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When education is not the answer (Romans 2:17–27)
When education is not the answer (Romans 2:17–27). Amongst all the pragmatics & demands & struggles of ministry, you first need to know the why of ministry. You need deep and strong theology, and to apply that theology to your life & ministry.
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Vale Donald Robinson
From SydneyAnglicans: One of the towering figures of Anglicanism in the 20th century and former Archbishop of Sydney Bishop Donald Robinson, has died at the age of 95. … The first to pay tribute was the current Archbishop of Sydney, Glenn Davies, … “We have lost a giant in the world of New Testament scholarship” Dr […]
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A simple way to teach the gospel to children using a puppet
A simple and effective puppet format for people who want to get into puppets to teach the gospel.
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Sharing gospel truth in a biblically illiterate world
Increasingly, people in our world have very little idea of what the Bible says. How can we commend and proclaim biblical truth in these circumstances?
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Should I do a PhD in theology?
I’m asked this question every so often, so here’s some questions that help answer it.
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My submission to the expert panel on religious freedom
The panel is taking submissions until 14 Feb 2018. I am deeply concerned that we should be protecting the religious freedoms of all. Our legislators and decision makers should never assume that a particular religious faith can be defined simply by looking at the most vocal opinion-shapers within that faith.
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Principles of Complementarian Ministry
The outline for a presentation at the MTS Mission Minded conference 2017 for a panel discussion titled “Complementarian Ministry in Light of Eternity”
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Are we there yet? ‘Exile’ in the Bible (article)
This world is our God-created home, and yet it’s also not our home. How are we to understand this tension, and how are we to live and minister in light of it?
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The trusted system: a week in the life
My trusted system includes various structures for sustainable sacrifice in Christian ministry. How does this trusted system work for me in a typical week?
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The work of ministry in Ephesians 4:12 – summary
‘Ministry’ in Ephesians 4:12 does not mean ‘service’; it is fundamentally a matter of ‘bringing’ the saving gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to people.
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The weekly review: Planning for sustainable sacrifice
My weekly review enables me to approach the week as an arena of opportunities to serve God and others; rather than as a minefield of formidable unknowns.
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Who’s afraid of to-do lists? Making tasks that work
How do I integrate all the stuff from my inboxes into my trusted system? I need to create tasks that work. Each task needs certain essential elements.
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Inboxes. Getting all the stuff out of them. Every day.
This post is about a core habit that helps me to reduce everyday stress. This involves identifying all my inboxes in life, and daily emptying them.
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The Work of Ministry in Ephesians 4:12
Ministry in Ephesians 4:12 does not mean ‘service’. Rather, it is fundamentally a matter of ‘bringing’ the saving gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to people.
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Living life in “the zone”: using zones to regulate life
Communications technologies make it hard to regulate the various facets of life, e.g. “work”, “home” and “rest”. I use the concept of “zones” to do this.
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Capturing wild commitments
Being a Christian involves being committed to people. But all these commitments can be a source of stress, unless they are captured. Here’s how I do it.
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Building blocks of a trusted system
Christian ministry involves constantly asking: “What should I be doing right now?” This is where my “trusted system” is incredibly useful to me.
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Taming the phone 2: Putting apps in their place
One of my jobs as a Christian minister is to work out how to use my phone without being used by it. A key way to do this is to put apps in their place.
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Taming the phone 1: Minimising notifications
One of my jobs as a Christian minister is to work out how to use my phone without being used by it. A key way to do this is to minimise notifications.
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Slip, slop, slap for sustainable sacrifice
This blog series is about habits and personal organisation structures I’ve developed over the years for “sustainable sacrifice” in Christian ministry.
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Teaching and learning in the Bible: An interview with Dr Claire Smith
An interview with Dr Claire Smith, an expert in the language of teaching and learning in the New Testament
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Are We There Yet? Exile in the Bible (video)
The video of my talk “Are We There Yet? Exile in the Bible” is now available to watch
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Coming up at Nexus16: “Are We There Yet? Exile in the Bible”
I’ll be speaking on the topic of “Exile in the Bible” at Nexus16, alongside Kanishka Raffel, Phil Colgan and others (video)
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Learning to Speak Christian in an Online World: Video
Ephesians helps us come to grips with what Christian speech is all about, and how that affects our speech in the online world.
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Gospel speech: now available as an ebook
A brief biblical exploration of the way the gospel shapes the speech of every Christian as they confess Jesus Christ with their mouth. Now available as an ebook.