Minister of North Springfield Baptist Church, Chelmsford
Sometime in the 1990s, a striking saying became popular. “Preach the gospel and if necessary use words.” Attributed to Francis of Assisi, riding on his reputation and widely quoted by people who should have known better, it seemed to fit the mood of Christians who were disaffected with evangelism as ...
A central part of the life of any church should be Christian teaching. “Go and make disciples,” Jesus commissioned his disciples, “baptising them and teaching them …” (Matthew 28.19) Disciples are, by the meaning of the word, supposed to be ‘learners.’ So the task of teaching is at the heart ...
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