Archie Poulos has given us a list of books that he’s read in the last 12 months that have stimulated him to think about different ministry areas.
Woe to the English Bishops - with Lee Gatiss and Ben Kwashi
The Bishops of the Church of England have announced that same sex relationships will be able to be blessed in Church of England churches.
In a massive turnaround, the English bishops are saying that what God says is sin, is blessed.
The prophet Isaiah says,
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. - Isaiah 5:20
Same words. Different worlds. Reaching Roman Catholics with Leonardo De Chirico and Rachel Ciano.
Most of us evangelical pastors, theological colleges, indeed the whole of evangelicalism - we have a blind spot when it comes to Roman Catholicism in our theology, missiology and practice.
Where do we as Evangelicals make mistakes in our engagement with the Roman Catholic world?
What can we change? What should we change?
How do we best see our Roman Catholic friends come to a personal saving relationship with Jesus Christ?
How the Bible makes sense of modern life and culture - with Christopher Watkin
How does the Bible’s unfolding story makes sense of modern life and culture ?
Christopher Watkin, who lectures in Philosophy at Monash University, has a new book out, Biblical Critical Theory, that paints a picture of a Biblical Theological worldview and interacts well along the way with all the major thinkers of the age.
Reassessing the Christian Faith of one of New South Wales’ first governors - with Peter Adam
Today we profile the Christian faith of one of the most significant figures of the early colony of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie, and his evangelical wife Elizabeth (yes the one used to sit in Mrs Macquaries Chair just across from where the Sydney Opera House is).
In this ‘Best Of’ episode we discuss John Harris’ book ‘Judging the Macquaries’ - with Peter Adam
Harris’ book scrutinises and reassesses the lives of early governor of NSW Lachlan Macquarie and Elizabeth.
Alpha is theologically confused and emotionally powerful - HOLIDAY REPLAY
“Personally, I wouldn’t be game to use something that I know is inadequate” - Christian Author Tony Payne has watched through the latest Alpha materials.
Tony joins Dominic Steele in this BEST OF episode to work through the strengths and weaknesses of the Alpha Course.
No more long grass for the Church of England. Repent or Differentiate - Vaughan Roberts
One of the most respected voices in the Evangelical World, the senior minister of St Ebbes in Oxford, Vaughan Roberts, is calling on his own bishop and many of the leaders of the Church of England to repent and return to the Apostolic Christian Faith or failing that pursue a provincial level split.
Part B: Hard lessons about humility - Dominic Steele
It’s a reverse Pastor’s Heart as Craig Hamilton asks Dominic Steele a series of questions at the Hustle Leadership Conference.
How was Dominic Steele changed by those ten things that went wrong and mistakes he made in 2010
What does it look like for him to ‘fill up in his flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions’?
Part A: 'The day I almost resigned' - Dominic Steele
Ten things that went wrong, the mistakes he made, and the day he almost resigned.
Dominic Steele has just notched up twenty years as senior pastor of Village Church in Annandale, Sydney. But it hasn’t always been plain sailing.
Calls for Archbishop Welby to repent - with Foley Beach, James Wong and Andy Lines
Claims today that the global leader of the Anglican Church is out of step with God.
The Primates of the Global Anglican Fellowship (GAFCON), meeting in Kigali Rwanda, have said that Archbishop Justin Welby has,
‘Departed from the authentic exercise of his office by normalising and praising those who have departed from biblical teaching and practice…and giving equal place to practices contrary to biblical norms, as Anglicans have received them. We urge him to repent.’ (https://bit.ly/3DmPVas)
And the Archbishop of Canterbury’s explanations are described as disingenuous if not duplicitous.
The Gafcon Primates statement comes on top of the statement from the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches, which if anything, is even stronger.
The Global South Fellowship says,
‘Archbishop Welby’s first position is lamentable; his second is repugnant to our understanding of the authority and clarity of Holy Scripture. The notion of ‘pluriform’ truth is contrary to the Anglican Ordinal which binds duly consecrated bishops to be responsible for the guarding, teaching and imparting of divine truth in Holy Scripture.’ (https://bit.ly/3smoqas)
The Plateau Problem and a deeper issue - with Raj Gupta
A hard look at confronting data with Raj Gupta as we face up to the ‘elephant in the room’ conversation that we need to be having.
The Pastor, the CEO and the Victorian Premier - with Neil Chambers, Stephanie Judd, Tim Grant and Pete Sorrenson
Four leading Victorian Christian leaders on the controversy that has erupted in Australian National Politics - around the chair of the Victorian based City on a Hill church movement Andrew Thorburn, over his appointment as CEO of the Essendon Football Club and then almost immediate resignation.
Our guests: Neil Chambers, Senior Pastor, Bundoora Presbyterian Church; Stephanie Judd, Ministry Director, City on a Hill, Melbourne; Pete Sorrenson, Victorian team leader, Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students & Tim Grant, Pastor, Grace Christian Community Church.
‘Don’t be selfish. That’s the secret to being a husband’ says Al Stewart.
‘Don’t be selfish. That’s the secret to being a husband’ says Al Stewart.
Marriage is a great opportunity for selfishness. But Al challenges husbands and fathers to use power for the good of others, especially our wives and children.
Healing Australia's gambling disease - with Sandy Grant and Stu Cameron
Australia has the world’s worst rate of gambling losses per capita, being home to less than half a percent of the world’s population but with 20 percent of its pokies,
Stu Cameron and Sandy Grant are Sydney City’s two leading ministers and they are asking the government to take action in a ‘united approach’ to avoid attacks by the pubs and clubs lobby.
(Episode photo courtesy Sydney Anglican Media)
Deconstructing the Queen’s Funeral - with David Peterson, Rachel Ciano and Chris Braga
What can we learn about funerals today from the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, which was watched by around four billion people across the world yesterday.
What worked and didn’t work with the Queen’s funeral? Is there anything our guests would have done differently?
David Peterson is the former Principal of Oak Hill Theological College in London and is now lecturing as an adjunct faculty member at Sydney’s Moore Theological College.
Rachel Ciano lecturers in Christian History at Sydney Missionary and Bible College.
Chris Braga is Senior Pastor of Grace West Anglican Church at Glenmore Park in Sydney’s West.