This week I’ve been re-reading ‘The Provocative Church’ by Graham Tomlin. I read this some years ago, but on this second reading its really come alive to me particularly with reference to much of the thinking I’ve been doing about the Kingdom of God and how our understanding and grasp of the Kingdom affects our … More Kingdom
I was greatly encouraged by the post that dropped onto my mat this morning. Alove’s regular mailing included their new D:Pack, a nice shiny booklet highlighting discipleship in 2009 and beyond with some great, practical and earthed resources and strategies. Alove, which has been around for a wee while now has, in my opinion, been … More Pleasant Surprises
Major Carol Young is calling the Army to arms against some of the prevailing strongholds in the United Kingdom, alcohol and prostitution (see link on the right). These are area’s we’ve traditionally fought well on but where we, as The Army, are sadly losing ground to. Mainly because we try programmes lacking the power to … More Storming Forts of Darkness
So, another part of our ministry, which is another area completely new to me, is work in schools. We actively take part in school life, leading assemblies in all four primary schools and at the secondary school. This, of course, feeds into the kids work at the corps very well. There are two of our … More Schools
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