Scandals in the church seem to happen with far greater frequency than any of us think they should or wish they did. There is something
Stephen Kneale
My name is Stephen Kneale. I am married to Rachel and have a son called Clement. My wife and I also have a second child on the way. I am the pastor at Oldham Bethel Church, an FIEC church in the Greater Manchester area of the UK which is also affiliated to the North West Partnership.
I hold qualifications in History & Politics (BA, University of Liverpool), Religious Studies & Philosophy (PGCE, Edge Hill University) and Theology (MA, Kings Evangelical Divinity School). I have also contributed to the academic journal The Evangelical Review of Theology and Politics.
My theological convictions can be described as Modern Reformed Evangelical. I hold to the doctrines of grace, credo-baptism (significantly informed by my Grace Baptist/strict & particular baptist background) and subscribe to the traditional tenets of Evangelicalism.
My political convictions can be described as left-leaning. I favour public ownership, wealth distribution and a regulated economy. I believe in fairness in the markets and freedom for the individual.
We need to rediscover manageable duty
It has long been known that the church is often somewhere on a pendulum swing. One generation emphases something so much, from which problems ensue,
Don’t overlook Sunday meetings
In the Christian world, we are never far away from someone – or several someones – loading us up with guilt about something or other
Four essentials of being a church
What is the very essence of a church? If you had to distil it down to its core essentials, what is the church? What does
If salvation is by grace, we can have no part in it (including willing up faith)
I am increasingly convinced that the main reason free will advocates remain among us is not the oft-cited sense in which we are desperate to
Snippets from the interweb (10th September 2023)
Is the Lord’s Day the Christian sabbath? My friend, Luke Plant, offers a compelling, fulsome and helpful answer. Even if you don’t agree on all