20% attendance growth in three years – Craig Roberts
After a decade of decline, Sydney Anglican church attendance has grown by more than 20% in just three years. This is now higher than at any...
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The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
Aussie Christian leaders join Dominic Steele for a deep end conversation about our hearts and different aspects of Christian ministry each Tuesday at 2pm. We share personally, pastorally and...
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Challenging functional idols in ministry from the ten commandments - Phillip Jensen
What's the functional idol in your own ministry? Career? Family? The platform? The numbers? Are we preaching law as legalism dressed up as d...
‘Dick Lucas’ mind was blown apart’ - with Andrew Atherstone
1986. London’s Westminster Central Hall. The then young Australian preacher Phillip Jensen takes the platform at the Evangelical Ministry As...
In it to win it—or quit now? with Andrew Atherstone
For evangelical Christians in the Church of England, the question of whether to stay, resist, or leave is a live crisis. If you’re deciding...
The joys, privileges and rewards of Christian ministry — with Matt Fuller
We often speak about the pressures and heartbreaks of pastoral ministry. But we speak far less about its joys, privileges and eternal reward...
Confusion over the Religious Question on the Australian Census
Answering "Anglican", "Catholic", or "Baptist" on the Census isn't a test of church attendance Before filling out your form, hear researcher...
Darrell Bock on Engaging Aussie Culture
In this special ‘pop up’ episode of The Pastor’s Heart we talk with New Testament Professor Darrell Bock about how best might Christians mig...
Darrell Bock answers EVERY question on Luke's Gospel
Leading New Testament scholar Darrell Bock gives a rapid fire exploration of Luke and Acts. Bock, who is Senior Research Professor of New Te...
How to preach sermons that change lives — with Richard Coekin
Do our sermons actually land in the lives of the people in front of us? Do they help anxious believers, tired parents, proud leaders, compro...
How to preach sermons that change lives — with Richard Coekin
Do our sermons actually land in the lives of the people in front of us? Do they help anxious believers, tired parents, proud leaders, compro...
Church attenders do better — with Valerie Ling
New global research associated with Harvard University suggests that people who regularly attend church tend to do better in life than peopl...
Church attenders do better — with Valerie Ling
New global research associated with Harvard University suggests that people who regularly attend church tend to do better in life than peopl...
Pastoral heartbreak: young adults leaving evangelicalism for Orthodoxy and Catholicism and what to do about it - John Diacos
On the surface, some are drawn by beauty, history, liturgy, mystery, masculinity, discipline and Orthodoxy’s claim to be the original church...
Pastoral heartbreak: young adults leaving evangelicalism for Orthodoxy and Catholicism and what to do about it - John Diacos
On the surface, some are drawn by beauty, history, liturgy, mystery, masculinity, discipline and Orthodoxy’s claim to be the original church...
How Katoomba shaped a generation of Sydney Evangelicals
For a generation of Sydney evangelicals, the Katoomba Christian Conventions weren’t just events in the calendar - they shaped church program...
How Katoomba shaped a generation of Sydney Evangelicals - Phillip Jensen, David Cook & Al Stewart
For a generation of Sydney evangelicals, the Katoomba Christian Conventions weren’t just events in the calendar - they shaped church program...
Why do young people leave the church, and what do we need to change to help them stay? Ruth Lukabyo
New research suggests that around 70% of those who attended church regularly at age 11 are no longer attending by their late twenties, with...
Why do young people leave the church, and what do we need to change to help them stay? Ruth Lukabyo
New research suggests that around 70% of those who attended church regularly at age 11 are no longer attending by their late twenties, with...
Have we preached the word richly, but failed to let the word dwell richly among us?
Tony Payne provocatively argues that while evangelicalism has successfully recovered expository preaching and every-member ministry, we have...
Have we preached the word richly, but failed to let the word dwell richly among us?
Tony Payne provocatively argues that while evangelicalism has successfully recovered expository preaching and every-member ministry, we have...