Tag: christian
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Heavy Heart and Prayer Request
My heart is heavy this morning and I’m wondering if you can join me in praying about this issue in the coming week. Over the weekend, I just heard of another brother in ministry taking time off to be on stress leave. This is one more in a line of ministers who have effectively said…
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The Necessity of NextGen
With a little over 2 months to go until we say good bye to 2016, the new year is certainly looming with excitement and opportunity. I’m not sure what 2017 will look like for you, but regardless of what the details are like, I hope and pray that your year may be one that is marked…
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The Value of Theological Education
The Value Of Theological Education And Why Christ College Was The Right Decision For Me ‘A low view of the functions of the ministry will naturally carry with it a low conception of the training necessary for it…And a high view of the functions of the ministry on evangelical lines inevitably produces a high conception…
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The Forgotten Ones
For all our evangelistic fervour, some of us may have overlooked or forgotten the ones who are closest to us. I was struck by this daunting reality earlier today when I had coffee with a guy whom I meet up with regularly while we shared about whom we’d like to see come to accept Christ as Lord and Saviour. We…
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Why Internship?
In many evangelical circles, programs like the Ministry Training Strategy (MTS) or Metro are usual pathways for those who have been identified to be suitable for pastoral ministry. For those who are less familiar with these programs, they are essentially 2 year pre-seminary (theological college) apprenticeships that enable candidates to have more hands-on ministry experience before they…
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Counsel to Backsliding Christians
I’ve recently been spending a bit of time over the past week preparing a short section on the ‘Benefits of Union with Christ’ for our church’s second leadership training day (leaders ranging from Community Group leaders to Kids Sunday School teachers). In the process of preparation, one particular benefit stood out like a sharp thorn to…
Elliot Ku 