Speaking The TRUTH in Lone IN MinistryIn Ephesians 4: 11-16, we are instructed about the means by which the Church grows up into maturity. God gives certain people to the Church to equip all believers...  Read More

I sat down to read "Glimpses of Grace" as a pretty new mum. I felt as if I had already spent my fair share of time with my nose in a blog, article or book on godly motherhood and home making. I quietl...  Read More

If you’re looking to kick-start some local missional activity, authors Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon deliver a simple work of genius to help you in your quest.Warning: Reading this book will give you new...  Read More

What Are You Fighting For?We are all fighting for something. Many of us may not always refer to it as fighting. You might call it working towards goals, chasing and fulfilling desires or gaining achie...  Read More

The times we grow in our faith and maturity is when we are experiencing suffering and sacrifice.I’m very sorry if that comes as a surprise and a disappointment to you. But, I wonder when you have thou...  Read More

Christmas day has a lot to do with food.In the lead up to Christmas, we spend a lot of time and money stocking the pantry with the food and drinks that we are going to devour on December 25. It's one ...  Read More

Why missional Christians should be neighbourhood leaders.When Jesus told us to love our neighbours, he really meant it. Love, by all counts, is primarily an action. It should come then as no surprise ...  Read More

It’s that time of year. There’s a tangible buzz in the atmosphere, almost as thick as the sweat on our brows, the flies on our food and the sound of three chord choruses gracing our shopping centres.T...  Read More

I have often been asked by people how to make decisions. They have reached a particular cross-roads and they've almost become paralysed by a paranoia that they will make the wrong decision or a decisi...  Read More

Vogue magazine. Skinny jeans. Designer sunglasses. It’s easy to see that Australian society is obsessed with fashion. To look good in the image of celebrities is to mark yourself as a modern individua...  Read More

We naturally build friendships with (and are drawn to) those in our life who share the same interests or are like us. We want to be able to share, connect and engage with people who understand us and ...  Read More

I am troubled by what I think is a wrong pastoral focus. There seems to be an attitude that as long as people attend all the events that a church runs and they grow in their knowledge of the Bible and...  Read More