Archive for 'Jul/Aug 2010'
Gwilym Lloyd Humphreys: 1924-2010
Few non-Welsh speakers are aware that in the passing of the Rev. Gwilym Humphreys recently, one of the key figures in the early days of The Evangelical Movement of Wales is no longer with us. Gwilym [...]
Using books evangelistically
The sun shone throughout my time at New Word Alive at Pwllheli in April but I still managed to find time to trawl the bookshop which was full of bargains and books by speakers at the [...]
Predestination: The American Career of a Contentious Doctrine
This fascinating, well written, book will have limited appeal to most of our readers, but to those who have an interest in historical theology it will prove very illuminating. It covers a great deal of ground [...]
Travel With Frances Ridley Havergal
A superb little book about a woman who ‘was unquestionably one of the greatest English hymn writers of her era’. This book is about the people, places and passions of her life. It is packed with [...]
A Practical Theology of Missions: Dispelling the mystery; Recovering the passion
Eric Wright is passionate about missions. He is passionate about missions because he is passionate about the Lord Jesus. And he wants you to become passionate too. So if you do not want to share that [...]
A great cloud of volcanic ash
As I write in late April 2010, there are no aeroplanes flying overhead here in the UK. This is due to a volcano which has erupted in Iceland. The volcano has sent a huge cloud of [...]
Pillar Community Church
Pillar Community Church is billed as ‘the church for people who don’t go to church’, or ‘the church that started out at Starbucks’. Pillar is part of the New Breed Church Planting network, based on the [...]
A case study: Swansea
During the first week of November later this year Roger Carswell, Paul Hinton and Andy Christofides will be involved in a mission in Swansea. This mission will be run between five evangelical churches in the area. [...]
Mission Wales
The Evangelical Movement of Wales is committed to helping and encouraging you and your church to reach out. Many have fears about the physical demands on small churches, young churches or ageing congregations. Others are concerned [...]
William Carey, the father of modern missions?
On 2 October 1792 twelve Baptist pastors, meeting in Kettering, resolved to form ‘The Particular Baptist Society for the Propagation of the Gospel amongst the Heathen’, the first of many similar ventures. William Carey, the inspiration [...]
A little known quarryman in Wales
Thank you for your wonderful article. I happened onto the movie, "Bey
So you have no children?
Thank you so much for writing this article. It is very comforting. It'
The great harvest
I live and worship in Yeadon, in a church born out of the revival. It
Feminine Threads
I was interested in the above review of Diana Severance's book. Althou
Being counted for Christ
I would pray that god give me courage to do more thanks for this artic