07Jan 2022 by Nigel Ring

Are you prepared for death?

Equipping
One thing in life is certain: we shall all die. Are you prepared? Are you prepared spiritually? Are you prepared practically? Every year, during the Christmas and New Year break I take the opportunity to review my affairs to be sure that, for my family, should anything happen to me they will find it as easy as possible to sort out the practicalities. But this year was different. I had been reading All about Heaven, as recommended in my last blog, and so I took more time to be thorough. It may help you to have a check list of things that would be good to do now before you are in a crisis, which I hope will never happen. Heaven Spiritually, what is your view of heaven? Sitting on…
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18Dec 2021 by Nigel Ring

Christmas – a season of giving

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God gave us his Son! What greater gift could there be? Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift! (2 Cor 9:15) A suggested book for you to give  All About Heaven was written by David Oliver to answer his own questions following his son's death. Where did my son go? What is he doing? Although a church leader David realised he could not readily answer these questions nor find books or sermons that gave the understanding he sought. This book is the result of his own searches. David asks good questions and presents Biblically based answers as well as drawing on stories of those who have had Near Death Experiences. I have found this very accessible and helpful. You may like to give it as a present - or…
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11Nov 2021 by Nigel Ring

Book Recommendation – Abused, Addicted, Free

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Trudy and I have the privilege of serving on the same trustee board of a local charity. She is thoroughly authentic and a beautiful, dynamic Christian who sees the power of God at work in her own life and in the lives of those she is reaching, particularly those whom society would tend to put on the scrap heap. But this has not always been the case. In Abused, Addicted, Free Trudy tells her own story in stark detail – her abuse from early childhood, her many years of drug dependency and all that that entailed, especially some of the ways in which she obtained money, and much much more. This is not an easy read – it is well written, even a page turner, but it does contain some…
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07Oct 2021 by Nigel Ring

Understanding Islam Course ’22

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With increasing numbers of people who are Muslim living in our towns and cities, this course is very timely. It is designed to enable people to be equipped to build bridges, develop meaningful relationships and introduce faith-related dialogue with their Muslim neighbours. There will be a range of topics under discussion including: History of Islam Doctrine and Muslim beliefs Current trends in Muslim Society Shame and honour culture Outreach to the Muslim community – story telling, contextualising the message of the gospel, responding to common questions Welcoming believers from Muslim backgrounds into the church It is being run by the Unreached Network and is scheduled to start in January 2022. The details of the course can be found via this link: Understanding Islam Course '22 - Unreached Network Book now!
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12Aug 2021 by Nigel Ring

Burundi – Community development amongst least-reached people

Poor
Recently I interviewed Donna Bloomfield, a very good friend, while she was in Burundi. This was for the Unreached Network of Newfrontiers to help potential church planters get a feel of what working cross-culturally implies. In the interview Donna talks about her calling and vision, and tells of the amazing ministry God has given her among the poorest of the poor. She is seeing hundreds of people becoming followers of Jesus and being empowered to become food-secure for their families using Foundations for Farming as pioneered in Zimbabwe by Brian Oldreive. https://vimeo.com/565020638 This is a tremendous example of ‘good practice’ in working cross-culturally. I think you will be inspired. Hope for Tomorrow Global is a charity (which I chair) but the ministry is firmly embedded in the church which has…
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05Aug 2021 by Nigel Ring

Principles of good practice when working with people experiencing poverty and marginalisation

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The Broadcast Network has just released the latest training module helping prepare those who feel called to mission. The module is entitled Working with those who are Poor and I had the privilege of recording one of the training sessions under the title Pursuing excellence - Principles of good practice when working with people experiencing poverty and marginalisation. Click on photo In this training session I have sought to show how local communities of believers (churches) can achieve this and have suggested ways in which such support and nurturing can be carried at a high standard.
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