As part of the ongoing “confidence in the gospel” initiative. I am pleased to be able to share with you an excellent talk from the inimitable Christina Baxter (former principal…

  So I might be missing something here, so let me know if I am. I have been trying to invite Childrens and family ministers Ed Timpson to engage directly…

  Travelling home after a really encouraging time at the HTB leadership summit. Here are my highlights from day 2. You can read my reflections on day 1 here. 1….

Intriguing talk yesterday from Patrick Lencioni at the HTB leadership conference. As someone who has enjoyed a lot of his books. His talk felt slightly out of his comfort zone….

1. Justin Welby The spiritual leader of 80 million Anglicans was introduced after a moving gospel singing rendition of amazing grace followed by a rip roaring ear drum shattering rock…

The lausanne movement was pioneered by the incredibly humble and gifted duo of John Stott and Billy Graham. So it was with interest I came across this new video on…

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Tomorrow sees the next in our series of national consultations on helping the church gain Confidence in the Gospel. NT Wright (who was in the middle of editing his new…

I am surprised that more people haven’t seen this cute little video about discipleship. It’s only 2 minutes long but manages to raise some good challenges to the church about…

If we are going to see the gospel of Jesus make the impact in the lives of Christians and in the cultures we live in – effective discipleship is the…

Being Christlike has got to be the top priority for any Christian. Our latest book aims to help you do that by reflecting on the person on Jesus and the…

  I really like LOGOS Bible software. As someone who is on the road a lot – being able to carry hundreds of Bible commentaries with me is very useful…

Our family have just come back from an excellent time at Spring Harvest. Here are the 5 highlights for me of the event. 1. Confidence in the Gospel The theme…

I loved my iPad. It was barely out of my reach for the two years since they first came out. I was an early adopter and was completely won over…

Dear friends I will be speaking on BBC local radio stations around the UK tomorrow morning April 7th from the lovely studio at BBC Taunton. Tune in if you are…

Here’s the script of what I shared with Christian Aid staff today: “Lest we forget”, in just three words images of poppy fields, trenches, medals, the strains of the Last…

  Here are my notes from a large group meeting with Rick Warren – addressing group of leaders at St Judes, London. Wednesday March 21st 2013. Warren gave the following…

There’s so much to celebrate about Comic Relief it was such a shame the BBC set piece broadcast started off in such bad taste: Here’s a letter I wrote to…

On a day when we celebrate motherhood, spare a prayer for those who don’t have a choice about becoming mothers. Watch this short video clip from the www.girleffect.org  One in…

I miss my Mum. She died two years ago this week and although I was in my late thirties, I still feel a huge hole in my life My mother’s…