Radstock Reports from the front line
Dec 21, 2009
the gospel story - the story of community
Tim Chester gives us a timely and helpful counter-weight to individualistic presentations of the Gospel. How would you tell it this Christmas? More »
Posted by Tim Chester
Dec 18, 2009
village church planting in albania
Tim Chester reports on a Radstock Vision Trip in Albania last month, and comments on the highlights. More »
Posted by Tim Chester
Dec 15, 2009
mission: putting the local church at the heart of mission
What’s striking about how Paul engages in mission (see partners in mission part one and part two) is how Paul consistently puts the local church at the heart of mission. Think for a moment about his approach. 1. Paul is sent by a local churchPaul is sent by a local ... More »
Posted by Tim Chester
Dec 14, 2009
mission: partnership not independence
In a previous post we looked at the importance of partnership between churches not dependence. We saw how in Galatians 1-2 Paul resisted any claims that the Gentile churches were unequal partners with the church in Jerusalem or under its authority. But what about 2:2? ‘I went there [to ... More »
Posted by Tim Chester
Dec 11, 2009
mission: partnership not dependence
Last month, together with some of our younger leaders, I spent a week in the Balkans with Brian Jose. Brian had many stories of people from the West turning up in the Balkans, expecting to ‘do’ mission for local churches. He asks them, ‘Would you let an Albanian take over your ... More »
Posted by Tim Chester
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