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Life Lessons From Jonathan Edwards (1)
A sizeable 615 pages (the last 100 or so being footnotes and appendices), this is the sort of book that strikes fear into all but the most avid of readers. It looks unwieldy and intimidating but I...
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Life Lessons From Jonathan Edwards (2)
Part II: Snappy Book Titles, More Revival, Opposition & Other Stuff What I particularly like about this biography is that it never seeks to paint Edwards in a sinless light. His weaknesses are...
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Life Lessons From Jonathan Edwards (3)
Part III: Sacked, Yet More Opposition, Indians & Other Stuff In the public arena, at least, the ‘Northampton Controversy’ of 1749 was concerned with Edward’s supposedly ‘new’ view on Communion and...
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Life Lessons From Jonathan Edwards (4)
Part IV: War, Princeton, Death & Other Stuff All the drama of Edward’s life was being played out played amid the backdrop of worldwide upheaval. In 1754 the international scene was becoming very...
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Let’s Not Preach The Gospel Using Words If Necessary: Reclaiming Evangelism...
With the explosion of interest in mercy ministry in evangelical Churches has come a lot of well-intentioned people with a lot of poorly thought out theology. So, it’s not uncommon to hear people refer...
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Why The Doctrine Of Election Lights The Fire Of Evangelism (1)
We used to hate firemen on our estate when I was a kid. As soon as we heard the sounds of their alarms blaring in the distance we knew at once that our fun was almost at an end. You see, we used to...
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The Deep, Pastoral Encouragement Of The Doctrine Of Election
This is the second part of my thoughts on why the doctrine of election encourages biblical evangelism among the lost. It was the stench that got to me first. It was 100 degrees outside, humidity was...
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The Role Of The Local Church In Evangelism (1)
If we are committed to evangelism fuelled by the doctrine of God’s election, then the best place for this to take place has to be the local church. As Christians go into the world with the message of...
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What Is The Gospel? New Online Resource Coming Soon
Next year 20schemes will be launching an online study called: “What is the gospel?” Thanks to Greg Gilbert’s brilliant little book (available here) and help from Ligonier Ministries. We are hoping to...
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Tips For Church Planting In The Schemes (1)
This is the first on a series of posts on how to approach church planting in the schemes. There isn’t one clear way to plant a church in a housing scheme. There are multiple ways to approach the...
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$3,000/£1900 Year End Matching Challenge
Generous donors have pledged to match every new donation made in December, up to a total of $3,000/£1900. $1 will be donated for each £/$ on one-time donations. Likewise, each new recurring donor will...
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What Kind Of People Make Great Team Members In New Church Plants &...
Although we have three main full-time positions we would like to fill for each scheme we engage in – church planter, female outreach worker & ministry assistant – our fledgling ministries are...
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How To Build A Church Planting Team
A good planter and revitaliser will have to be a first rate communicator. They must be able to explain the their vision, excite and stimulate people and incentivise them to join his team. A good...
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Introducing Indigenous Church Planting In The North Of England
Ian Williamson is a church planter in a council estate in Middlesbrough, in the North East of England. He recently spent some time with us in Niddrie and we are now able to support him and his wife,...
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Best Book, Blog & Preachers of 2014
I’ve read and listened to some great blogs, wonderful books and outstanding preaching this year. Here are a few of my more memorable ones as I look back at 2014. They are in no particular order. Books...
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20Schemes Summer 2015 Internship Opportunities Now Open
We are pleased to announce that we are now open to receiving applicants for our 2015 Summer Internship programme. Our internships last anywhere from 2-9 weeks and will take place in residence in one of...
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Understanding The Process Of Sanctification In Our Ministry To Men
This is the second part of a series of interviews we did with Ian Williamson, a church planter in a Middlesbrough council estate. Here he talks about his early Christian life and some of his struggles...
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20schemes to plant in Glasgow
We are pleased to announce that we will be supporting anew church planting initiative in the East part of Glasgow, in a scheme called Barlanark. We will be doing further interviews and keeping you...
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What’s the difference between a scheme & a housing estate?
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Amazing Grace: An Update From Our Church Planter In Gracemount
Andy & Sarah Prime are looking to establish a gospel church in Gracemount, a small scheme in Edinburgh. Please click here for further details of how you could support their work and receive updates...
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