Folk receiving new Bibles in Malawi break out in singing and dancing. Spreading the Word of God and the Gospel to the nations are core activities of a local church. We don’t wait until we’re strong/wealthy/able to do it. We do it from day one, because we’re not a church if we don’t. Read the …
Phillip Jensen offers a some observations about Samuel Marsden, New South Wales’ second colonial Christian chaplain. To say that Marsden has been a controversial figure in historical evaluation is an understatement. His additional role in the judiciary saw him given the title of the ‘Flogging Parson’. For a time, history recorded something of a disparity …
Last time: The definition of a leader “Influence, Effectiveness, Togetherness” and “Five dimensions in which leaders influence.” This time: Effectiveness. Four steps to develop future leaders who are FEE (Faithful, Effective, Efficient). The principle of effectiveness: a commitment to doing the right things. (pg 47) The principle of excellence: doing things the right way. (pg …
So, I paid my own money for a copy of Brian McLaren’s ‘Generous Orthodoxy’. I found it to be neither generous or orthodox (and that phrase is not original to me). McLaren’s conceit was to affirm his own definitions of various traditions within Christianity. The fact that those definitions are barely recognisable to the adherents …
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