A sermon on 1 Corinthians 12:4-6, 28. Available to download as a PDF.
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.
God save our gracious Queen
I vividly remember the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2nd June 1953 – if my maths is correct, I
Continue readingHow do you say grace at dinner?
Last night I was onto my second glass of champagne at a pre-dinner reception when I was asked to say
Continue readingWelcome New York style
Caroline and Susannah have just returned from a mother-daughter weekend-away in New York. They had a great time. They walked
Continue readingWhen life gets tough
A sermon on James 1:1-18. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingThis is my story
A sermon on Acts 22:3-16. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingShould ministers always be accessible?
Traditionally most ministers take off the week after Easter – and understandably so after the busy build-up to Easter Sunday.
Continue readingIs there an optimum length of ministry?
In the late 1970s, with the help of Alan Wilkinson, I conducted a detailed questionnaire survey of over 350 Baptist
Continue readingMinisters’ resistance against professionalism puzzles me
The other day I was with four other ministers when one of them raised the issue of professionalization in ministry.
Continue readingChanging patterns of church attendance puzzle me
In my submission for my recent appraisal I wrote: Strangely, although we continue to grow as a church, our Sunday
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