I have been writing this blog for about 6 months and am aware of a growing following, so some may have missed the early material. To help you find that material it seems appropriate at the turn of the year to Index these 6 months. Clicking on the Topic will take you to the first [...]

Continue reading about Administration in the Church and Ministry with the Poor: Index ~ June – December 2009

Nigel Ring on October 19th, 2009

We have been considering Key Indicators of Good Practice under the title The Poor deserve the Best and now come to the final 2 of 20.
11. Sustainability
Much charitable work relies on continual fund raising. Called Donor Dependency this makes a ministry very vulnerable. However, Donor Dependency introduces a measure of insecurity and puts the permanence [...]

Continue reading about The Poor deserve the Best – part 12 - Sustainability

Nigel Ring on October 7th, 2009

I am breaking into my series entitled ‘The Poor deserve the Best’ to report on situations in Africa. These are living situations which exemplify the need for the church to be active in bringing hope to local communities.
Newfrontiers have churches in several African nations. In 3 of these nations - Guinea, Kenya and Zimbabwe - [...]

Continue reading about Crises in Africa

Nigel Ring on June 28th, 2009

I recently returned from Zimbabwe where the Newfrontiers churches are endeavouring to play their part in helping alleviate the effects of the crisis that has racked that nation over the last decade.
Towards the end of 2008 the population faced particular hardship as a combination of severe food shortage and an outbreak of cholera rendered life [...]

Continue reading about Zimbabwe - a caring response