Never Underestimate The Influence Of Secularism

In this mini-series I'm looking at some of the areas around Post-Christian Culture that Christians need to understand in order to better adapt to the rapidly changing world around us. This time I want to discuss the influence of Secularism. What is secularism? Secularism or secular culture are often terms used with Post-Christian culture but …

3 things you need to know about Post-Christian Culture

I've been doing a lot of reading, listening and thinking lately about Post-Christian Culture. It's something that some Christian leaders have only switched on to over the past couple of years, but when we look at how this transition has taken place it begs the question, "how did we not see this sooner?" Over the …

The Biggest Barrier to Mission

As a parent, it feels like I spend a significant part of my time with my kids (particularly when in public) negotiating with them. "If you eat your broccoli, you can have ice cream", "If you get into the car, we can listen to the Frozen soundtrack for the 1000th time". But no matter how …

Take your thoughts captive

Like I imagine is the case for most people I grew up under the assumption that my thoughts and feelings weren't changeable. They'd pop up in my head or my heart and there wasn't a lot I could do to stop them or alter them. As a result I was a victim to my own …

The most important day of the week

Have you ever wondered why churches with dedicated people serving the wider body don't grow? Throughout my life there have been a number of times where I have pondered this conundrum. I've given a lot out on a Sunday (usually leading worship) and tried to do more than my part for the church. Then the …

The New Mission: Part II – What does it look like?

In my previous post, I raised the point that the current model most mission agencies use for their work may not be the best way of working in terms of recruiting missionaries from Millennials and Gen Z. I believe the reason for this to be that these generations operate socially in a very different way …

The New Mission

Mission and the advancing of God's Kingdom has been a key part of the churches history right back to when Jesus was walking the Earth. In that sense mission is nothing new, and it's necessity is nothing new either. It still matters. However during that time the way mission has been done has changed from …

Give, Give, Give

When was the last time you gave something away, truly not expecting anything in return? Can you remember? I ask this question quite purposefully immediately after Christmas because it is called "a time of giving". We live in a consumerist society. A society where we are constantly bombarded with messages of "new", "more" and "better". …

Is the “Truth” true anymore?

In John 14:6 Jesus answers his critics, "I am the way, the truth, the life".  We believe God's word to be a true and accurate account of His working in the lives of His people. Yet today we live in a society where truth is actually a very fluid concept. One word typically used to …

Mission Misconceptions: Calling

For the past few weeks I've been trying to shed some light on the gaps in views young Christians have on mission and a lot of the areas of theology surrounding it. In one conversation I had with a student the young man said to me "Oh, I'm definitely not being called into mission!" In …

Mission Misconceptions: Gods Will

In my last post I shared about how I was concerned after speaking to a large number of young adults that a lot of them had quite misconstrued views on missions and related topics. This time I want to talk about God's will, or in other words God's plan. This was arguably the most common …

Why I think short term mission is important

Follow my blog with Bloglovin For the past few years, I've been serving in the Short Term Mission Department for a long standing mission agency. During that time I've heard a number of different views on whether short term mission is actually beneficial in a long term setting. Most arguments against short term mission tend …