We look at key questions: Is it possible for Churches to work together despite differences? Will this lead to a watering down of the gospel? Concern about how evangelical leaders interact in partisan political debates (especially in the US)? Is it right for a church of Jesus Christ to align themselves with one side of politics? How might this impact the ability of the Church to evangelise?
We have big problems in the Christian Church with money. Problems with the prosperity gospel, sending people back to slavery and teaching what’s culturally popular. The big problem is a failure in the seminaries says Generosity Monk Gary Hoag.
How should a leader respond, when a member of a church community takes their own life? And what can leaders do to prevent such tragedies?
A frank analysis of the history of Australia’s evangelicals and indigenous peoples with historian Stuart Piggin.
While all abuse is wrong, there are added complexities in ministry relationships. Often a ministry job is entwined with a ministry families house, income stream, city and community for a ministry family. With that much at stake, wives can feel a pressure not to raise concerns.
Simon Manchester explains how to show your congregation the beauty of 1 Timothy 2.
Simon’s been lead pastor of one of Sydney’s larger churches, St Thomas’ North Sydney, for thirty years, before standing down last December.
Simon is opening the bible this week to two thousand Christian leaders at the Church Missionary Society Summer School in Katoomba in Sydney’s fire damaged Blue Mountains.
He sits down to talk about how he organises his week, how he prepares to teach, and the wonderful message of Paul’s first letter to Timothy.
Rhett Harris says ‘rosters are contrary to the gospel’ and ‘ministry teams give better outcomes.
Listen to this reheat of one of our most stimulating discussions, that just might revolutionise everything about your church!
In this discussion we attempt to serve those who might be grappling with the death of a loved one or just may be thinking #WakeUpOlive doesn't seem to be right way of handling a little girl’s death, but aren’t able to properly articulate why.’
Teresa and Dan Lee are on staff at MBM Rooty Hill and Andrew Barry is from Janalli Anglican Church.
Leaving a ministry is never easy, and leaving badly can do significant harm. So many leaders have undone so much good work by leaving badly.
Tim Hanna is the outgoing CEO of Compassion Australia, and is coming to the end of his fourth major ministry role. He speaks with Dominic about what he’s learned about setting up the ministry’s furtive security, before he departs.
On the Pastor’s Heart we speak to Greg Powell, clinical psychologist focusing on helping Church and mission organisations work well together. Greg consults on complex leadership breakdown and helps team increase in effectiveness.
Rowan Kemp from the Sydney University Evangelical Union and Geoffrey Folland from Power to Change USYD speak about the impact of the gospel on campus life. McCrindle research has recently found that students who belong to faith groups will rate their experiences in those groups much more highly than their experiences at university generally.
How do we maximise the mission opportunities that come to us at Christmas?
Every Christmas we stop. The majority of us go on holidays and relax. But for Churches, it’s usually the busiest time of the year. People are relaxed, feeling festive and are much more likely to visit their local Church.
How can we design our Christmas services to have the best missional impact? What can we do in the lead up and aftermath?
Murray Campbell joins us to discuss the Victorian Government’s plans to put sexual freedoms in front of religious freedoms, significantly curtailing churches.
Plus Murray talks about why pastors should attempt to exercise leadership in the public square.
So many churches are stuck just under the 200 barrier. It seems it's the hardest transition in congregational dynamics to navigate.
Senior Minister of Toongabbie Anglican Church, Raj Gupta joins us to talk through the challenges, mistakes and strategies in managing this transition.
We ask Peter Adam the hard questions about friendship, mental health, avoiding burn-out and investing in senior ministers. Peter will speak openly about his own experience - one which is mirrored by a surprisingly large number of others.
Robert Creech says effective pastoral ministry is primarily about relationships, and not primarily about skills and competencies. The preacher is vulnerable in the battle between pastoral affection and prophetic courage. For too many ministers, energy is directed more to what others think and to winning friends as opposed to goal directed activity.
How to evangelise the post secularist, impacted by the growing rise of paganism?
Dr Peter Jones, Executive Director of truthXchange, talks about where society is going and how we will be most effective in communicating with post secularists as they turn to pantheistic spirituality.
With Jay Behan set to become the first bishop of the new Anglican Diocese in New Zealand, he sits down with Dominic Steele to spell out how the principles and difficulties behind responding to theological revisionism. Plus the lessons learned in New Zealand and how they might apply in the Australian context.
A group of Aussie evangelical senior pastors visit Compassion’s work in Jakarta, to visit churches and meet graduates, who have been both saved from hell and rescued from poverty through the ministry of Compassion.
There’s a key problem in Sydney’s Anglican churches with a drop in the number of newcomers. The trend is downwards across the board. It’s massively concerning.
We have a vulnerable/soft underbelly conversation about our weaknesses with Peter Mayrick from Sydney’s Center for Ministry Development and Jessica Brouwer, Mission Pastor at Village Church, Sydney.
