Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'community''
We are family
In Matthew 12 Jesus makes a remarkable statement about those who would soon be called His church. When His mother and brothers come to see Him, Jesus looks at His disciples and says: ‘Here are my [...]
The story of community
I wonder how you would summarise the gospel message. There is a version which runs something like this: ‘God made you to know Him, but you have rejected God. Your sin cuts you off from God [...]
Making the most of Christmas
By the time you read this you may already have had your first (or tenth) mince pie of the season, you may be psyching yourself up to tackle the ever growing Christmas card list, and you [...]
The church as an attractive community
As part of my training for the ministry I became student pastor of a small Baptist church in Kent. Once a fortnight I would spend a weekend visiting the membership and the immediate neighbourhood of our [...]
Acts 29
For many of us, mission is still mainly about what is done in far away places by particular kinds of people. This enduring image needs to be consigned to the wastepaper bin at the earliest opportunity! [...]
Being God’s rainbow people
When Kensington Baptist Church was originally established, Easton was a genteel suburb, separated from Bristol by fields and market gardens, but now, over 175 years later, Easton displays all the marks of inner-city life. Dealers operate [...]
Reaching rural Wales
Great to read this. I've been doing a similar thing, going around rura
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