This summer the Sunday ‘Breakfast with the Bible’ group at Chelmsford Cathedral has been looking at women in the Old
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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.
Whatever happened to communion? (1 Cor 10.16-17; 11.23-26)
The July 2019 issue of Christianity Today featured an article by Mark Galli, the editor-in-chief, entitled ‘Whatever happened to Communion
Continue readingEvensong – ending the day with God at the centre
As a student at Jesus College, Cambridge, during the week I often attended Evensong, just before evening ‘Hall’ (dinner). The
Continue readingFormality and intimacy at the Lord’s Table
Not so long ago I was in a group where we were discussing the tension between formality and intimacy at
Continue readingA multi-dimensional communion
Among the many terms for the Lord’s Supper (also known as ‘the breaking of bread’, ‘the mass’, ‘the offering’, ‘the
Continue readingDo retired ministers need to be accountable?
If as a retired minister God still has a call on our lives, then it seems to me that we
Continue readingSabbaticals for the retired
I am a great believer in sabbaticals for ministers and had the privilege of enjoying four sabbaticals. Reflecting on this
Continue readingSowers and Seeds (Matt 13.18-29)
MATT 13.18-29: SOWERS AND SEEDS – TWO PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM Breakfast with the Bible, Chelmsford Cathedral, 4 August 2019
Continue readingExtra time
I have just read with great interest Extra Time: Ten lessons for an ageing world (Harper Collins, London 2019) by
Continue readingA prayer for all ministers
The ministry team at Chelmsford Cathedral where I now worship has just inducted (in Anglican terms, ‘licensed and collated’) its
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