Some things are unavoidable. Death, taxes, spending time in Sydney. Over the next day or so the Australian Presbyterian World Mission National Committee will meet. Importantly, we will (hopefully) be endorsing a recommended nominee for the position of Director. Bill Lutton 2.0 or Robert Benn 3.0 for those with longer memories. Pray for a unified …

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Tullian Tchividjian explains the decision to discontinue ‘traditional’ and ‘contemporary’ branded services at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church: (Excerpt:) You see, when we separate people according to something as trivial as musical preferences, we evidence a fundamental failure to comprehend the heart of the gospel. We’re not only feeding toxic tribalism; we’re also saying the gospel …

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Karl and Sun “are church planting missionaries based in Central Thailand.” (From their ‘about’ page.) I found their blog because Karl found mine, back a while ago. If you want a well-rounded sense of what life is like serving cross-culturally go and have a browse. Karl offered a couple of posts dealing with the value …

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Two ministry training papers were posted on Phillip Jensen’s website. Ministry Training Paper: Use Of Music In Church Excerpt: So then music, singing in particular, is seen within the Bible as expressing emotions, through context and content. As expression of emotions can be articulated meaningfully, music can be used to teach and edify people. Sometimes …

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