Nigel Ring on February 15th, 2010

Recently Danny McBride, a friend from my church (CCK, Brighton) and I visited Ghana and Nigeria. In part 1 of this report (see February 8th) I showed an interview with John Kpikpi of his vision and apostolic ministry in West Africa.
While in Ghana I was also able to speak to John about his attitude to [...]

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Nigel Ring on December 17th, 2009

I have two friends who are part of Harvest of Grace Church in Mumbai, India. For several years they have given themselves selflessly to caring for those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS among the poor and destitute of Mumbai. (Their personal story comes at the end of this posting.) On receiving a report [...]

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1 Tim 3:8-13 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. (9) They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. (10) And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. (11) Their wives [...]

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Nigel Ring on November 27th, 2009

£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 [...]

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Nigel Ring on November 16th, 2009

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 [...]

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Nigel Ring on November 12th, 2009

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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Nigel Ring on October 26th, 2009

As I move into a series on my understanding of Biblical Administration I feel that my personal testimony may be helpful.
Being an Armour Bearer
At the Newfrontiers TOAM Conference in July I felt God prompt me to testify at the end of Joel Virgo’s talk on Jonathan and his armour bearer about my being an ‘armour bearer’ [...]

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