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Why are you still a Christian?
05/01/09 | Jim Ramsay
I am glad that the good old fashioned ‘Giving your testimony’ kind of talk has died out. I became a believer back in the late 1950's! My question is, “Why are you still a Christian?”
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An unexpected connection
22/12/08 | Andrew Nixon
After non-stop mobile calls for the first few days, my wife put her foot down. The phone was confiscated. No more…
After non-stop mobile calls for the first few days, my wife put her foot down. The phone was confiscated. No more…
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Whose mission?
15/12/08 | Archie Poulos
With Connect09 well and truly under way, mission is a topic that many people are discussing. One question is “who…
With Connect09 well and truly under way, mission is a topic that many people are discussing. One question is “who…
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Are you a Gospel worker?
01/12/08 | Jodie McNeill
Mark Driscoll’s ‘Prophet, Priest and King’ allegory has helpfully pushed us to recognise that God has not…
Mark Driscoll’s ‘Prophet, Priest and King’ allegory has helpfully pushed us to recognise that God has not…
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A digital solution to a physical problem
24/11/08 | Andrew Lim
Mark Driscoll is using the Internet to attack a problem that the Internet is responsible for seriously aggravating…
Mark Driscoll is using the Internet to attack a problem that the Internet is responsible for seriously aggravating…
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Same tracks, new destination
17/11/08 | Stuart P. Robinson
Farewell to Sydney and ministry in the diocese. Au revoir to St. Paul's Chatswood. Hello Canberra and Goulburn...…
Farewell to Sydney and ministry in the diocese. Au revoir to St. Paul's Chatswood. Hello Canberra and Goulburn...…
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Positions vacant: prophets, priests, kings
27/10/08 | Archie Poulos
Mark Driscoll certainly set a cat amongst the pigeons while he was here with us. I thank him for the insightful…
Mark Driscoll certainly set a cat amongst the pigeons while he was here with us. I thank him for the insightful…
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Nothing’s better than the real thing
20/10/08 | Jodie McNeill
There was a time when ‘artificial’ was the buzz. We loved artificial grass, artificial light, artificial sweeteners,…
There was a time when ‘artificial’ was the buzz. We loved artificial grass, artificial light, artificial sweeteners,…
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Our church buildings matter
13/10/08 | Glenn Davies
One of the signs of a healthy church is the need to expand facilities for meeting together around God’s word.…
One of the signs of a healthy church is the need to expand facilities for meeting together around God’s word.…
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The sinful art of procrastination
13/10/08 | Andrew Lim
It would seem hypocritical to be writing about this with one minute to go till my deadline for submission. But…
It would seem hypocritical to be writing about this with one minute to go till my deadline for submission. But…
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Coping with change
25/08/08 | Archie Poulos
Another massive change is occurring within our own parishes. We are moving from an autocratic mono-ministry parish…
Another massive change is occurring within our own parishes. We are moving from an autocratic mono-ministry parish…
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Too many conferences?
18/08/08 | Andrew Lim
We are being inundated with a glut of Christian conferences and conventions.
We are being inundated with a glut of Christian conferences and conventions.
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Believer’s boot camp
04/08/08 | Stuart P. Robinson
Darren introduced himself to me at the Cursillo weekend. I didn’t recognise him at first. We hadn’t met in…
Darren introduced himself to me at the Cursillo weekend. I didn’t recognise him at first. We hadn’t met in…
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The measure of a vibrant church
14/07/08 | Archie Poulos
I am sometimes asked by the church pastor for my opinion on how his church is going. It is an absurd question to…
I am sometimes asked by the church pastor for my opinion on how his church is going. It is an absurd question to…
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Green shoots in our spiritual desert
30/06/08 | Geoff Huard
Has the Archbishop’s call to Prayer for Connect09 got you thinking as well as praying?
Has the Archbishop’s call to Prayer for Connect09 got you thinking as well as praying?
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The Cathedral of the ‘Second Life’
23/06/08 | Stuart P. Robinson
A fellow approached me at the end of a seminar that I'd conducted in the Diocese of Wellington and said that he…
A fellow approached me at the end of a seminar that I'd conducted in the Diocese of Wellington and said that he…
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Divine plagiarism
16/06/08 | Jodie McNeill
How often have you heard the saying “Preach the gospel always, and if necessary use words”? This oft-repeated…
How often have you heard the saying “Preach the gospel always, and if necessary use words”? This oft-repeated…
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Begone Neo-Luddites - but leave me your books!
02/06/08 | Andrew Lim
There is a movement afoot among Christians (unlikely to be those reading this column, I'll grant you) who want…
There is a movement afoot among Christians (unlikely to be those reading this column, I'll grant you) who want…
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Hitting the target, missing the mark
26/05/08 | Archie Poulos
Demographic statistics are a great resource for understanding the communities we are seeking to serve and confront…
Demographic statistics are a great resource for understanding the communities we are seeking to serve and confront…
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