The Briefing #354—March, 2008

Couldn't Help Noticing

• Back to Mission
• Nine reasons to work at one-to-one ministry
• Emoting about idols
• Dying alone

• WordWatch: Evangelical—Kel Richards asks whether we should stop using this word as our primary self-label.

Features

• Evangelicals then and now—Tim Thornborough talks to three stalwarts of the UK evangelical scene.
• What can we learn from Francis Schaeffer?—Ranald Macauley summarizes Schaeffer's legacy.
• Who is a Jew?—Martin Pakula explains why it matters.

Pastor's Brief

• Starting with God: The Bible's guide to ministry training—Gordon Cheng argues that the right starting point for ministry training is God and his gospel.

Resource Talk

• Your welcome—Kel Richards talks to Jim Ramsay about the Welcomer's Training Course.

Bookshelf

• The Old Evangelicalism by Iain Murray—reviewed by Stuart Heath.
• Preaching the Cross by Mark Dever et al.—reviewed by Gary Koo.

Bible Brief

• Daily readings on the ‘one-hit wonders’ of the Bible—by Peter Hughes.

Poem

• The Fisher-King—by David Hastie.