Contentment in Ministry
This talk was originally given as part of the seminar on women’s ministry at Maximise 2025. Introduction In her book The Path of Loneliness, Elisabeth Elliot says this: ‘At age twenty-three, God gave me the gift of singleness. At age twenty-seven, the gift of marriage. At age twenty-nine, the gift of widowhood.’1 Of course, Elisabeth […]
Paul’s final charge (2 Timothy 3)
This talk was originally given at Maximise 2025. I preached this passage at the church I used to work at back in back in February 2024, and we came to 2 Timothy 3 the week that Alexei Navalny died. Do you remember that? Just under a year ago. Navalny was the Russian opposition party leader, […]
The Victory is Won, Keep Pressing On (2 Timothy 2)
This talk was originally given at Maximise 2025. How are you doing? It’s the first night of the conference. Loads of different feelings, nervousness about turning up – is your brain already frazzled? Have you spoken to someone you haven’t met before yet? I did a ministry apprenticeship 20+ years ago at St Ebbe’s in […]
The priority of the apostolic gospel (2 Timothy 1)
This talk was originally given at Maximise 2025. What are the fundamentals of Christian ministry? What do you really need to know? Well, if we’re going to get some clear, simple, quick answers to that few places, then there’s nowhere better go to than to 2 Timothy! Once upon a time, I too was a […]
Raising Gospel Hearted Youth and Children’s Workers
Recently I had the privilege of meeting the new British monarch, King Charles III. I ended up having a two minute conversation with him where he asked me about the work of Growing Young Disciples and developing young leaders in particular. In the course of the conversation, one of the questions he asked was ‘Are […]
5 Things to Consider When Applying for an MT Role
A MT post can be wonderfully fulfilling and formative, but it’s not for everyone. Schemes vary. Some are busier than others. Most are a mixture of training and practical service but the proportion of each varies. Some have particular specialities – children’s ministry, music, student work etc. And we’re all different too – different ages, […]
Ministry trainees beyond the city
“There are more people in Europe who have never heard the gospel than there are in Africa. Europe is the world’s forgotten mission-field. But of all Europe, surely nowhere has been neglected to the same extent as Ireland.” (Crawford Gribben, The Irish Puritans – James Usher and the Reformation of the Church) When I was considering serving […]
Making the best use of the time in Christian ministry
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” Eph. 5:15-16 (ESV UK) I grew up as a “third culture” kid, not quite fitting in with the culture of my heritage (South Indian) nor the culture of my upbringing (a […]
Acts 6 (Part 1)
Acts 6 (Part 2)
Acts 6 (Part 3)
Understanding God’s Priorities
