There are some innovative and exciting churches here in Vancouver. I have spent time with churches from the AOG and have been very impressed with their commitment to contextualise their…

  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….

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…

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…

  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 know its not even Easter yet but some churches are pulling together ideas for the teaching programmes so i thought I would share with you a few ideas for…

I spent a very interesting afternoon with a group at the very impressive News International HQ today. I was speaking on the subject of “Ethical leadership in a digital culture”…

Had a great time with the students at London School of Theology today. I was speaking on Isaiah 1 about what kind of worship God is looking for. I argued…

I am a big fan of the Rend Collective. I think their music feels like worship songs for the Mumford and Sons generation – there’s a homemade, folky, engaging warmth…

I have been trying to follow up a talk our family heard on Sunday at our church gathering on generosity. I have been wanting to work together to reinforce these…

  Just in case it needs reiterating- the views represented on my blog and in this post are my own – I am not speaking on behalf of any organisation…

  Whatever kind/brand of Christian we are – the Bible is our book. God’s word ought to unite us as no one can come to faith without it and no…

SKIT GUYS Love the way this video very artfully demonstrates that the whole of the OT story culminates in Jesus. I am thinking of using this in a service all age…

  We had an excellent time at the first “Confidence in the Gospel” National Consultation. We looked at the  issues around “A faithful gospel”  and talking about how we make…

The following blog post is not an official statement for the organisation I work for. It is offered as a reflection from a non-Anglican, but a friend of the Anglican…

Today we had a shorter service at our local church in order to connect in with the townwide act of remembrance. We took the opportunity to do things differently and…

I am very keen we find ways to help our young people face the opposition they face at school and work for their faith. One significant way I think we…