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Sheila Stephen

1 Jan, 2014

Women of the Reformation

by Sheila Stephen

Women of the Reformation: In the Court of King Henry VIII In Romans 16 the apostle Paul names a number of women who were partners with him in gospel ministry. This doesn’t mean they were apostles or church leaders, they were fellow workers, co-labourers, women who worked hard in the cause of the gospel. Since…

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1 Nov, 2012

Wise up Christian girls of all ages!

by Sheila Stephen

Wise up Christian girls of all ages! One of the many encouraging features of twenty-first-century British evangelicalism has been the growth of women’s conventions. These conventions have been promoting models of biblical womanhood. They have also been demonstrations of evangelical unity as organising committees and speakers have been representative of a number of evangelical church…

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1 Mar, 2012

Dealing with redundancy

by Sheila Stephen

Dealing with redundancy When Matthew was made redundant it didn’t quite seem like the ‘new challenge’ that his optimistic friends said it would be  – but it hadn’t happened to them! It felt more like a bereavement, a severing of all those ties, outlet for his skills and relationships with colleagues – and of course…

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1 Sep, 2011

Crossing the generation gap

by Sheila Stephen

Crossing the generation gap I often receive email newsletters and blogposts from various Christian organisations. I have to admit that I sometimes delete them, when I run out of reading time. However, one caught my eye – Intergenerational Youth Ministry. I had planned to meet with one of the students from WEST to discuss possible…

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1 May, 2011

Where have all the young men gone?

by Sheila Stephen

Where have all the young men gone? The title of this article encapsulates a current concern in church as well as mission: the lack of British young men coming forward for preaching and mission ministries. The answer is not simple or clear. I want to draw attention to three studies which explore some of the…

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1 Mar, 2011

Praying with Children

by Sheila Stephen

Praying with children I remember a pastor, when giving his testimony, explaining that in his late teens he had an experience of being overwhelmed by a sense of sin. He had no Christian background and didn’t know what to do. He remembered learning the Lord’s Prayer at school and so he cried out to God…

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