With the recent debate stemming from Andy Stanley’s recent contentious sermon, and the counterpoint questions regarding why do we need a new Baptist Union Statement of Faith, I’m asking the question “Are we seeing the rise of a new anti-theology theology?” This new theology seems to sing out that classic song, “All we need is…
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I recently had the privilege of asking the General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Southern Africa some questions that I have been asking myself and that some of the pastors have been asking me. This interview was conducted on 6 July 2016 at the offices of the Baptist Union in Johannesburg. Q: Angelo, the…
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There are a number of big changes this year in the Baptist Northern Association; A reworked BNA AGM into what we’re calling the “One Life” Conference hosting J.D. Greear as our key speaker (register here). The new Constitution comes into play this year, which, driven by a desire to have equal regional representation from all four of…
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I have had the privilege of being involved in a number of pastors fraternal meetings. The following four elements are a summary of what I’ve found to work best. The Preparation of the Pastors Fraternal Every good fraternal meeting needs a great co-ordinator. This person is the admin-heavy guy who simply puts the email list together…
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We Baptists are in decline There is no doubt that we are experiencing the waning of much that is bundled in the word ‘Baptist.’ Statistically, attendance is down, conversions are down, baptisms are down, memberships are down, funds are down. And this fits with the anti-denominational, anti-church, anti-institutional, anti-commitment trend prevalent across the world. Last…
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“80% of young people that do Jump Team go into some form of ‘full-time ministry.’” That’s what got me; the history of doing something well. And if that’s the case, how can we get more young people trained and passionate for evangelism, church planting, cross-cultural mission and whatever door God would put before them in…
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In conjunction with Multi Ministries, some preachers and pastors from the BNA participated in a number of outreaches held in various towns in the North West Province from Friday 18th – Tuesday 22nd September. Praise God for a number of first time commitments to Christ and numerous stories reflecting a pursuit of Christ in obedience and…
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I cannot be struck by the significance of D.A. Carson’s “Recent Developments in the Doctrine of Scripture” (1986) to both our present evangelical and our Baptist climate. Listen, as only D.A. can verbalise it; “The resurgence of interest in the doctrine of Scripture can be traced to many factors; but four deserve brief mention. The…
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We welcome Trent Eayrs as the new BNA Chairman! Someone messaged this regarding Trent’s recent appointment; “He is very to the point and driven. Wow, awesome to see how God is changing the face of the BNA. New creed, fresh ways of doing things… This is Trent’s driving force… I love it.” May our God,…
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From the outside, a typical church building will give you very few clues. But when you walk into the building on a Sunday morning, you’ll very soon have some idea if the church is in decline or is healthy, vibrant and growing. I have had a few requests from churches to assist. They are concerned…
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