Revelation and the Church on the Margins with Andrew Picard (Small Group Resource)

Do you feel like the church is under pressure in New Zealand today? Indeed, it can feel like living for Jesus is to live against the grain of our society. The book of Revelation was written to believers who were also living at a time when allegiance to Jesus was difficult and costly. Revelation invites its hearers to see their present circumstances in the light of God’s ultimate purposes – the renewal of all things in Christ. In this webinar series Dr Andrew Picard will plunge deeply into the book of Revelation to understand its message to those first hearers in the Roman Empire, and to hear what the Spirit is saying to us for our lives and leadership in Aotearoa today. If you’re a pastor, ministry volunteer, or Christian disciple wanting to live and lead in ways that are faithful to the gospel, then this series is for you. Come plunge into the riches of God’s word and be refreshed in your vision of Jesus and your faithfulness to his gospel.

• Videos 1-2: Overview of apocalyptic literature
• Videos 3-4: Old Testament and the first half of Revelation
• Videos 5-6: The second half of Revelation

Presenter

Andrew Picard is the Director of the Carey Graduate School, and he learns together with students and the theological tradition to think theologically about contemporary life, society, and culture. Andrew has a passion for justice, and he teaches, researches, publishes, and supervises in systematic theology and public theology to serve the church in its service of the gospel.. Click here to see Andrew’s academic and research profile…