FUNDING YOUR MINISTRY is an in-depth, Biblical guide for the successful raising of personal support. It is a book written by Scott for everyone who longs to see their journey in ministry not being held back by the slow lack of understanding, whether they are gifted or not. Scott points out that we often feel secular when trying to raise money in our ministry journey. We criticize ourselves wondering why…
Read MoreBook Review: God’s Big Picture by Vaughan Roberts.
Vaughan Roberts is the rector of St Ebbe’s Oxford. He is a founder member of 9:38 which encourages Christians to consider full-time gospel ministry. He is also on the leadership team of The Proclaim Trust. I have always been told that the Bible is one book with one message running from Genesis to Revelation. However, what I see is different books with different authors who are addressing different issues. The…
Read MoreBook Review: One To One-A Discipleship Hand Book By Sophie Peace.
Sophie Peace served at St Helen’s Bishopsgate in London, especially in the ministry of one-to-one with female students within the church. Jesus commanded his disciples to go and make disciples of all nations. You and I have in one way or another benefited from the ministry of someone else in our journey of knowing God. Sophie in her book unpacks, in a simplified way the practical and spiritual benefits of…
Read MoreWhat is the Mission of the Church? Book Review
What is the church called to do, or rather what is the mission of the church? Is it discipleship or good deeds? As Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert resolve these two issues, they also want to make sense of the terms social justice, shalom and the great commission. DeYoung and Gilbert are both pastors, authors of different books and involved in mercy ministries. This book has been written for all…
Read MoreThe Hole in our Holiness Book Review
“The Hole in our Holiness: Filling the gap between Gospel passion and pursuit of Godliness” is a book written by Kevin DeYoung. Kevin is the senior pastor at Christ Covenant Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, an assistant professor at RTS and an author. One might expect a book about holiness to be heavy on finger pointing towards certain levels that one has not attained especially on matters of sexual purity.…
Read MoreWhat Women Really Need
In a world where so much is on offer, I wonder what women want. Not actually what they want but what they really need. “What will satisfy our deepest longings? In this engaging collection of personal stories and thought-provoking articles, women share their insights into the significance of Jesus and the impact he can make in every woman’s life.” “This is why I found this book to be of great help.…
Read MoreBook Review: The Transforming Power of the Gospel
The Transforming Power of the Gospel is a book written by Jerry Bridges. Bridges was an author, speaker and staff member of The Navigators. In the book, Jerry Bridges aims at helping readers to become more conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. Sharing his own story in the journey of becoming more like Christ, Jerry shows the two extremes that Christians tend to fall into. On one extreme, one…
Read MoreBook review – “God’s Big Picture: Tracing the story line of the Bible.”
This book has been written by Vaughan Roberts who is a founder member of 9:38 and is on the leadership team of the Proclamation Trust. I had always struggled with thoughts that the Old Testament is outdated and irrelevant to a 21st Century Christian. I thought that there is no need to read the Old Testament and even if I was reading I would only choose passages that looked appealing and…
Read MoreBook Review: Show Them Jesus
I have been brought up in a Pentecostal church and happened to be entitled ‘teacher Morris’ because I was teaching Sunday school in my local church. At that time I thought that children need to be taught Christian behavior, ‘churchy’ experiences and being able to master Bible stories so that they can live a good life which is what is happening in many churches. It is after I joined apprenticeship…
Read MoreBook Review: Gaining the World, Losing the Soul
“Gaining the World, Losing the Soul: How the prosperity gospel distorts the good news” is a book written by three authors: Maura M, Mbugua K and Piper J. The authors aim to show the harm prosperity gospel has had on the true gospel; how it has robbed, distorted, corrupted, sugarcoated and misinterpreted the true meaning of the gospel. It has reduced God to the level of a mere sugar daddy.…
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