Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com Strange title, you might say. Not so. Having been brought up in a Strict and Particular Baptist setting, I came to know the Lord in a Pentecostal church. It was there that I started out in the ministry. Some years later, I encountered the house church/new church movement, or … Continue reading Restoration and headship
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Calvinism, Sovereignty, Patriarchy, and Headship
Some thoughts... Having recently completed a dissertation on headship and submission I was provoked by the thought that maturity is not achieved by structures of authority and submission - far from it. They may produce the appearance of well ordered, tidy lives and homes on the surface, but something is missing, in fact we know … Continue reading Calvinism, Sovereignty, Patriarchy, and Headship
John Wimber on Apostles, Prophets, & the Five-Fold Ministry
This is well worth a read... https://sacramentalcharismatic.substack.com/p/john-wimber-on-apostles-prophets
CAN WOMEN TEACH MEN?
Photo by John-Mark Smith on Pexels.com Richard Burgess, 10 June 2023. Among Complementarians (those who are against women teaching men, or women being pastors), there is an endeavour to make a distinction in the type of teaching that Paul is referring to in 1 Timothy 2:12, “I do not allow a woman to teach…” and … Continue reading CAN WOMEN TEACH MEN?
Courageous Faith
Richard Burgess, 25.02.2023 We were made for faith, for courageous faith. Effectively all faith should be courageous, but for various reasons it can end up as intellectual assent rather than a dynamic life - more on that later. We were made for faith that is courageous, bold and dynamic. The Bible is a faith document … Continue reading Courageous Faith
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