I wrote this open-ended game/simulation with an obvious Easter application a very long time ago. It is intended to be light-hearted and fun, with increasing gravity, until the punchline at points 9 and 10. Introduce the game as follows. “Arctic…
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…
As a Trustee and Council Member of the Eastern Baptist Association I recently spent a fascinating day immersed in the language of charities recently being trained on Charity Law and Governance. Two comments there prompted me to reflect further on…
All ministers want to encourage our congregations in the habits of daily devotional reading and personal Bible Study. To this end each week we publish the Bible passages for the following Sunday’s sermons. From time to time we let everybody…
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”…
Most churches use some kind of course to prepare candidates for Believer’s Baptism. Here is the course I wrote many years ago and have adapted through the years. bapprep-nsbc
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.…