In the week that Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer in Britain, declared that obesity is now so common
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Truth through Personality
‘Truth through personality’. What a wonderful definition of preaching! Preaching is not just the communication of truth – it is
Continue readingThe joyful tyranny of preaching
When I was wrestling with my call to ministry, it was first and foremost a call to preach. Like Jeremiah,
Continue readingMT celebrates its 20th anniversary
Twenty years ago, on Monday 21 March 1994 the Richard Baxter Institute of Ministry was launched. We put on a
Continue readingMissionary leadership is vital
This week I was asked by BBC Essex to reflect on my 21 years of ministry at Central Baptist Church,
Continue readingThank God for deacons!
Last week I chaired my last ever deacons’ meeting. It was a very happy occasion – not least because, to
Continue readingA great way to deal with the nuts and bolts of church life
This week for the last time I shall attend a meeting of the PSM – for soon I shall be
Continue readingThe College of Baptist Ministers is about to be launched!
I am excited, for the College of Baptist Ministers is about to be launched! After months of preparation and consultation
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Today I went up to my old Cambridge college – Jesus College – to attend a memorial service for Cameron
Continue readingThe challenge of weeding out my books
From childhood I have loved reading and loved books. And so too has my wife, Caroline. As a result over
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