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  • How do we proactively serve Jesus in retirement? How might we motivate our older church members to prioritise the work of the gospel?

    Mike Raiter said on The Pastor’s Heart a little while back that retirement needs rethinking to avoid the sin of the sluggard.

    Mike Raiter said downing tools at 65 and spending 20 or 30 years resting is a 19th century concept and is not Christian.

    But what is the alternative?

    Ying Yee is lead English Pastor of Chinese Christian Church Milsons Point in Sydney.

    Carmel Vincent serves as training and events coordinator at the Ministry Training Strategy.

    And Ian Carmichael was CEO of Sydney’s Matthias Media.

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  • I want to be a big hearted encourager like Barnabas. I want to be a reliable assistant like Timothy. I want to be passionate preacher like Apollos.

    When you think about the qualifications for Christian ministry in 1Timothy 3, the significance of personality is pretty much ignored.

    What is the relationship between character and personality? Some one is all about structure and someone elose is much more ‘loosy-goosy/flexible.’

    When there’s conflict in church or in a ministry teams - it’s often put down to personality difference or sometimes even disorder.

    What does the bible say about all this?

    Tim Omrod serves with the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (AFES) at Griffith University on the Gold Coast and has just finished a study of the co-workers of Paul.

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  • In a significant interview on the Rest is Politics Podcast England’s Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, has denied the teaching of the bible, and the teaching of his church.

    It is Archbishop Welby’s most public betrayal of his ordination and consecration vow to ‘banish error and to uphold and defend the truth taught in Scripture.’

    Archbishop Welby’s comments came on the eve of an important House of Bishops meeting in the UK, which considered a request from a group called The Alliance, consisting of 2360 clergy whose churches represent 42% of the Church of England’s Sunday attendance, and who hold to the Bible’s teaching on sexuality.

    They are asking for a separate orthodox province to be created within the Church of England.

    Vaughan Roberts is the senior minister of St. Ebbe’s in Oxford, and is one of the signatories of the request from The Alliance.

    Church Suite Taster Days in Sydney and Brisbane
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  • How to best structure ministry teams in your church? And how to equip your team leaders for joyful service?

    Team leaders do the bulk of their ministry in between events not at events.

    How can someone become a more fruitful team leader?

    Why all conversations with your team fit into four categories - and how most team leaders get this wrong.

    David Moore is the executive pastor of Hunter Bible Church in Newcastle, New South Wales.

    He has written a new book, The Team Leader’s Handbook, which will be widely read by churches and ministry teams all around.

    Church Suite Taster Days in Sydney and Brisbane
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  • 5,000 believers gathered from more than 200 nations last month in South Korea.

    It is 50 years since Billy Graham and John Stott first launched the Lausanne movement in Switzerland.

    Anglican Bishop of North Sydney Chris Edwards has described the congress as like an all you can eat buffet - where some parts tasted amazing / fantastic and I kept wanting more and yet other parts even a mouthful made me feel nauseous.

    Principal of Sydney’s Moore Theological College Mark Thompson says there were some great highlights including a presentation by Vaughan Roberts on sexuality but also areas of concern.

    Church Suite Taster Days in Sydney and Brisbane
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  • Historical literacy is a critical tool for Christians, deepening faith and enhancing evangelism and discipleship.

    Sarah Irving Stonebreaker says we’ve forgotten how to engage well with the past, we don’t know why the past might be relevant to us today, and we have missed out on being part of a larger story.

    We need to uncover overlooked histories, bringing historical injustices to light, move beyond culture wars, bring historical injustices to light and recognise the sins of the past (including our own).

    Sarah is Associate Professor of History in Western Civilization at the Australian Catholic University.

    She says the church can offer a rich narrative that can reconnect those feeling adrift.

    Sarah Irving Stonebreaker has a new book "Priests of History: Stewarding the Past in an ahistoric Age." https://bit.ly/4eSfpfJ

    Church Suite Taster Days in Sydney and Brisbane
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    Assistant Minister role at Village Church Annandale, Sydney
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  • What is Christian parenting? How do we do family Bible time well?

    How can we prioritize church, even when it’s hard? Navigating social media with teens?

    And how to parent teens who are doubting, drifting or deserting?

    Parenting is joyous, magical, tiresome, boring, stressful and complicated.

    Harriet Connor is editor of ‘Parenting in God’s family: Biblical wisdom for everyday issues.’ (https://bit.ly/4eJgars). Kat Ashton Israel is a contributing author.

    Church Suite Taster Days in Sydney and Brisbane
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    Assistant Minister role at Village Church Annandale, Sydney
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  • How to preach to build confidence so members want to invite Islamic friends and workmates to church and better educate our Christians for conversations with Muslim friends.

    What topics might we address? How to best engage with the authority and authorship of the Bible vs the Qur’an, plus Jesus and Muhammed, the Trinity, Incarnation, Sin and human nature, Judgement and Salvation.

    Sam Green works for the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students and is the author of ‘Where to start with Islam.’ https://bit.ly/3N0wx6Q

    Plus Sam Green shares his pastor’s heart ahead of a big debate with Muslim Apologist Abdulla Kunde at the University of Sydney hosted by the Islamic Students Society.

    Further resources:
    Sam Green debating at Sydney University, 2023 https://bit.ly/3BbmKIy

    Sam Green reference page on ‘Sermon Illustrations and Islam’ https://bit.ly/3zsaqDq

    Church Suite Taster Days in Sydney and Brisbane
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    Assistant Minister role at Village Church Annandale, Sydney
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  • How do you work in a team excellently with those above you in ministry?

    How do you as a team member take responsibility for the success of your church?

    What can ministry team members do well to help the whole team function better?

    What mistakes do team members make? And what about confidentiality on team?

    Michael Davies is associate pastor of Lighthouse Church in Gorokan, NSW.

    Megan Stevens serves at Vine Church in Surry Hills in Sydney.

    Peter Blanch is a ministry consultant with Reach Australia

    Church Suite Taster Days in Sydney and Brisbane
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    Assistant Minister role at Village Church Annandale, Sydney
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  • How do we help children in Christian families escape and recover from the devastating effects of domestic abuse?

    Pastoral consultant Jenni Woodhouse says there is a hidden epidemic of coercive control where a parent with narcissism or borderline personality disorder makes life impossible for their both their spouse and children.

    We also explore the impact of domestic abuse on children of all ages, from teenagers to toddlers.

    What responsibility does the church have? What should a church leader do?

    How can we as church leaders detect and address these issues in the congregation?

    Jenni Woodhouse is a pastoral care consultant with the Church Missionary Society.

    Church Suite Taster Days in Sydney and Brisbane
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    Assistant Minister role at Village Church Annandale, Sydney
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  • What should the church pastor / staff team / church council or bishop do about the big drop in attendance?

    A new report (bit.ly/AttendancePatterns) shows Adult Attendance in churches in Sydney is down 7% or 14% against population (over a decade).

    Adult attendance declined at approximately two-thirds of Sydney Anglican comparable church centers, and only one-third of church centers recorded an increase in attendance.

    The big problem is newcomers. We just are not reaching them. Newcomers are down to 5.4%.

    And with fewer new people joining churches, the churches that are growing are primarily growing at the expense of churches that are declining.

    A noticeable decline in attendance was recorded in 2018-2019, especially in the most rapidly secularising areas of our region.

    The issues are not just external. We have internal issues. There are denominational and congregational factors at play. There are key church health characteristics that show internal health factors are lower in those regions - factors relating to congregational character and leadership.

    Geoff Bates pastors Life church in Sydney’s North West and chairs the committee that produced the Attendance Patterns Review report.

    Toby Neal pastors Vine Church in inner Sydney, which has seen remarkable growth.

    Dave Jensen works at assisting churches to grow in their evangelistic temperature through Evangelism and New Churches.

    Host Dominic Steele also served on the committee that produced the report.

    Church Suite Taster Days in Sydney and Brisbane
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    The Church Co
    http://www.thechurchco.com is an excellent website and app platform built specifically for churches. 

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  • Plus how the Tanzanian Church has been built through the labors and prayers of Australian Christians, and why prosperity gospel preachers are as wicked as witch doctors!

    We are joined by Bishop Mwita Akiri from Tarime in rural Tanzania, Judith Calf who served as a missionary in theological education in Tanzania for 20 years, and Tim Swan who leads the Anglican Aid Ministry here in Australia.

    To support Anglican Aid projects in Tanzania: https://anglicanaid.org.au/locations/tanzania/

    Church Suite Taster Days in Sydney and Brisbane
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  • What impact does growing up in a pastoral family have on ministry kids?

    Valerie Ling from the Sydney Centre for Effective Living joins us to unpack the ‘Ministry Kids Wellbeing Survey,’ revealing what Australian ministry children, say about their upbringing.

    They tell of heightened responsibilities and an acute awareness of adult realities plus concerns about feeling different from their peers.

    We explore the broader impacts of pastoral life on children, and explore displacement, constant mobility, difficulties in forming lasting friendships and achieving a sense of belonging.

    Comparisons are made with the experiences of diplomats and defence ministry kids, emphasizing the common struggles and the critical role parents play in providing stability.

    Plus we talk the importance of empathy and creating safe spaces for doubts.

    Church Suite Taster Days in Sydney and Brisbane
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  • One of the world’s leading New Testament Scholars Thomas Schriener is in Sydney for the Moore College Lectures on ‘The Battle for the truth of the gospel.’

    At the center of his attention is NT Wright and the New Perspective on Paul, a debate that questions whether ancient Judaism was legalistic.

    Schreiner tells of his roots in Roman Catholicism, a transformative evangelical faith, and the enduring importance of the Reformation perspective of justification by faith alone.

    Schreiner, who chairs the Christian Standard Bible translation committee, takes us behind the scenes of the Christian Standard Bible's translation process, revealing the rigorous debates and decisions that shape how we read that translation.

    He outlines how denominational diversity influences translation accuracy.

    Plus we unpack the profound need to teach biblical gender roles in contemporary culture.

    Thomas Schreiner is professor of New Testament at Southern Baptist Theological College in Louisville, Kentucky.

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  • Religious Freedom leaders are calling on Australia's Government to quickly bring a Religious Discrimination Act to the parliament.

    Mark Sneddon says the Religious Discrimination Act is not about granting unlimited freedoms, but about preventing adverse treatment of religious individuals and organizations.

    He says there needs to be a fair compromise that the rights of all involved, which should be supported by both sides of politics.

    Mark Sneddon from the Institute for Civil Society,
    Mark Spencer from Christian Schools Australia,
    and Mike Southon from Freedom for Faith bring this update on where the Australian Religious Freedom debate is up to, following this week's Freedom For Faith conference.


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  • What does Expressive Individualism mean for churches? And what specifically does it mean for church music?

    Here is the expressive individualism worldview: ‘Truth comes from inside me. It’s important that I look inside to discover who I truly am’ and ‘I need to express my individuality and personal truth to the world around me to receive validation.’

    That truth comes from within - is the unspoken assumptions of guests who come to our churches.

    And it’s a worldview that has impacts inside the church, including inside our music teams and inside the heads of the songwriters who write the songs that we sing.

    Philip Percival and Alanna Glover lead the work of Emu Music, focusing on writing congregational songs and the training of church musicians and leaders.

    Alanna is doing a masters research project in Expressive Individualism & music, and Philip’s PhD is in the biblical theology of worship.

    Church Suite Taster Days in Sydney and Brisbane
    Check out the new church management software ChurchSuite.  Gavin and Luke are hosting five taster days in Sydney and Brisbane in November. 

    Assistant Minister role at Village Church Annandale, Sydney
    Village Church is looking for an assistant minister.  Perhaps it’s you or you know someone?  Could you lead our mission outreach and the ministry aspect.  Plus help set vision and in preaching and pastoral care.  For more info or to have a coffee email [email protected]




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  • Disillusionment is one of the great threats to the Christian life and to Christian ministry

    A wise man said the worst thing in ministry was not a pastor who quits, but a pastor who doesn’t quit, but who keeps going when they’ve given up.

    Sydney Missionary and Bible College Karl Deenick shares his own experience of hitting a major wall after seven years of pastoral work.

    We unpack how ministry challenges can lead to a sense of disillusionment, especially among millennials, plus a way back.

    Church Suite Taster Days in Sydney and Brisbane
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    Assistant Minister role at Village Church Annandale, Sydney
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  • What would Dave Keun and Jon Kwan like to tell their younger selves if they could travel back in time before they took on the position of senior minister?

    How has their sense of ownership changed?

    What has been most difficult about the transition to the role? What mistakes have they made?

    Dave Keun has been senior minister of Kellyville Anglican Church in Sydney’s North West since March 2022.

    Jon Kwan has been lead pastor of St David’s Forestville (on Sydney’s Northern Beaches) since May 2022.

    Church Suite Taster Days in Sydney and Brisbane
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  • Roadmap for a reset communion - with Paul Donison and Glenn Davies

    The chair of Gafcon Laurent Mbunda and chair of Global South Justin Badi Arama are to meet to work out a roadmap for the resetting of the Anglican Communion.

    Global South Anglicans have endorsed the Former Sydney Archbishop Glenn Davies call for the communion to be reset on biblical foundations. The Global South have called on their Primates to work with the GAFCON Primates Council and other Orthodox leaders to reset the communion on its biblical foundations as a matter of urgency.

    In other Anglican news.

    The Church of England General Synod is meeting in York. They are considering whether to press go to move towards the next stage of endorsing their bishops’ proposals for same sex blessing. Orthodox Anglicans united under a banner called The Alliance are calling for structural differentiation in England (essentially a new province). The Bishop of Oxford has hit back telling The Alliance to take a running jump.

    Orthodox Anglicans from across Australasia gathered in Brisbane last week. New daughter churches are being planted within the fledging diocese of the Southern Cross.

    A new Archbishop appointed to lead the Anglican Church of North America. Steve Wood will replace Foley Beach.

    A collective meeting of orthodox leaders in Cairo has met for a week on ways that faithful christians might be able to reset the Communion. The Global South Anglicans met in Cairo the week before that and voted to call for the chair of the Global South Justin Badi Arama to work with the chair of Gafcon to reset the communion.


    Our guests are new General Secretary of Gafcon Paul Donison and new Bishop of the Diocese of the Southern Cross (and former Archbishop of Sydney) Glenn Davies.

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  • All the time in church there are unexpected things happening. We or someone else makes a decision to change something which then relationally or missionally impacts another area of church life that we didn’t expect.

    Sometimes we put too much attention into one area of church - and now other areas are suffering.

    Whatever size your church is - the church system is complex, interdependent and interconnected.

    Sometimes the presenting problem won’t actually be the real problem, there’s something else causing it which is not immediately obvious.

    Greg Lee is senior pastor of Newcastle’s Hunter Bible Church.

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