Tag: mission
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What I learned about prayer from my friend and her lucky crystal
I’ve just read ‘Faitheism’ by Krish Kandiah and found it really helpful and thought-provoking. He seeks to diffuse the ‘us vs them’ polarisation that often characterises interactions between Atheists and Christians and explores ways that we can find common ground and forge more meaningful relationships. In the chapter on suffering he highlights a couple of…
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21 sites for shareable Christian videos
One way to initiate conversations about faith is to share and discuss video content. There are some really innovative Christian ministries, filmmakers and musicians making thoughtful Christian media which you can share with your friends.
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Picture This Thought – Microphone [Spreading news – Easter special]
A reflection on how the good news of Jesus’ ministry, death and resurrection spread in the early church and how we can take up the challenge of Jesus’ Great Commission to take the gospel to the ends of the earth.
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Coronavirus – opportunities for mission
In these uncertain times, many people are understandably feeling a mixture of emotions including fear and anger. For many, the things that they find security in like health, work, finances and comfortable living are being taken away. It’s easy to panic. It’s easy to react by hoarding tins of meatballs and packets of loo roll.…
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10 Christian podcasts to grow your faith
This is the third post in my series on recommended podcasts and there are some absolute gems to discover. (1) Nomad Topic: Interviews with Christian thinkersFrequency: FortnightlyRun time: Variable. Usually about 90 mins.This is my current favourite and I listen to it while I’m swimming (on a waterproof MP3 player). Tim and David present a fascinating…
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5 ways the prophecy of Joel challenges today’s church
Joel as a missional book I recently wrote an assignment for my Master’s which involved a missional reading of the book of Joel. I could pick any passage of Scripture I liked and there were several times I regretted choosing Joel, but I’m glad I stuck with it as it’s an oft-neglected book of the…
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Why I agree with the atheists: 9 reasons I’m pleased that Christendom is crumbling
You may have seen a recent Guardian article with the headline “’Christianity as default is gone’: the rise of a non-Christian Europe.” Lots of vocal atheists are hailing this as good news, and there are 9 reasons why I agree with them. But first, a (very short) history of Christendom. Christendom can be defined as…
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Bountiful conference: Transforming others through our gifts
This weekend I had the privilege of speaking at the Bountiful Women’s conference in Sevenoaks. My workshop was entitled ‘Transforming others through our gifts’ and we looked at some key biblical principles regarding gifts and well as women using their gifts in mission from the early church in the gospels and Acts, through church history…
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4 thoughts on evangelism
At church today we were reminded that as saved children of God we’re all on mission. Our church banner says “Word, Community, Mission” to remind us that sharing our faith is an integral part of living as Christians in our world. So here are 4 thoughts about the privilege and responsibility of sharing our faith:…
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Sharing our faith together
I recently did a seminar at the annual TfT conference on the topic of sharing our faith with our gay friends. One of the things that I’m particularly excited about is sharing my faith in community, so here are some thoughts on that. Evangelism is a team sport. There are three key reasons why sharing…
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