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Christ's 'Satisfaction of Wrath' - What's the Anglican Problem? 16 Aug 2013 | 03:50 pm
These are just a few preliminary thoughts regarding the apparently contested line in Stuart Townend's song In Christ Alone, "And on the cross, where Jesus died, the wrath of God was satisfied", but I'...
‘Flesh’ Beats ‘Sinful Nature’ for Clarity 1 Aug 2013 | 01:36 pm
Last night our PCC did some Bible study. The aim was to clarify our goals as a congregation, and the subject was the ‘two kinds of people’ identified in Romans 8:5-11 as those who live ‘according to t...
Some Thoughts on the (In)adequacy of Pulpit Ministry 25 Jul 2013 | 09:07 pm
(More thoughts on 'Pastoring') One of the greatest changes in church life in the last forty years has been the improvement in sermons. Gone from many of our pulpits are blessed thoughts based loosely...
CofE Acts on Usury 25 Jul 2013 | 05:21 pm
It's a subject I've posted on in the past, so it's nice to see this news. Please give a full name and location when posting. Comments without this information may be deleted. Recommend:
The Centrality of the Church to Mission 23 Jul 2013 | 01:41 pm
As I set out to demonstrate in an earlier post, the careful pastor understands that the gospel is the foundation of pastoral ministry and that therefore a good grasp of the gospel, and especially an a...
Pastoring and the Importance of Conversion 21 Jul 2013 | 11:06 pm
The basis of the Church is the gospel, and this means that pastoring must always have in mind the call to conversion. People can only move on with God when they stand in a right relationship with him....
Clergy Leadership and Lay Autonomy 21 Jul 2013 | 02:04 am
(An extract from something I'm working on at the moment.) Clergy in overall leadership need to retain responsibility for the overall life of the church, even when others are in leadership roles. This...
Confident and Equipped. The 3rd Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference, 9-11 September 2013 20 Jul 2013 | 03:07 pm
Exploring ordination? Ordinand? Curate? Early years of incumbency? This is for you! Confident & Equipped Our task of proclaiming the gospel to our nation faces serious challenges and calls for a ren...
Kisses for the Kingdom — Vision and Vision Statements 20 Jul 2013 | 12:48 pm
Church vision statements are popular, and not without merit. A church without a vision is going nowhere, no matter how successful it may be at the present time. And a vision should be something that c...
A 'Must Read' Article 11 Jul 2013 | 04:02 pm
There aren't many things that qualify in my view as 'must read' articles, but this from Colin Coward, Director of Changing Attitude, is one of them. Here is a taster: The Church of England knows it h...
