The Christian’s Mission – Lessons from Nehemiah

Question for Christian Readers: How happy would you be if in 5 years’ time you saw no one you knew or came into contact with ever come to faith? In my time as a pastor one of the things I often used to hear from Christians was that they were tired of hearing about mission....

The Poor and Downtrodden – A Wake-up Call for the Church

Isaiah 58:1-12 (NIV)  “Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins. 2 For day after day they seek me out; they seem eager to know my ways, as if they were a nation that does what is right and...

Returning to Our First Love – A Lesson from Haggai

Haggai 1:2-11 2 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the Lord’s house.’” 3 Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: 4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your panelled houses, while this house remains a ruin?” 5 Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your...

Women in Leadership (in the Church) – 1 Timothy 2:12

This post is part of a series of posts that I am doing on Women in Leadership (within the Church). If you have not read the previous posts relating to this topic, I encourage you to read them first before reading this post. Click the link below to read it: Women in Leadership (within the...

Women in Leadership (in the Church) – Arguments used to Deny Women in Leadership – A Response: Part 2

This post is part of a series of posts that I am doing on Women in Leadership (within the Church). If you have not read the previous posts relating to this topic, I encourage you to read them first before reading this post. Click the link below to read it: Women in Leadership (within the...

Women in Leadership (in the Church) – Arguments used to Deny Women in Leadership – A Response: Part 1

This post is part of a series of posts that I am doing on Women in Leadership (within the Church). If you have not read the previous posts relating to this topic, I encourage you to read them first before reading this post. Click the links below to read them: Women in Leadership (within the...

Women in Leadership (in the Church) – Some Books of Interest

This is a bonus extra post! This post is part of a series of posts that I am doing on Women in Leadership (within the Church). If you have not read the previous posts relating to this topic, I encourage you to read them first before reading this post. Click the link below to read...

Women in Leadership (within the Church) – A Puzzling Inconsistency

This post is part of a series of posts that I am doing on Women in Leadership (within the Church). If you have not read the previous posts relating to this topic, I encourage you to read them first before reading this post. Click the link below to read it: Women in Leadership (within the...

Women in Leadership (within the Church) – A Journey

This post is part of a series of posts that I am doing on Women in Leadership (within the Church). If you have not read the previous posts relating to this topic, I encourage you to read them first before reading this post. Click the link below to read it: 1. Women in Leadership (within...

Women in Leadership (within the Church): A New Series of Posts

After a very long break from writing on the blog, I have decided to re-engage and start blogging again. Over the next few blog posts I will be discussing the place of Women in Leadership (within the Church). I know that there are two sides to this debate, and I look forward to being able...