In 2 Corinthians 8 and 9 Paul began by pricking the self-satisfied consciences of Christians at Corinth by lifting up
Continue readingAuthor: Paul Beasley-Murray
Paul is the chairman of Ministry Today, as also the College of Baptist Ministers, and from 1993 – 2014 was Senior Minister of Central Baptist Church, Chelmsford. He can be contacted at paul@paulbeasleymurray.com.
Principles of Worship
Christian worship declared Karl Bath, “is the most momentous, the most urgent, the most glorious action that can take place
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Today’s blog is very different from the blogs which I usually write. In this blog I want to write about
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Mary has been described as the best supporting character in the greatest drama placed on the stage of history –
Continue readingMaking disciples of Jesus
Unlike most ministers, I was ordained on 10 October 1970 as a missionary rather than a pastor. At the heart
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In the past 12 months people in the UK gave over £103 billion to charities. One major event in raising
Continue readingThe Prince of Preachers
The ‘Prince of Preachers’ was the name given to Charles Haddon Spurgeon, who founded the college of which I was
Continue readingBooks for Today – September 2026
Stories of Faith, Hope and Love: the church of tomorrow: imagining the Kingdom of God (DLT, London 2026. 215pp: £14.99)
Continue readingWelcoming Newcomers
One Sunday morning last summer I went to a parish church which was full of worshippers, both young and old.
Continue readingReflections on Bishop Guli’s book
Recently my mid-week Chelmsford Cathedral fellowship group has been studying the latest book of Guli Francis-Dehqani, the present Bishop of
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