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Faithfulness or fruitfulness: when your ministry isn’t a success

Faithfulness or fruitfulness: when your ministry isn’t a success

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“I just don’t want us to be in a ministry that doesn’t grow, or goes backwards,” she confessed. “What, then, would be the point of all this sacrifice and preparation?”. There were many nods of agreement around the room.

Perhaps you know this feeling too. Maybe you’ve been involved in planning an evangelistic event at church, and hardly anyone shows up. Perhaps you’ve slaved away leading a Bible study, but it seems most other members find an excuse not to be there every second week.
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When did you last go to Church? – Antony Barraclough

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Good things are interfering with our commitment to the public worship of the Lord.

Nominal Christians have left the church in droves over the past decades. At the same time many ministers will tell you that committed Christians are attending less frequently. Anecdotally, the committed Christian used to go to church twice a Sunday, whereas now it seems the same group averages about twice a month.
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Battery hens given more thought than babies

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“We are here today because we believe a child is precious to God, made in his image. Therefore that child is precious to us. We have heard the heartbeat of that unborn child in Chantelle’s womb. There are so many other heartbeats which, if this bill goes ahead, will come to an end – ruthlessly, mercilessly and abominably. We must stand for life.”
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Preaching sermons and shepherding the flock: What’s the connection?

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This paper is seeking to address the question: What is the connection between preaching sermons and leading a congregation? Before we start, we need to get the question into some perspective. This is a particular question but it fits into a broader context. It is connected to two other questions that are relevant to complementarian Christian ministry.
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