In Acts 6 we saw some of the qualifications of an Administrator relating both to character and spiritual standing. 1 Timothy 3:1-13 deals with similar issues in a more systematic way and, because it is so important not to appoint people who lack these Biblical criteria, I want to spend a little more time considering [...]
£50 million of debt
Money Advice Centres which are part of Community Money Advice are currently helping over 2000 families handle £50million of debt
Those who make purchases with a credit card spend, on average, 34% more than they would if they used cash.
These were just two of the statistics shared at the annual conference of the [...]
Full of the Spirit and wisdom
Returning to our examination of qualities that make a good Administrator we shall now look at Acts 6:3. Here we see that the apostles specify that the candidates must be ‘full of the Spirit and wisdom’. In times of tension, which undoubtedly was the case with the particular dispute that [...]
Job vacancy!
We live in an upside down Kingdom. When advertising a post the world will pay great attention to the qualifications needed for the job – a degree in Business Administration or Economics may be a good start. However, the Bible does not seem to be particularly interested in such information, concentrating more on spiritual [...]
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Newfrontiers in Kenya
There are 160 churches in Kenya who are part of the worldwide Newfrontiers family of churches. Many of these are based in the tribal area of Samburu and in ‘unreached’ areas such as Tharaka.
The current crisis
Many nations in that part of Africa are experiencing severe famine caused by a shortage of rain. This [...]
The right context
Knowing the Leader’s heart is a vital key to effective administration. When we looked at the spiritual gift of administration in 1 Cor 12:28 we saw how the Greek word kubernesis, the root of ‘administrating’, equated to the pilot of a ship in New Testament times. He was responsible for the ship’s welfare [...]
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Act 6:1-7
(1) Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. (2) And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching [...]
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Birth of the church
Pentecost must have been an exciting time! The 120 had been in the Upper Room when the Spirit fell and they rushed out into the street beside themselves with excitement, so much so that people thought they were drunk, despite it being just after breakfast. They were speaking ‘nineteen to the dozen’ [...]
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