Given that the authority of the local church is to ‘interpret and administer His laws’ as set out in the Declaration of Principle, any understanding of church governance makes the local church, and not the Baptist Union of Great Britain… Read More »Whose ministry is it anyway, and what should it look like?
Part 3 of 7 from ‘A Short Theology of Conflict’ by Olof H. de Vries and translated by Pieter Lalleman Sometimes you have to go through a conflict with each other in order to move forward. From the history of… Read More »The Conflict Between Israel and the Church
Part 2 of 7 from ‘A Short Theology of Conflict’ by Olof H. de Vries and translated by Pieter Lalleman A traditional Roman Catholic priest celebrates mass. Dressed in a priestly robe, he solemnly pronounces Latin formulas and performs ancient… Read More »Denial of Conflict
Part 1 of 7 from ‘A Short Theology of Conflict in Churches’ by Olof H. de Vries and translated by Pieter Lalleman Unfortunately, the reality of conflicts in the Church of Jesus Christ cannot be denied. Conflicts do exist in… Read More »Resistance to Acknowledging Conflict
In my PhD thesis, An exploration of classical and emergent theologies of ordained / accredited Baptist ministry amongst Baptist ministers within the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) (Garland, 2022), I resolved to identify some key theological ideas surrounding the… Read More »A Ministry of Word?
Like many people in Baptist networks and beyond, I am concerned about the present state of the churches in the UK. This is not because they are not full of wonderful and committed people – many of them clearly are.… Read More »My Hopes for the Church as Future President of Baptists Together
An Open Appeal to my Brothers and Sisters, and Leaders in our Baptist Union I love being a Baptist, and I love the diversity of Evangelicals, Liberals, and even some high church Baptists and Catholic Baptists in our midst. Unfortunately,… Read More »Downgrading the Cross: