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.@ProfJohnLennox, David Fleming (@LanierTheoLib / @YarntonManor@YarntonManor @YarntonManor, and me visiting at @WycliffeHall after a session. Lots of smart people just milling around in Oxford. :-)

The Eagle and the Church is still not open... but work is ongoing.

Ed Stetzer on AI in ministry - somebody who uses AI might replace your job and that warning is just as real for pastors and church leaders as it is for every other profession choosing to ignore the tools that are reshaping everything around them.

So begins the Butlerian Jihad.

Our high school Sadie Hawkins dance. #LongTimeAgo

Happy Pentecost Sunday! Or, as Baptists call it, Sunday.

Had an amazing time at The Well Church, a @ChurchOfEngland congregation in North Swindon. Got to share my @Logos swag bag, meet new friends, and share a Pentecost msg! Thx, @paulfreeland, for your leadership and kind invitation! The median Church of England congregation has 1 child on Sunday-- The Well had dozens. I will share more about why and how in a forthcoming @ChurchLead article!

Hiked six miles through the Cotswolds today with #SheWhoDoesNotTweet.

I’m looking forward to being at The Well in Swindon on Sunday. It’s a Church Of England congregation that the pastor thinks will be under 100 on Sunday due to the holiday. If it goes over 100 I won’t walk out. :-)

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Going to #SBC26? So are these guys........ Find out why so many are choosing @TalbotTheology... and get some free gifts! More soon!

Hey small church pastor in Oxfordshire, UK. If you are a small church—under 100 in weekly attendance—and you'd like a Sunday morning off, I'm offering to preach this Sunday morning. You can't pay me anything, but I come bearing gifts. I will provide a full year of @Logos Pro as a gift from them—they are partnering with me to elevate and serve small churches. And, I have a swag bag with some books. The median size for a UK church (Church of England) is 37 people, based on the 2022 "Statistics for Mission." (In the U.S., it's around 60-65.) So, a small church is actually a NORMAL church. It think it is important for all of us to remember that small churches are being used in big ways, just like we'd expect when we reflect on how the Kingdom of God is like yeast mixed into flower. Small things lead to big change, and I take Sundays like this to remind myself of this, but then I love writing up a story about my visit, to tell the story of yet another small church making a kingdom impact! I'm here teaching (and staying) at @WycliffeHall, and I don't have a car, so I'm hoping for something within a decent distance from there-- 30 minutes, 45, who knows? :-) So, if you'd like to have a guest speaker, please DM on Twitter. (Sorry, but I need one inbox for this, and my Twitter DMs are open.)

California ballots are wild. And, yes, I voted.

At the Sheldonian Theatre tonight enjoying the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra. Fun fact: when we lived here in 2023 (during sabbatical) we never got to a show at the Sheldonian. Now we feel properly cultured. 👎 (The Sheldonian was built in the mid 1600s, a few decades after the Mayflower made its voyage.)

How do we live on mission in a secularized world? I think we do it through incarnational mission, gospel declaration, and the demonstration of the gospel through good deeds. Some thoughts from @WycliffeHall / University of Oxford at the end of class today.

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Talking about Christianity and Culture here at @WycliffeHall Oxford and OF COURSE we are going to address AI. If you can't come join us in person as a Wycliffe or @TalbotTheolgy student, I've got a series over at the @Gloo blog. Check it out at Gloo[dot]com/blog.

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