I’ve been struck by two texts, which don’t normally come to prominence at this time of year. The first is the start of Hebrews (well actually from 1:1 to 2:4). The writer with great rhetorical skill moves from considering how the coming of Jesus changed the way... Continue Reading →
Sermons, I’ve preached a few
Most of the time I don't blog about things to do with the church here, or about the routine of my life as a minister. But a couple of people have recently noted that it gives an entirely different impression of me than the one you get by reading this blog. So, for those who... Continue Reading →
Vicky Beeching
Find of the month for me is been Vicky’s blog here. I hadn’t paid attention to it until Vicky came up in a twitter conversation with Carl Beech (who I know) but her blog touchs some important themes in the wider evangelical world. Some recent posts tie into the debate about the feminisation of worship... Continue Reading →
Distinct Reflections 