“It’s a pastor’s duty to actually ensure his congregation have songs they carry with them through life.” “If the songs we sing to ourselves and to each other are just of the moment, detached from Scripture and lacking in history or perspective, we’ve little to keep […]
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Have you ever wondered what all those lyrics in church songs actually mean? Church song lyrics can reflect a wonderful intersection of biblical truth, theology, emotion, and poetry. They can be a potent tool in the activity of disciple making. Yet we rarely take the time […]
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How do we bring the timeless message of the gospel to an ever changing culture? Rico Tice, well known speaker, evangelist and creator of the ‘Christianity Explored’ course new release- ‘Honest Evangelism: How to Talk about Jesus Even When it’s Tough’, is a MUST read for every Christian in the church […]
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Ministry presents some unique challenges, unique from the secular workplace. Many can find themselves caught by surprise and unprepared for the some of the issues they may confront, socially, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. This is an excellent article, reposted here from The Gospel Coalition website, touching […]
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Often our ministry energy is focussed on adults, on welcoming, integrating and creating a helpful space for learning and engagement…but what about our kids? how welcoming and helpful is your church?…This helpful article and checklist by LifeWay is a good place to start. It’s also worth checking […]
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“The ages eighteen to twenty-nine are the black hole of church attendance; this age segment is “missing in action” from most congregations” – David Kinnaman Research of the Australian Church landscape discovered the most common age people become Christian is prior to the age of 20. The number […]
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Effective Ministry is currently researching how ministries might better help children, teenagers and young adults as they manage difficult life and ministry transitions in the movement towards adulthood and maturity in the faith. Andrew Nixon (Principal of Youthworks College) had these helpful suggestions on the ‘Growing Faith’ […]
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All the data available to us today tells us that we are living longer, healthier and more productive lives than ever before. Yet when Christian (secular) workers and ministers ‘retire’ at the set age of 65 (or 70) they’re often met with surprise when they still […]
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NCLS (National Church Life Survey) has now released further specific findings on youth and children’s ministry from its 2011 survey. The report provides information on the influences upon people becoming Christians, in particular the impact of children’s and youth programs in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. […]
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20 Schemes is an interesting and exciting Gospel initiative taking place in Scotland – aimed at planting, or revitalising, gospel-preaching churches in some of its most poorest and disadvantaged areas. Particularly of interest is their partnership initiative with healthy and ‘wealthy’ churches (or partnering with 1000 […]
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