Dave Thurston made the trek out to Rosecity (Warwick Presbyterian Church) to preach this Sunday past on Luke 12. Dave Bailey led the service, so we can praise the Lord that he is getting back on his feet. It’s expected that Dave B. will be preaching the Word to God’s …
The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni At staff retreat this year, Chris Pine introduced us to Patrick Lencioni’s The Ideal Team Player. I must admit I was a little annoyed at first; I have read, enjoyed and found helpful other Lencioni books such as, The Five Dysfunctions of a …
Here’s a picture of the Santa we know; round, bearded, jolly, red-suited, present-giving, chimney-climbing and randomly associated with the birth of Jesus. Do you see what I mean? Santa is basically a vehicle for the presents, but get rid of the presents, we can legitimately ask, “What has Santa to …
In the last blog Why Mentoring, we looked at a number of good reasons to have mentoring. In this blog we get some feedback from three guys in ministry who are currently being mentored through Church2Church, from three different size churches of whom I asked three questions – it’s all …
The short answer is that the nature of ministry today means that you need someone to ask the question “How’s your soul?”[1] So what is it about the nature of ministry today that requires this? Many jobs these days involve long hours with blurred lines between the personal and professional …
Luke/ Lucius: a reconstruction of New Testament evidence and Historical Imagination Looking for Luke … The author of Luke’s Gospel and Acts wrote about 28% of the New Testament. That is more than the sum of the Apostle Paul’s thirteen letters and yet, at first glance, we appear to know …
Working in Ministry is such a great privilege with some wonderful moments. There are many opportunities to share God’s love with others and sit with people in the good and hard times of life. It can also be exhausting, and often trying to take your annual leave can be a …
How did it come about? Last month, Steve and I responded to a request to come over to Perth and have a ‘chat’ to the leadership team of a young church plant north of Perth called, Horizon Reformed Christian Fellowship. This came about through an invitation from Jason Coughran and …
Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit and preach at Darwin Presbyterian Church (DPC). While Kath was doing a church consultancy in Maclean I hopped a plane and was met at Darwin Airport by Josh Bouzanquet. Josh and Sybille are from Creek Road PC originally and moved to Darwin …
A new start At the very end of 2017, Kath and I left our home and our family and drove one thousand kilometres to live in a new city, Brisbane, to start a new ministry called Church2Church at Creek Road Presbyterian Church. We left the loved, the familiar, the …
