In my recent survey of Bible reading habits of Baptist ministers, the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible was
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.
Ministers need a system to read the Bible
Earlier this year I sent out a survey to ministers serving churches belonging to the Baptist Union of Great Britain
Continue readingPreachers need to read – only so can ministry be sustained
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the great Victorian ‘prince of preachers’, pastored the same Baptist church for 38 years – and every
Continue readingRites of passage for the grieving
Grieving is part of the cost of loving and takes time. It is generally reckoned that the grieving process can
Continue readingJesus wept
Years’ ago we Brits didn’t cry – or at least not in public. However, a survey of some 2000 adults
Continue readingEvery church needs a review
I have just taken part in a formal external review of the mission and ministry of Chelmsford Cathedral – or
Continue readingLeafleting makes a difference
This week I have spent four hours putting political leaflets through doors. My children are appalled, for they support another
Continue readingPreaching Good News evokes a mixed response
Breakfast with the Bible, Chelmsford Cathedral (21st May 2017). As our passage for this morning – as also the New
Continue readingRetiring retirement
Is retirement a Biblical concept? No says Rodney Macready, an Australian Baptist, in his book Retiring Retirement (Hendrickson, Peabody Massachusetts,
Continue readingBreakfast with the Bible: Acts 12:20-13:12
CHELMSFORD CATHEDRAL: 14 MAY 2017 – led by Paul Beasley-Murray 12.20-25: THE DEATH OF HEROD Herod Agrippa I was at
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