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Saturday, September 12, 2026

Do you have a maintenance or aspirational budget?

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Church budgeting is hard. It can be tricky to remain within the confines of a healthy church budget . The pressure revolves around three ele...
Saturday, September 5, 2026

How to know if your gospel presentation is associated more with death or life

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What would be the key word associated with your gospel presentation? Of course, the answer should be Jesus. But, what other words would be a...
Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Framing the difficult conversation up front

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This is going to be a hard conversation. It will be hard for you to hear. It will be hard for me to say. Here it goes… This is how a difficu...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

The price and gains of having a trainee

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You never take a fast nor efficient walk with a toddler. It’s slow. It meanders. It’s punctuated with questions. But, anything you do with a...
Saturday, August 22, 2026

What affect does the AI-ification of church and education have?

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You never need to not know. This is the reality of the modern world. All answers are now at our fingertips. In an instant. In AI-generated d...
Sunday, August 16, 2026

Breaking down the bible reading plans

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Last month I made a promise here about expanding on the various types of bible reading plans I’m going to be using across the course of my ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2026

The murky past and unclear present of the census question about religion

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I mentioned in my post yesterday that the question on the Australian census about religion has a murky past. I’m sure that the vast majority...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Why the census matters if you’re a Christian

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Tonight is the NIGHT OF THE YEAR! Census night. An event, held every five years, where the populous is threatened with a fine if they don’t ...
Thursday, August 6, 2026

Tiny Bible Bit: Theories of Atonement

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Romans 3:25-26 - God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to...
Tuesday, August 4, 2026

The bible passages I want to memorise

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I mentioned in my last post that my plan going forward would be to periodically read the entire/majority of the Bible (which is currently s...
Wednesday, July 29, 2026

When you hear about my future reading plan you’ll think I’m crazy

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2022-2027. Six years. This is how long my current structured bible reading program is. At the moment I’ve just finished reading and studying...
Thursday, July 23, 2026

My most controversial opinion as a teacher

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As a youth minister I usually disliked every Christian film I was exposed to. Violently disliked. In fact, I can barely think of a distinctl...
Saturday, July 18, 2026

Church starts at 9am. What time should a mature Christian arrive?

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8:45. At the latest. Now, I know, stuff happens. Kids are hard to organise. Spouses can be hard to organise. Yourself can be hard to organis...
Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Why a Christian should read “the Classics”

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I just finished reading - again - On the Incarnation by St Athanasius . In the past I wrote how I can be underwhelmed by “ the classics .” S...
Monday, July 6, 2026

What ecclesiastical groundwork should you lay?

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Ideally, you should be able to predict what usually happens at the church service you usually attend. While I love occasional variety, your ...
Thursday, July 2, 2026

What should be on a Spiritual Bucket List?

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On occasions I have had a spiritual goal I’ve been working towards. Usually revolving around reading the Bible. My current reading/study pla...
Friday, June 26, 2026

Softening your introduction questions

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Tell me about yourself? Married. 2 kids. Teacher. This is my BBQ bio. Marital status. Job. This is the default information you serve up when...
Saturday, June 20, 2026

The sneaky church creeper

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The obvious disclaimer to attach to this headline is that this post has nothing to do with guys in trench-coats, windowless vans or anything...
Sunday, June 14, 2026

When do healing prayers transition?

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I used to work for the denomination with, on average, the oldest church members anywhere in Australia. Needless to say, some died. Others go...
Monday, June 8, 2026

The pain reaction which stays with a man

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There’s a distinct moment in the life of a young lad that, in my mind, determines where he is on the path to manhood. It has nothing to do w...