Thank you for praying and acting around last Thursday’s public hearing on the application to renew the Sexual Entertainment Venue licence for Players. At the hearing, Neil Pattison and I gave evidence on the positive character of Maidstone’s town centre and the event was an opportunity to bless the town, its leaders and businesses. Neil
How dare you take your faith into your workplace? This excellent question was asked earlier today on the Church@Work Facebook page. Well, to be precise, the question asked was “How dare you bring the ignorance of religion into the workplace!” Sadly I had to delete the question from the Facebook page, only because it also
You may listen to this post as a podcast here: My Work is Worship, Church@Work Breakfast Meeting 23 February 2013 (Audio) Where do you worship? Have you ever been asked, “Where do you worship?” How would you answer the question? The question was asked of Jesus, too – the Samaritan woman at the well asked him
26-27 April 2013 Conference runs from Friday evening 26th April to Saturday evening 27th April 2013 Cost: £75 (or just £50 if booked by 31st March) Timings: 7:30pm Friday 26th April; All day Saturday 27th April. Buffet lunch will be provided on Saturday, with a break late Saturday afternoon, returning for the final session Saturday
One of the things that stands out about a person in the workplace led by God, for whom God is king, is that they carry His kingdom into the places where they work. And we know, as Jesus said, that the kingdom of God is like yeast in dough (Luke 13:21). It has an effect
In December 2012 I met with some of Maidstone’s church and marketplace leaders and shared a vision for this new season in which I sense a growing heart for unity among the body of Christ and a desire among church leaders to equip their congregations to be effective in the workplace. I had invited to
Practical guidelines for marketplace ministers In his letter to the Colossian church, Paul outlined some practical guidelines for Christians in the workplace: Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. Whatever
We have a very practical gospel! We know from James 2, that faith without works is dead. As James says, it is no use us saying to a brother or sister in need, “go in peace, be warm and filled” if we do not do something to provide what they need. We cannot simply say
Since 2006 I have walked with Ed Silvoso and Transform our World, which is part of Harvest Evangelism’s International Transformation Network. Ed introduced me to what he calls the Five Pivotal Paradigms for Transformation, which he expands upon in his book, Transformation. I have found that these provide a helpful way of looking at biblical
My friend Lloyd Turner and his wife are co-workers in Harvest Evangelism and lead a prayer movement in Newark, New Jersey that has seen amazing fruit in transforming the city. Here’s how Lloyd describes prayer evangelism. Prayer Evangelism and the Kingdom The believer’s role in advancing the Kingdom of God is described by Jesus in