Rowland Croucher
Music: Is There Any Chance of Harmony?
It is hard to find a congregation these days where the choice of music in worship is not an issue. The first signs of change appeared years ago when the green Baptist Hymn Book was replaced in numbers of our churches by alternative books. At about the same time the early editions of Scripture in […]
Part Time Ministry – It’s a Tough Call
Paul’s tent making business represents one of the earliest examples of bi-vocational ministry. Part time pastorates have been a crucial dimension of our church life here in Victoria throughout our history. With the number of churches opting for part time leadership increasing, this will remain so. There are some serious implications for pastors which need […]
Pray for the World July 2010
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE AFGHAN CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY * MUSLIMS CALL TO ARMS AGAINST INDONESIAN CHRISTIANS * 450 GROOMS WED GIRLS UNDER TEN IN GAZA * U.S.A. NOT IMMUNE FROM WESTERN RELIGIOUS LIBERTY TRENDS * CHURCH MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS IN U.S.A. * SAUDI ARABIA THE CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION CAPITAL OF THE MIDDLE […]
Who’s in Charge Around Here?
When the disciples in a moment of unbridled ambition argued the toss about who would wear the stripes, they started a debate which still rages on. The twentieth century friends of Jesus still have it on their agenda and it is still causing pain to the body of Christ. The lust for control and power […]
Let’s Turn Our Differences Into New Directions!
In case you had not realised it, we do not have the greatest of track records when it comes to sorting out differences within our congregations. We come to blows too fast; we play for sheep stations often over issues which are hardly worth the time of day. Or, we prefer peace at any price. […]
HOLY HUMOUR
A father was approached by his small son who told him proudly, ‘I know what the Bible means!’ His father smiled and replied, ‘What do you mean, you ‘know’ what the Bible means? The son replied, ‘I do know!’ ‘Okay,’ said his father. ‘What does the Bible mean?’ ‘That’s easy, Daddy…’ the young boy replied […]
Love and self-esteem
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com Today’s daily reading from Richard Rohr is another classic. It looks at the question of why Jesus commands us to love and tells us to look beyond ourselves for our own good. Here is some more of what Rohr says: We must learn to move beyond ourselves, to set limits […]
What’s not in the Bible
Posted on to Facebook: FAVORITE CHRISTIAN SLOGANS: Liberals: ‘God is love’ (only once in the Bible); Fundamentalists: ‘Receive Jesus as your personal savior’ (not in the Bible); ‘the Kingdom’ (Gospels, but not epistles); ‘Jesus is God’ (not in the NT); Jesus: ‘I am God’ (nowhere); ‘Sin= pride’ (male theologians; females/feminists: ‘sin=passivity’). Any other provocations? From […]
Understanding the Bible: Three Helpful Volumes
These three books have different target-audiences. Philip Fogarty SJ ‘Navigating the Gospels: John’ aims to help the Catholic faithful get to grips with the essence of the purpose and teachings of the Fourth Gospel. Dean Drayton’s ‘Which Gospel? Three New Testament Perspectives’ is an excellent summary of the NT’s understanding(s) of what ‘Good News’ really […]
Evangelism – Are There Still Lost People Out There?
Oops, don’t look now but our slip is showing. Something is just slightly out of whack, out of shape. There’s just one small problem: we are not correcting the situation. Perhaps it is too hard! According to the latest set of figures for Baptists in the Garden State, not everything is rosy: * Two thirds […]
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