An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
I’m indebted to J. I. Packer’s legacy for many things, so it was bittersweet to hear that he has finished his race and is now with the Lord. For more on that, read the blog post I pulled together for … Continued
You might have seen my review of Alexander Venter’s new book, Doing Spirituality. As it is quite a long, meaty and beautiful book, I asked Alexander a few questions to help explain and explore what he’s written. I hope it … Continued
Could you just say a little bit about yourself? Sure. I’m been married to my best friend for 23 years- Sandi brought me into the movement. When we started dating, I was attending a 3rd wave church, and she was … Continued
Earlier this year my wife Amy and I kicked off the third term of teaching in our local church’s theology-based evening service. For a variety of reasons, we decided to focus this term’s sessions on Pneumatology – the person and … Continued
As someone who has been in the Vineyard movement for a reasonably large chunk of my adult life, but who missed out on the early years and founding fathers like Kenn Gulliksen and John Wimber, I am interested in the … Continued
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
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
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
Every one of us is involved in a myriad of minute conversations. Going past in the blink of an eye, caught up in the zeitgeist and rendered into nothing but the onrushing pace of the universe. Sometimes, thought, the spirit … 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
