What will church life be like in the “new normal” which is emerging as the Covid19 lockdown is gradually lifted? The new reality is that until a vaccine or an effective cure is found, in the same way as offices…
Category: Ministry
After 34 years in Baptist ministry I finally felt I was getting a handle on what being a minister was all about. Then Covid19 came along and in just ten weeks so much has changed. First, ministers had to support…
Folk sometimes ask how we train our church leadership teams. I have used the following booklet with various churches in a whole-day workshop. It is here as an A5 booklet which I give to all participants. You are welcome to…
The life of a minister is filled with all kinds of tasks from the political to the pastoral to the practical, for which no pattern of ministerial formation can prepare us. Three decades of experience as minister, supervisor and mentor…
I have spent a bit of time recently creating a new website and blog for The College of Baptist Ministers. The site is packed with interesting articles and useful resources for ministers (including some of mine) as well as “official”…
The College of Baptist Ministers, of which I am Treasurer, has been working on a pattern for an annual review of ministry which we wish to advocate to churches and ministers. Here is the current draft – all comments welcome.…
What is the best way to begin a new ministry? With 24 years of experience as I began my fourth pastorate I resolved that this time things would be different. For the first time we took full advantage of the…
CBM is not merely a response to changing employment law. We believe there are good theological reasons why every minister should strive for excellence in ministry and work out that ministry not in isolation but in cooperative relationships with other…