I have been in full time ministry for nearly thirty years. In that time I have served Terry Virgo as his Administrator, which has included many administrative responsibilities in the Newfrontiers
family of churches. I have also been very involved in ministry with the
Poor. I have been urged to put some thoughts and experiences on paper
(well, in cyber space) so here goes!
Feeding 5000
Feb 03, 2012 02:43AM
Nigel Ring on Feb 03, 2012 02:39AM
Teams that work - pt 12. A positive context
The atmosphere and ethos in which a team operates are important for success. Here I continue to look at some of the characteristics of a positive environment based Phil 2:1. Love The ability to encourage comes from a root of love. God is love - what better reason for being able to love one another? Indeed, we [...]
Nigel Ring on Jan 30, 2012 12:11PM
Kenya drought - January update
When did it start? In November 2010 I was contacted by Edward Buria with a plea for help. Drought had once again hit Kenya and the Horn of Africa. In Kenya alone 5 million people were threatened with starvation. Could Newfrontiers churches raise some funds for food and water? Following an appeal, £260,000 has so far been [...]
Nigel Ring on Jan 27, 2012 03:36AM
Teams that work - pt 11. Togetherness
My last posting on Teams was last year, at the end of November. Since then I posted a series of ?one off’ blogs and also took a Christmas break. Now I would like to return to this series on ?Teams that work’. But first I would like to talk about books. I was greatly encouraged recently [...]
Nigel Ring on Jan 16, 2012 07:05AM
New Year, New Season, New Opportunity
This is my first posting since before Christmas. I hope you had a good break and were able to celebrate the coming of Jesus to Earth for our sakes. Also, that you have entered the New Year full of hope and expectation! The past month There have been two significant events in my life in the last [...]
Nigel Ring on Dec 14, 2011 05:31AM
Well, more in fact - but I liked the rhyme! I have decided to postpone the rest of my series on team building until the New Year. Why? On Friday December 16th the Newfrontiers office will finally close after over 30 years so it seems appropriate for this blog to explain what is happening. With Terry Virgo [...]
