I love my paper diary – not least because it records a special anniversary for every day. For instance, I
Continue readingAuthor: Paul Beasley-Murray
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.
Are raffles a form of gambling?
I was brought up to believe that Christians should never participate in a raffle – raffles are a form of
Continue readingThe new righteousness
A sermon preached to Chelmsford Cathedral Fellowship Group. Context: The context for the ‘antitheses; is provided by the previous section
Continue readingDo we ever retire?
Next Sunday we are having a party to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. All the neighbours along our particular stretch
Continue readingHow congregations are changing
In a recent e-mail from ‘Alban at Duke Divinity School’ I was made aware of a National Congregations Study which
Continue readingThe ordinance can be a sacrament
The other day I was reading again the story of the Passover and was struck by the use of the
Continue readingChurches need to re-calibrate – and go back to their factory setting
The other day I read a church notice-board with a mixture of amusement and sadness. At the top of the
Continue readingPentecost – a model for preaching
No sermon has been more powerful than Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost. On that day three thousand people
Continue readingAlpha Revisited
Over the years I have been a great fan of the evangelistic potential of Alpha courses, and as a result
Continue readingEvangelism involves risk-taking
In their stimulating book Making New Disciples: Exploring the paradoxes of evangelism (SPCK 2015) Mark Ireland and Mike Booker make
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