A wrong prophet is not a false prophet, right?

‘A wrong prophecy is a false prophecy, and the loving cry is repent. This is not reserved for those claiming outlandish and absurd prophetic words. This is for the Gnostic practices and vague words and for those who encourage others to make errors in the name of prophecy.’

Advice from a retiring minister

I appreciated these. I am sure you will too.

What is hermeneutics?

Here is a nice, simple introduction to hermeneutics and some basic principles of understanding the scriptures.

Can I share a little secret about speaking at conferences?

This is an interesting one that sounds about right to me. Ditto, I would add, itinerate speaking at other churches too.

What Can the Metropolitan Tabernacle Teach Us About Women’s Ministry?

Spurgeon supported women’s ministry and Lavinia Bartlett – who ran the Met Tab ministry to women – had particular convictions about how it should function. I think the four lessons outlined in this one are a really helpful model for modern churches.

Why we do not evangelise

I think the last of these possible reasons is probably the most common.

From the archive: Maybe children aren’t the future

‘Many people press on with Sunday Schools, evangelistic children’s works and other child-centred forms of evangelism because that is what they’ve been taught to do. Christians try to reach children through such programmes. It is what the church has done certainly since everyone who is currently alive in it could remember anyone ever doing. There is almost a mental block that we might, maybe even should, do anything else. People may even remember back to times when the Sunday School or Youth Ministry was absolutely thriving and long for those days again.’ The question is, should this be our approach?