Book of the month My book of the month is The Essential Guide to Family Ministry (BRF, Abingdon 2020. 175pp:
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Paul is the chairman of Ministry Today, as also the College of Baptist Ministers, and from 1993 – 2014 was Senior Minister of Central Baptist Church, Chelmsford. He can be contacted at paul@paulbeasleymurray.com.
Leadership is not the sum of ministry
Over the years I have argued extensively on the need for leadership in the church. For instance, in the opening
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BREAKFAST WITH THE BIBLE: CHELMSFORD CATHEDRAL 12 JANUARY 2020 – PAUL BEASLEY-MURRAY For all the cartoon-like visions John employs, the
Continue readingWhat do we call ourselves?
In the ancient Graeco-Roman world people at every level were obsessed with collecting honorary and official titles. They wanted their
Continue readingFriends of Jesus
As followers of this blog will know, I host and run a fellowship group in Chelmsford Cathedral. It wasn’t something
Continue readingGodliness is no guarantee of happiness
Some people are childless by choice. To my surprise I discovered that 20% of American women are in that category.
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GEN 8.1-22: NOAH AND HIS FAMILY Breakfast with the Bible, Chelmsford Cathedral, 15 December 2019 How seriously can we adults
Continue readingLooking Beyond Brexit
In a way I have never known before, Britain has become a bitterly divided country, and whatever the outcome of
Continue readingBooks for Today – November 2019
Two books of the month Anything which encourages people to read the Bible, I warmly commend, although I have reservations
Continue readingThe Advent Hope of Peace
Just over a week ago I was in El Alamein – that desert waste in the North of Egypt where
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