9Marks has announced a conference entitled Gospel Growth vs. Church Growth. Here is the information from the website: Tuesday October 30 — Thursday November 1, 2007Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.About the conferenceIt's hard for pastors not to be mesmerized by church growth. Who doesn't want their congregation to grow? Who doesn't want to see numbers and budgets increasing year by year? And who isn't greatly interested when the latest growth model comes along, the latest … [Read more...]
INTERVIEW – Liam Goligher on the Crisis in Evangelicalism, Part Four
May 3, 2007 By
UPDATE I have since also had filmed a video interview with Liam Goligher. This is the last post in my interview series with Liam Goligher. In previous posts we have addressed our distinctives, things that unite us, the atonement, and now to conclude, we will look at some very interesting comments Liam made about church government and structure. Towards the end of our time together, I asked Liam what he felt the current crisis in evangelicalism was teaching us about how we define evangelicalism. … [Read more...]
INTERVIEW – Liam Goligher on the Crisis in Evangelicalism, Part Three
May 2, 2007 By 1 Comment
In the first post of my interview with Liam Goligher we focused on the distinctives on which he and I differ. In the second post we discussed some important challenges facing the church today. We now turn to an issue which is never far from my blog — the atonement.Perhaps because it is most topical right now, and perhaps because he has already written a popular book on the subject (The Jesus Gospel), the atonement seemed to arouse the most passion in Liam as we spoke. Liam’s book should, in … [Read more...]
INTERVIEW – Liam Goligher on the Crisis in Evangelicalism
April 30, 2007 By
It was a real privilege to speak with Liam Goligher recently, and it is a delight to now bring a report of that conversation here to my blog. Liam is a trustee of the Keswick Convention and a well-known Bible teacher. He leads Duke Street Church, an independent church in Richmond, UK which has approximately 400 members, with many more attending, making it a large church for England.Liam comes from a very different church background than I do. For example, he is happy to use the identification … [Read more...]
Mark Driscoll Banned Church Planting Video
April 28, 2007 By
Mark Driscoll is at the centre of controversy once more. This time it is about a video he shot for a conference that was aimed at stirring men to fight for the church. The video was publicly criticised from the stage of the conference by Bill Hybels. The video was then not given out as planned to the conference delegates. I am impressed with his restraint in his blog post on the subject. I am praying for Mark right now as I write this because I'm sure this was the last thing he was expecting … [Read more...]
An Overview of 1 Timothy
July 11, 2006 By
Thought I would share some brief notes and highlights from 1 Timothy 1-6. This is based on what I underlined and wrote in the margins of my lovely new Bible. These are the things that stood out as I was reading.Verse 3 - “charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrines” – perhaps certain bloggers need to hear that command!1 Tim 1:8-11 - the proper use of Law. Note that in v10 doctrine has implications for life (see also 1 Tim 4:16 and 1 Tim 6:3). Paul is given as the premier … [Read more...]
Preach the Word – A Book on Preaching, Edited by Greg Haslam
July 10, 2006 By
This newly released 600-page book needs to quickly become part of the library of every preacher who wants to learn what some of the most influential preachers in the UK think of our shared art, which some have called the highest calling any man can ever receive.Based on an extended preaching conference, this book includes contributions by a wealth of the very best UK preachers.Editor Greg Haslam begins the book with an introduction to preaching and ends it with appendixes on the relationship … [Read more...]
Together On A Mission – newfrontiers Conference Summary Post
July 7, 2006 By
Now that the Together on a Mission conference is over, I thought I would share the highlights from my perspective. If you have never heard of us, my newfrontiers Special Edition of Links post should give you a good starting point. We had a great time with 54 nations represented at the confernece.In true blogging fashion, these excerpts from the last few days are in reverse chronological order – which can be a bit confusing if you aren’t used to it!Just a note before we get going about these … [Read more...]
TOAM – Final Session – Numbers 10, 11 – Terry Virgo
July 7, 2006 By
This is one of a series of posts about Together On A Mission – the newfrontiers conference The sense of prophetic expectation and commission was heavy in the air throughout the worship time. One prophetic word which stood out spoke of how newfrontiers has been one of God's best kept secrets! The word said we should expect others to suddenly want to know more about us. Perhaps this blog will have a small role to play in this. If you are intrigued about this family of churches on a mission … [Read more...]
TOAM – Session 8 – P. J. Smyth on "Penetrating Leadership"
July 6, 2006 By
This is one of a series of posts about Together On A Mission – the newfrontiers conference Terry, during his introduction, recommended the series on Ephesians by Lloyd-Jones which is now available in a reduced price paperback version. He also recommended the new volume released, Preach the Word, edited by Greg Haslam. I can add my recommendation to the first - it having been foundational in my life many years ago, and having listened to the audio from the conference on which the second is … [Read more...]
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