When I was a young minister in my late 20s if a meeting at church finished by 9.30 pm, then
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.
I am Excited About
At our last leadership team weekend away our speaker was Terry Calkin, the pastor of a Green Lane Christian Centre,
Continue readingBlessed are the Peacemakers
A sermon on Matthew 5:9. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingNecessities for Ministry
The four irreducible necessities of life are water, shelter, oxygen and food. However, life would be pretty limited if that
Continue readingA New Testament overview
A sermon. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingHappy are the pure in heart
A sermon on Matthew 5:8. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingThe Reverend
‘The Reverend’ is the style most often used as a prefix to the names of Christian ministers. It is for instance
Continue readingHappy are those who mourn
A sermon on Matthew 5:4; Revelation 21:1-7. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingShould We Keep Services Shorter?
According to Jonathan Gledhill, the Anglican Bishop of Lichfield, church services have become too long; he recommends that clergy should
Continue readingA Place to Belong
Over the years I have experimented with a variety of ‘strap lines’ for the church. At one stage, for instance,
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