One of the most fatal errors in church ministry would be to assume that people who respond to the gospel on a Sunday morning or at an evangelistic meeting fully understand what they are doing. For many of them, the response is an emotional one to a piece of truth that resonated with them. To simply assume that the person is now a Christian and needs no further help would be foolish indeed. In an ideal world such people will be followed up personally, but sometimes that simply can't happen. Our … [Read more...]
“People are often saved through a fragment of truth. What comes next is vital” Terry Virgo
September 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Become more confident in explaining the Gospel
September 9, 2014 by 2 Comments
Today I wanted to share some comments from others about another key purpose we had in writing Hope Reborn. Over the years at Jubilee we have come to realize that the single best evangelistic resource a church has is people who have themselves encountered Jesus and been changed by him. Often such people are enthusiastic in sharing their faith with others, and at a minimum inviting them to church, small group, or perhaps an Alpha Course.Our hope is that even Christians who have been around … [Read more...]
LIVE WEBCHAT – “Fail” Is our Pastoral system broken?
August 14, 2014 by 2 Comments
J.R.Briggs is joining me right here on the blog for a live web chat on his new book Fail: Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of Ministry Failure. This is part of the sponsored Book Club feature here on Patheos.As the video trailer at the bottom of this post points out the statistics for the success of the USA pastoral ministry is devastating. Brigg's book focusses on how we can cope with ministry failure personally, and we do discuss this, we also discuss, "Is our Pastoral system itself … [Read more...]
A bit of happiness on a Monday morning
August 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
So it's Monday morning. Another week begins. Do you choose weariness and despair, or hope and joy? Last week's news both in the Church, and in the World was pretty miserable, I think we can all agree on that.You can imagine then how welcome it was on Sunday to hear at Jubilee a sermon on happiness. Christians have the source of true happiness that is not dependent on happenings.Sometimes it takes an anthem from the secular world to express things that really should be our domain. But, … [Read more...]
What does it mean to “receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” ?
July 18, 2014 by 7 Comments
In chapter 3 of Hope Reborn, we list four steps which are part of the normal process of becoming a Christian and beginning your Christian life. The first one is explained in that chapter which is available free here, and today we share our explanation of what we believe Peter meant by "receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit."In the next step, the Apostle Peter promises to those who repent and are baptized, “you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38).STEP THREE: RECEIVE THE GIF … [Read more...]
Introducing my new book, written with Tope Koleoeo
July 10, 2014 by 1 Comment
I can now announce that my new book Hope Reborn - How to Become a Christian and Live for Jesus is available for you to pre-order.Please like Hope Reborn on Facebook, and follow it on Twitter.It has been a real delight to write this book with the man who I have called my friend, my brother, and my pastor for almost twenty years: Tope Koleoso.We wanted to produce a book to help people who want to become a Christian, or who want to find the way back after drifting away.We trust that … [Read more...]
Everyday Mission by Ben Connolly and Bob Roberts
July 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
My friend Bob Roberts has recently co-authored a book called Everyday Mission with Ben Connelly. Here is what I wrote as an endorsement for it, followed by a video which talks about the idea of regular missional living:"Are you concerned about the state of the Church in the West today? Are you affected by the need of the World around us? Do you struggle to know what you should do about it personally? This book will challenge you to become a missionary, right where you live, and not le … [Read more...]
Do Londoners believe in God?
July 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
My friend Justin Brierley spent some time asking Londoners if they believe in God. Interestingly, this is also the first question of The God Test. Watch the results, and consider booking in to Unbelieveable? the conference. … [Read more...]
A call for a new kind of theology to be written and preached
July 2, 2014 by 8 Comments
My pastor and I, Tope Koleoso often recall @bobrobertsjr saying that he believes a new type of theology needs to be written that is accessible & assumes nothing.Over the last few days I have found myself writing a few tweets that explain this a concept a bit more. I thought I would share these bite sized thoughts, slightly expanded for more clarity at times, here in one post. Sometimes a string of thoughts hits me like that, even when I wasn't planning it. Its one of the things I love … [Read more...]
Attend this years Unbelievable? Conference: The UK’s leading apologetics event
June 19, 2014 by 1 Comment
Premier Christian Radio and Biola University present Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 – Reasonable faith in an uncertain world. We live in an uncertain world and a sceptical age! Now in its 4th year, Unbelievable? is the UK's leading apologetics and evangelism conference.This year's conference will help ordinary Christians like you be equipped to:Be confident in your faith and share it effectivelyEngage with atheism, Islam and other worldviewsGive good reasons for God and the tr … [Read more...]
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