The BIG conversation

I was all of a sudden reminded this evening of Tony Blair’s ‘Big Conversation’ that he initiated. Do you remember the hype? I do, but I don’t know what happened to the conversation. Translate that into the Salvation Army context: One of the frightfully strange things about the Salvation Army culture in the UK (can’t … More The BIG conversation

Army Meetings

This one totally borrowed from armybarmy.com/blog. Stephen blogging on some takes on Lt-Col Ruchard Munn (principal of the ICO in London) on the desired outcomes of Army meetings: The Salvation Army5-fold Meeting Outcomes Salvation-People saved from sin-New Birth in Christ-People moving from darkness to light; death to life-Recommitment to Christ Sanctification-People filled with the Holy … More Army Meetings

Roots

…no, not Army roots…I’m talking of more ancient roots than those. Anyone who has ever sat under any ministry of mine for any period of time will know that I have a love for the Old Testament. I really loved studying the Old Testament at Bible College especially. I really believe that if we don’t … More Roots

Announce it

Was reading Mark’s gospel and something struck me (no, it wasn’t a bus). In 1:14, Mark tells us that “After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “‘The time has come,” he said. ‘The Kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!” Now…what is … More Announce it

Presence

For some strange reason, I put a CD of gaelic psalm singing in the player this evening. My gaelic is progressing, but its almost impossible to work out what they are singing on the CD due to the style. So I stopped listing to the words and started listening to the worship. My mind went … More Presence

Tozer on Leadership

This grabbed me as I read this morning: “If Christianity is to receive a rejuvenation it must be by other means than any now being used. If the church in the second half of [the twentieth] century is to recover from the injuries she suffered in the first half, there must appear a new type … More Tozer on Leadership