What comes into our minds when we hear about church planting? Much has been written and said about this topic in the last couple of decades. Some of you reading these lines might sceptically be thinking, “I don’t know what else can be said about church planting that I haven’t read or seen already” or “Church planters feel they are superior to the rest of us pastors that are doing a not-so-cool job on a daily basis”. If you are a bit tired about hearing and reading about churc

I had never planned a communion service whilst wearing night vision goggles before. I was looking across a thick line of trees, visible only because of the lenses attached to my helmet. It was a training exercise, and that night I had found myself working alongside the medics. A few of them had asked for a field service in the morning, and I shared a few hours on watch with them as I thought about what I would say. The forest before us was large, with dense undergrowth, and w

Teaching the Bible can feel daunting, overwhelming, even paralysing. People entrust their lives in our hands, having confidence that we will bring blessing into their daily walk with God as Jesus is unveiled a little more from his word. High expectations indeed, but right ones. The Bible is God’s book about Jesus, living and active, able to judge the thoughts and attitudes of the heart (Heb 4:12). Hearers are right to have such high expectations. Yet, many of us feel inadequa