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When a church plants a church
Last week I attended a church planting conference at Moore College with some friends. The event was well-attended with around 150 participants. I interacted with Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist and a few Pentecostal ministers. While we obviously would not agree on various doctrines, I found the meeting to be helpful and informative, balancing practical advice with theological issues. One helpful session came from Queensland minister Phil Campbell of Michelton Presbyterian Church (MPC). His goal is to
Nine reasons I believe in camp ministry
Saturday night I got an email asking if I could help drive our church teens down to Camp Benaiah today for a week of camp. I was thankful for the opportunity to do it because I believe in camp ministry. Here are some of the reasons why... 1. Young people have fun at camp. 2. Old people act young at camp. 3. Young people slow down at camp. 4. Relationships are built and strengthened at
Julia
My neighbour Julia is a Lebanese widow in her seventies who speaks very little English. When we moved to her neighbourhood eight years ago, she was kind and friendly but from a distance. You need to understand that she was purposely distant with me after she knew that I was Baptist. I visited her a few times but she never returned the visits. On the other hand she visits and asks favours of my Tongan
God’s word can be understood
It's been quite a while since I started my discussion on Bible interpretation so I'll link you to the first two posts. Why they think we're dangerous (and why they might be right) Those rigid literalists Another point has pressed itself onto my mind. Here it is: God's word is authoritative. Now for that to mean anything at all, there has to be such a thing as an objective "correct interpretation." It does not mean