New Church Society website and blog

Church Society in the UK have just re-launched their website.

“Over the past few months, Church Society has been through a process of rebranding which has gone to the heart of who we are and what we do.”

As well as a new look, there’s now a blog with weekly features – the first one is Formulary Friday (“Every Friday, we consider an aspect of the formularies of the Church of England: that is, the 39 Articles of Religion, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Ordinal.”).

As Church Society Director Lee Gatiss says, the need for theological clarity in the Church of England has never been greater.

– See it all here, and you can also subscribe to their RSS feed.

Advance your Preaching — Moore to host hands-on preaching day

“On April 8 Moore College will host the first of a regular series of hands-on days to help improve our skills in proclaiming the Word. Moore Emeritus Faculty member Dr David Peterson, author of the Pillar Commentary on Acts, will give us input on issues involved in preaching the Book of Acts. …”

– Read the details at the Moore College website – and book in to “Advancing your Preaching” here.

How real is ‘Heaven Is for Real’?

John Piper was asked about the “Heaven is for real” genre of books written by people who claim to have been to heaven.

Here his reply – 6 minutes here. (h/t Tim Challies.)

One 2 One part 2

In part 2 of her 3-part video series from St Helen’s Bishopsgate, Amy Wicks talks about the where, when and how of One2One Bible reading.

An Evangelistic Leaflet from Phillip Jensen — for St. Patrick’s Day

How can you use St. Patrick’s Day to share the good news of the One whom St. Patrick proclaimed?

Phillip Jensen has written a leaflet for members of the Cathedral congregation to hand out, or to give to friends. You may wish to use it too.

Please pray that this leaflet may be a blessing in pointing many to the Lord Jesus. There’s a PDF download link as well as some material you may find useful at phillipjensen.com.

One2One Bible reading promo

This video from St. Helen’s Bishopsgate is a simple encouragement to reading the Bible with someone else.

See One2One – part 1 – on Vimeo.

Proc Trust Spring Wives Conference 2014

The Proclamation Trust has been posting videos from their just-concluded Spring Wives Conference:

Lindsay & Wallace Benn – Ministry marriage.

John Samuel – Wisdom and its beginning, Wisdom and guidance, Wisdom and family.

Clare Heath-Whyte – What keeps us awake at night, What gets us up in the morning.

And the Proc Trust’s Adrian Reynolds reflects on the importance of the Conference.

Piper on Calvinism: Deeply Experiencing God’s Grace

Andy Naselli writes: “In some circles Calvinism unfortunately has a reputation for being sinfully contentious, especially when self-labeled Calvinists are arrogant and when non-Calvinists misunderstand what Calvinism really is. This 94-page book should help.”

John Piper speaks about his book “Five Points – Towards a Deeper Experience of God’s Grace”, here, where it’s also available as a free PDF download.

Free eBook — How the Gospel Brings Us All the Way Home

During March 2014, Ligonier Ministries’ Reformation Trust is giving away the eBook of Derek Thomas’ How the Gospel Brings Us All the Way Home. It’s an exploration of the wonderful Romans chapter 8.

Walking with God through Pain and Suffering

Of Tim Keller’s book “Walking with God through Pain and Suffering”, Andy Naselli writes,

“It’s probably the best overall book on suffering because it shrewdly addresses the issue from three angles: cultural, biblical-theological, practical.

As with Keller’s other books, this brims with wisdom from decades of fruitful pastoral ministry.”

– Read more here. (Tim Keller is coming to Sydney later this month.)

New Moore Distance Courses

Moore College is offering new Distance courses. Here are three videos giving some background –

1. An introduction to new courses with Dr. Mark Thompson, College Principal.
2. New Distance offerings explained.
3. ITS, Moore College’s newest distance course.

Archbishop Davies endorses new PTC course

In a new video from Moore College, Archbishop Dr Glenn Davies endorses the PTC correspondence course and its value to the life of believers everywhere.

Phillip Jensen on ‘Singleness, Marriage, Divorce, & Remarriage in Ministry’

Video files of Phillip Jensen’s talks from the recent Priscilla & Aquila Centre conference at Moore College are now available, courtesy of Audio Advice: