There was recently a discussion online regarding the prophet, priest and king approach to leadership. I was reminded that I wrote this a few years
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.
Being discerning and being critical are not the same thing
I’m sure you’ve met people who like to consider themselves particularly discerning. But so often, there seems to be a fine line between discernment and
One rule for them…
The Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer got themselves into hot water yesterday. Both have been pinged by the NHS Test & Trace app;
Snippets from the interweb (18th July 2021)
Do God and Satan still speak together about believers? We are currently studying Revelation and this answer is exactly the I give when we get
Jeremy Marshall agrees with me that we know the gospel and we already have all we need for evangelism
As I write this, my friend Jeremy Marshall is getting on with trying to tell me why yesterday’s post about evangelism is definitely wrong. You
Evangelism isn’t complicated; you don’t need another course
Evangelism is often over-complicated. It pays to ask, what do we actually need to go about the business of the gospel? When you think about