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We Welcome our New Editor and Content Manager
We are delighted to announce that Emma Beaney has been appointed as the new Editor Emma Beaney and Content Manager for LWPT . Emma lives in Milton Keynes with her husband and has two children studying at university . She comes to us with a background in writing , design , communication and management . Her experience includes leadership roles in commercial organisations and church denominations and she is currently an elder at Newport Pagnell Baptist church . Emma adds ,
“ Serving across denominations has shaped my love for the breadth of God ’ s church . It has also highlighted the ongoing necessity to resource , strengthen and journey with leaders , and support those called to ministry . I ’ m eager to continue the great work of LWPT and look forward to shaping content , working with contributors , and discovering new and emerging voices . I ’ m grateful to be entrusted with this responsibility and look forward to being part of the team and engaging with you throughout 2023 .”
Please join us all at LWPT in wishing Emma every success in her new role .
Preach 34 – Psalms of War
February is the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine . You ’ ll find many topical references and useful links between preaching from scripture and today ’ s contexts .
The battlegrounds expressed in the psalms are explored by a wide-range of writers : Carol Tomlin preaches on Psalm 23 ; Mark Woods looks at how Ukraine ’ s faith community have used Psalm 31 ; Simon Stocks discusses victory and suffering across the psalms ; Helen Paynter examines domestic abuse in light of Psalm 55 ;
Dave Bookless looks at the impact of war on creation ; and Charmaine Yip tackles the ‘ devilish prayers of the imprecatory psalms ’, a case study of ‘ preaching partnership and the psalms ’ by Cameron Hume brings excellent preaching tips ; Henry Whyte gives more preaching advice in his ‘ Healthy eating ’ article . Liz Shercliff asks ‘ Who trains my hand for war ?’ and James Catford highlights the emotions and realism in psalms of war . The Bible overview from Ian Paul of ‘ War in the psalms ’ is a masterful summary . Plus you ’ ll find book reviews of recent publications and Krish Kandiah ’ s regular recommendations of key books on the theme . For your own copy visit
preachweb . org / issues
Preach 35
For summer 2023 , Preach tackles the growing issue of Poverty . Regular columnists look at what God says about poverty ( and equality , justice , compassion and love ) and consider what the Bible can show us about tackling today ’ s poverty - mainly in a UK context . Contributors include Tobi Olujinmi , Helen Paynter ( Preaching the OT ), Ian Paul ( Word of God ), James Catford ( Public Square ), Dave Bookless ( Creation Care ) and Krish Kandiah ( Books for Life ). Artist Jenny Hawke contributes an image for reflection - Painting the Word .
LWPT Launches Two New Funds to Help Preachers
LWPT has long-since been an ecumenical charity , providing support to preachers and student preachers of all denominations and churches . To underline our universal intention and reach out to and resonate with key Christian groups we ’ ve set up two new funds . The Cranmer Training Fund will provide help for Anglican students and the John Wesley Training Fund is for those training in Methodist ministry . The total that we ’ re making available for student grants is £ 55,000 . To help raise this money we ’ ve recently sent out appeals to churches of both denominations .
If you ’ d like to add to the funds raised we ’ d be very grateful . Donate to your choice of fund at
preachweb . org / donate