Senior Minister of Central Baptist Church, Chelmsford<br>and Chair of Ministry Today
On one of my summer holiday Sundays this year, I went to church. Actually that is quite unusual for me, for more often than not the places where we go for holiday are not in easy reach of a church where the language is known to us. However, since we ...
IVP has established a great reputation for its dictionaries. Its latest biblical dictionary, The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books (IVP, Leicester 2006; 1060pp; £32.99 hardback; ISBN 0978 1 84474 094 9) edited by Bill T Arnold and H G M Williamson, is a superb production and an absolute ...
I’ve just returned from a three-month sabbatical in Australia and New Zealand, where I gained many insights, including the following: 1. It’s good to remain dissatisfied All the growing churches I visited were actively planning for further growth, and all of them were building further facilities. In the words of ...
Churches in Britain are finding it more and more difficult to engage in effective evangelism, with the result that fewer and fewer people are becoming Christians. According to the UK Christian Handbook for 2005/2006: “If nothing changes, Presbyterian members are forecast to drop 42% in the period 2000 to 2020, ...
Two days ago I returned home after having spent my very first three nights in hospital. Grateful as I am for the care shown to me, I confess that I returned home questioning one aspect of that care, namely: is disempowerment a necessary part of the healing process? In one ...
The Prayer God Longs For (IVP. Leicester 2005; 124pp; £6.99; ISBN 1 84474 091 9) by James Emery White, is a short book of eight short chapters, giving us a delightful set of reflections on the Lord’s Prayer. It is full of thoughtful comment, good stories and appropriate quotations. It ...
Welcome to Ministry Today in its new format. Although Ministry Today is still available in paper form for those without ready internet access, most of our subscribers will now be receiving the journal in electronic format. If you have internet access, but would still prefer the read the articles and ...
For many years the Baptist Union, as I imagine most other denominations, has encouraged its ministers to take a three-month period of sabbatical every seven years or so after ordination. And what a gift these sabbaticals are! For ministers can become “weary in well-doing”. In the words of Roy Oswald, ...
In her lively commentary on the book of Esther (Abingdon, Nashville 2005; 177pp; £13.99; ISBN 0 687 47942 2. Available in the UK through Alban Books of Edinburgh), Linda Day addresses not simply the traditional concerns of scholars, but also seeks to root the message of Esther, ‘the outed Jew, ...
Not all denominations have liturgies for a renewal of wedding vows. The following article is offered as an example of how one experienced minister does it. Wedding music Welcome On the occasion of the centenary of our church's life, I warmly welcome you all to this service of renewal of ...
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