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| Confronting the big attendance drop - with Toby Neal, Dave Jensen and Geoff Bates | 03 Sep 2024 | 00:39:32 | |
What should the church pastor / staff team / church council or bishop do about the big drop in attendance? Adult attendance declined at approximately two-thirds of Sydney Anglican comparable church centers, and only one-third of church centers recorded an increase in attendance. The big problem is newcomers. We just are not reaching them. Newcomers are down to 5.4%. And with fewer new people joining churches, the churches that are growing are primarily growing at the expense of churches that are declining. A noticeable decline in attendance was recorded in 2018-2019, especially in the most rapidly secularising areas of our region. The issues are not just external. We have internal issues. There are denominational and congregational factors at play. There are key church health characteristics that show internal health factors are lower in those regions - factors relating to congregational character and leadership. Geoff Bates pastors Life church in Sydney’s North West and chairs the committee that produced the Attendance Patterns Review report. Toby Neal pastors Vine Church in inner Sydney, which has seen remarkable growth. Dave Jensen works at assisting churches to grow in their evangelistic temperature through Evangelism and New Churches. Host Dominic Steele also served on the committee that produced the report. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| The terrible scourge of Female Genital Mutilation and what Christians are doing about it - with Bishop Mwita Akiri | 27 Aug 2024 | 00:34:35 | |
Plus how the Tanzanian Church has been built through the labors and prayers of Australian Christians, and why prosperity gospel preachers are as wicked as witch doctors! ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Ministry families and adopting and foster care - with Sarah and Mat Yeo and Matthew Wilcoxen | 25 Jun 2024 | 00:29:57 | |
How do you balance the instability and chaos of external ministry with adding a foster child or adopted child to a ministry family? ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Deconstructing the Queen’s Funeral - with David Peterson, Rachel Ciano and Chris Braga | 20 Sep 2022 | 00:30:04 | |
Billions watched on as the funeral of Queen Elizabeth was broadcast around the world yesterday. What can we learn about today's funerals from this event though? What worked? What didn’t work? Is there anything our guests would have done differently? Joining us is David Peterson, former Principal of Oak Hill Theological College in London who is now lecturing as an adjunct faculty member at Sydney’s Moore Theological College, Rachel Ciano, who lectures in Christian History at Sydney Missionary and Bible College and Chris Braga, the Senior Pastor of Grace West Anglican Church at Glenmore Park in Sydney’s West. http://www.thepastorsheart.net/podcast/queens-funeral-review ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| The cracks widen in Brisbane in the Australian Anglican Church - with Peter Judge Mears | 12 Sep 2022 | 00:27:52 | |
‘When they go low, we go high.’ - That’s what Michelle Obama said. The former American first lady’s comments came to mind as I listened to Sydney Archbishop Kanishka Raffel give his first presidential address to the Sydney Synod since being elected during Covid. Archbishop Raffel’s ‘Do you see the crowds’ address at Oran Park was mission driven and gospel focused, particularly asking how to reach the new housing estates where 30 new churches are needed to reach the hundreds of thousands of people who are moving into the Greenfields areas to the west of Sydney. There was no mention of Brisbane. It was a stunning contrast to the address South East Queensland Archbishop Phillip Aspinall gave. It was a hand grenade presentation, attacking evangelicals and Sydney Anglicans, which has so far led to the resignations of two of his ministers and the splitting of two Brisbane congregations. The second minister to resign in Brisbane is Peter Judge Mears. St Johns Wishart Rector Peter Judge Mears is our guest on The Pastor’s Heart. St John’s Wishart spent Sunday processing the news and the invitation to join the new Southside Anglican Church. This church is the second congregation of the new Diocese of the Southern Cross, created as a lifeboat to support orthodox Christians forced out by revisionist Bishops. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Sydney’s One Special Evangelist John Chapman - with Baden Stace | 06 Sep 2022 | 00:39:10 | |
In the second half of the 20th century, one man dominated gospel advocacy in Sydney. John Chapman. John Chapman was director of Evangelism for the Sydney Anglican Church, and played a significant role in shaping attitudes to preaching, evangelism and a series of controversies. Baden Stace, the senior minister of St Stephen’s Normanhurst, has recently published a work showcasing the impact of John Chapman, but it also gives a window into issues evangelicals in Sydney face in the later part of the 20th century. He covers topics such as the controversies about preaching, the place of evangelism in church life, social justice, and what role each of us plays in the evangelistic process. Link to purchase: https://bit.ly/3TFzSe1 ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| How do we make church accessible to all - with Louise Gosbell | 30 Aug 2022 | 00:32:53 | |
How can we as church leaders develop and implement plans to care for people affected by disability - so that they can hear the gospel clearly and engage in Christian fellowship. What are the theological foundations for disability ministry? How do we in our hearts/attitudes welcome or distance those with disability? What language should we use? How do we include people on the autism spectrum? What are the complexities welcoming people with mental health challenges? Louise Gosbell is Principal of Mary Andrew’s College in Sydney and has worked with the Sydney Anglican Social Issues Committee to produce a set of guidelines to help churches. Download the Guidelines: https://bit.ly/3R1VgZ8 ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| False teaching revisionists caused the Australian Church schism - with Foley Beach, Glenn Davies, Richard Condie and Jennifer Hercott | 18 Aug 2022 | 00:31:43 | |
Gafcon Australia Chair Richard Condie has responded to revisionist critics, labeling them as false teachers who have rejected Biblical and Anglican doctrine, and are responsible for the current Australian church schism. Gafcon has formed an Anglican lifeboat for faithful Christians, the ‘Diocese of the Southern Cross’ announced at the big GAFCON Australasia Conference, this week in Canberra. It will be a new ‘safe place for gospel ministry’ for ministers and churches who can’t work under bishops who are false teachers. Bishop Condie has rejected the Primate of Australia’s statement that the new Southern Cross Diocese is not Anglican. Bishop Condie says the Anglican Communion and the Anglican Church in Australia is broken. Bishop Condie has called on the revisionist bishops to return to biblical orthodoxy, and says if they repented, he would be the first to vote for the closing down of the Diocese of the Southern Cross. At the Australian General Synod in May, only ten of Australia’s Bishops affirmed that marriage in God’s sight is only between a man and a woman. The Archbishop of Sydney Kanishka Raffel said in response the national church is in a precarious position. Revisionist Archbishop of Brisbane Phillip Aspinall, further provoked tensions in his Presidential address, with a blistering attack on evangelicals, described by one of his minister’s as hurtful, hypocritical and hateful. Guests on this week’s The Pastor’s Heart:
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| A new Anglican diocese, bishop and church in Australia - with Peter Palmer | 15 Aug 2022 | 00:22:18 | |
In Australia, there are now two expressions of Anglicanism. Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Repentance is what's needed - Peter Jensen on Lambeth | 09 Aug 2022 | 00:32:27 | |
The Anglican Communion is broken and needs to repent. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Pastoral care for the Christian with gender incongruence or attraction to the same sex - with Sam Allberry | 02 Aug 2022 | 00:44:17 | |
How do you best assist a church member who discloses that they are experiencing gender incongruence? How do we show compassion and care with people where you disagree with the choices they might be making? How do we lead others in the church to do the same? What advice do you have about seeking to provide an environment that does not exacerbate a person’s distress. How do we rid our churches of any bullying, ridicule, mistreatment, and abuse of gender non-conforming people. How do we differentiate between compassion for the person, including an understanding of the distress of their situation or condition, and agreeing with, celebrating, or validating any treatment protocol for transition. Sam Allberry is a pastor, apologist and author. His latest book is ‘What God has to say about our bodies.’ (https://bit.ly/3OFp5wF) http://www.thepastorsheart.net/podcast/gender-incongruence-allberry (Dominic Steele chairs the Sydney Anglican Council of Living Faith, which seeks to minister to Christians experiencing attraction to the same sex or gender incongruence http://www.livingfaith.online). ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Helping Grandparents win grandchildren to Christ with Ian Barnett | 26 Jul 2022 | 00:29:25 | |
Being a grandparent is such a blessing, however, comes with a great responsibility! ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Getting masculinity right - with Al Stewart | 19 Jul 2022 | 00:35:28 | |
There is widespread confusion about what it is to be a man. Al Stewart says we should value masculinity when it is rightly understood. A truly masculine man makes the people around him feel safe. Things become more stable because he’s around. Al has a new book out this week, The Manual: Getting Masculinity Right. To purchase The Manual: https://bit.ly/mmmasculinity ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Acting like men? - with Phillip Jensen, Craig Hamilton, Adrian Russell and Robin Kinstead | 18 Jun 2024 | 00:32:21 | |
What is it to be #likeaman? ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Sharpening our evangelistic preaching - with Ross Ciano | 12 Jul 2022 | 00:34:14 | |
As we proclaim God to others, we don’t always get it perfect! So then, how do we proclaim Him as we ought? How might we rectify the mistakes we make and improve our evangelistic preaching? ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| The trans culture wars vs lovingly pastoring gender incongruent church members - with Rob Smith | 06 Jul 2022 | 00:34:42 | |
Sydney Missionary and Bible College Doctrine Lecturer Rob Smith submits his PhD this week on ‘Identity and Embodiment’ asking ‘How significant is our embodiment to our identity? How significant are our bodies to our gender identity? There’s a new Matt Walsh Daily Wire documentary ‘What is a woman?’ that is causing a stir across the world. We ask Rob ‘What is a woman?’ and for his review of the new Matt Walsh documentary. Plus how do we best care pastorally for the gender incongruent church member. Dominic Steele chairs the Sydney Anglican pastoral ministry Living Faith. Rob is a member of the Living Faith Council. Living Faith’s ‘Developing Discipleship in Identity and Gender’ with Sam allberry and Rob Smith is scheduled for Tuesday 2 August 2022. Register at http://www.livingfaith.online Links: Rob Smith’s new book How Should We Think About Gender and Identity? (Questions for Restless Minds) https://bit.ly/3NNrR2a Recommended books:
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| MINISTRY TIP: The Pastor and Social Media with Dominic Steele | 05 Jul 2022 | 00:12:52 | |
Our regular episode is running 24 hours late as Dominic Steele is in COVID isolation. Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| How do we deal with anxiety in the Christian life - with Paul Grimmond. | 27 Jun 2022 | 00:34:16 | |
‘Do not be anxious about anything’ says the Apostle Paul. But Paul Grimmond says saying that to an anxious person is a bit like telling an ice-cream not to melt in summer. Unproductive and pointless. So, how do we think and speak biblically about anxiety to others while taking on board other factors in a person's life? ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| The problem with ‘You be You’ - with Brian Rosner | 20 Jun 2022 | 00:35:38 | |
‘You be you.’ It’s the catch cry of a generation. But Brian Rosner says it’s also the new definition of sin. Many people today believe that there’s only one place to look to find yourself and that’s inward. Personal identity has become a ‘Do it yourself Project’. This strategy of identity formation is sometimes called Expressive Individualism. The view that you are who you feel yourself to be on the inside, and that acting in accordance with this identity is living authentically. The Principal of Melbourne’s Ridley Theological College Brian Rosner has super helpful critique in his new book, ‘How to find yourself: Why looking inwards is not the answer.’ Dr Rosner joins us this week on The Pastor’s Heart. To purchase: https://bit.ly/3xHOAXu ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| We need to get better at networking - with Archie Poulos | 14 Jun 2022 | 00:32:37 | |
Archie Poulos has spent the last few years working on a PHD analysing the 10 key roles of a minister, and how we are going at each of them. He’s spoken to 312 clery across sydney and analysed their responses. One key weakness Archie identifies in Christian leaders have is a failure to partner together. He says if we don’t learn to network and work together, our organisations won’t stand the test of time. Archie challenges us to consider how we can work together for the good of the gospel rather than reverting to ‘subtribes’.
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| Clarity, Truth, Sufficient and Efficient - with Mark Thompson | 06 Jun 2022 | 00:31:08 | |
Principal of Sydney’s Moore Theological College Mark Thompson has a new book ‘The doctrine of Scripture: An introduction’. Thompson talks about how we can start with Jesus in forming a view of scripture today.
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| Making key staff appointments with Bruce Clarke and Pete Stedman | 31 May 2022 | 00:38:04 | |
How do you find the right key person to join your ministry team? To figure this out, you may ask questions such as:
St Matthew’s Manly’s Senior Minister Bruce Clarke says there’s Character, Conviction and Competency, but also Chemistry, Culture and Calling. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Humility, ambition and leadership - with Paul Harrington | 23 May 2022 | 00:27:09 | |
Ambitions are a good thing! But how can we be ambitious about the right thing and have ones that magnify Jesus, not ourselves? How can we have ambitions driven by humility? ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| A perilous moment - with Kanishka Raffel, Richard Condie and Jennifer Hercott | 15 May 2022 | 00:32:33 | |
‘A perilous moment.’ - That’s how the Archbishop of Sydney Kanishka Raffel described the situation that the Anglican Church of Australia is in - after an important vote failed to win support of the nation’s bishops at the denomination’s National Synod. After being delayed twice due to COVID, the leaders of the Australian Anglican Church gathered for the first time since the marriage plebiscite. There were two statements and three motions to be debated that would have given the church clarity going forward. But whereas it was clear that there was 60% support for orthodox teaching in the Synod, the critical motion was blocked by the House of Bishops. The synod voted by houses - laity, clergy and bishops. Today on The Pastor’s Heart we are speaking first to the Archbishop of Sydney Kanishka Raffel and then to the the Gafcon Australia Bishop RIchard Condie of Tasmania and Rev Jennifer Hercott from Queensland. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Strategies to increase the retention of the children of members - with Al James | 11 Jun 2024 | 00:28:07 | |
There are three different ways that the adult population of churches can grow:
Most evangelical churches - even growing churches - are underperforming in the first and third ways. To watch Al James' Seminar on helping young people stick with Jesus, click this link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/b8d6fc0e ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| How to support and guide the kids ministry in your church - with Bruce Linton | 10 May 2022 | 00:33:24 | |
How do we prioritise kids ministry? What to look for in appointing a kids minister? How do you support your kids minister to prevent burnout and work towards longevity? How to create a kids ministry that fits with the overall ministry philosophy and direction of the church? Advice on dealing with parent complaints and helping parents to value kids ministry and the time put in by kids ministers. Bruce Linton is the Children’s and Youth Director at the Church Missionary Society NSW. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Processing disappointment in ministry - with Hans Kristensen | 03 May 2022 | 00:34:39 | |
Disappointment is a difficult topic to deal with in ministry. As humans, we tend to make mistakes and sometimes, disappointment can come at nobody's fault at all. So, how do we process the disappointment in ministry then? Personally process as leaders and processing with our people? What about when the church plant fails? Hans Kristensen planted the Resolved Church in Newtown, and six years later closed it down. Naturally, failure comes with any attempt at anything! But how do we know when to call time? And what part does ego play in all of this? Hans Kristensen is now the senior pastor of Marsfield Community Church in Sydney. Before that he was founding pastor of Resolved Newtown in Sydney and is bringing a wise word on dealing with disappointment. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Navigating change management in church - with Raj Gupta | 25 Apr 2022 | 00:34:26 | |
How to navigate change management in church? Change within the church is ongoing and unavoidable. This is to strengthen the church and continually make it a better and more spiritually helpful place for its members to worship God and grow in their faith. However, war stories of ‘church change resistance,’ where well meaning ministers have tried to pursue these changes have sadly led to the disruption of relationships. Speaking on the topic of change and its aftermath is Raj Gupta. He is the senior minister of St Paul’s in Carlingford in Sydney and a director with Moore College’s Center for Ministry Development and has insights for churches based on John Kotter’s Change Management Framework. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Weakness is good for you - with Matt Fuller | 19 Apr 2022 | 00:36:03 | |
Matt Fuller, the Senior Minister of Christ Church Mayfair in the centre of London, speaks on why weakness is good for us.
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| Best practice Mother’s Day - with Phillip Jensen and Kate Stace | 12 Apr 2022 | 00:29:41 | |
Mothers Day is a day of both celebration and sorrow for some. In today's episode, we think theologically, historically and pragmatically with Kate Stace and Phillip Jensenon on how to make Mothers Day excellent at church and how to serve the church family well for maximum mission impact! Since Mothers Day is emotionally complex for a number of members inside and out of the church, we also talk on how to care personally for these people who struggle through this day. Kate Stace is part of the team at Vine Church in Surry Hills in Sydney and Phillip Jensen is the former Dean of St Andrew’s Cathedral. https://phillipjensen.com/resources/the-mothers-of-mothers-day/ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thepastorsheart) ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| How to publicly apologise | Bruce Burgess on the apologies of Will Smith and Brian Houston | 05 Apr 2022 | 00:40:30 | |
Noticed the influx of memes after the Oscars? You then, no doubt, are probably aware of the fiasco that took place that night. For more information on Peacewise Training, whether in person or online, see https://peacewise.org.au/ ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Gary Millar on Brian Houston | Keith Condie on The Pastor’s Marriage | 28 Mar 2022 | 00:37:46 | |
Power and authority are very dangerous. The recent fall of Brian Houston solidifies this statement and brings significant lessons for Christian leaders everywhere! On the matter, The Chair of the Australian Gospel Coalition Gary Millar brings light to the topic.
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| "Honour the Lord, Take a stand" - Michael Youssef on contemporary challenges of sexuality | 22 Mar 2022 | 00:34:58 | |
‘Stand for Christ. Stand for the truth. And let the chips fall where they may.’ Senior Pastor of Atlanta’s Church of the Apostles, Dr Michael Youssef, has a prophetic call to share with evangelical pastors today. It is to not give up trust in the scriptures in the face of contemporary challenges on sexuality.
In light of all this, Dr Youssef quotes 1 Samuel saying, ‘Those who honour me I will honour.’ Speaking in terms of the Sydney Anglican Church, Dr Youssef says, ‘I know this diocese, I love this diocese, and I know that God will continue to bless this Diocese even more… when you take a stand.’
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| How to navigate a messy pastoral transition - with Hugh Isaacs | 15 Mar 2022 | 00:32:50 | |
For 15 years Hugh Isaacs has been at the centre of messy pastoral transitions, as an ‘emergency responder’ to churches going through a transition crisis. Today, he he joins us to give us insight into the process. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Effective Leadership and Ministry Blindspots - with Valerie Ling and Sarah Hindle | 08 Mar 2022 | 00:35:00 | |
Senior leaders long to be effective leaders, but we may not be as good as they hope to be. In the church, the demands on the senior pastor has increasingly become more complex. The expectation to be excellent in leadership, managerial, and administrative on top of preaching, teaching and pastoral care is one of immense pressure! Under this kind of stress, we might suffer cyclical patterns of burnout, unhealthy coping modes, or psychological patterns we are unaware of. When under this cloud of stress, one may resort to detaching by excessive use of screens, alcohol, drugs, pornography, running to control, micromanaging situations, overwork, reassurance seeking or over-researching. These traps aren’t that hard to fall into. Valerie Ling and Sarah Hindle, from Sydney’s Center for Effective Serving, say among leaders self awareness an emotional awareness is critical (https://effectiveserving.com.au/) ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| What morality should we teach artificial intelligence? - with Stephen Driscoll | 04 Jun 2024 | 00:26:28 | |
A new massive ethical question has risen up with the advent of artificial intelligence. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Australian Anglicans and Sexuality - with David Bennett | 27 Feb 2022 | 00:40:22 | |
Australian Anglican Evangelicals are praying that the Australian national Bishops meeting (in March) and the General Synod (8-16 May) will affirm the Bible’s teaching on marriage, sexuality and chastity. The General Synod will consider three motions and two propositions affirming the Bible’s teaching on marriage and chastity. Relations across the church have been further strained by Archbishop of Perth’s decision to deacon a man who is in a civil partnership with another man; and a second man who has been living in a defacto relationship with a woman for a number of years before being married in December 2021. There were public objections to the ordinations, both before and during the service on Thursday. After a four minute break in the livestream broadcast, Archbishop Kay Goldsworthy overruled the objections and the service proceeded. (Full service here). This comes on top of the Bishop of Wangaratta’s support for the blessing of the marriage of two men in Albury Anglican Church on 2 January 2022. David Bennett is a former Sydney gay activist, now a Christian, and a member of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s College of Evangelists. David is completing his PhD on the relationship between desire and same sex attraction at Oxford. David reviews the proposed motions before General Synod, talks about potential ways forward for the Australian Church and his reaction to the Perth ordinations. Links: ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Future Mission In Sydney - with Sydney Archbishop Kanishka Raffel | 20 Feb 2022 | 00:27:56 | |
Future mission in Sydney and the National Anglican Church in Australia faces a few challenges which Sydney Anglican Archbishop Kanishka Raffel spells out in this episode. We speak on some of the issues Archbishop Raffel might have brought forward in his first Presidential address, had the 'Synod in the Greenfields' not been postponed due to the Omicron outbreak, as it was scheduled for this Saturday 26 February 2022. Not only this, Archbishop Raffel speaks frankly about the Greenfields challenge, indigenous issues, multiculturalism, the national church and the current religious freedom debate. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Exvangelicals: Who are they and how do we love them? - with Jeri Jones Sparks | 14 Feb 2022 | 00:26:46 | |
‘Exvangelicals’. What’s that, you may be asking? It’s a word we hadn’t heard of a few years ago, however, we are increasingly seeing people's self-identity as being part of this loose group or social movement, mostly consisting of Millennials or Gen Z’s. An ‘Exvangelical’ are people who were once members of evangelical churches but have now been through a process, which they would call ‘deconstruction.’ Jeri Jones Sparks speaks today on the matter. She is the outreach pastor at St James Croydon and has a number of friends who describe themselves as ‘Exvangelicals’. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| The loneliest generation are the under 25s - with Patrick Parkinson | 08 Feb 2022 | 00:28:41 | |
Recent studies show nearly one in four people are profoundly lonely. In fact, the loneliest generation of all is the under 25 age group. The most serious problem is not transient loneliness, but that 7 to 8 percent of the population have been really lonely for at least eight years. In response to these statistics, Professor Patrick Parkinson is heading up the new Christian think tank Publica (http://www.publica.org.au) which launches this Thursday night. Publica has been researching the most socially connected generation in history, who are also the loneliest. To read more on Publica, see: https://publica.org.au/loneliness/ http://www.thepastorsheart.net/podcast/loneliness-patrick-parkinson ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| A Small Step Forward For Religious Freedom In Australia - with Michael Stead | 06 Feb 2022 | 00:19:08 | |
Religious Freedom will be debated in the Australian Parliament this week. Two parliamentary reports were released late on Friday afternoon and over the weekend the MP’s and Senators have spent time reading over them. The report's recommendations are set to go to the party rooms on Tuesday morning, and the House of Representatives as early as Tuesday afternoon. Anglican Bishop Michael Stead is the new chair of Freedom for Faith.
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| ‘Red Light Ministry Conversations’ - discerning who should enter professional ministry - with Rowan Kemp and Paul Grimmond | 01 Feb 2022 | 00:33:37 | |
How to have the hard conversation with someone about why they shouldn’t go into professional Christian ministry? It’s fantastic to see Christians enthusiastic and willing to serve in a professional Christian Ministry. But it might not be appropriate for anyone. Today, we discuss how to discern between issues of character, convictions, competency and capacity. We speak frankly about a range of issues such as lack of humility, mental health and pornography that influence the discerning of whether someone should enter professional Christian ministry. Shedding light on this topic today is Paul Grimmond, Dean of Students at Moore Theological College who previously served in ministry at the University of New South Wales, and Rowan Kemp, who leads the ministry team with the Evangelical Union at Sydney University. http://www.thepastorsheart.net/podcast/red-light-conversations ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Performance & Conflict Management and Servant Leadership - with Vikki Napier | 24 Jan 2022 | 00:36:28 | |
We address the big HR questions faced by senior pastors in leading our ministry teams? How can we do performance management best among our varied team members? What is the difference between conflict and bullying and abuse? Is it possible for a senior minister to be too conflict averse and not give needed ‘tough love’? Conversely where do senior ministers get this wrong? What difference does it make if one is an ‘office holder’ vs a ‘fair work employee’? What does Jesus’ teaching on servant leadership mean for staff management? Vikki Napier is the Sydney Anglican Human Resources Parish Partner. She advises senior pastors and parish councils on how to manage clergy and other ministry staff. http://www.thepastorsheart.net/podcast/human-resources-napier
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| Our complex world and preaching topically - with Sam Chan | 17 Jan 2022 | 00:39:17 | |
Australian Evangelist Sam Chan, who works with City Bible Forum, joins us to talk about connecting with our complex world through topical preaching. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Supporting Ministry Trainees in 2022 - with Charles Gajus and James Warren | 14 Jan 2022 | 00:32:10 | |
As the new year begins, there are many ministry trainees who are starting new positions! ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| BEST OF: The Vulnerable Pastor - with Peter Adam | 04 Jan 2022 | 00:29:56 | |
What should a Christian leader do when their role is to care for people, and they don’t want to interact with people? What impact does depression have on preaching? What kind of friendships should ministry leaders have? What about suffering in the leaders life? What would you say to a leader who is walking through the tough of depression for the first time? 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. Peter Adam is vicar emeritus at St. Jude’s Carlton, formerly principal of Ridley College Melbourne, and vicar of St. Jude’s. He mentors 28 young pastors, has written extensively on how God speaks into our lives and is a founding member of the Council of The Gospel Coalition Australia. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Getting high quality preaching from trainee ministers - with Toby Neal | 28 May 2024 | 00:29:56 | |
How can a senior minister best train junior preachers (student ministers and assistant ministers) in preaching? ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| Preserving preaching Christ - with Michael Stead | 27 Dec 2021 | 00:29:58 | |
The whole concept of a tolerant society is being spun around. Sydney Anglican Bishop Michael Stead says there are moves afoot to block Christians from being able to say that ‘Christ is the only way to heaven.’ It’s also being claimed by Equality Australia that to say ‘marriage is between a man and woman’ is an offensive statement. Bishop Stead says he wants to protect moderately expressed statements of religious belief. There are two parallel parliamentary inquiries into religious freedom taking place this summer, due to report back in February. Then the Federal Government is expected to take revised draft Religious Freedom legislation back to the parliament in March, to fulfil a previous election promise. Sydney Bishop Michael Stead, who chairs the Anglican Church of Sydney’s Religious Freedom Reference Group, has just submitted substantial submission to the inquiry on behalf of that group. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| BEST OF: Making the most of January - with Andy Hobbs and Dave Allen | 20 Dec 2021 | 00:35:50 | |
January is the key time of the year for welcoming newcomers in the southern hemisphere. In the northern hemisphere it’s August/September. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||
| What is worth measuring in church life - with Mike Hastie? | 13 Dec 2021 | 00:33:26 | |
It’s time to review what’s happened this year and have robust informed conversations about what we will do next year? What won’t we do again? How we will do things differently? And why? To make realistic decisions, we need to know what’s helpful to measure? And what isn’t? Not everything that’s measurable matters. And not everything that matters is measurable. Mike Hastie has been serving on the team at Newtown Erskineville Anglican Church, and is about to become the senior pastor of Toongabbie Anglican Church. Mike’s the founder of a project called Growing Healthier Churches which is all about helping us pastor better by measuring and tracking. ChurchSuite Taster Days in Australia The Church Co Advertise on The Pastor's Heart | |||