Just returned from a day led by Glen Marshall (nah-then) looking at the current state of evangelicalism and its future possibilities. Much of what Glen said used Bebbington’s quadrilateral as abase but it was interesting to consider the extent to which current trends are relativising the things Bebbington sees as core markers of evangelicalism. (For... Continue Reading →
Living what you believe
I’ve been fascinated by what the Cappadocians (Basil the Great, Gregory Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa) understood about the role of ministers and, for me, three things stand out: 1. Contemplating the fullness of God. Pointing people towards God so they apprehend Father, Son and Spirit; or, as Ephesians 4 puts it, so we might grow... Continue Reading →
Distinct Reflections 