A publication of the Renewal Fellowship
A publication of the Renewal Fellowship
By Evelyn M. Forsyth. There is a significant "paradigm shift" in all institutions in our society which is profoundly affecting the way we do things in our churches: the challenge to authority structures and traditional notions of professional relationships. … Read more
By Murray Pura. In comparison to the qualities of love for God and people, a person's precise theology, sermons, and prayers may seem to us like a horrible racket before God. But we may be surprised at God's response to attitudes that may turn us off completely. … Read more
By Rodney Clapp. Eugene Peterson says, “My characteristic feeling at the end of the day is a sense of awe about what God is doing with these people.” … Read more
Reviewed by Kit Schindell. Ulstein hopes that these stories of everyday pastors will help pastors and their congregations to break through the walls of professional expectation, careerism, and petty politics that keep the Church from being all that it can be in Christ. … Read more
David Marshall outlines his growth in the Christian faith from his boyhood through 37 years of ministry, to his untimely death from cancer. … Read more
By Eugene H. Peterson — Anyone of us, waking up in the morning and finding ourselves included in that part of the creation called human, sooner or later finds ourself dealing with language, with words. We are the only creatures in this incredible, vast creation doing this. Language is unique to us human beings. Turnips complete a fairly complex and useful life cycle … Read more
By Daniel MacKinnon. My spiritual father, my mentor, my counsellor, and my example has gone to be with the one he has worked his whole life to be with, and now I have the task of being a spiritual father, mentor, counsellor and example for the student sitting by my chair. … Read more
By Wallace Whyte. One of the chief factors contributing to the summer slump at church is the attitude and expectations of the congregational leaders, including the minister. If the impression is given that members are not expected to worship during the summer, they are likely to comply. … Read more
Reviewed by J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. Peterson’s threefold concerns are the practice of prayer, the reading of Scripture, and the giving (and) receiving of spiritual direction. This is “a conversation” with this book and not precisely a “book review.” … Read more
Reviewed by J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. Craddock is one of those in the school of preaching who pays as much attention to those who listen to preaching as to the liturgical reading and interpreting of Scripture. … Read more
By Thomas W. Gillespie. The ministry of the church, properly speaking, belongs to the triune God who distributes the work of the Spirit to each and every member of the Christian community. … Read more
Reviewed by J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. Incarnational preaching: “the incarnation is the truest theological model for the mysterious divine-human preaching event, which is neither all of the human nor all of God, but which partakes of both with precisely the same degree of mystery and humility” … Read more
Reviewed by J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. This book’s stated intention is both to inspire beginning students of homiletics and to refresh and recharge experienced pulpiteers. … Read more
By David Mills. In these days of talk about “lay education”, one is tempted to ask the question why? Should we be talking about educating the whole church? If so, how are we to educate them? We need to consider seriously the consequences of embarking on more effective and wide-spread lay education. … Read more
Anonymous. 43 rules for driving him out of the ministry or out of his mind … Read more
Reviewed by David Sherbino. The three pastoral disciplines are a triangle composed of preaching, teaching, and administration. The angles are prayer, Scripture, and spiritual direction. The need of ministry is to “work the angles.” … Read more
Reviewed by Stephen Self. Preaching is the art of making the preacher and delivering that. The preparation of the speaker is more important than the preparation of the sermon. Six qualities every sermon should have … Read more