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Friday, November 2, 2018

Why the minister lets their eyes glaze over

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Everyone in ministry is guilty of this... Every. Single. One. What? Nodding and trying to follow a string of technical jargon shared...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Theologically infectious footprints

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We all have a theological footprint and we  have the power to imprint ours upon others. You teach and, arguably more importantly, show tho...
Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Contagions within the classroom and church

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Within the classroom emotion is contagious.  If the teacher is excited, then they will display enthusiasm, which is then observed by the s...
Sunday, October 21, 2018

Doing less means you value more

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100 church services attended down to 40. 40 bible studies lead down to 4. 10 funerals attended down to 0. 35 sermons down to 0. 100 scri...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018

5500 words which have made me more sympathetic to my leaders more

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I’m currently doing a education/ancient history double degree, having upped my workload to three subjects this semester. As a consequence I’...
Monday, October 1, 2018

Bringing more than you intend

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The disciples were, often, slow in understanding what Jesus was teaching about. This is especially true for the parables Jesus told. Aside...
Friday, September 28, 2018

If you don’t offer this service then you’re clearly saying that you don’t want families to attend your meeting

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Childcare. I could wrap this post up now and my point would be made. No matter what it is about, if a church doesn’t offer some form of ...
Tuesday, September 25, 2018

The awkward preaching of Naked Boy

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For years, at my home church, there was a picture of an apparent nude teen going down a waterslide. Unfortunately, this was labelled Naked B...
Monday, September 17, 2018

The importance of saying that you’ll go first

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Instruct. Think. Tell.  Consider. Contribute. Above is the order which enable bible study responses to work most effectively.  The s...
Friday, September 14, 2018

Why breaking habitual sin is so hard

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A few days ago I heard someone make a really good point about changing long-term behaviour and why it is so difficult. They drew the analo...
Sunday, September 9, 2018

We all have Something

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Now that I’m not in vocational ministry I don’t read anywhere near as many articles about church and church culture as I used to. The articl...
Friday, August 31, 2018

Prayer points you don’t celebrate

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I’ve decided to give up looking at porn! We’ve decided to stop sleeping together! I’ve made the choice to abandon my emotional affair! T...
Wednesday, August 29, 2018

You need to hear that you were annoying as well

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“You were exactly the same at their age” This message is majorly important for my six year old because she has a sister going through the ...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

The ministry of repeating yourself

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Jesus must have been quite frustrated because, frankly, the  disciples were, at times, were very dull. There must have been lots of occasi...
Thursday, August 23, 2018

Why I’m learning German

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Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve blogged.  Over the last month I’ve been travelling around Southern Germany with my fiancé, which may be ...
Monday, July 16, 2018

We shouldn’t just major on conversion or discipleship

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Converts. Disciples. Jesus invites His church to make both. But, these are not the same thing and they are not done the same way. Con...
Thursday, July 12, 2018

Why picking a scene should be asked more in church

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Thinking of a personal example can be challenging. Especially at short notice. Sharing a way you might apply a biblical concept can be tou...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

How important are you showing that your small groups are?

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One of the secrets for effective discipleship, not to mention church member engagement and retention, is a group of believers who meet regul...
Saturday, July 7, 2018

Why I haven’t watched a single espisode of 13 Reasons Why but every youth minister should

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I’ve never watched an episode of 13 Reasons Why. I don’t have to anymore. Over the last few days I haven’t had to frantically try to find ...
Thursday, July 5, 2018

The powerful message of pronounciation

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Earlier this week I wrote the following about the above video on Tiny Bible Bits... John 10:3 - The gatekeeper opens the gate for...