The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele (Dominic Steele)
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| 23 Jan 2018 | David Mansfield talks about John Chapman's heart | 00:34:11 | |
David Mansfield was John Chapman's successor as director of the Sydney Anglican Department of Evangelism. He speaks here about the heart of Australia's greatest twentieth century evangelist. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 30 Jan 2018 | How to protect diversity? with Michael Kellahan | 00:30:39 | |
Michael says there has been a genuine cultural shift that now requires a legal response. But, the government will not act unless they believe there is a genuine problem that needs curing. So lots more shorter individual submissions are needed that spell out the problems. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 06 Feb 2018 | Raising up apprentices, training and mentoring with Evan McFarlane | 00:30:58 | |
Evan McFarlane leads the training of around five trainees each year at St Paul's Anglican at Carlingford, Sydney. Excitingly in one of the congregations that Evan pastors, 80% of members are involved in 1:1 discipleship. From this group there has been a steady flow of young men and women putting themselves forward for Christian Ministry. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 13 Feb 2018 | Is Luke's gospel dangerous for women? - Pete Tong | 00:35:13 | |
Pete Tong talks about how God has led him through a difficult time as a close brother walked away from the Lord. Plus what surprised him about the women of Luke’s gospel? The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 20 Feb 2018 | 'Rosters are contrary to the gospel' says Rhett Harris | 00:31:05 | |
EV Church's 'Rhett Harris was super provocative at a ministry conference a while back. As Rhett was promoting ministry teams, he was arguing that rostering is contrary to the gospel,' says Dominic Steele.'I thought, "I can't let him get away with these statement and maintain credibility," so I pushed back, and we had a big debate in front of the whole seminar group.' The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 22 Feb 2018 | Peter Jensen on Billy Graham | 00:32:55 | |
Former Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Peter Jensen, first trusted Christ listening to Billy Graham speak in 1959.On hearing of Dr Graham's death, Peter Jensen relived that afternoon with Dominic Steele on The Pastor's Heart. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 27 Feb 2018 | Sandy Galea on kids & grief | 00:36:35 | |
This is a description of MBM kids from Sandy Galea: Two babies died, two mums have breast cancer, One baby was born profoundly deaf, another with down syndrome, we have a child suffering from multiple benign tumours, another in remission from cancer and we have kids suffering from anxiety and depression. How can we help these children better deal with this?What do you do with all this pain and suffering? The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 06 Mar 2018 | 'How to preach Easter well?' with Simon Manchester | 00:31:29 | |
Some of the questions that we face as we come to Easter include: How do you choose an Easter passage? What does preparation look like? What's the goal of aGood Friday or Easter Sunday talk? How much are you looking for guests and how much for regular members? The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 13 Mar 2018 | The Impact of Guilt and Shame with Dan Wu | 00:36:12 | |
There's been a lot of talk recently about the impact of 'Guilt and Shame' on our understanding of ourselves and where we stand with God. Dan Wu has been studying these issues in depth and joins us live on 'The Pastor's Heart' The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 20 Mar 2018 | 'Evangelism and a skeptical world' with Sam Chan | 00:36:36 | |
Sam Chan is our guest on 'The Pastor's Heart' this afternoon talking about his new book 'Evangelism in a Skeptical World.'Sam and host Dominic Steele have both been thinking about the same issues for a long time. There's lots of areas of agreement, and some areas where they disagree. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 27 Mar 2018 | Is the Pope a Catholic? - with Rachel Ciano | 00:31:20 | |
Rachel Ciano lectures in church history at Sydney Missionary & Bible College and joins Dominic Stele to discuss the impact of the Reformation on the Roman Church. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 03 Apr 2018 | 'Every Member Ministry' with Tony Payne | 00:34:38 | |
This is a special edition of The Pastor's Heart, linked to this month's national Australian ministry conference, Nexus, on to the topic of 'Every Member Ministry.'We are joined by The Trellis and the Vine author Tony Payne who is currently doing his PhD on Every Member Ministry, and was the keynote speaker at the Nexus Conference. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 10 Apr 2018 | 'Jesus is _____' with Sandy Grant | 00:33:53 | |
The Wollongong region has just seen 60 churches band together in a combined effort to reach their district for Jesus. The initiative was conceived and lead by the senior minister of Wollongong Anglican cathedral, Sandy Grant.Sandy joins Dominic Steele to talk through the wins and lessons from the mission, “Jesus is___”. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 17 Apr 2018 | "Engaging with Atheists" with Scotland's David Robertson | 00:33:30 | |
David Robertson is minister of St Peters Free Church in Dundee Scotland. http://www.stpeters-dundee.org.uk He is also the associate director of the Solas Centre for Public Christianity http://www.solas-cpc.orgDavid is in Sydney to speak at Katoomba Christian Convention and for a holiday.He does a lot of writing – in newspapers, magazines, on the net and also books. He’s the author of Awakening (the life of Robert Murray McCheyne); The Dawkins Letters, Quench (cafe evangelism) and Magnificent Obsession. His latest book is called Engaging With Atheists.He’s interested in history, politics, theology, music, sport, art etc. David’s a ‘big picture’ person who likes to look at things in a wide context – especially the growth, decline and renewal of the church in the West….His nickname ‘wee flea’ comes from a series of interactions He had on the Richard Dawkins website. Robertson was banned from his site under his own name and Dawkins called him, Alaister McGarth and John Lennox ‘fleas living of a dogs back’.Robertson promptly started reposting under the name ‘the wee flea’, and Dawkins, not being aware of Scottish church history or the nickname of my denomination (the wee frees), let it go by for a few weeks…until he was outed…and banned again! The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 24 Apr 2018 | Anxiety and pastoral ministry with Paul Grimmond | 00:35:46 | |
Our guest is Dean of Students at Sydney’s Moore Theological College Paul Grimmond. Paul has battled with anxiety all his adult life, and has been quite open about this. He wrote recently “‘Don’t be anxious about anything,’ Is that all God’s got to say?”Paul says ‘it’s difficult to differentiate between the anxiety that is a result of the fallenness of the world and the unhealthy anxiety that is a part of my sinful response to this broken world. Am I feeling anxious because I have a body that chemically over-reacts to threats, or am I feeling anxious because I have let sin take control? That’s not always an easy question to answer. Paul shares shares his story with Dominic Steele and looks at what the bible has to say. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 01 May 2018 | Vision, mission, tactics and goals | 00:37:03 | |
Rolling out vision in an Evangelical Church! ’People don’t give to need, they give to vision.’ But what is vision and how do you come up with the vision, workshop with key stakeholders, communicate the vision, roll it out? We talk to two really impressive young leaders/original thinkers who have lots to teach all of us, from NewLife Anglican : Oran Park, Stuart Starr and from Grace City Church in the inner city of Sydney, Tim Clemens The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 08 May 2018 | Donald Guthrie on Resilient Ministry | 00:32:53 | |
What does it take to have fruitful ministry over the long haul? The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 15 May 2018 | Andrew Beddoe on Reaching Everyday people | 00:33:12 | |
Andrew Beddoe is asking about evangelical churches: Where are the tradies? Where are the factory workers? Retail workers? Those on social welfare benefits? The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 22 May 2018 | Sandy Galea on "How to Grow Ministry Teams!" | 00:32:30 | |
It’s hard because we go into ministry because we like doing the ministry. But if things are to grow, we need to step back and empower and encourage others in these roles.This is true in kids ministry, but it’s true across the church. I think this is one of the major factors that is hampering the growth of our churches. We are talking this Tuesday with Sandy Galea, from MBM Rooty Hill in Sydney’s West and Kidswise about how to grow ministry teams. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 29 May 2018 | How to preach 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 well? with Lionel Windsor & Dani Treweek | 00:39:31 | |
There’s a nervousness among reformed evangelical complementarians about tackling any of the New Testament gender passages, but particularly 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, where the issue of head is discussed.More recently there have been claims from some blaming the bible’s teaching on headship for incidents of domestic violence. And of course we want to speak strongly against any form of DV.But, should we avoid teaching on 1 Corinthians, or avoid chapter 11? I don’t think that’s the answer. I’ve asked a couple of friends to come and help me in my sermon preparation.Dr Lionel Windsor is a New Testament lecturer at Moore Theological College in Sydney. (www.moore.edu.au)Dani Treweek is the former former women’s pastor at St Matthias church in Sydney (www.matthias.org.au). She is doing her PhD on Singleness. And is a significant force behind the Singleminded Conference later in the year. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 10 Jul 2018 | Mikey Lynch on Sacrifice: The tension between living the good life and dying to self | 00:28:43 | |
Sacrifice: The tension between living the good life and dying to self.
We do some of the worst things in the name of the greatest causes! And we can hurt those closest to us. Should we nobly burn out ourselves, our relationships and our world for the cause of gospel proclamation? Should we feel guilty for any creature comfort? Mikey Lynch joins us on The Pastor’s Heart from Tasmania. Mikey is the Campus Director of AFES Hobart, he chairs the Vision 100 church planting network there, and is a founding director of Geneva Push. Mikey is a deep thinker, and has just written a book, The good life in the last days: the tension between living the good life and dying to self. He’s written it for the strong and sacrificial person, the bruised reed and the pastor/preacher and teacher. You can order Mikey's book online from Matthias Media. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 05 Jun 2018 | Multisite is here in Australia with Wade Burnett & Ray Galea | 00:32:58 | |
Multisite is here. There’s the start of a trend in Australia for larger churches to switch strategies from planting daughter churches to becoming a multisite network of a man campus and a series of campuses.Often when we hear the word 'multi-site' we think American mega churches which sound more like mercenary organisations than a loving caring Jesus honouring community.But there are a number of churches in Australia quietly rolling out multi site ministry models, within traditional denominations The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 12 Jun 2018 | How do you build a church building? with Andrew Robson | 00:36:34 | |
How can you build a church building, so you don’t quit in the 12 months after the project is finished.This is a discussion for pastors. But also for parish council and committees of management.Andrew Robson has taken a lead roll in three major church building projects, two at EV Church, on the Central Coast of NSW, and is currently taking the lead at St Paul's Anglican Carlingford’s major rebuild.When I rang him to line up this interview, he was standing over a pit of previously undiscovered asbestos.We will be asking him about what he’s learned? What he wouldn’t do again?But what are your questions about any aspect of building a new church building* Vision and ministry principles relating to building design,* Ministry philosophy of church buildings and space,* The value of aesthetics,* How much to spend on big ticket items like sound/AV, lighting, furniture?* How to resolve differences of opinion and make compromises? The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 25 Jun 2018 | Three Aussies in Galilee explain and celebrate Jerusalem's #Gafcon2018 | 00:38:49 | |
The Anglican Dean of Sydney Kanishka Raffel and Senior Minister of MBM Rooty Hill Ray Galea join Dominic Steele, by the shores of Lake Galilee in Israel, to discuss last week’s important Anglican Gafcon Conference in Jerusalem.Plus we play out an extended interview with Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, who serves as the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, with it's 25,000,000 million members and as the chairman of the Gafcon Primate’s Council. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 03 Jul 2018 | When you lose everything: Your license, church building and house! | 00:36:38 | |
We are talking about and with the minister who loses it all, when the diocese moves into apostasy, leaving you and your people as faithful followers of Christ Jesus, but without denominational support, stripped of your ministerial license, church building and house. This week we talk to four men and one woman who have been and are in that situation. - From Canada, David Short. - From the US, Chuck Thebeau (and his daughter Rachel)- From Scotland, David McCarthy.- From NZ, Dave Clancey. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 17 Jul 2018 | Jenny Woodhouse on pastoring difficult personalities in Christian ministry | 00:36:53 | |
Albert Bernstein calls them ‘Emotional Vampires’ The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 24 Jul 2018 | The Christian leader and Pornography with Marshall Ballantine-Jones | 00:33:11 | |
As a senior minister what should you do if you have a porn addiction? What if it’s a staff member of senior lay leader? How do you preach to the congregation about these issues?We talk to Marshall Ballantine-Jones who is doing a PhD on this topic, and who says there’s a significant rate of porn consumption in the general community, the church and amongst church leaders. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 31 Jul 2018 | How do we reach those in the poorest communities! with Mez McConnell | 00:34:25 | |
What is poverty? What gospel do poor people need? How have parachurch ministries made the problem worse? What does evangelism look like in poor communities? What role for preaching? What does church membership and discipline look like?How can we see a transformation in desperate poor communities in Scotland or Australia?Mez McConnell is the senior pastor of Niddrie Community Church in Edinburgh, Scotland, and founder of 20 Schemes, a ministry dedicated to building gospel-centered churches for Scotland’s poorest communities. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 07 Aug 2018 | Have we lost evangelism with Phil Colgan and Craig Schafer | 00:32:56 | |
A good friend tells you when you have something stuck between your teeth just before the photograph is taken.Scotland’s David Andrew Robertson was a guest on The Pastor’s Heart a few months ago and is a good friend (http://bit.ly/2vp3MJ4). In an interview with ACR, having spent three months in Sydney, he’s had some significant things to say about the Sydney Anglican Church and asks have we gone off the boil on seeking the lost saved? On Tuesday 7 August at 2pm, Phil Colgan from St George North Anglican Church and Craig Schafer from St Mark's Pennant Hills for a live discussion with Dominic Steele to discuss what we can learn from from David’s critique The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 16 Aug 2018 | How do you not just work ‘in the ministry’ but ‘on the ministry' with Rod Irvine | 00:36:33 | |
How do you not just work ‘in the ministry’ but ‘on the ministry’?How does a senior pastor lead in vision, finances, staffing and money to promote the gospel of Christ?How do we communicate, execute and celebrate the vision?How to teach on generosity?How do we ask graciously?What are the mistakes to avoid?Rod Irvine was senior minister of Figtree Anglican Church Wollongong and has written ‘Giving generously: resourcing local church ministry.’Subscribe to The Pastor's Heart audio podcast:RSS feed: http://bit.ly/thepastorsrssiTunes feed: https://j.mp/thepastorsheartCatch up on our previous episodes at www.thepastorsheart.net The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 21 Aug 2018 | Resolving conflict in my church? - with Bruce Burgess | 00:32:08 | |
What do you do when there’s conflict in your church? Because there will be at some point. How can you deal with conflict well? What do you do when there’s no conflict to prepare for the times when conflict will come? How to you give your people a framework for understanding and resolving conflict? What do you do when a couple comes to you and the marriage is a warzone? What should you outsource? What should you do yourself? Bruce Burgess is the Australian Director of Peacewise. Subscribe to The Pastor's Heart audio podcast: RSS feed: http://bit.ly/thepastorsrss iTunes feed: https://j.mp/thepastorsheart The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 28 Aug 2018 | How do you encourage the sheep that God has given you to care for to come to church to hear his word? with Antony Barraclough | 00:28:17 | |
There are health issues, work deadlines, the pressure of family to be together, the overall stress of life, personal mental capacity to face the day, and the crucial assessment of the kind of reception one could expect from church that day: ‘Will I have someone to sit with? Will I have to sit with unpleasant people again? Will the sermon be worth it? What if Rev X is preaching? Will I belong? ... perhaps it would just be easier to get the shopping done.’ The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 04 Sep 2018 | Same-sex-attraction, Jesus & Evangelical ministry | 00:30:59 | |
Mitch joins Dominic Steele to tell his story of living a ‘double life’ in his early twenties, before things came to a head in Dubbo in country New South Wales. And then his journey working things out with God, and into Evangelical Presbyterian ministry and heterosexual marriage. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 11 Sep 2018 | Pastoral care for same sex attracted Christians with Wesley Hill and Jackson Stace | 00:31:32 | |
On www.thepastorsheart.net we aim to help Christian leaders better fulfil the mission that Christ has given us. Today we are thinking about how to best love and care for the same sex attracted Christians in our churches.We are talking about theology, maturity, history, emphasis, holiness, sin, language and culture. Our guests are Rev Dr Wesley Hill, from Trinity School for Ministry in Pittsburg and Jackson Stace from Liberty Christian Ministries Inc. Sydney (www.liberty.sydney). Wesley is best known for his book Washed and Waiting. His most recent work is Spiritual Friendship. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 25 Sep 2018 | Pastoring singles with Dani Treweek | 00:33:00 | |
Fresh from the Singleminded Conference, we speak to Conference Chair Dani Treweek about how we can better love and pastor the single members of our church family?What are the particular pastoral issues that singles face? How can we encourage single Christians in their gospel maturity, contentment and service. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 18 Sep 2018 | Starting with your heart with Craig Hamilton from Wisdom in Leadership | 00:31:18 | |
Craig Hamilton, author of Wisdom in Leadership, says getting one’s heart right is the most important think in leadership.So we are speaking today specifically about the heart of the Pastor.Craig says when it comes to leading yourself, the hardest person to lead, there are key issues of pride and fear that need to be addressed. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 02 Oct 2018 | Understanding and engaging with our changing community with Mark McCrindle | 00:30:09 | |
‘It’s not that we don’t care on purpose … it’s just that we don’t care’ – Generation Z.Jesus has given us a job to do, make disciples of all nations. We want to better engage in our changing community.But it’s going to be an easier task if we understand the people we are reaching out to. Mark McCrindle of McCrindle Research has been looking at this topic for years, and has just presented at the ‘Australian Community and Church Summit 2018’.Mark will be our guest on www.thepastorsheart.net this Tuesday afternoon at 2pm to discuss the Australian Community and how we can best minister to our changing neighbourhoodsThere are issues of demographics, technology, debt, life expectancy, cultural diversity. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 09 Oct 2018 | The authority & responsibilities of a senior leader with Peter Jensen | 00:40:33 | |
In this revealing and frank discussion with former Archbishop Peter Jensen discusses the particular responsibilities of senior leaders and the pressures that senior leaders are under.Plus an extended review of the state of the Anglican Communion and the response around the world to #Gafcon2018. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 16 Oct 2018 | Best strategy for welcoming and follow up with Andy Hobbs and David Allen | 00:35:13 | |
How can your church be more loving to newcomers? How do you do welcoming well? What are the strategies for best connection?Not so much the arrival on the first visit, but what is best practice to see people journey from that first visit to becoming a fully integrated member of your church - so that they are still with you 12 months later?How do you triage people? Then what resources/energy do you spend ministering to different people?How do you work out how not to put too much energy into people who will never come back? Andy Hobbs from Salt Church Wollongong and David Allen from Hunter Bible Church and Unichurch, Newcastle in Newcastle have both thought lots about these questions. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 17 Oct 2018 | A Christian response to the Religious Freedom review with Michael Kellahan | 00:23:12 | |
In a special extra edition of the Pastor's Heart, Freedom for Faith director Michael Kellahan joins Dominic Steele to discuss how Christians can best respond to Australia's religious freedom review.Recommendations are here http://bit.ly/religiousfreedomreview The Church Co Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 23 Oct 2018 | How to enjoy God? And Tim Chester how do you write so many books? | 00:33:04 | |
UK pastor author Tim Chester is pastor of Grace Church, Boroughbridge, and author of more than 30 Christian books.He’s with us to speak about his new book, Enjoying God, but also how you balance a busy pastoral ministry with being such a prolific author. How do you have so many thoughts? How can you write them all down? The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 31 Oct 2018 | Getting professional with Archie Poulos | 00:31:34 | |
Today we are talking, ‘the profession and professionalisation of Christian ministry,’ with Archie Poulos.Archie lectures in ministry at Moore Theological College, and is completing a PhD on building the competency of ministers. In what sense are ministry leaders ‘professionals’?What separates ordinary Christian ministry/ministry leaders from amazing ones? Why is a theological eduction no longer adequate for Christian ministry?How can we do the task of ministry better?This is the heart of Archie’s PhD studies and we are looking forward to hearing from him. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 06 Nov 2018 | How to preach better at Christmas? with Luke Tattersall and Kanishka Raffel | 00:31:46 | |
It’s less than two months to Christmas and we are sharpening ourselves on the practice of proclaiming Christ at Christmas. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 13 Nov 2018 | How to manage and lead the staff team? with Peter Mayrick | 00:34:29 | |
How do we go about employing people? The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 20 Nov 2018 | Caring for divorcees with Melinda Hunt and Michael Sheedy | 00:32:28 | |
How do you care for people where a spouse has just left? Or committed adultery?There's pain and hurt. How do we care best for divorcees in the wider non Christian community?And if they are Christian often one at least of the partners ends up leaving the church.Michael Sheedy and Melinda Hunt have been leading Village Church Annandale's divorce care program for the last eight years.They've seen more than 100 divorcees helped and heal through this program.They join Dominic Steele to talk about the things they've learned along the way. Every divorce is different. But there are some common threads. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 27 Nov 2018 | Leadership pipeline with Raj Gupta | 00:30:40 | |
There’s been lots of talk recently about ‘The Leadership Pipeline’ but what exactly is it and how can the senior church leader make the most of this new pastoral practice.The leadership pipeline is a super helpful tool to think about leadership development, for yourself as a senior church leader, but also for others.Senior MInister of Toongabbie Anglican Church Raj Guptahas been developing a training program for senior ministers of churches built around the leadership pipeline. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 04 Dec 2018 | Caring pastorally for domestic abuse victims with Jenni Woodhouse | 00:36:36 | |
We feature an interview conducted in church with a domestic violence survivor. It’s a confronting and personal interview and does deserve a ‘trigger warning.’ Jenni Woodhouse and Dominic watch as the abuse survivor tells her story, then Jenni critiques Dominic’s pastoral handling of the situation. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 11 Dec 2018 | A posture of grace in a time of outrage with Akos Balogh | 00:32:43 | |
How Christians can and should wisely engage with our increasingly hostile secular culture. How can we have a posture of grace in a time of outrage?CEO of the Gospel Coalition Australia, Akos Balogh, has a background in Campus Ministry, and is a influential christian writer and blogger. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 18 Dec 2018 | Why turn your church into a ministry training centre with Carl Matthei | 00:30:31 | |
Raising up and training ministry trainees as harvest workers!Why those of us in local churches should? And how we should?Our guest is Carl Matthei, who leads the ministry team in the Campus Bible Study and Unichurch UNSW at the University of New South Wales.Carl has more ministry trainees than anyone else in evangelical ministry in Australia. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 08 Jan 2019 | On trial for heresy and how to preach with application and momentum with Gary Millar | 00:35:11 | |
We launch The Pastor's Heart for 2019 with an 'on the road' edition from the CMS Summer School in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. Dr Gary Millar answers questions on how to preach better so that your sermon lands with real application. Gary is the principal of the Queensland Theological College and is the chair of the Gospel Coalition Australia. He was the main speaker at the 2019 Church Missionary Society Summer School in NSW. During the conference he took time out with Dominic Steele to share the story of when he was put on trial in Ireland to face 27 charges of heresy. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 15 Jan 2019 | A war of loves with David Bennett | 00:25:40 | |
29-year-old David Bennett, who describes himself as a former anti-Christian gay activist now Christian, says Jesus is good news for same sex attracted Christians. David joins us on The Pastor’s Heart to talk through his story and his two ‘coming outs,’ one as a 14 year old, and then later a second as a Christian believer. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 18 Mar 2019 | The phenomenal impact of Donald Robinson with Rory Shiner | 00:32:56 | |
A fascinating journey into an important aspect of Australian evangelicalism’s family story with Senior Pastor of Perth’s Providence Church, Rory Shiner. We look at the amazing legacy of former Sydney Vice Principal of Moore Theological College Donald Robinson, his fresh reading of the Scriptures, fathering of the Australian biblical theological movement, what became known as the ‘Knox-Robinson view of church’ and remarkable new insights into the Jew Gentile relationships in the New Testament. Plus how Robinson shaped a subsequent generation of significant leaders theologically, including Phillip Jensen and Graham Goldsworthy. The interview coincides with the release of a further two books in the Donald Robinson collection. To purchase go to http://bit.ly/donaldrobinson Link to the landmark talk by Phillip Jensen from 1988 ‘Why Bishops are deacons’ which was referenced in the discussion. https://phillipjensen.com/sermons/1988-why-bishops-are-deacons/ The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 06 Feb 2022 | A Small Step Forward For Religious Freedom In Australia - with Michael Stead | 00:18:58 | |
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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| 08 Feb 2022 | The loneliest generation are the under 25s - with Patrick Parkinson | 00:28:08 | |
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 The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 14 Feb 2022 | Exvangelicals: Who are they and how do we love them? - with Jeri Jones Sparks | 00:26:12 | |
‘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’. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 25 Mar 2019 | Lets do better at evangelism with Mark Dever | 00:19:16 | |
Mark Dever says we can do better at evangelism. Mark is the senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington and is visiting Australia to speak at the Nexus19 conference (in partnership with the Gospel Coalition). Mark says it’s important to Mark joins Dominic Steele to talk about his heart for evangelism. The Church Co Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 20 Feb 2022 | Future Mission In Sydney - with Sydney Archbishop Kanishka Raffel | 00:27:23 | |
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. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 27 Feb 2022 | Australian Anglicans and Sexuality - with David Bennett | 00:39:48 | |
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: The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 08 Mar 2022 | Effective Leadership and Ministry Blindspots - with Valerie Ling and Sarah Hindle | 00:34:26 | |
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/) The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 01 Apr 2019 | Evangelism: What's working and where are we shooting ourselves in the foot? | 00:36:31 | |
How can we do evangelism better? What is working? What can we do better? Where do we shoot ourselves in the foot? In a change to our regular format we feature a live panel discussion from the Nexus Conference, Evangelism lets do better. In a ‘no holds barred’ discussion, the panelists are Village Church Annandale pastor Dominic Steele, Unichurch UNSW’s Alison Napier and St George North Anglican pastor Phil Colgan. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 15 Mar 2022 | How to navigate a messy pastoral transition - with Hugh Isaacs | 00:32:16 | |
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. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 22 Mar 2022 | "Honour the Lord, Take a stand" - Michael Youssef on contemporary challenges of sexuality | 00:34:24 | |
‘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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| 09 Apr 2019 | Kanishka Raffel on 'Leading the church while the culture turns' | 00:33:01 | |
Dean of Sydney Kanishka Raffel says it’s now difficult if not impossible for people to be Christian, respectable and successful, and yet so many of our people are used to being all three of these. Kanishka says church leaders today face significant external and internal pressures today, in the new era post Same Sex Marriage, post George Pell’s conviction and post the Royal Commission into abuse in churches. Kanishka reminds us this cultural shift is not new for Christians, in parts of Egypt the word for Christian is ‘garbage collector.’ But it’s a massive cultural change for us in the west. He calls on us to refocus on 2Timothy 3-4 and Preach the word, in and out of season. Reminding us that it never feels like the right time to speak, but we need to summon up our courage do that. How do we demonstrate our conviction of the sufficiency of God’s word? How do you prioritise what you do as a church leader? How do you keep your preaching from being predictable, formulaic or dull? How do we lead a team, when there are so many team bust ups these days? The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 28 Mar 2022 | Gary Millar on Brian Houston | Keith Condie on The Pastor’s Marriage | 00:37:12 | |
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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| 05 Apr 2022 | How to publicly apologise | Bruce Burgess on the apologies of Will Smith and Brian Houston | 00:39:57 | |
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/ The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 16 Apr 2019 | Evangelical Assumpta Venkatachalam's complex journey on the reality TV show 'Christians like us' | 00:37:27 | |
Ten so-called Christians from across the theological and denominational spectrum came together for a week in a reality TV program called ‘Christians like Us,’ screened in Australia on SBS. One of those housemates, Assumpta Venkatachalam shares her story of a week inside the house, where they navigated topics including women in ministry, homosexuality, child sex abuse, speaking to atheists, biblical authority, sex before marriage, abortion, and the future of Christianity. Assumpta is joined by Russell Powell, CEO of Anglican Media Sydney, who originally suggested her to the program’s producers. Check out this article by Assumpta. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 12 Apr 2022 | Best practice Mother’s Day - with Phillip Jensen and Kate Stace | 00:29:08 | |
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) The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 19 Apr 2022 | Weakness is good for you - with Matt Fuller | 00:35:30 | |
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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| 23 Apr 2019 | How to make preaching easier with Steve Cree | 00:35:23 | |
How can we preach better? How can we work together to do this? It's through collaboration. Steve Cree leads the ministry team at Queensland’s influential Living Church (formerly known as Creek Road Presbyterian). Steve’s taken a significantly innovative approach, helping pastors work in collaboration with pastors of other churches to better teach and pastor their flocks. Steve says, by working together, we can serve our people better. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 25 Apr 2022 | Navigating change management in church - with Raj Gupta | 00:33:53 | |
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. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 03 May 2022 | Processing disappointment in ministry - with Hans Kristensen | 00:34:06 | |
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. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 10 May 2022 | How to support and guide the kids ministry in your church - with Bruce Linton | 00:32:51 | |
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. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 22 May 2016 | Phillip Jensen speaks to Dominic Steele at Nexus 2016 | 23 May 2016 | 00:42:51 | |
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| 15 May 2022 | A perilous moment - with Kanishka Raffel, Richard Condie and Jennifer Hercott | 00:32:00 | |
‘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. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 23 May 2022 | Humility, ambition and leadership - with Paul Harrington | 00:26:36 | |
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? The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 21 May 2019 | Suffering, vision, dating & when a staff member lets you down with Richard Chin | 00:36:48 | |
National Director of The Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students, Richard Chin, reflects on God’s ‘severe mercy.’ How he learned from God, as he supported his wife Bronwyn, through her death from pancreatic cancer, six years ago. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 28 May 2019 | Help when it all goes pear shaped with David and Kathy Thurston | 28 May 2019 | 00:27:41 | |
How does mentoring work for senior leaders? And can how having a mentor help, especially through those seasons in ministry when everything goes pear shaped. How can ministers be cared for spiritually, emotionally, relationally and theologically. And what can be done to help a minister who is having a spiritual crisis? Presbyterians David and Kathy Thurston have planted two churches, and mentored over 80 young ministers, and now work full time supporting younger ministers through http://church2church.org.au The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 30 Apr 2019 | Fine tuning your growth groups with Peter Mayrick | 00:32:13 | |
Do you sometimes wonder how effective your growth groups are in growing disciples? Want to know how to measure the effectiveness of your growth group ministry? Subscribe to our Podcast here and take the Pastor's Heart with you! https://www.thepastorsheart.net/footer ABOUT THIS WEEK'S GUEST, PETER MAYRICK The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 31 May 2022 | Making key staff appointments with Bruce Clarke and Pete Stedman | 00:37:31 | |
How do you find the right key person to join your ministry team? To figure this out, you may ask questions such as:
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| 06 Jun 2022 | Clarity, Truth, Sufficient and Efficient - with Mark Thompson | 00:30:35 | |
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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| 14 Jun 2022 | We need to get better at networking - with Archie Poulos | 00:32:04 | |
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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| 20 Jun 2022 | The problem with ‘You be You’ - with Brian Rosner | 00:35:05 | |
‘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 The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 27 Jun 2022 | How do we deal with anxiety in the Christian life - with Paul Grimmond. | 00:33:43 | |
‘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? The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 05 Jul 2022 | MINISTRY TIP: The Pastor and Social Media with Dominic Steele | 00:12:43 | |
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| 06 Jul 2022 | The trans culture wars vs lovingly pastoring gender incongruent church members - with Rob Smith | 00:34:09 | |
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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| 06 May 2019 | The heart of GAFCON and the future of the Anglican Church | 00:30:54 | |
A special edition featuring GAFCON’s new leaders Archbishops Foley Beach and Benjamin Kwashi. The GAFCON Primates Council resolved last week in Sydney to hold a global conference of bishops just six weeks before the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lambeth Conference. Read the communique HERE. The new GAFCON Bishops conference will serve Bishops who won’t participate in Lambeth because of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s decision to invite Provinces which have formally abandoned the teaching of Jesus in the area of sexuality. The new leaders of GAFCON, Primate’s Council Chair, Archbishop Foley Beach (of the Anglican Church in North America) and General Secretary Benjamin Kwashi (of Jos, Nigeria) sat down with Dominic Steele to talk about their heart as pastors and the future of GAFCON and the Anglican Church. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 12 Jul 2022 | Sharpening our evangelistic preaching - with Ross Ciano | 00:33:40 | |
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? The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 19 Jul 2022 | Getting masculinity right - with Al Stewart | 00:34:55 | |
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 The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 26 Jul 2022 | Helping Grandparents win grandchildren to Christ with Ian Barnett | 00:28:51 | |
Being a grandparent is such a blessing, however, comes with a great responsibility! The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 02 Aug 2022 | Pastoral care for the Christian with gender incongruence or attraction to the same sex - with Sam Allberry | 00:43:44 | |
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). The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 09 Aug 2022 | Repentance is what's needed - Peter Jensen on Lambeth | 00:31:53 | |
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| 22 Aug 2015 | Cath and Otto Peeters on six year old Noah's recovery from brain surgery | 00:24:42 | |
'We prayed that the surgery would be successful and that God would lead her hands... millimetre by millimetre surgery... there is a lot of time in there operating on our little boy's head.''We are five weeks out from neurosurgery and we haven't seen one seizure. Praise God''Over the course of the five weeks he has been slowly returning to us and it's like regaining a child.'We call it the slow awakening. Every day we see something return that we forgot we lost.'To have him return to us over five weeks, little mannerisms, ways of thinking, questions, questions. We love his questions. The inquisitive mind that is Noah's. It's wonderful to have that back.'
They shared on air the story of Noah's miraculous recovery. Cath and Otto want to thank all those people who prayed for them during this period. Otto says 'Noah has done better than any of us expected, including the medical team. His recovery and rehab have both gone really well. Praise God for a terrific outcome! He has taught Cath and I so much through this we couldn't have learnt in other ways.' The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 15 Aug 2022 | A new Anglican diocese, bishop and church in Australia - with Peter Palmer | 00:22:41 | |
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| 14 May 2019 | NZ bishop elect Rev Jay Behan on leaving gracefully from an apostate denomination | 00:29:53 | |
Minister of St Stephen’s Christchurch Jay Behan tells the heartbreaking story of leading his church away from the traditional Anglican Church in New Zealand and working to form a new Diocese for faithful Anglicans. Jay Behan tells of his tearful resignation from the New Zealand Anglican Church’s General Synod, just hours after the Synod voted to abandon the teaching of Jesus on sexuality. He recounts the months of anguish leading up to his and other New Zealand churches decisions to leave the now apostate church and of the support of Gafcon and Australians in forming a new diocese in NZ. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 18 Aug 2022 | False teaching revisionists caused the Australian Church schism - with Foley Beach, Glenn Davies, Richard Condie and Jennifer Hercott | 00:31:09 | |
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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| 30 Aug 2022 | How do we make church accessible to all - with Louise Gosbell | 00:32:19 | |
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 The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 06 Sep 2022 | Sydney’s One Special Evangelist John Chapman - with Baden Stace | 00:38:36 | |
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 The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 12 Sep 2022 | The cracks widen in Brisbane in the Australian Anglican Church - with Peter Judge Mears | 00:27:19 | |
‘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. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 20 Sep 2022 | Deconstructing the Queen’s Funeral - with David Peterson, Rachel Ciano and Chris Braga | 00:29:30 | |
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. The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||
| 26 Sep 2022 | Healing Australia's gambling disease - with Stuart Cameron and Sandy Grant | 00:26:29 | |
Australia has the world’s worst rate of gambling losses per capita, even though it is home to less than half a percent of the world’s population with 20 percent of its pokies. NSW, particularly Sydney, are worst of all with approximately over double the rate of poker machine losses compared to every other Australian state and territory. About 40% of all pokies losses come from problem gamblers. Anglican Dean of Sydney Sandy Grant and Wesley Mission’s Stuart Cameron are asking both sides of politics to come together to address the crisis. (Episode photo courtesy Sydney Anglican Media) The Church Co Ideas that changed the world Financially Support The Pastor's Heart via our new tax deductible fund -- | |||