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Archive: July 2004

Capacity BuildingFeature

Issue published July 2004 Author Steve Chalke

Steve Chalke on when small is not beautiful when it comes to relating to the local authority.

Da Vinci Code ResponseFeature

Issue published July 2004 Author Mark Greene

Mark Greene reveals the profoundly anti-Christian agenda in the mega-selling thriller The Da Vinci Code.

Emerging optionsFeature

Issue published July 2004 Author Steve Adams

A growing range of ministries claim to be ‘emerging church’ including; youth church, prayer monasteries, church in an office, pub or coffee shop. Some argue that emerging church is just the latest evangelical obsession. We’ve had cells, seeker friendly services, gold teeth – is emerging church another passing trend or might it help turn the tide on church decline? Steve Adams investigates.

Heart of WorshipFeature

Issue published July 2004 Author John Buckeridge

Just a month after releasing a song about worshipping God in the midst of pain, Matt Redman’s newborn son was rushed into intensive care. Matt talks to John Buckeridge about praising God in the bad times and why his latest songs focus on reverence.

Let's do prangelismFeature

Issue published July 2004 Author * Unknown author

Don’t separate intercession from mission, pleads Nick Cuthbert, who argues that twinning prayer with evangelism gets the church and the evangelist back to New Testament principles.

Prophetic EvangelismFeature

Issue published July 2004 Author Mark Stibbe

What happens when God speaks to people who don’t know him? Mark Stibbe explores how the gift of prophecy can be used with potent effects in evangelism.

Reaching the Nation? - the missing ingredientsFeature

Issue published July 2004 Author Mark Greene

Mark Greene wonders whether we’ve been living half the Gospel.

The Journey into RetirementFeature

Issue published July 2004 Author Roy and Eileen Taylor

When you retire do you become ‘busier than ever’ or start to vegetate? Even if retirement seems a long way off, it makes sense to plan for this important season in our lives. Roy and Eileen Taylor describe the issues they faced when the time came to swap a busy pastorate for a new home on the County Down coast.

Thinking of leaving?Feature

Issue published July 2004 Author * Unknown author

If you are so critical of your church that you are ready to leave it, maybe you need to listen to a Vicar’s daughter before you do?