Posts Tagged ‘Evangelist’

You can’t reach the world when all you have is a hammer

Monday, December 7th, 2020
pastor

“Give a small boy a hammer, and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding,” said philosopher, Abraham Kaplan. In the Church today, we have one single instrument for leadership—the pastor. Search church positions on any of the many job search forums and recruitment sites and you’ll find there is only one tool churches Read more

Churches welcome evangelist preacher shunned by prisons

Friday, October 25th, 2013

An evangelist accused of overstating his life story is being hosted by New Zealand churches – but his inspirational message is not welcome at the country’s prisons. Tony Anthony’s visit to New Zealand has sparked a warning from some churches, who say an investigation found his autobiography to be “99 per cent false”. Despite the Read more

Evangelist’s visit sparks warning

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013

An evangelist whose inspirational autobiography has been labelled “99 per cent false” is in New Zealand on a speaking tour – sparking a warning from some churches. Tony Anthony’s life story about how as a convicted criminal and martial arts fighter he found redemption through God was read around the world, and resulted in him Read more