Book Review: So Great a Salvation

25 Oct 2018

Book Review: So Great a Salvation

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Atonement, Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Disability, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, God the Father, Gospel, Hebrews, Hermeneutics, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jeremiah, Jesus, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Mission, New Testament, Politics, Power, Prayer, Preaching, Psalms, Reading, Revival, Sin, The Bible, Theology, Unity | 0

This book piqued my interest as it concerns one thing that I am fascinated by – soteriology, ie what it means when we talk about being saved – and a concept I am increasingly engaging with, namely theological reflection from … Continued

9 Oct 2018

Division and Truth

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Church Structure, Culture, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Galatians, Gospel, Jesus, Leadership, Matthew, Politics, Power, Revelation, The Bible | 0

A friend shared on Facebook a quote, unsourced, that has resonated with me overnight: “People who call out false teachers are not divisive, people who embrace false teachers are divisive, and can be deadly“. This got me thinking, and I … Continued

12 Sep 2018

DTLC: What is Theology for?

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, Charismatic, Digital Theology, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Power, Prayer, Reading, The Bible, Theology, Vineyard | 1

As I alluded to in a recent blog post, my wife Amy and I recently hosted three ‘theology-themed’ evening services at our local Church, South West London Vineyard. This is the edited text of the talk we prepared together, and … Continued

5 Aug 2018

Book Review: Stay in the City

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Culture, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Mission, Theology, Unity | 0

This will be a short review, because this is a short book, which is at least in part a bit of a trailer for a longer book by the same authors, which I am now quite excited to read. Gornik … Continued

19 Jul 2018

Leadership is making hard decisions.

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Evangelicalism, Leadership, LGBT | 2

I noted with interest Ian Paul’s recent blog post sharing some reflections on where the Church of England is in regards to its teaching document on human sexuality. One line that jumped out, with reference to the pastoral implications: “I … Continued

22 Jun 2018

Book Review: Glorious Union

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Identity, Jesus, Leadership, Love, Marriage, Personal, Prayer, Preaching | 1

The latest little book in the Hub series from 10ofThose and the FIEC that has floated across my field of vision is the intriguing Glorious Union: Flourishing in marriage and ministry, by Adrian and Celia Reynolds. Today I’m writing my fairly … Continued

20 Jun 2018

#SVS2018 Day 1 – A Brief Reflection

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Charismatic, Evangelicalism, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Vineyard | 3

After a couple of years off (more on this another time!) it has been a blessing to be at Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky for the 2018 Society of Vineyard Scholars (SVS) 2018 Conference. We’ve already been blessed by … Continued

13 Jun 2018

Book Review: Ministry of the Word

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Acts, Anglicanism, Book Review, Leadership, New Testament, Preaching | 0

I was privileged to get another little care package of books from 10ofThose recently – this one is a little volume on something very important. To some readers of this blog, Wallace Benn will need no introduction – to … Continued

16 May 2018

Leaders who limp

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 2 Corinthians, Leadership, Matthew, Mental Health, New Testament | 1

What makes a good leader? Or a good pastor? “Good pastors are not perfect pastors. No pastor is a perfect pastor. Good pastors are, paradoxically, those who know their own limitations, their imperfections. We give lip-service to this truth. … Continued

15 May 2018

Book Review: When Darkness Seems my Closest Friend

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Leadership, Mental Health | 3

I was given a copy of this book by my former employer to review – I hope that this hasn’t clouded my reflections, but think it is important to say. Ever since this book was announced or in genesis, I’ve been … Continued

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