2021
- Have we “dumbed down” our worship and preaching?
- Preaching at Christmas
- Labels are dangerous
- Leadership is always servant leadership
- Let us be concerned for our brother and sister ministers
- Let’s worship God (1-2 Tim): a study course for Baptists
- There is Hope: Six Bible Studies
- Guidelines for the professional conduct of the clergy
- Ending well: the final letter of the College of Baptist Ministers
- The Ministry of All and the Leadership of Some
- Leadership and accountability in the church
- Terminating ministry: an issue which has yet to be dealt with
- Celebrating The Faith: Christian worship through the lens of 1 & 2 Timothy
- Professionalism is to be welcomed
- Ordination in the New Testament
- A book a week keeps a pastor awake
2020
- Let’s worship God (1-2 Tim): a study course for Anglicans
- Reading habits of Baptist ministers
- Retirement marks a new stage of ministry
2019
2018
- Ministers reading habits
- The reading habits of British ministers – with some practical suggestions to encourage ministers to set aside specific time for reading
2017
- Renewal of wedding vows – yet again
- Ministers’ Reading Habits
- Editorial: The challenge of Christian grandparenting
- Editorial: What do I believe about the Bible?
- A sermon idea for a funeral of a dementia sufferer
- Editorial: Ending well
- Let us be concerned for our brother & sister ministers
2016
- Editorial: Looking to Jesus for strength
- Editorial: Talking Jesus
- A book a week keeps a pastor awake
- Ignite: Investing in Leaders
- Guidelines for the professional conduct of clergy
- Preaching at Christmas
- Leadership and accountability in the local church
2015
2014
- Look to Jesus
- The challenge of assimilation: keeping and not just attracting
- A call to excellence
- Fearless for Truth
2013
2012
- Encourage Your Minister
- A Short Two-Week Lectionary for Ministers
- A Place to Belong (Editorial)
- Treasure in Clay Pots
2011
- How Do We Care For Seniors?
- Let’s Not Be Afraid To Learn Lessons From New Zealand!
- Let’s Give To Jesus & His Church
- The cost of weddings
- Leadership in a Time of Uncertainty
- Churches Need Leaders
2010
- 40 years in the desert (Editorial)
- Three Funeral Addresses
- 40 Lessons in Life and Ministry
- Young people and the church
- Team Leading
- Don’t Miss The Party: a Wedding Sermon
2009
- Funerals Are Not Always Celebrations
- Transition Planning
- Children and Holy communion
- Seniors Ministry (Editorial)
- ‘Minorities and honey pots’: A response to a ‘case study’ by Roy Dorey in the Baptist Ministers’ Journal
- Losing A Staff Member
2008
- Supervision in the local church
- Visiting People In Their Homes (Editorial)
- A Baptist at the 2008 Lambeth Conference
- Retirement? Not Yet!
- Psalm 121: A Funeral Sermon
- Back to Church Sunday
- What Type Of Church Is Yours?
2007
- Rainy Days and Mondays – the day off
- An informal termly review
- Grave Inscriptions
- What Bible Shall We Use ? (Editorial)
- Dreaming Dreams – Church Café
- A policy for the care of the homeless
- Commuting (Editorial)
- Editorial: Two major beefs about ministers
- 40 Days of Purpose – Reflections
2006
- Thank God for Powerpoint
- Larger Churches Conference Report
- Getting the balance between accuracy and accessibility
- Is disempowerment necessary to the healing process
- To welcome or to pray?
- Ministers' Wives
- Reflections on 12 years worth of funerals
- Wedding Reflections
- Keep On Believing in God (John 14.1) – A Funeral Sermon
- Reflections on 12 years' worth of funerals
- Pastors' kids are a special breed
- Names are Important
- Effective Evangelism Today
- Sabbatical insights on churches in NZ & Australia
- Bringing Bibles to Church
- A five star experience of church (Editorial)
- How do people come to Church?
- There is Hope!
- Counting for something?
- The Indispensable Church Handbook
- How do we reach the new City Dwellers?
- What Bible version should we use?
- Sabbaticals
- Let's all celebrate! (Weddings)
2005
- To kiss or not to kiss? - The Final Word series
- References are vital - The Final Word series
- Wise men ask questions - The Final Word series
- The real meaning of Christmas
- Why May is a good time for church anniversaries - The Final Word series
- Power in the church - The Final Word series
- Town-centre churches are different - The Final Word series
- Is there a place for large-scale missions today? - The Final Word series
- A job specification for a senior minister
- Look outward at Lent - The Final Word series
- Thought for the day - ALPHA
- Making a meal of welcoming newcomers
- Real churches need small groups - The Final Word series
- Are Worship Bands a Bane or Blessing?
- Timothy & Charlotte – A Wedding Sermon
- A service for the renewal of wedding vows
- I believe in the Virgin Birth
- How should a minister spend a Sunday off?
- 100 Not Out
- Tributes at a funeral - The Final Word series
- A church meeting does not have to begin with minutes - The Final Word series
- School Starters
- Values to help our team grow together, not apart - The Final Word series
- Rotary - a club to join?
- Developing a policy for non-conformers - The Final Word series
- When should congregations meet on a Sunday? - The Final Word series
- Can you help develop a policy on church music - The Final Word series
- Conflict is inevitable yet welcome - The Final Word series
- Communion for the Dying
- The day of pastoral visiting is not over - The Final Word series
- Carol Singing in the Mall
- Civic service: right or wrong? - The Final Word series
- Old people need Jesus too - The Final Word series
- Celebrating ALPHA Sunday
- Celebrating Racial Justice Sunday
- Christ is risen! - The Final Word series
- Children at Communion?
- Children are important - The Final Word series
- Changing brides, changing services - The Final Word series
- Sermons need to be begun in good time - The Final Word series
- One by One
- A course for grandparents (Editorial)
- Mind the Gap!
- Who is in charge of the worship? - The Final Word series
- Busy Days and Mondays
- Praying at the Lord's Table
- Babies are important - The Final Word series
- Buildings are a good investment in mission - The Final Word series
- Blest be the tie that binds! - The Final Word series
- Evangelism is a process - The Final Word series
- Every minister needs to write flower cards - The Final Word series
- Every minister needs a church office - The Final Word series
- The ministers house - The Final Word series
2004
- Offering a welcome to all - The Final Word series
- Should we still be tithing? - The Final Word series
- Ministers need job descriptions - The Final Word series
- Should divorcees remarry in church? - The Final Word series
- Preaching about money - The Final Word series
- Ministers need appraisals - The Final Word series
- Let's celebrate All Saints Day - The Final Word series
- Thank God Low Sunday can become High Sunday - The Final Word series
- Let's celebrate church anniversaries meaningfully - The Final Word series
- The minister's devotional life - The Final Word series
- Let's make our churches child-friendly - The Final Word series
- Presenting the challenge of overseas mission - The Final Word series
- Pressurised to grow? - The Final Word series
- Making the most of Advent celebrations - The Final Word series
- No short cuts when grieving - The Final Word series
- Livening up the church AGM - The Final Word series
- Membership open or closed? - The Final Word series
- Making a better barn: leading a church through a building project
- The demise of the mid-week prayer meeting - The Final Word series
- Meaningful integration - The Final Word series
- The Seventh Day: A naming ceremony
- Christmas is Good News for All - The Final Word series
- How do we frame a statement of faith? - The Final Word series
- Why every church member should have an appraisal - The Final Word series
- Helping the terminally ill - The Final Word series
- Helping people step over the threshold - The Final Word series
- Healing in the church - The Final Word series
- When should a minister move on? - The Final Word series
- Finding reverence in worship - The Final Word series
- How do we handle church discipline? - The Final Word series
- Church growth is desirable - The Final Word series
- Church rolls need to be revised on a regular basis - The Final Word series
- Evangelism is a Necessity - The Final Word series
- What the best-dressed congregation should wear - The Final Word series
- What should we do with painful memories? - The Final Word series
- What should the best-dressed ministers be wearing? - The Final Word series
- Do we need elders as well as deacons? - The Final Word series
- What do we do about the evening service? - The Final Word series
- Bringing God into lifes special occasions - The Final Word series
- How hard do ministers work? - The Final Word series
- How long for a sermon? - The Final Word series
- A Spiritual Journey to Greece
- Jesus is sick of words - The Final Word series
- Why we need to celebrate harvest - The Final Word series
- Appointing ministers - The Final Word series
- Are ministers paid enough? - The Final Word series
- Is there one right way to worship? - The Final Word series
- Is there a place for the church magazine? - The Final Word series
- Dissent in the church meeting - The Final Word series
- Is ministry in crisis? (Editorial)
- Is cohabitation wrong? - The Final Word series
- Are you ready for baptism? - The Final Word series
- The unpeaceful peace - The Final Word series
- Bring back the Bible - The Final Word series
- How much money should we give away? - The Final Word series
- How long should a minister stay in one church? - The Final Word series
2003
- Basic pastoral care - The Final Word series
- Churchgoing is not enough - The Final Word series
- Retreats maintain integrity - The Final Word series
- Dedication with a difference - The Final Word series
- Some Reflections on Depression
- Continuing education is a ministerial necessity - The Final Word series
- Faith at Fifty: Older People Gospel & Church
- Hospitality beats friendliness - The Final Word series
2002
- Case Study: The Funeral of an 18-Year-Old Boy
- The Threefold Cord: A Wedding Sermon
- Kissing frogs (Editorial)
- Church collections or offerings (Editorial)
2000
- Encounter with God (Acts 18:23-21:16)
- The Shape of a Funeral
- The Dedication of a Colour
- Team Relationships - a paper for discussions
1999
- Baptism for the Initiated
- Change Creates Conflict
- The Role of Care Group Leaders
- Encounter with God (1,2,3 John)
- Encounter With God (1 Corinthians 7-11)
- Commissioning a Trainee Youth Minister
- The Countdown to the Millennium has begun
1998
- A Bereavement Checklist
- Renewal - So What?
- I Believe In The Church
- Articles on the sacraments: the second coming & the ministry
- A Mainstream Retrospective
- The Funeral of a Baby: One Minister's Experience
1997
- The Long-term Pastorate
- Appraisal - a British Experience
- It's Your Funeral!
- VRS - A Purpose-Driven Church In Chelmsford
- The Christian Basics: 1 Cor 15.3-5
- Encounter With God (Luke 4:14-6:11)
- Benefitting from appraisal & reading (Editorial)
1996
- Preaching on Jesus is Lord of all! (Colossians 1.15-20)
- Why ministers should keep fit
- Change masters
- VRS - A Purpose-Driven Church In Chelmsford
- Communion and pastoral care
1995
- Pioneering in worship
- Ordination: A Call To Mission
- Lessons in ministry and in life
- Divine Temptations
1994
1993
- Worship and Presence Evangelism
- Worship and Wineskins: Paul Beasley-Murray talks to Peter Cousins
- 1 & 2 Thessalonians
- Discovering the mind of God
- How user-friendly is your church?
- From College to Church - From Principal to Pastor. Reflections on returning to the pastorate
- Celebrating the faith in baptism
- Evangelism: The Spirit's Work
- Ordination: another perspective
- Paul as Pastor
1992
- Radical Believers - the Baptist Way of Being the Church
- There's a world beyond the church: a review article
- 'The Word of God Grew' - a Lukan perspective on Church Growth"
- Le Culte et Les Outres Neuves
- Can Baptists and Catholics Evangelise Together?
- Discovering the mind of Christ
- Can the Gospels be Trusted?
- Authority in the Church
1991
- A Godly Upbringing? Biological Growth - Baptism & Membership
- Women Leaders in Rome's Church
- A supermarket of beliefs in post-Christian society
- Worship and Wineskins: Paul Beasley-Murray talks to Peter Cousins
- Reforming Baptism
- Leave it to the Spirit
- The Elisha Factor: Paul Beasley-Murray and Steve Clifford in conversation with Dave Roberts
1990
- From Jerusalem to Rome: the Acts of the Apostles 9-105 in Brief Notes
- Should babies be baptized?
- Freedom to live their own lives (re USSR)
- We preach Christ crucified
- Romans 1.3f: an early confession of faith in the lordship of Jesus
- How much do you value your visiting preacher?
- Toward A Biblical/Theological Framework for Evangelism
- The Saviour Comes 248-256 in Notes on Bible Readings
- The Vital Relationship
- Le Cadre Biblique et Theologique de l'Evangelisation
- Colossians 1:15-20: an early Christian hymn celebrating the lordship of Christ 169-183 in Pauline Studies: essays presented to FF Bruce - ed DA Hagner & MJ Harris
- Transitions
- The Pastor under Stress in Faith Life and Witness:
- The Letters
- 2 Corinthians 101-110 in Discovering the Bible II
- Pastors under Pressure in Faith Life and Witness:
- Gemeinde Jesu in einer multikulturellen Gesellschaft
1989
- Liberating Theology
- Out of the ivory tower
- Going for growth (interview article)
- The greatest news on earth
- Dynamic Duos
- College takes a closer look at its students
- British Church Growth in Periodicals
1988
1987
1986
- High calling: high stress: 4
- Pastor's prescription: First find a friend
- High calling: high stress: 3
- A Survey of Scottish Baptist Ministers
- Vier Biblische Modelle fuer Gemeindewachstum
- High calling: high stress: 2
- Pastor's prescription: Do you talk to strangers?
- Tips to help those youngsters you've lost
- Principal's prescription
- High calling: high stress: 1
- Evangelism - a national priority
- Growing Churches: Altrincham Baptist Church
- Pastor's prescription: Spiritual check list
- Pastor's prescription: Month of mission
1985
- Pastor's prescription: A season for everything
- When is a Baptist church not a Baptist church?
- Democracy in the local church
- Hur man mobiliserar medlemmar till tjaenst (Mobilizing the laity for ministry)
- Youth and spiritual growth
- Pastor's prescription: And God gave evangelists
- Pastor's prescription: Getting a missionary mind
- Pastor's prescription: Has the choir had its day?
- Pastor's prescription: The welcome anti-freeze
- Should babies be baptized? The necessity of faith!
- Pastor's prescription: The anniversary excuse?
- Pastor's prescription: Plugging into God's power
- Pastor's prescription: Check-list for leaders
1984
- Pastor's prescription: Five steps to witness
- Pastor's prescription: A manifesto for moving on
- I believe in the Great Commission
- Pastor's prescription: How to mobilise for ministry
- Go and witness!
- Pastor's prescription: Joy of losing young people
- Pastor's prescription: Can a pastor really be honest?
- Pastor's prescription: Keeping tabs on members
- We are not really so scriptural about baptism
- Pastor's prescription: Now the excitement's over
- Carols by Candlelight
- Pastor's prescription: Your love should be seen
- Perhaps we shouldn't need specials - but we do! (Evangelism and the local church)
- Pastor's prescription: What shall I preach on?
1983
- Pastor's prescription: Long-playing slipped disc
- Pastor's prescription: I had a dream
- Go weekly
- Pastor's prescription: Special - this month
- Pastor's prescription: The end of a happy pagan
- Another bottle of aftershave?
- Pastor's prescription: Handling the Holy Spirit!
- Pastor's prescription: Grow through small groups
- Pastor's prescription: Help baby Christians
- Pastor's prescription: Givers or Getters?
- Pastor's prescription: Family and faith
- Pastor's prescription: Before the wedding bells
- Pastor's prescription: By all means
- My secretary is essential
- Pastor's prescription: Your church prayer meeting
- How I practice my ministry
1982
- Pastor's prescription: Never on a Sunday
- A Church Meeting exposed
- Pastor's presciption: Disaster in a bottle?
- To drink or not to drink? The verdict is yours
- Pastor's prescription: Birds of a feather
- How can we keep caring when the young ones leave the nest?
- Now a Deacons Meeting exposed
- Pastor's prescription: Scrap the church mag!
- Christ will come again!
- Pastor's prescription: Ploughing and scattering
- Pastor's prescription: Love' em, don't kill'em!
- Exposed: the sad secret of the lost 20 minutes (Preparing for worship)
- Pastor's prescription: Choirs - ministry or discord?
1981
- Surveys and Analyses: Practice and Beliefs
- Pastor's prescription: Beat the freeze
- Pastor's prescription: The right to know
- Pastor's prescription: The long stretch
- Pastor's prescription: Miss mash
- Pastor's prescription: Fellowship booster
- Pastor's prescription: Get more from your holiday
- Pastor's prescription: Money talks
1980
- The Mood of Church Growth: Obedience
- The Mood of Church Growth: Optimism
- Pastor's prescription: Launching a year
- Pastor's prescription: Christmas already
- Ministry is not restricted to just a few
- Put the joy back into worship
- Get to know your neighbours better
- Prayer in the small group
- Reaction in We Can't Go On Meeting Like This! Organising business meetings for the whole church
- Take this Commission seriously
- Pastor's Prescription
- Pastor's prescription: Win a campus
- The Mood of Church Growth: Pragmatism