An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
Every now and again, I’m privileged to be at conferences meetings or events that I wouldn’t expect to be. One of the best things about this random trait of my experience of life has been free books. Recently, I was enjoying … Continued
Standard disclaimer – in the UK this book is published by IVP, who I work for. I hope this won’t affect my review, but I think it’s important to know that before you read my reading of it! What does … Continued
I am looking forward to presenting a very tentative debut paper at the SST 2017 Conference at the University of Nottingham. My paper sits in the Sacramentality, Liturgy and Theology stream, and echoes a number of my interests at this … Continued
Echoing an old guest post on the first VCUKI Symposium, and the second one, the following is shamelessly borrowed from my friend Neal Swettenham, Theological Coordinator for Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland! Is our theology just theology or a Just … Continued
One of the perks of a being an evangelical in the UK is that you are most likely to be represented by, or have some contact with, the thoughtful and ever-present Evangelicali Alliance. Around since 1846, this is an umbrella … Continued
As part of my ongoing (and either over-ambitious or radically managable) 2017 Reading Challenge, I’ve recently been reading two books where the topic of ‘power’, particularly in relation to church leadership, is a key focus. The first, now finished … Continued
Lets get the headline out of the way. This is one of the, if not the, best books on leadership I’ve read. Certainly for its size it is one of the most complete, the most meaty, and the most thought-provoking. … Continued
I originally wrote this for a conference, as a submission. It was not wanted/included, but a number of people who have read/commented on it, thought it was worth sharing. So, for the sake of a bit of Vineyard internal theology, … Continued
A short review of a short book today! I was interested to read this little gem of a book aimed at equipping churches to be more inclusive of disabled people. This book – with two authors, Gordon Temple and Lin … Continued
