Category: Church Matters

Outside our local ‘Strict’ Baptist Church a large white noticeboard declares: ‘Lord’s Day: 11 am Morning Service; 6.30 pm Evening

Losing a loved one can be tough even when they have lived a full life and reached their Biblical span

David Wells in his seminal book, No Place for Truth or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology (Eerdmans, Grand Rapids 1993)

“Hockey can be a tough game. People can get hurt. I vividly remember getting hurt in a school hockey match

When I was training for the ministry at the Northern Baptist College I was assigned to Jack Swanson, the minister

Recently I read a very absorbing book entitled Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion (British edition, Canterbury Press, Norwich 2012)

Searching the net, it is fascinating to see what advice experienced pastors are offering to those setting out in ministry.

The opening years of my ministry in Chelmsford were tough. The vast majority of the church happily responded to my

The ultimate goal of pastoral care is presenting “everyone mature in Christ” (Col 1.28). Alas, all too often pastoral care is

The other day, on the spur of the moment Caroline and I decided to explore a small town not so