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Three Things I enjoyed at the Salt and Light national leaders Conference
Enjoying spending time with the Salt and Light national leaders conference, here in sunny Teeside. Its been a pleasure to rub shoulders with so many mission minded leaders keen to explore ways of...
View ArticleThe Secret of Justice
Here’s a fantastic video on the secret to remaining passionately committed to justice. To be honest it helps to explain why I believe adoption is the seed idea that will transform our churches to being...
View ArticleCome on let’s change the world
I believe the future of Christian influence in the UK will be different from the past. It will not be due to a top down assertion of power, but rather the faithful presence of Christians who live for...
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Its not exactly rocket science
Here’s a great little video from #If campaign which is promoting putting the issue of global hunger clearly “on the table” at the G8 summit this summer. With Britain hosting the event – raising...
View ArticleMemory, Solidarity and Glory
Here’s the script of what I shared with Christian Aid staff today: “Lest we forget”, in just three words images of poppy fields, trenches, medals, the strains of the Last Post and a heavy silence are...
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40 ways you can BE, SAYand DO like Jesus
Being Christlike has got to be the top priority for any Christian. Our latest book aims to help you do that by reflecting on the person on Jesus and the ways he calls us to be like him, speak like him...
View ArticleThe Discipleship Challenge
I am surprised that more people haven’t seen this cute little video about discipleship. It’s only 2 minutes long but manages to raise some good challenges to the church about what the point of church...
View ArticleWhat is the Gospel according to NT Wright
Tomorrow sees the next in our series of national consultations on helping the church gain Confidence in the Gospel. NT Wright (who was in the middle of editing his new book on Paul) was kind enough to...
View ArticleLausanne shift on the gospel?
The lausanne movement was pioneered by the incredibly humble and gifted duo of John Stott and Billy Graham. So it was with interest I came across this new video on their website. I was pleased to see...
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6 things I enjoyed about day 1 of the HTB leadership conference
1. Justin Welby The spiritual leader of 80 million Anglicans was introduced after a moving gospel singing rendition of amazing grace followed by a rip roaring ear drum shattering rock out from Ben...
View ArticleWhat can Karl Barth teach us about the gospel?
As part of the ongoing “confidence in the gospel” initiative. I am pleased to be able to share with you an excellent talk from the inimitable Christina Baxter (former principal of St John’s...
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Time to wake up
Enjoyed spending time with Lutheran evangelical leaders from around the world here in Oslo. Had some frank and challenging conversations about: 1. Whether child sponsorship just develops dependency –...
View ArticleNT Wright on Contextualisation
What a privilege to spend time with Tom Wright and get to talk about evangelism, mission and contextualisation. Everything he says here is off the cuff which is a measure of the breadth of his learning...
View ArticleSix theological theses on the family and poverty
Evangelicals have a fantastic tradition both of caring for the poor and of strengthening the family . Sadly we often keep these two concerns separate from one another and may have thereby inadvertently...
View ArticleWhy is there a Missing Generation
Looking forward to speaking tonight on the challenge of the missing generation at New Horizon tonight, exploring why so many 20-30s are walking away from church. A little while back Os Guinness argued...
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NorthKorea
This was a very powerful testimony from a young woman at the Cape Town assembly of the Lausanne movement. Hope you are as challenged by it as I was. If you would like to find out more about what was...
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10 things every child in our church needs
I have been wrestling with the question of how we help our children and young people become adult members of the church for some time. I am going to be giving the opening address at the Family Ministry...
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Of Churches and Helicopters
It is often said that people treat church’s a little like helicopters… …we keep our distance so we don’t get caught up in the rotas. I have been studying the book of Romans for a new Bible study...
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5 things I learned from James K.A. Smith
I’m a big fan of Smith’s work I have have enjoyed three of his books so far. Who’s Afraid of Postmodernity Desiring the Kingdom Imaging the Kingdom Desiring the Kingdom has without doubt been the most...
View Article6 verbs of leaders on twitter
Looking forward to a seminar this afternoon with students at Regents Park College at Oxford University. One of the topics we are going to look at is whether twitter is worth the hassle. Here are my six...
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