Reading in Reading
two:nineteen
Date posted: 1 Jun 2016
Churches in Britain have a long tradition of
sending missionaries to unreached nations
of the world, but today many unreached
peoples are on our doorstep too, which is
why
two:nineteen exists –
a Serving In
Mission (SIM) project which was conceived
within an FIEC church.
two:nineteen (from Ephesians 2.19) was set
up in Reading in 2012 by mission workers
Dave and Maura Baldwin. It’s designed to
encourage churches to engage with people from other cultures living in their local communities.
Dr Enid Parker 1920 – 2016
Paul Yeulett
Date posted: 1 Jun 2016
On 8 April 2016, Dr Enid Parker, known
as ‘Asamolta’ or the ‘Red Lioness’ to the
Afar people of East Africa, went to be with
the Lord she served for so long.
By the time she was born in Edenfield in
Lancashire in 1920, her father’s health had
been ruined by the Great War; he died when
Enid was only seven. Her mother was unable
to care for Enid and her two brothers, who
were all cared for by relatives.
Vietnam: ‘Who will take his place?’
Morning Star News
Date posted: 1 Jul 2016
On the evening of 5 May, Pastor Dang Ba Nham, his wife, and a church elder were praying on a roadside with a woman who had recently converted to Christianity in Vinh on the north central coast of Vietnam.
They stood in front of the property of the new Christian, Phan Thi Thanh Huyen, to ask God for his blessing in building a new house. As they were praying, a large pick-up truck with red military plates veered across the street and ploughed squarely into the small group.
Against megachurch
Kenneth Brownell
Date posted: 1 Jul 2016
Book Review
NEW MONASTICISM AND THE
TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN
EVANGELICALISM
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True grit for God
Derek Prime
Date posted: 1 Jul 2016
Book Review
THE CAMBRIDGE SEVENTY:
A Missionary Movement in 20th-century Britain.
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Scottish Reformers
Richard Buckley
Date posted: 1 Jul 2016
The 27th annual Scottish Reformed Conference took place on Saturday 14 May. The conference has been growing numerically since it was established.
Just short of 600 people, not including the large number of children, came to enjoy the activities and teaching.
Wise as serpents?
Andrew Fellows
Date posted: 1 Jul 2016
Andrew Fellows, director of Christian Heritage Cambridge, asks what it means to be counter-cultural
To be a Christian is to be counter-cultural.
Sudan: bringing men to Christ on death row
Open Doors
Date posted: 1 Jul 2016
Pastor Michael Yat and Pastor Peter Yen Reith, members of the South Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church, were arrested in Sudan at the end of 2014, but released in August 2015.
Open Doors spoke to them about their experiences of persecution, of leading men on death row to Christ, and the difference it made to know people were praying for them.
European leaders gather
John Stevens
Date posted: 1 Jul 2016
In May, while the UK pondered the EU referendum campaign, I was privileged
to
attend the European Leadership Forum.
Over 700 evangelical leaders from all over
Europe gathered for six days at a hotel
in
Poland. The object
is
to
serve and equip
national leaders to renew the biblical church
and re-evangelise Europe, through a strategy of
identifying, uniting, mentoring, and resourcing evangelical
leaders. The Forum brings
together experienced leaders from the US and
Europe to serve and equip the next generation.
Harvest fields in Ethiopia
Katherine Rushen
Date posted: 1 May 2016
Dear en,
We were absolutely thrilled to read the article on the front page of the February issue of
en, ‘Is there revival in Ethiopia?’
What is a nation?
Jim Sayers
Date posted: 1 Apr 2016
As the debate over the united nations of Europe floods our media, Jim Sayers asks a pertinent question.
2016 is the year for the people of Britain to think hard about nationhood.
Single women: when it goes wrong
Rebecca and Eleanor’s last piece on single women employed by churches and other ministries
In the last two months in en, we have given an overview of the findings of our research.
The Third Degree
Students reach students
Kate Duncan
Date posted: 1 Apr 2016
Kate Duncan and relay worker Joanna Robertson share five ways
Over the last three months, more than 38,000 students have attended a university Christian Union mission week event.
news in brief
Africa: ministry begun
The ship Logos Hope has begun its ministry in Africa, it was reported in March.
The vision for Africa is to raise up 5,000 African missionaries to reach the continent with the gospel by 2025. Working with OM Africa in each country, Logos Hope aims to be a catalyst to motivate the church and mobilise 1,000 African people into mission during its visit. 2016 will be strategic in making an impact. During the year, Logos Hope plans to visit 20 ports in 15 African countries.
Knowing God Better
Becoming like God’s Son
Jonathan Lamb
Date posted: 1 May 2016
I remember the evening vividly.
A frail old man, walking stick in hand and supported by a friend, slowly climbed the steps to the Keswick platform and onwards to the lectern. During his life, he had spoken on every continent of the world, to multiple thousands in baseball stadia, to hundreds in church buildings of every denomination, to congregations gathered under trees and at many student missions.
Essex: reach, build & send
Vicky Hartwell
Date posted: 1 May 2016
130 women from several churches across Essex gathered at Danbury Mission near Chelmsford on 12 March for their annual regional Women’s Conference.
Those who attended were challenged by teaching on ‘Loving Father, Son and Spirit’, from speaker Sharon James, author of God’s Design For Women and social analyst for the Christian Institute.
Sectarian murder on British streets
Anthony McRoy
Date posted: 1 Jun 2016
Years ago, people would have assumed a sectarian murder in Glasgow was a product of the Orange-Green divide – perhaps an overspill from the Ulster Troubles, or football hooliganism by RC Celtic supporters against Protestant Rangers’ fans or vice versa.
Few, if any, would have identified it with the murder of a member of the Ahmadiyya sect by a Sunni Muslim – but this is the face of modern Britain.
Archbishop won’t talk to me
Lisa Nolland
Date posted: 1 Jun 2016
Recently I asked to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury (ABC), and received a negative response (you can read the full letter at the end of the article).
In particular I wanted to introduce Dr Mike Davidson to the ABC. Mike is ex-gay and his organisation, CORE, helps those wanting to move out of homosexuality pursue their aims through psychological and (sometimes) pastoral support. The ABC has met many interested parties; has he met groups like CORE? He readily refers to the ‘LGBTI’; what about ex-gays? If ‘it is paramount that no voice is unheard’, why the omission?
BRUSSELS SPROUTS NEW CHURCH
Naomi Pilgrem
Date posted: 1 Apr 2016
Brussels is the centre of the European Union around which the debate about Britain’s membership is raging.
God has his people in that city and a new church plant began recently. Naomi Pilgrem takes up the story. ‘Why do we need another church? Our church is small and there aren’t enough of us as it is!’
Sudan: new GAFCON province bishop
Chris Sugden
Date posted: 1 Apr 2016
Canon Precious Omuku from Nigeria, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Adviser on Anglican Communion Affairs and seconded from the Anglican Communion Office, was consecrated assistant bishop in Juba, South Sudan, in a televised ceremony on 3 January at the age of 68.
Bishop Omuku will remain in London as a special envoy of the Archbishop of Canterbury and be an international advocate for the Anglican Province of Sudan and South Sudan.
