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One of the major irritants for me in the training of preachers is the dependence people can develop on books and websites for their illustrations. “Omnibus volumes (and websites) of sermon anecdotes are the last refuge of a bankrupt intelligence.” They sound so second-hand, so predigested, so stale… We tend to walk past our best…
READ MORESaying that there are Anglicans in Langham Partnership is like saying there are All Black fans in New Zealand (oops, maybe that analogy is breaking down – I hear things aren’t going so well on the rugby front back home … although Southland keeps winning – surely that is all that really matters, isn’t it?).…
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It is not every year that you can spend consecutive weeks in places as diverse as the Solomon Islands and Pakistan (with an exactly 50hr door-to-door trip in between!). But that is what Langham Preaching gave me the opportunity to do – and here are my favourite photos: Rembrandt in honiara Gender-specific open-air collaborative learning…
READ MOREI am sitting in the departure lounge at Hong Kong airport reflecting on the privilege that is mine over these days. I’ve just had two days of listening to East Asian Christian leaders advise Langham’s international staff team on our work with them. [The bishop who habitually and quietly wipes the tables after each meal…
READ MOREIf you are committed to the ministry of biblical preaching in New Zealand please read on… As I shift into a role with Langham Preaching and devote myself to helping nurture biblical preaching movements in the countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America, I have been reminded of how helping to facilitate such a…
READ MOREWhile I don’t commence employment until 1st April the powers-that-be encouraged me to attend the annual International Council meetings of Langham Partnership International in London this past week. There were many highlights… ONEI loved attending All Souls, Langham Place on the Sunday (my birthday!) before the meetings started. This is where John Stott has been…
READ MOREAs many readers of this blog may be aware, I announced my resignation as Principal of Carey Baptist College last week. I have been appointed Associate Director (Langham Preaching) and will be starting in this role in 2009. The plan is to be based in Auckland for 3-4 years before relocating to somewhere in South…
READ MOREI am pretty excited, eh?! During one week in March I am going to be able to engage with the two biggest influences on my life when it comes to the vocation to which God has called me. (a) Chris Wright is in New ZealandChris leads the global movement which stewards the legacy of John…
READ MOREExactly 40 years ago – and I mean to the very minute – people all over London were heading for the Underground to make their way to Central Hall, Westminster. 18 October 1966. What transpired that night is a ‘defining moment’ in post-War British evangelicalism. Now, now … don’t close this window quite yet?! Stick…
READ MOREA little transit time in Bangkok – why not post a blog? My son (Martin) and I are returning from 18 days in Africa where I participated in the Pastors Book Project – the brainchild of visionary SIM-er Jim Mason. 24 conferences over 4months in 19 locations distributing a quality library of 65 books (and…
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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.