Looking up friends in New Zealand, I found myself last Saturday invited to the opening of the Whakata Country Retreat,
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.
Preaching – a means of blessing the congregation
The other day I was reading an article on ‘The Practice of Preaching and the Spiritual Life of the Preacher’
Continue readingTrue worship comes to a climax around the Lord’s Table
The high-point for Christian worship must surely be the celebration of the Lord’s Supper. Alas, in many evangelical churches committed
Continue readingOrder and creativity are desirable in worship
In a context where worship at Corinth could be somewhat chaotic Paul commanded that “all things should be done decently
Continue readingPastors are called to be creative liturgists
The writer to the Hebrews describes Jesus as a ‘liturgist’ (leitourgos): as our high priest he is “a minister in
Continue readingTrue worship has God in focus
It is hard for people to see the importance of worship when their experience of worship is generally not glorious.
Continue readingThe prayer of St Francis in a new context
Just the other day my attention was drawn to one of the prayers of St Francis of Assisi: May the
Continue readingThe prayer of Sir Francis Drake comes alive in a new context
As I wrote last week, prayers, like Scripture, come alive in a new context. This was certainly my experience when
Continue readingThe serenity prayer comes alive in a new context
Prayers, like Scripture, often come alive in a particular context. One such prayer is the so-called serenity prayer written by
Continue readingThe sins of ministry: Sloth
Of all the seven deadly sins, sloth’ is the most archaic of names. The dictionary defines sloth as ‘laziness, indolence’.
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