What is the Ezra Ministry?
The Ezra Ministry is largely the research, writing, and teaching ministry of its Director, Dr Andrew Young.
Idols of the Heart (1)
One of the blessings of being in the USA is the opportunity it gives to meet people God is using greatly in his church and in the world. This past Sunday Nola and I met and talked with one of them, Ken Sande, founder and Director of Peacemakers International. Ken had been invited to Briarwood Presbyterian Church to preach while the regular pastor, Harry Reeder, was away on his annual three weeks of study leave. He had also been invited to teach one of the Adult Sunday School classes, in this case, a class of young marrieds. Though not belonging […]
First Impressions
Almost two weeks have passed since Nola, John and I stepped out into the balmy Alabama midnight air at Birmingham Airport. They have been weeks of adjustment and establishment. They’ve brought their challenges, but above all their blessings as we have settled into a welcoming Christian community and a somewhat “old world” culture. As misguided as first impressions can be, they are nevertheless real – our early perceptions of a new situation. There are two that stand out in my mind as I reflect on our first weeks here in the USA. The first is an impression of a politeness […]
Introduction
In 2007, while he was still serving as Principal of Grace Theological College in Auckland, New Zealand, Ezra Ministry Director Andrew Young and his wife Nola and younger son John visited the USA for a sabbatical at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. During those months, Andrew wrote a series of “Letters from America” to the Grace College Community and its supporters. They have been included in the Ezra Website because they discuss issues pertinent to the Ezra Ministry. We hope that readers enjoy them and gain benefit from them.