Healthy habits when feeling depressed
From Peter Adam April 2025 I have found these habits useful at times of depression: perhaps they may help you, or prompt you to find your own healthy habits. These do not remove depression, but…
Leaders lead by preaching the Scriptures
Paraklesis [‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry] April 2025 Peter Adam Dear friends, Here is another crucial aspect of leadership: leaders lead by preaching the Scriptures! Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of…
Preparing your church for Federal or State Elections: a Draft Policy
A Draft Policy for churches preparing for the next Federal or State Election Peter Adam April 2025 [I prepared this Draft Policy in response to a request from a minister. Anyone is welcome to us…
Leadership 2. Leaders lead in prayer
Paraklesis [‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry] March 2025 Peter Adam Dear friends, We continue our series on Leadership. Last month I showed how much we are influenced by secular models of leadership: being a…
A call for strategic global gospel investment
Christ’s command: ‘Make disciples of all nations …’ [Matthew 28:19]. Christ’s prayer: ‘Our Father in heaven, make your name holy, bring your kingdom, do your will, on earth, as in heaven’ [Matthew 6:9-10]. Christ’s atoning…
God’s global gospel plan, and praying for and training up future gospel workers
‘Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers in to his harvest!’ ‘Make disciples of all nations!’ ‘Equip God’s people for works of service!’ ‘Train up faithful people who will be able to…
Gospel growth in a dying world: living in last-days pre-Christendom
An excerpt from T R Glover, The Jesus of History, SCM, 1917. [This book was based on a series of lectures given in India, hence the references to India and its gods.] He comments on…
Let grace-filled gratitude fill your life and ministry!
Paraklesis [‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry] January 2025 Dear friends, The more we are aware of God’s free and powerful grace in every area of our lives and ministries, the more we will praise…
A key to reading and teaching the gospels
Paraklesis [‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry] November 2024 Peter Adam Dear friends, In this Paraklesis I explain a crucial key to read the gospels, recognising their place in the Bible, in Salvation History and…