It’s a serious thing to sack a seventy year old priest. The Catholic church has a shortage of them. Yet it strikes me as strange that someone who doesn’t believe in the Trinity, the virgin birth—who doesn’t believe Jesus ever existed—should want to be a priest, or should even expect to remain a priest. Father [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2011
T4T online
28 July, 2011 – 11:58 PM
Training for Trainers (T4T) is a training model for multiplying disciples and churches. It’s popping up all over the world as a highly effective tool. T4T was first pioneered in China where they’ve seen 80,000 churches started and 2 million baptisms. T4T now has a website which provides resources and online training. I’ve interviewed Tim [...]
Catholic church sacks Father Kennedy. Father Kennedy sacks Jesus.
28 July, 2011 – 11:47 PM
At the end of a long dispute the Catholic church has finally decided to excommunicate Father Kennedy. Two years ago the Socialist Alliance posters outside St Mary’s Catholic Church in Brisbane said it all. “Dump Intolerance, not Father Kennedy.” “Who would Jesus sack?” The father in question is Peter Kennedy, the 70-year-old Catholic priest who [...]
Two great commentaries on Acts
23 July, 2011 – 11:39 PM
Still working on the next book about the movement Jesus founded. Here are the two commentaries on Acts I keep returning to. “The Acts of the Apostles (Pillar New Testament Commentary)” (David G. Peterson) “The Acts of the Apostles : A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary” (Ben Witherington) Anyone else have recommendations?
Why success always starts with failure
23 July, 2011 – 10:18 PM
I’ve just listened to an interview on Counterpoint with Tim Harford, the author of Adapt. The book sounds very promising. “Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure” (Tim Harford)
What to do when you don’t know what to do
22 July, 2011 – 5:33 PM
Ever considered how haphazard the mission of the early church was? Jesus’ commission to the disciples was clear, but he has left behind no specific instructions on how the task is to be completed. There were no precedents for what they were trying to achieve. As the story of Acts unfolds, the followers of Jesus [...]
Jesus didn’t wait
21 July, 2011 – 7:35 PM
I’ve been away the last few weeks working on my next book about the mission of Jesus and the early church. Above is the proof that it was all about long walks on the beach with Saffie. Here’s what I’m learning about what Jesus’ ministry looked like . . . Jesus didn’t wait for people [...]
Multiplying churches on the back of a napkin
15 July, 2011 – 1:39 AM
I’ve just discovered Roy McClung and his blog on Simple church. The medium is the message and he knows how to keep it simple. Here’s his take on how to multiply churches. If you like this one there’s more.
“Shocking innovation” introduced by Jesus
13 July, 2011 – 9:32 PM
The active, expansive missionary work among Jews and Gentiles carried out by the early Christian movement was a shocking innovation in antiquity. Eckhard Schnabel The spread of the Christian movement was not a fluke. Jesus intentionally founded an international missionary movement. In just forty years the Christian missionaries had planted churches in the Roman provinces [...]
Et tu, Brute?
13 July, 2011 – 4:13 PM
Monster saltwater croc “Brutus” thrilling the tourists on the Adelaide River, 100km south of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. His right front leg is missing, bitten off in a shark attack. Must have been some shark! Anyone for a swim in the Adelaide River? UPDATE For those who don’t [...]
