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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

You have to be close enough to see the bones

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Every church has skeletons. Every. Church.. Having worked in four churches, every one of them had skeletons that most members of the congreg...
Saturday, June 26, 2021

The most important question adult converts can answer

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The vast majority of Christians were converted - if they recall a date at all - in their teenage years. With this being the case, adult conv...
Thursday, June 24, 2021

How > Does God speak

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I believe in God. I believe that God is a living God. I believe that God is still communicating. For many Christians, if we asked them if Go...
Monday, June 21, 2021

Yes... but how long are you willing to wait?

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Patience. I’ve asked for it. Last week I was at church and someone asked for it. If you’ve been waiting for a new blog post while I was on m...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

The secret hack of meeting new people at church

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  I’m pretty decent at small talk. When I can be bothered, after years of forcing myself to meet new people at the churches I worked for, I ...
Monday, May 17, 2021

Don’t ruin the story with your questions

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The Shawshank Redemption is one of my favourite movies. Since it was on the other night I had to sit down and watch. Then I saw something. ...
Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Is the height of your sacramental theology balanced?

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Currently, I’m attending a baptist church (actually I’m attached to two since I also go to a different one with my daughters every alternate...
Wednesday, April 28, 2021

The secret which lets your points breathe

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Introduction.  Point one.  Point two.  Point three. Application.  Conclusion. When a sermon feels like a flood of words, the structure of th...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

The two dimensions of a sermon

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Sermons have both width and depth. Sermons have a scope of the biblical text which they tread - width - and a degree in which they delve int...
Friday, April 16, 2021

How long until our habits become unhealthy again?

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If you’re lucky, like we are in Australia, then you’re church currently gets to meet in person. But, things are still far from normal. Only ...
Sunday, April 11, 2021

How to set out your bible notebook

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So, let’s say that you have a notebook of 100 pages and you want to use it for bible note taking - sermons, bible studies, whatever.  How sh...
Thursday, April 8, 2021

The danger of having to hit a sermon-time-limit

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I’ve previously written that most sermons, due to the effectiveness of the preacher, shouldn’t exceed 30 minutes. Frankly, for most, 30 min...
Sunday, April 4, 2021

The secret that results in married people listening to your singleness sermon

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Singleness. Dating. Marriage. Parenting. Churches should teach on all of these topics. But, these topics will not speak to everyone in the s...
Thursday, April 1, 2021

The drop-out commonality

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I’ve thought about drop out points in ministry a lot. I’ve written about them a lot . But one thing I’ve not really thought too much about, ...
Friday, March 26, 2021

Why knowing what you, and others, are known for matters

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Drop out points in youth ministry. Spiritual gifts. Apologetics. Sex and relationships. Ministry to young men. Youth leader training. Princi...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Do atheists avoid church like fatties avoid the gym?

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I’m not obese. I’m not fit either. I’m probably closer to the latter than the former.  But I go to the gym. it’s not unusual that I’m the fa...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

How long until your relationship becomes prayer-able?

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Prayer points. Christians are expected to share them. Share them with their closest friends. Share them with their small group. Share them w...
Saturday, March 13, 2021

Tiny Bible Bit audit results

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After tracking almost a decades worth of Facebook devotions, here’s the things which were significant... Total posts - 1474 (Sept 25, 2011-F...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Disunity starts with the convinced tribe

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There is a massive, and significant, difference between disagreement and disunity in a church. Numbers. If I disagree with the leadership of...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Summer goal learnings

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First of all... learnings is not a real world. I know. Someone should inform 2020. Learnings were everywhere ... Anyway... I may not be the ...