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Work in Progress: August 2008

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Thursday, 28 August 2008. Why sin is like a big mac. It looks so appealing. So tender… so juicey… so satisfying…. In the advert it looks like everything a hamburger should be. Succulent. Flavoursome. Filling. . The advert whispers all kinds of promises. They sound so reasonable. So enticing. The picture is convincing. My mouth begins to water. And yet - if I think back - I know the truth. I know how the story ends: . So why am I tempted to go inside? Why do I entertain the empty promises of the advert?

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Work in Progress: Tipping points for revival?

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Thursday, 15 October 2009. Tipping points for revival? I recently read Malcolm Gladwell’s book “ Tipping Point. 8221; on holiday. Gladwell sets out to explore (very entertainingly) the factors that trigger the emergence of epidemics (i.e. ideas, trends or diseases that rapidly emerge in a population to massive effect). What (humanly speaking) might contribute to the “tipping point” for a revival? Gladwell describes an epidemic as having three characteristics:. So far so good! You need a powerful message:.

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Work in Progress: March 2009

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Monday, 2 March 2009. Is there anything wrong with short-selling? Stewardship and the importance of capital being both productive and risk-bearing (2). Following on from a previous post. I want to quickly look at how the Bible addresses the ethics of short selling for investment purposes. What is the Christian response to short selling? Amidst all the commentary on the credit crunch, I'm yet to read a thought-through biblical discussion of the subject. Hopefully this will raise some fruitful questions.

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Work in Progress: June 2008

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Monday, 16 June 2008. Church - Is it in part about image too? 8220;Ought I iron my shirts for tomorrow, or meet with a friend in the hope that an evangelistic opportunity might result? 8221; “How do I decide whether to pursue paid gospel ministry, or to continue in my so-called “secular” job? 8221;   As a church how can we most appropriately be a blessing to the community are part of? 160;Should Bibles and Barbells. Now I know that no individual or even local church can do everything. Resources are l...

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Work in Progress: September 2008

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Thursday, 18 September 2008. We all have faith (according to the Onion). Link to the Onion on Darwinism. The trouble is, these kinds of arguments are tough to distill into soundbites, or to write on the back of a beer mat down the pub! 160;Most casual conversations don't provide the opportunity to lay out the framework and assumptions, and then start to highlight the inconsistencies or over-reaching often done in the name of science. . Are gently poking fun. . Labels: Conversations with Co-workers. When ...

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Work in Progress: October 2009

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Thursday, 15 October 2009. Tipping points for revival? I recently read Malcolm Gladwell’s book “ Tipping Point. 8221; on holiday. Gladwell sets out to explore (very entertainingly) the factors that trigger the emergence of epidemics (i.e. ideas, trends or diseases that rapidly emerge in a population to massive effect). What (humanly speaking) might contribute to the “tipping point” for a revival? Gladwell describes an epidemic as having three characteristics:. So far so good! You need a powerful message:.

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Work in Progress: July 2008

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Saturday, 26 July 2008. Baxter – On balancing monologue preaching and dialogue-based teaching. Here are two quotes from Richard Baxter’s “Reformed Pastor” which are interesting viewed side by side.  In one. He raises the bar for preaching through the roof. In the next he clearly identifies the importance of dialogue-based teaching. With individuals (and families and groups by implication from the rest of the book). What skill doth every part of our work require! 8211; and of how much moment is every part!

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Work in Progress: Should the meeting or the community take priority at the outset? (Part 3 – Understanding “the culture gap”)

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Saturday, 10 October 2009. Should the meeting or the community take priority at the outset? Part 3 – Understanding “the culture gap”). This post is one of a number I'm doing for. Blog which can be. I’ve asked the question whether establishing a church meeting is always the best strategy for building church community, or whether there are contexts where other approaches are more appropriate. To make the point I’ve suggested two “extremes” of church planting strategies: A. The cultural gap is significant&#...

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Work in Progress: Should the “church meeting” or the “church community” take priority at the outset? (Part 2 – A “community led” model)

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Saturday, 10 October 2009. Should the “church meeting” or the “church community” take priority at the outset? Part 2 – A “community led” model). This post is part of a number I'm doing for the. Blog, which can be found. Again, this approach has a number of. Creates a strong and immediate emphasis on relationship building:. Energies are devoted to relationships which then act as a pathway into Christian community. Delaying setting up a meeting, delays the first impression until it can be more tailored to ...

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Work in Progress: Evangelism in the early Church

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Saturday, 10 October 2009. Evangelism in the early Church. Here are a few sentences from a great book I’ve been reading (“ Evangelism in the early church. 8221; by Michael Green. In them he’s observing what it was about the church in the early church that led to the explosion of the Gospel. It’s a really exciting picture of what the church can be! Together with this enthusiasm on the part of the ordinary members of the church as well as its ordained ministers to share the good tidings with those who had ...