Welcome to the Men for Ministry blog. This site is designed to supplement and resource the work of the Men for Ministry conferences which run under the umbrella of the Northern Region of the Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland. We exist to help our churches discover, nurture and develop preaching gifts amongst men within local fellowships - gift which can subsequently be used for the broader benefit of churches within ABCinI. Our work chiefly consists of compiling a list, or database, of men who are fit to preach, and who come with the recommendation of their home church. We also run two conferences per year for the training, encouragement and inspiration of those included on the Men for Ministry list, and those who will potentially be included. Details of our spring conference will appear on this blog in the near future.
When visiting this site you can expect to find a variety of themes in our posts:
- Information: these posts will outline upcoming events, as well as reports on those events by people who have attended.
- Inspiration: we will be posting original articles to inspire those who preach, as well as introducing our readers to resources and documents which will be an encouragement in the work of ministry. Book reviews on the subject of preaching will also be a regular feature.
- Education: these posts will deal with the more technical issues of exegesis and exposition, as well as recommendations of commentaries and reference works which form the preacher's tool box.
We trust you'll be blessed and encouraged by the content included here. Please feel free to leave a comment on this site, but do be advised that all comments will be moderated, and deleted if deemed ungracious, offensive, or unhelpfully divisive.
Happy reading!
6 comments:
Hi Andrew
Thank you for your industry in getting this blog out so quickliy. I look forward with anticipation to what the future holds for this ministry.
Joe
Thanks for the comment Joe. Feel free to forward any items through which you want included/removed from the site. When we're next together as a committee I could (if it would be appropriate) talk some of us through how to send posts to the blog. Its very simple, and would give members of committee liberty to add materials as they go along.
It was good to have fellowship yesterday.
God bless,
Andrew
Enjoyed so much the morning event yesterday, Saturday 3rd March '07. Robert Murdock gave us a treat on the subject 'The Primacy of Preaching.' In the words of David McMillan he did indeed present us with a model not only of exegisis, but of a passion for preaching. What a joy to hear a young Pastor holding out for an emphasis on the Word of God, and for true preaching of that word! I am looking forward to the event planned for October very much. Praise God for the vision...
Hi Calvin
Thanks so much for your comment...we are so glad that you were blessed through the conference and look forward to fellowship with you again in October.
Do keep checking back on the blog as we'll be bringing updates and further resources in the near future.
May God richly bless you.
I would like to concur with Calvin's comments about the conference on Saturday morning last. I assume this is the Calvin who was sitting beside me (!) and we both agreed on the benefits of the day.
This was a very worthwhile venture and I was delighted to see so many there, especially many young men who have an interest in serving the church through preaching.
The seminars were thought provoking, and insightful.
Were they recorded?
Hi John
Thanks for getting in touch - it's really encouraging to hear that the conference was of help and benefit: we were greatly encouraged both by the attendance, and by the clear sense of God's presence as we met.
Both messages were recorded, and will appear on this website in the very near future.
Wishing you God's richest blessing.
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