Cardiff: gospel healing brings old splits to an end
It is with great joy that Ely Presbyterian
Church, Cardiff has joined EPCEW (the
Evangelical Presbyterian Church of England
and Wales).
Of
course,
such
events
are
always
encouraging; it is encouraging that a couple
of churches are looking into joining EPCEW.
But church history tends to be punctuated
by splits and division. Especially Presbyterian
churches. In fact, this has been Ely’s history
and so this event was a cause of celebration.
Zoomutopia!
On 14 May, Gospel Reformation: UK hosted a free online conference, Zoomutopia.
Thrown together in just a few weeks, delegates received great preaching and teaching from Kevin DeYoung (Christ Covenant Church, Matthews, NC, USA and RTS), Garry Williams (Director, Pastors’ Academy) and Jonty Rhodes (Christ Church Central, Leeds).
Combatant or connoisseur?
Darren Moore highlights the frustration of ministering to Christian ‘experts’ and the blessing of the willing Christian fighters
For full disclosure, I was converted and did a curacy in larger churches. I was a student and worked in a church that ended up being a fair size. But, for the past 16 years, I have been the Minister of two small churches (one Anglican, one Presbyterian) – each with times of rapid growth and decline. And let’s be clear: although in once sense size isn’t the best indication of spiritual health, most of us in small churches came with the idea (perhaps in arrogance) that we might grow them into bigger churches.