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About Me
the art of unpacking
After a childhood in India, a theological training in the USA and a pastoral ministry in Southland (New Zealand), I spent twenty years in theological education in New Zealand — first at Laidlaw College and then at Carey Baptist College, where I served as principal. In 2009 I began working with Langham Partnership and since 2013 I have been the Programme Director (Langham Preaching). Through it all I've cherished the experience of the 'gracious hand of God upon me' and I've relished the opportunity to 'unpack', or exegete, all that I encounter in my walk through life with Jesus.
Recent Posts
It was my very first training seminar with Langham Preaching. April 2009. We were based at the OMF Guest House in Chiangmai, Thailand. As I wandered the property, I came across this striking quotation on one of the walls: So striking, in fact, that I stopped to take its photo! But is it really true?…
Ten years ago, Ode to Georgetown was my response to being surprised by grief when the only church I had ever pastored closed its doors. Last week brought the news that the theological college which I attended, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS), was to close most of its Chicagoland campus. I have been feeling a…
I am neither painter nor poet, musician nor actor. With Art and Music and Drama classes at school, I was present in body—but absent in spirit and skill. However, as a teacher, there has been the occasional flare of creativity in the crafting of assignments. One of my favourites is one of my first ones.…
John Stott was the first one to help me see the tension in Jesus’ teaching on salt and light. They are pictures for how his disciples are to live in society. Salt pulls them in, keeping them involved. Light holds them back, keeping them distinctive. Being light responds to ‘the danger of worldliness’, while being…
I think this has the potential to be an event of great significance for the encouragement of preaching which is thoroughly biblical yet entirely relevant.
I long to see a new generation of creative communicators raised in Aotearoa who are unashamed of the gospel and excited by the transforming effect of the word of God, through the Spirit of God by the Grace of God to the People of God.
This is exciting Paul!
I’m glad to see you’ve included Andrew Picard. I really appreciate his preaching and I’m not even in NZ anymore!
Yes, I am pleased to have Andrew involved – as well as a whole bunch of younger preachers that are coming ‘through the ranks.’ I can’t wait to see them all in the same room together.
And the endorsement of respected leaders like Nigel here is also very encouraging. I am sensing a bit of a buzz building for this event.
I hear of churches planning to send their entire preaching teams. That is great news. About 25 probing Questions will be asked over five sessions. So if a team of five people come from a church they can spread themselves out and take in every Question.
Registration forms will be available from Alyssa by the end of this week (February 13th). We will cap numbers for each Question so please register early.