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How do Christians go about understanding their cultural context in twenty-first century Britain? What is the relationship between faith and the culture in which it is lived? Considering the most formative influences for people of faith in our culture, and the forces at play in competing for their attention, Cultural Hermeneutics equips those in ministry, and those in formation for roles within the church, to better 'read' the times in which ...

Has expository preaching had its day? Do all sermons now have to be enhanced with multimedia to be effective in communicating the Gospel? In 'Getting The Word Out', Roger Standing seeks to discover the answers to these questions for a London congregation. Having explored the challenge of being a communicator in a fast-changing cultural context, a biblical and theological framework is established for the investigation. A mixed programme of topi...

Called and Equipped explores how far ministerial formation prepares those called to ordained local church ministry for the lived realities of congregational leadership. Based on the experience of two cohorts of Baptist ministers at the conclusion of their Initial Ministerial Education (IME), the research uses the competency-based framework developed by the Baptist Union of Great Britain as a tool to enable the ministers to reflect on their exp...

Building on an understanding of the local congregation as the primary location of mission, 'As a fire by burning ...' seeks to explore the relationship between the day-to-day life of local churches and contemporary thinking about mission. Drawing on the first-hand experience of those engaged in mission in a wide variety of different contexts in contemporary Britain, the component parts of church life are explored. What is the relationship ...

Endorsements: "Preaching at its best is 'truth on fire.' The real quality of this book is that it has been created from the author's own experience of the local pastorate and is concerned with practical insights and realities. I warmly recommend it." --David Coffey, Moderator of the Free Churches and General Secretary of the Baptist Union "For some, the phrase 'finding the plot' suggests a stroll through a graveyard, which is much like th...

A historical account of how leading evangelicals in the late nineteenth century fused a passion for evangelism with social service, cultural engagement and political activism.