Dual Citizens podcast
David Ould has recently started a podcast which many will find of interest –
Dual Citizens is “a podcast analysing current affairs, informed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Covering various topics weekly, Dual Citizens explains how Christianity holds an important sense of relevancy in contemporary society, and how all Christians are ‘dual citizens’ belonging to two places; their country, and Jesus’ heavenly kingdom.”
Down Under Theology podcast
“Down Under Theology” is a relatively new podcast featuring two lecturers from Christ College at Burwood.
In Season 1 they explored the Westminster Confession of Faith.
Season 2 has just begun and sees them walking through each book of the Bible, “bringing out the big ideas, themes, and implications for the life and mission of the church”.
Worth checking out. Listen here.
Men Meeting the Challenge conference online Saturday 26th March 2022
The organisers of the Men Meeting the Challenge conference on Saturday 26th March 2022 have announced that this year it will be online.
“The aim of this conference is to allow God’s mighty word to transform men from the inside out as we hear the Bible taught. Our prayer and our goal is to see men equipped for the service of God, his people and the world through knowing Jesus and understanding what it is to be a man who belongs to Him in this world. Our desire is for men to know and to proclaim the true gospel message that is faithfully recorded in the Scriptures.”
See the details and register at menforchrist.asn.au.
Three Reasons to Read the Letters of John Newton
“Over the course of 2021, I slowly worked my way through Letters of John Newton. Some of us may know that name, and if not the name, most of us will know the lyrics he penned in the song Amazing Grace.
As the near year begins, I would like to encourage you to read the Letters of John Newton. Here are three reasons I would commend the letters of this brother of old to you. …”
– Here’s some encouragement from Sean Sheeran at The Gospel Coalition, Canadian edition.
Related: The John Newton Project.
‘Red light’ ministry conversations – the who, when and how?
From The Pastor’s Heart –
“How to have the hard conversation with someone who is enthusiastic about why they shouldn’t go into professional Christian ministry?
How do you make the decision to raise a ‘Red light’ or an ‘Orange light’?”
– Paul Grimmond and Rowan Kemp discuss with Dominic Steele questions of discernment and wisdom.
Southern Cross magazine, February 2022
Anglican Media Sydney has just released Southern Cross magazine for February 2022.
Printed copies will be available in parishes from this weekend, but you can download a PDF version now at magazine.sydneyanglicans.net.
Performance & Conflict Management and Servant Leadership – with Vikki Napier
This week on The Pastor’s Heart:
“We address the big HR questions faced by senior pastors in leading our ministry teams?
How can we do performance management best among our varied team members?
What is the difference between conflict and bullying and abuse?
Is it possible for a senior minister to be too conflict averse and not give needed ‘tough love’? Conversely where do senior ministers get this wrong?
What difference does it make if one is an ‘office holder’ vs a ‘fair work employee’?
What does Jesus’ teaching on servant leadership mean for staff management?
Vikki Napier is the Sydney Anglican Human Resources Parish Partner. She advises senior pastors and parish councils on how to manage clergy and other ministry staff.”
World Watch List for 2022
Open Doors has released their list of the countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian.
Gary Millar’s “Read This First”
“As our culture continues to become less ‘Christian’, more and more people are becoming less and less familiar with the Bible – in some cases, they have never actually seen a Bible, let alone read it. I’m convinced that we can do a better job at helping people to get started.
Personally, I’ve often wanted to be able to hand something to people which helps them to get into the Bible, rather than just giving them a gospel (or a whole Bible) and expecting them to make sense of it. This is a very simple ‘primer’ to help people do just that. …”
– At The Gospel Coalition Australia, Jacob York asks Gary Millar about his new book, Read This First.
Anglican Aid — Tonga: Volcano Emergency Response
From Anglican Aid:
“Anglican Aid and the Anglican Relief and Development Fund Australia have partnered with the Evangelical Wesleyan Church in Tonga to distribute urgently needed relief to the people impacted by the recent volcanic eruption.
We are also working with Missions New Zealand to provide supplies to four Anglican Churches in the capital, Nuku’alofa, to distribute among their local communities.”
Resources for churches to publicise the appeal. Top image: JMA.
Three Simple Ways to Flatten your Neighbour
“As our society becomes increasingly post-Christian, it’s no surprise to see the vanishing of a Christian view of humanity—an understanding that allows for complexity, even expects it.
Instead, we give in to the impulse to divide everyone into categories of ‘bad’ or ‘good,’ and then treat them accordingly.
The result? Fewer and fewer people, even in the church (and we ought to know better!), who are able to distinguish what’s good and bad in the same person, or truth and falsehood in particular causes. …”
– Wise observations from Trevin Wax at The Gospel Coalition.
Expository Preaching Trust launches 2022 Programme
“2022 is the 11th year of the Trust’s ministry. Our ministry takes three forms …
1. Preaching Workshops …
2. Mentoring …
3. Preaching Clubs … ”
– Read all about it at the website of the Expository Preaching trust.
Anglican Aid’s Prayer Diary 2022
The Archbishop of Sydney’s Anglican Aid Prayer Diary for 2022 is now available on their website.
Related:
Love, serve, train – how one man is giving back – SydneyAnglicans.net
John Anderson with William Lane Craig
Before Christmas John Anderson spoke with philosopher, theologian and apologist Dr. William Lane Craig for his “John Anderson Direct” series –
“John and William discuss the historical plausibility of the resurrection of Christ, contemporary physics and faith, the existence of evil, and the Jewish Renaissance.”
Watch here. (The video on YouTube has links to sections of the conversation.)
The Story behind Amazing Grace
Marylynn Rouse from The John Newton Project was interviewed on Premier Christian Radio’s Sunday Night Live for 16 January 2022.
Most encouraging.
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…