Tag: christianity
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The Next Generation of Leaders
I’ve been spending the past few days at NextGen16 and it’s been fantastic. There’s nothing like sitting under strong biblical preaching, worshipping in song, and spending time with young bible study leaders and future leaders of their respective churches. My co-leader and I have 15 guys and gals in our group and one of…
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Titles for Pastors
Calvin and his Genevan colleagues’ rejection of the medieval Catholic priesthood expressed itself in a number of ways, such as the redefinition of the roles and duties of the pastor and the rejection of false sacraments. However, one of my favourite expressions of this reformation is the titles that they used to address pastors, among which…
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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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November: What Do You Do When Things Get Tough?
What do you do when things get tough? How do you respond when you’ve given your all, committed to the cause, yet experience no return? I suspect this is something many of us feel almost on a daily basis. It may be at the office you’ve worked at for almost a decade yet barely…
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Questioning Evangelism
What are your experiences with evangelism? Is it one marked by anxiety, fear, or disappointment? It sounds odd that such an amazing activity (the work of presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ that brings hope and life) can be so negative. John Dickson accounts his experiences in ‘The Best Kept Secret of Christian Mission’, explaining…
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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…
Elliot Ku 