Category: Ministry
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Culture shock: Why everyone’s feeling it, and how to cope, with Margie and Simon Gillham @ Moore College
Margie and Simon Gillham are experienced in helping missionaries adjust to culture shock. They share tips to help us all adjust to the “new normal” brought about by Covid-19
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Emotional wellbeing in crazy times, with Paul Grimmond @ Moore College
Paul Grimmond, Dean of Students at Moore College, speaks about how the gospel helps us to identify and process our emotions in times of tumultuous change.
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Join the Windsors for coffee – and an invitation to church
Join the Windsors for coffee – and an invitation to church at 6pm this evening at neutralbay.church
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What is church when we can’t gather? Thinking theologically with Dr Chase Kuhn
Recent Covid-19 measures have had a deep impact on our churches. This is a time to think deeply, theologically and practically about biblical principles.
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Christian: speak the gospel… online
As so many people are isolated, alone, and frightened, Christians can still share our living hope online. Here’s some resources (book + video) to help you.
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Preaching sermons and shepherding the flock: What’s the connection?
Lionel Windsor | 2 Feb 2015 | Priscilla and Aquila Conference | Moore College, Sydney I’m here republishing my 2015 paper, which originally appeared as a PDF and video. See here for more on the history of the discussion and the publications lying behind it) The context of the question This paper is seeking to…
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Finding praise in the right place (Romans 2:28–29)
There is a very strong temptation to measure your ministry by looking at how much people are praising you. This passage teaches us where to look for praise.
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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.