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The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
Christian leaders join Dominic Steele for a deep end conversation about our hearts and different aspects of Christian ministry each Tuesday afternoon.We share personally, pastorally and professionally about how we can best fulfill Jesus' mission to save the lost and serve the saints. Video and...
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How Katoomba shaped a generation of Sydney Evangelicals
For a generation of Sydney evangelicals, the Katoomba Christian Conventions weren’t just events in the calendar - they shaped church programs across t...
Why do young people leave the church, and what do we need to change to help them stay? Ruth Lukabyo
New research suggests that around 70% of those who attended church regularly at age 11 are no longer attending by their late twenties, with the most v...
Have we preached the word richly, but failed to let the word dwell richly among us?
Tony Payne provocatively argues that while evangelicalism has successfully recovered expository preaching and every-member ministry, we have not adequ...
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Are evangelicals losing confidence in low-church evangelicalism? - with Orlando Saer
What’s going on? Is this a reaction against thin, seeker-friendly evangelicalism? Spiritual nostalgia?
Across the Western church, some younger...
Why are pastors lonely? What to do about it? - with Sheridan Voysey
The loneliest person in church may be the one standing at the pulpit.
Pastors spend their lives surrounded by people, but ministry can make real...
From corrective to culture setting: leading Australian evangelicalism | with Richard Coekin
The Reach Australia movement has matured into something broader: from a corrective voice into one of the most significant culture-shaping forces in Au...
A senior pastor’s tears — and a gospel culture to reach a nation | Richard Leadbeater
Richard Leadbeater is the senior pastor of the influential Dundonald Church in London. He came to Australia for the Reach Australia Conference — 1450...
Christ’s victory amidst discouragement, criticism, exhaustion, disappointment and sin.
We preach Christ’s victory as pastors. But we battle discouragement, criticism, exhaustion, disappointment and sin.
What does the victory of Chr...
Should evangelicals sing Hillsong, Bethel and Elevation songs in evangelical churches? - with Mal York
Church music is one of the most formative and contested parts of local church life.
People join churches because of music. People leave churches...
Dominic Steele on Sam Allberry 'There are no rocks being thrown from this corner.'
Dominic Steele says 'There are no rocks being thrown from this corner.'
Dominic Steele's Pastor's Heart for Sam Allberry.
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New thinking on addressing the collapse in ministry recruitment and training? with Orlando Saer
In the UK there are serious signs of a narrowing pipeline into ministry recruitment and training. Fewer people are coming forward through some of the...
James Valentine, Voluntary Assisted Dying and How Christians Should Speak of Death - with Megan Best and Michael Quinlan
How should Christians respond when voluntary assisted dying is publicly framed as dignified, compassionate and courageous?
James Valentine has b...
How to put together an excellent funeral? | David Cook, Sandy Grant and Gary Coleman
Not every funeral is great. Sometimes they go too long, sometimes the gospel is not clear, sometimes the content overlaps.
How do you create a...
JUST WAR & the US, Israel, Iran and Ukraine - with John McClean, Rob Smith & Grant Dibden
How should Christians think about war? How does the Biblical Framework of Just War help us understand how we should react to what is happening in the...
How to really change a church? - with Archie Poulos and Kirsty Bucknell
Tinkering or transformation?
How do you change a church, like really change, not just tweak a program or update a roster, but challenge the whol...
Getting Authority and Care Right - Peter Orr on Today’s Pastor
‘Authority’ and ‘care’- the two big words New Testament lecturer Peter Orr says belong together at the heart of real shepherding.
Lecturer at...
Vaughan Roberts: Grace and Truth on Sexuality and the Global Church
We tackle one of the most sensitive issues facing the global church — sexuality.
Vaughan Roberts, senior minister of St Ebbe’s Oxford, speaks a...
The Global Anglican Communion, Abuja and the AUS Anglican Church - with Archbishop Kanishka Raffel
What does the reordering of the Anglican Communion actually mean for Christians in the Australian Church?
Archbishop of Sydney Kanishka Raffel...
Laurent Mbanda: First extended interview with the leader of the new Global Anglican Communion
A refugee boy who walked barefoot from Rwanda to Burundi now leads the Global Anglican Communion.
In this special episode of The Pastor’s Heart...
Day4: A new day! Round the world reaction to the 'Global Anglican Communion'
The announcement of the new Global Anglican Communion has triggered an extraordinary wave of reaction from evangelical Anglican leaders gathered in Ab...
Day3: 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 w...
Day2: How to Reorder a Communion? Bible First, Structures Second
The future shape of the Anglican Communion is being debated this week in Abuja, Nigeria.
At the GAFCON conference, more than 400 bishops...
Day1: Do not be yoked together with unbelievers | Glenn Davies, Michael Stead, Andy Lines and 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 b...
Abuja 2026: 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 i...
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 peopl...
Resolving the ‘Romans controversies’ - with Brian Rosner
Well, we give it a serious go in 30 minutes.
What is the “righteousness of God”?
Is it faith in Christ or the faithfulness of Christ?
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...
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 w...
How did we get here? How 1776 culturally and intellectually shaped the post-Christian West - with Archie Poulos
Wisdom for pastors seeking to preach and lead well in a post-Christian age.
So much of our culture judges events in isolation — a single moment,...
SPECIAL: Inside Australia’s Hate Speech Backflip And What It Means For Faith Communities
A roller-coaster week for religious freedom in Australia.
In just days, sweeping Australian national legislation moved from deeply alarmi...
A new era for Australian evangelical university ministry
As a new year begins, Australian evangelical student ministry is marking a significant leadership transition.
After 23 years of stable and influ...
Trauma and devastation after Philip Yancey’s adultery
How should Christians react to news one of our heroes has engaged in an eight year sinful affair with a married woman?
Philip Yancey’s confessio...
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 tea...
How Age and Sex shape discipleship: Godly Complementarianism - with Paul Grimmond
Godly Complementarianism - with Paul Grimmond
Living Godly Lives Together - as men and women, young and old, husbands and wives?
Making your 'Christmas Talk' better - Sam Chan, Andrew Barry and Adrian Russell
How to preach Christmas that engages and connects. -
We've pulled in three experts to help us prepare for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We...
Kanishka on love in the face of terror at Bondi - Kanishka Raffel, Martin Morgan and Ben Pakula
Archbishop Kanishka on the terror attack at Bondi - Kanishka Raffel, Martin Morgan and Ben Pakula
Sydney’s Anglican Archbishop Kanishka...
Tears, Questions and Hope - When a senior pastor takes their own life? Keith Condie & Trinette Stanley
Tears, Questions and Hope - When a senior pastor takes their own life? Keith Condie & Trinette Stanley
In the last few months two senior evangel...
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...
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 Lor...