While on the subject of major influences in my life…
Dave and Angie Andrews (based now in Brisbane) came to live with us in New Delhi when I was barely a teenager. They view my parents as kinda like surrogate parents so I guess that makes them kinda like surrogate siblings – and they’ve been a big influence over the years.
They’ve launched a new project calling the church back to the Be-Attitudes in the Sermon on the Mount.
Here is a bit of a promo…
[NB: enter “Plan be: Blessed” into the youtube search engine and you can find the video on each beattitude]
Dave has sent the whole package across. Seriously – if you have any influence over decisions about resources being used in small groups in your orbit, I urge you to take a look at this option. There are full study-guides for each beattitude, supported by short readings from a book written by Dave as well as a DVD which contains street-chat with random people on the meaning of each beattitude. It all looks inexpensive (but professional) and accessible and interactive and practical … not to mention prophetic!
[I am a bit out of the ‘loop’ now for resources like this, so apologies if everyone already knows about this one – and I am just a bit slow!]
nice chatting
Paul
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.
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Thanks for that, Paul, the material looks great.
I'm always looking for accessible, high quality, theologically appropriate small group materials; I'd be interested to hear what else your readers have used and would recommend…?
Thanks!
Thalia