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Grumbling vs gratitude

July 17, 2019July 16, 2019 by St Helens'

I’ve been reading through the book of Numbers recently and have been a little bit taken aback by the sheer quantity of grumbling that comes out of the Israelites’ mouths. It’s relentless. And they don’t stop even when their…

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Ministry

Pastoral ministry: a noble task?

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 by Andrew Leslie

“Here is a trustworthy saying”, declares the Apostle Paul, “whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task” (1 Tim 3:1). The truth is, however, contemporary Australian Christians might find it a little hard to resonate with this sentiment.…

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Complementarianism

Complementarianism and Campus Ministry: An interview with Carl Matthei and Alison Napier

July 10, 2019July 11, 2019 by Carl Matthei and Alison Napier

What does complementarian ministry look like in practice in a parachurch setting? To explore just that, we chat to Carl Matthai and Alison Napier who are part of the team at Campus Bible Study (CBS) at the University of New South Wales. Carl heads…

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Christian Living

Depression, anxiety and work

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 by Scott Newling

We have responsibility before God to work: it’s part of our created nature, and God has purposed for us to work diligently. We are not to be lazy, wasting away our time idly; we are to be busy rather than busybodies, and burden-sharing rather…

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Christian Living

Is Christianity a tribe?

July 3, 2019July 2, 2019 by Kylie Yip

What’s a tribe? Well, whenever a woman tells me she studied Science, Engineering or Maths at university, and I reply that I too studied Engineering, there’s a moment of “aha…!”. Suddenly the relationship becomes more open as there’s a bunch…

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Ministry

Reading or speaking the Bible?

June 25, 2019August 8, 2019 by Scott Newling

Words are the lifeblood of relationships. When a person speaks to another, the speaker reveals something of themselves to the hearer; when the hearers listens, they come to know the speaker better. Of course, that depends in part on the truthfulness…

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ACR Journal Ministry

Evangelism in the Pilbara

June 23, 2019June 3, 2019 by Roger Kyndon

1200km away from the nearest capital city. 600km away from the nearest set of traffic lights. 440km away from the closest town. 440km away from the closest McDonalds. This lands you in the town of Newman. A mining community with the beating heart…

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