I was born on 14 March 1944. To my surprise I have discovered that many famous people were born on
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.
People of faith are generally more likely to be generous
People of faith are generally more likely to be generous than people who are not religious, but there are many
Continue readingCommunicating like Jesus did
Unlike most ministers, when I was ordained on 10 October 1970, I was ordained not as a pastor but as
Continue readingHow could Europe’s most cultured race allow the Holocaust to take place?
Last January marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camps. It was but one of the many
Continue readingEvangelical leaders need to welcome and learn from those who are different from them
Although I am an Evangelical, I am dismayed by so many Evangelical leaders in the Baptist denomination as also in
Continue readingContrary to popular thought the church of God is growing
In January I was talking to a fifty-year old man while waiting in our dental surgery. We got round to
Continue readingPaul gives us a model prayer in his Second Letter to the church at Thessalonica
In 2 Thessalonians the Apostle Paul gives a series of prayers and in so doing he gives us a model
Continue readingWorship services need to contain structure with variety
A little while ago a friend wrote to me and said, “How do you cope with the lack of variety
Continue readingA good example of saying goodbye to a minister
Last month Caroline away along with other members of Chelmsford Cathedral, which where since retirement I worship, we said goodbye
Continue readingBooks for Today – January
To Inclusion and Beyond: Evangelical and affirming LGBTQ+ relationships and equal marriage (Staten House, New York 2024. 200pp: £4.99 on
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