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The Minister as Entrepreneur - 3 Dragons’ Den? Towards a positive understanding of the entrepreneur
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 3 Dragons’ Den? Towards a positive understanding of the entrepreneur
by SPCK - Michael Volland
Dragons’ Den? Towards a positive understanding of the entrepreneur The word, entrepreneur, draws a mixed response when it is used in conjunction with Christian ministry. Although some are happy with it, more often than not it prompts responses ranging from discomfort to fervent o…
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 20 The impact of senior leadership on entrepreneurship in the local church
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 20 The impact of senior leadership on entrepreneurship in the local church
by SPCK - Michael Volland
The impact of senior leadership on entrepreneurship in the local church All of my respondents were ordained Anglicans working as parish priests. When I asked them to reflect on the extent to which entrepreneurship at local church level was affected by either the presence or the l…
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 9 “Innovates”
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 9 “Innovates”
by SPCK - Michael Volland
“Innovates” Bolton and Thompson include innovation in their definition, arguing that it differs from creativity in its importance to delivering the final application of the entrepreneurial venture. It is innovation, they argue, that ensures that the ideas generated by creativity …
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 3 AT THE HEART OF LECTIO DIVINA
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 3 AT THE HEART OF LECTIO DIVINA
by Christine Valters Painter
AT THE HEART OF LECTIO DIVINA All that we know about the life of Benedict of Nursia and his twin sister Scholastica comes from a collection called the Dialogues, written by Pope Gregory I, which attribute several miracles to him. The son of a Roman nobleman, Benedict began his mo…
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 6 LISTENING FOR GOD’S VOICE
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 6 LISTENING FOR GOD’S VOICE
by Christine Valters Painter
LISTENING FOR GOD’S VOICE The first movement of lectio divina in traditional language is called lectio, which means “reading.” But this kind of reading is so much more than simply reading words, stringing together sounds, and comprehending the meaning of those sounds. Rather, the…
The Edge of Glory - Introduction
The Edge of Glory - Introduction
by SPCK - David Adam
Introduction Whoever wrote St Patrick’s Breastplate, has certainly caught the essence of Celtic prayer. Patrick, arising in the morning and turning his thoughts to God, taking to himself the whole armour of God. As he laced up his tunic or the cross bands on his legs, he had his …
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - 4 Hebrews and Scripture
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - 4 Hebrews and Scripture
by SPCK-Steve Moyise
4 Hebrews and Scripture The Letter to the Hebrews contains around 37 explicit quotations, drawn mainly from the Psalms (16) and the Pentateuch (13), with comparatively few from the Prophets (6). In the light of the rest of the New Testament, it is surprising that there is only on…
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - 2 1 Peter and Scripture
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - 2 1 Peter and Scripture
by SPCK-Steve Moyise
1 Peter and Scripture Although the order of the books in the New Testament would suggest that we turn to Hebrews next, it will be more useful to follow Acts with a study of 1 Peter, since the first part of Acts was devoted to Peter’s speeches. In particular, it will be interestin…
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 2d Shared Narrative Features
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 2d Shared Narrative Features
by SPCK - Edward Adams
Shared Narrative Features Using the categories of narrative analysis, we can see how the same story recounted in all four Gospels is developed and presented in different ways. In the next four chapters, we will look at the individual narrative renditions of the shared story. It i…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 13 - Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 13 - Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 13 Year B Twelve months of Sundays Hands up those who took one look at this week’s Old Testament lesson and gave it a wide berth. All right; now hands up those who seized upon it as a chance to preach on How Not To Commit Immorality. Full marks to the lectionary for includ…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 12 - Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 12 - Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 12 Year B Think of the Lord’s Prayer while reading Ephesians 3. Paul prays to the Father, from whom all fatherhood ‘in heaven and on earth’ is named, that he will give us . . . all things in Christ, because to him belong the power and the glory for ever, Amen. Perhaps this…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - proper 10 year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - proper 10 year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 10 Year B Two kings, a thousand years apart, and both in trouble at home. David brings God’s ark into Jerusalem, and is so carried away with dancing and leaping before the Lord that his wife despises him, remembering no doubt the dignity of the former king, her father. Per…
The Things He Carried - 6. The Sins of the World
The Things He Carried - 6. The Sins of the World
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
THE THINGS HE CARRIED 6. The Sins of the World He carried the sins of the world. He carried the harsh words that I reserve for those I love most. He carried the bruising resentfulness of my pride. He carried every one of the petty excuses that I use to defend myself. He carried t…
Simply Good News - Rethinking Heaven
Simply Good News - Rethinking Heaven
by SPCK - N T Wright
Rethinking Heaven If Jesus’s first followers spoke about the good news of what had just happened, what did they think would happen in the future as a result? Here we face a major problem. For many generations in the modern church, followers of Jesus in many parts of the world hav…
Simply Good News - The Competing Gospel of the Modern World
Simply Good News - The Competing Gospel of the Modern World
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Competing Gospel of the Modern World The first problem, we recall, is that the church has colluded with the legacy of the Middle Ages, proposing going to heaven as the ultimate goal and an angry God as the problem to get around. The second is that modern culture has operated …
Simply Good News - Resurrection as the Beginning of a New World
Simply Good News - Resurrection as the Beginning of a New World
by SPCK - N T Wright
Saving the World How do we know all this? How can we know all this? How is all this not simply a pious dream, a fantasy, a utopia that we all enjoy but know is a mirage? The answer is simple. Jesus was raised from the dead. This is, of course, the second half of the classic summa…
Simply Good News - Wrong Future, Wrong Present