Feb 13, 2023 | Inspiring Discipleship
Everyone wants the fruit of the kingdom of God. Any brief conversation with someone, anyone, not yet a follower of Jesus, around who they want to be will reveal elements of this reality. Sarah, desperate for love, but working with such an individualised definition and...
Dec 19, 2022 | Inspiring Discipleship
Do you plan to grow as a disciple of Jesus next year? I always take some time out, at the beginning of each year, to plan in what I sense need to be my priorities for the year ahead. If the time I need to do that wasn’t already in my diary it wouldn’t happen. The...
Dec 19, 2022 | Igniting Mission
My conviction is Hope 23-24 presents every Baptist church with a tremendous opportunity. It’s a big vision – uniting as a church across denominations and organisations to offer the hope of Jesus again to our nation starting September 2023. It’s a real privilege to be...
Dec 19, 2022 | Inspiring Discipleship
Every Baptist Church, belonging to the Baptist Union, has at some stage of its development, freely chosen to opt into a mutual understanding of what it means to be churches in covenant together. That’s the history and background for the overwhelming majority of...
Oct 27, 2022 | Inspiring Discipleship
My hunch is nearly everyone you consider to be a part of your church wants to draw closer to God, wants to be purposeful in following Jesus, wants to live a fruitful life. The problem is that many of us are lazy and often just can’t be bothered. How do I know that?...
