Category: Church Matters

Ordination prayers Over the years I have had the privilege of ordaining a good number of men and women into

Normally when I say grace before a meal at home, I am short and to the point: “Thank you Lord

What’s the best way of ending a letter to a Christian friend? I confess that my standard greeting is the

Paul was the ultimate grateful person. No one within the pages of the New Testament was more grateful than Paul.

Ministry can be an incredibly lonely experience. Unlike other professionals, for the most part ministers do not work together in

John Piper is a distinguished American pastor, who served for more than thirty years as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church

Excellence: ‘the quality of being outstanding or extremely good’ (Oxford Online Dictionary) Society applauds excellence. Businesses present awards for excellence

I’m told that if we want to ensure that we keep fit and well, then ideally we should make an

The Spirit creates diversity! That is the thrust of Paul’s teaching on the body of Christ. He writes: Christ is

In his book Building Small Groups, the Australian church consultant John Mallison argues that twelve is the upper limit for