Ministry

Word on Wednesday: Alec Motyer on Psalm 8

Author(s)Church Society
Date 4 February 2015
Category sermons
Type Blog Post

This week's Word on Wednesday comes from Psalm 8, expounded by Alec Motyer.

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Ministry Monday: Developing Discipleship

Author(s)John Percival
Date 2 February 2015
Categories Church of England and Ministry
Type Blog Post

John Percival reviews the Church of England's report on "Developing Discipleship."

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Theology Thursday: The evangelistic strategy of a bishop

Author(s)Church Society
Date 8 January 2015
Type Blog Post

A bishop with a strategy for the evangelisation of their diocese! Yes indeed, the inimitable JC Ryle, first bishop of Liverpool. His ministry provokes many questions.

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Topical Tuesday: What does ‘flourishing’ actually mean?

Author(s)Lee Gatiss
Date 6 October 2014
Type Blog Post

In this article from the last edition of Crossway, Lee Gatiss has a question for the General Synod as it considers the provision to be made for complementarians, those who do not believe we should have women bishops.

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Word on a Wednesday: Ephesians 4:17-24

Author(s)Church Society
Date 27 August 2014
Category sermons
Type Blog Post

Rob Brewis has been listening to Philip Coekin, Minister of Holy Trinity Eastbourne, expounding Ephesians 4:17-24.

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Formulary Friday: Taking to heart

Author(s)Mark Smith
Date 9 May 2014
Tag liturgy
Type Blog Post

We can tend to have a low view of memorisation – perhaps it conjures up those dreary school lessons spent reciting the kings and queens of England, or, still worse, we associate it with a dead spirituality, all outward forms and vain repetition. But, just as we might want to commit particular Scriptural verses or passages to memory, I’d like to suggest that we might find it helpful to do the same for parts of the liturgy – that liturgical familiarity is more often a friend than it is a foe.

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Word on Wednesday: the book of Jude

Author(s)Church Society
Date 7 May 2014
Category sermons
Tags contending and Gerald Bray and jude and sermon
Type Blog Post

Rob Brewis has been listening to a sermon by 'seasoned Bible handler' Gerald Bray, on the book of Jude.

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Formulary Friday: An interview with the Archbishop of Canterbury

Author(s)Simon Tomkins
Date 2 May 2014
Tags Bible and cranmer and homilies
Type Blog Post

Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, author of The Book of Homilies (including this from Homily 1) is ‘interviewed’ by Simon Tomkins on the reading and knowledge of Holy Scripture.

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