Mission – Ministry – Life
Since my holiday in August I seem to have had little time for blogging. This is a bad sign because it also means I have had little time to think and reflect.But I’ve been involved in some interesting things. I’ve posted on Carl Beech’s visit in September and am still wanting to blog about male... Continue Reading →
H/T to the Baptist Times for pointing me in the direction of this blog. When missions become toxic As someone who has the priviledge of being involved with supporting churches and mission work in Peru I think it poses questions we need to grapple with. I hope the things I am involved with are not... Continue Reading →
Two things have me thinking about the place of men in church. The first is a visit from Carl Beech of CVM who led an awayday for the church here on Saturday. The second was an article by Steve Legg in Engage, the BMS:worldmission magazine lamenting the lack of men in the UK church; an... Continue Reading →
Before I went away I prepared this brief video to give a flavour of our autumn preaching series. Onward the introduction from neil brighton on Vimeo. PS there are a number of copyright issues in producing this so please let me know if you want to reproduce it.
I’ve largely stopped thinking about the future of BUGB for the moment; right now there is nothing I can constructively do anyway (other than pray). But when the dust has settled how could we encourage a renewed Baptist movement? 1. Movement requires vision: people who can dream and articulate a future that others can affirm.... Continue Reading →
I’ve pondered various elements of church life over the last couple of weeks, one question is how far one should go to build a ‘larger’ church. First, what I do if numerical growth was the key issue? I would focus on:1. Sunday morning experience: - Preaching to encourage people, helping make connections between the Bible,... Continue Reading →
John Piper is a preacher with a world renown preaching ministry so what he has to say about women in the life of the church is influential. I disagree with him. But more than this, I am saddened by the stance he takes. I do not concur with the view that when the Holy... Continue Reading →
As I’ve looked back at the last term in church and started to plan for the autumn I’ve been pondering the question, “what makes a good charismatic church?” Accepting that some will think it an oxymoron let me suggest 5 characteristics. 1. Teaching and preaching that aims to communicate a vision for the kingdom of... Continue Reading →
Recent blogging has been focused on Baptist Futures but church life this term has been notable for a significant increase in spiritual phenomena. As I reflect on spiritual gifts in church life it seems there are 6 things worth remembering. 1. Manifestations of Spirit come through people: Attempting to separate out Spirit activity and human... Continue Reading →
Phil posted a comment on my previous blog (here) that warrants a proper response. At issue is how we understand the decisions made last week by BUGB Council, so if you find the whole debate a turn off look away now. Phil says I fail to understand what the changes are about, that it is not... Continue Reading →
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