The Pastor's Heart

'The Pastor's Heart' is a series of deep end interviews with senior Australian Christian leaders every Tuesday at 2pm on Facebook live and then available via Podcast.

Day 3: Laurent Mbunda on the emerging Global Anglican Communion

Mar 6

Mar 6 Day 3: Laurent Mbunda on the emerging Global Anglican Communion

In his first interview after being elected chair of the new Global Anglican Council, Archbishop of Rwanda Laurent Mbanda has outlined how leadership will work in the emerging Global Anglican Communion

The GAFCON Primates have dissolved the GAFCON Primates Council — the body that has guided the movement since 2008 — and in its place established a new Global Anglican Council to help lead what is the emerging Global Anglican Communion.

The primates have chosen to broaden authority. The new council will include primates alongside bishops, clergy, and lay leaders, all with full voting privileges.

The structure signals a shift toward a more conciliar model of leadership, reflecting the conviction that the existing Instruments of Communion no longer adequately serve the majority of Anglicans worldwide.

Day 2: GAFCON 2026 - How to Reorder a Communion? Bible First, Structures Second

Mar 6

Mar 6 Day 2: GAFCON 2026 - How to Reorder a Communion? Bible First, Structures Second

At the GAFCON conference, more than 400 bishops and global leaders are working through the logic of the proposal that could lead to a new Global Anglican Communion — a fellowship grounded in the authority of Scripture and historic Anglican doctrine.

On Day 2 of the conference, Dominic Steele speaks with key leaders including Vaughan Roberts (Oxford), Julian Dobbs (ACNA), and Richard Condie (Tasmania), along with presenters from Uganda, Brazil and Nigeria.

Day 1: Do not be yoked together with unbelievers | Glenn Davies, Michael Stead, Andy Lines & Mwita Akiri

Mar 4

Mar 4 Day 1: Do not be yoked together with unbelievers | Glenn Davies, Michael Stead, Andy Lines & Mwita Akiri

The atmosphere was electric in the cathedral in Abuja, Nigeria as the the Word of God from 2 Corinthians rang out with unmistakable clarity: “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers… Come out from them and be separate… Let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates.”

In this episode of The Pastor’s Heart, Dominic Steele speaks with Glenn Davies — former Archbishop of Sydney and now Bishop of the GAFCON Authorised Diocese of the Southern Cross.
Bishop of South Sydney Michael Stead outlines the way the conference statement will be formed from the ground up.
Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Network in Europe Andy Lines speaks on how the Church of England has failed to repent, despite the clarion call of the Gafcon23 conference.
Mwita Akiri is former Bishop of Tarmi in Tanzania and co-ordinator of Gafcon for Tanzania.

Day 0: A Turning Point for Global Anglicanism

Mar 3

Mar 3 Day 0: A Turning Point for Global Anglicanism

Dominic Steele reports from Abuja, Nigeria, as nearly 500 Anglican leaders gather for GAFCON 2026 in what many believe could prove a decisive moment in the reshaping of the Anglican Communion.

Easter Evangelism that actually works. How not to waste Easter this year.

Feb 24

Feb 24 Easter Evangelism that actually works. How not to waste Easter this year.

For many of us, Easter is the highest attention moment of the year. But how do we turn that attention into genuine Gospel impact? How do we help people attend in the first place, how do we move from visitor to believer, and how do we run follow up that actually happens?

Resolving the ‘Romans controversies’ - with Brian Rosner

Feb 17

Feb 17 Resolving the ‘Romans controversies’ - with Brian Rosner

What is the “righteousness of God”?
Is it faith in Christ or the faithfulness of Christ?
Who is the “I” in Romans 7?
What exactly is Paul saying about Israel and the Law?
How does Romans use the Old Testament?
And is the gospel mainly about individual salvation or shaping a new community?

From Canterbury to Abuja - with Paul Donison and Jodie McNeill

Feb 10

Feb 10 From Canterbury to Abuja - with Paul Donison and Jodie McNeill

We’re just three weeks away from what may prove to be one of the most significant gatherings of Anglican leaders in a generation — as bishops, clergy and lay representatives from across the world meet in Abuja to chart the future of global Anglicanism.

We preview the conference being led by Global Anglican Futures Conference (GAFCON), and explore how its proposed “reordering” of the Anglican Communion compares with the approach of the Global South Fellowship of Anglicans.

The most dangerous meeting in your church? Rethinking the Annual General Meeting!

Feb 3

Feb 3 The most dangerous meeting in your church? Rethinking the Annual General Meeting!

For many pastors, the AGM is something to be survived — not led.

A governance headache. A compliance exercise.

And for some, the meeting where old tensions resurface and trust quietly erodes.

But what if we’ve misunderstood the AGM?

What if, instead of just doing compliance, we aimed to build confidence?

What if the AGM could be a leadership moment — one that strengthens, not damages, your church?

How did we get here? How 1776 culturally and intellectually shaped the post-Christian West - with Archie Poulos

Jan 27

Jan 27 How did we get here? How 1776 culturally and intellectually shaped the post-Christian West - with Archie Poulos

So much of our culture judges events in isolation — a single moment, a single failure, a single decision — detached from what led to it and what flows from it. But history doesn’t work like that. Events emerge from long trajectories, and they reshape the future in ways no one fully controls or intends.

Inside Australia’s Hate Speech Backflip And What It Means For Faith Communities - Michael Stead

Jan 21

Jan 21 Inside Australia’s Hate Speech Backflip And What It Means For Faith Communities - Michael Stead

In just days, sweeping Australian national legislation moved from deeply alarming to not great, but not terrible — after intense pressure from faith leaders across the country.

What was originally proposed? Why did faith leaders unite in an extraordinary last-minute letter to the Prime Minister? Which parts of the bill remain concerning — and which dangers were narrowly avoided?

Aboriginal Sunday & Prayers for Australia Day

Jan 18

Jan 18 Aboriginal Sunday & Prayers for Australia Day

Here’s the suggested introduction for a feature for this Sunday in Australian Churches (ie the Sunday before Australia Day).

Fund our coverage of the first gathering of the Global Anglican Communion

Jan 13

Jan 13 Fund our coverage of the first gathering of the Global Anglican Communion

We are taking The Pastor’s Heart on the road. Can you please help fund our coverage of the first gathering of the GLOBAL ANGLICAN COMMUNION.

We’re planning a series of daily broadcasts from ABUJA NIGERIA for the first week in March, as the faithful bishops gather to move away from Apostasy, Colonialism and Canterbury to a faithfulness to Jesus Christ.

We will be there with the full coverage. To do that we need your support. Click to financially sponsor The Pastor’s Heart work.

Yancey: Trauma and devastation after Philip Yancey’s adultery

Jan 13

Jan 13 Yancey: Trauma and devastation after Philip Yancey’s adultery

Philip Yancey’s confession of an eight-year adulterous affair has shocked the evangelical world. His writing shaped a generation. His failure has caused deep harm.

How do you work well in a ministry team when you’re not the senior leader?

Jan 6

Jan 6 How do you work well in a ministry team when you’re not the senior leader?

So much pastoral energy is lost when teams don’t function well.
Anxiety rises, trust erodes and the mission of the church suffers. But when teams are healthy, aligned and generous with one another, churches flourish.

How Age And Sex Shape Discipleship: Godly Complementarianism - with Paul Grimmond

Dec 30

Dec 30 How Age And Sex Shape Discipleship: Godly Complementarianism - with Paul Grimmond

All Christians are called to live like Christ. But in Titus 2, the apostle Paul speaks about godliness in strikingly specific ways — addressing older and younger, men and women. Why does he do that? Are age and sex merely cultural categories, or gifts from God that shape the challenges we face in following Jesus?

Making your 'Christmas Talk' better - Sam Chan, Andrew Barry and Adrian Russell

Dec 19

Dec 19 Making your 'Christmas Talk' better - Sam Chan, Andrew Barry and Adrian Russell

We've pulled in three experts to help us prepare for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We share talk structures, attention hooks, and illustrations that connect with guests who didn’t come for a sermon but need a Saviour.

Archbishop Kanishka on love in the face of terror at Bondi - Kanishka Raffel, Martin Morgan and Ben Pakula

Dec 15

Dec 15 Archbishop Kanishka on love in the face of terror at Bondi - Kanishka Raffel, Martin Morgan and Ben Pakula

Sydney’s Anglican Archbishop Kanishka Raffel calls on Sydney to embrace our Jewish neighbours in love, friendship and support and to reject antisemitism, violence and hatred.

Archbishop Raffel says this is the way of Jesus.

Tears, Questions and Hope - When a senior pastor takes their own life? Keith Condie & Trinette Stanley

Dec 9

Dec 9 Tears, Questions and Hope - When a senior pastor takes their own life? Keith Condie & Trinette Stanley

In the last few months two senior evangelical leaders have taken their own lives.

We react with a range of questions: Should I have known? Could I have done more? What do I say to the church? What do I say to the world, but most importantly where is God?

AI Ethics and Preaching: Plagiarism, Spiritual Formation & Pastoral Voice - with Stephen Driscoll

Dec 2

Dec 2 AI Ethics and Preaching: Plagiarism, Spiritual Formation & Pastoral Voice - with Stephen Driscoll

What are the dangers when pastors let AI assist… or sometimes author?

How do we think well about plagiarism, spiritual formation and the loss of our pastoral voice?

And are there positive, God-honouring ways to use these tools?

Out with Apostasy and Colonialism: Center of gravity shifts from Canterbury to Abuja - with Paul Donison

Nov 24

Nov 24 Out with Apostasy and Colonialism: Center of gravity shifts from Canterbury to Abuja - with Paul Donison

Paul Donison responds to global reaction to Gafcon’s reset of the Anglican Communion and its declaration that Canterbury’s time is over.

The Lord is removing his Spirit from the Canterbury–Lambeth lampstand, and the centre of global Anglicanism is shifting from London to Africa.