The Big Hearted Tour is over and I feel like I’ve just got started! Don’t get me wrong, I haven’t twiddled my thumbs for 12 months wondering what to do. This year has been jam-packed as I have visited every association and spoken at over 120 different gatherings ranging from youth events to cream … Continue reading The Big Hearted Tour is over
Big hearted tour ploughs through the snow in Yorkshire
Picture the scene: I'm chomping into a hearty breakfast on a motorway services on the A1 early Friday morning with my friend Matt Wild who heads up a project in Peterborough... then the phone rings. Jane Day regional minister for Yorkshire Baptist Association sounds concerned and asks how our journey is going. There is only … Continue reading Big hearted tour ploughs through the snow in Yorkshire
The Invisible Church
This article first appeared in Missionscene. --------------------------------------------- Have you heard the story of the group of mums who were surprised to discover that the parents and toddlers group they had enjoyed for years, actually met in a local Baptist church building and not a community centre? Or have you heard the one where most people in a … Continue reading The Invisible Church
Expect Great Things From God
This article first appeared on the Baptist Union web site which you can see here. I was invited to answer questions in my children’s school yesterday on why I am a Baptist minister and what it is like serving as President of the BUGB. I wasn't expecting it, but most of the questions turned out to be … Continue reading Expect Great Things From God
Praying for the sick in Kolkata
Day 2 of my visit in Kolkata... I spoke today at a service for a few minutes at 'Big Life' and had an interpreter who translated into Hindi. I invited people to come for prayer at the end of the service for healing... I thought that maybe one or two people might but I was … Continue reading Praying for the sick in Kolkata
Praying for the sick in Kolkata
Day 2 of my visit in Kolkata... I spoke today at a service for a few minutes at 'Big Life' and had an interpreter who translated into Hindi. I invited people to come for prayer at the end of the service for healing... I thought that maybe one or two people might but I was … Continue reading Praying for the sick in Kolkata
The Baptist team in Scotland work like some kind of Orchestra
Here I am, once again sitting on a train, reflecting on this past weekend... Good opportunity to take five and mull over what I've seen... I've just got back from a few days in Dundee with the Baptist Union of Scotland general assembly which was also hosted by BMS world mission. I'm finding it hard … Continue reading The Baptist team in Scotland work like some kind of Orchestra
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