Commending & Contending

My Two Cents Worth On the Frilled Lizard and the Future of TGCA

Over the past month the team at TGCA have been praying for one hundred new supporters who commit to giving one hundred dollars a month, to sustain the valuable work which has grown over the past decade.
Join me, your host Jonathan Holt, as I dive into a recent article by Council Chair, Rory Shiner and a much older, and every early article which tells some of the origin story for the TGCA.
 
The Frill-Neck Lizard and the Future of TGC Australia
 
Introducing TGCA

Pilgrims On A Journey: Commending Christ in the Arts

Christina and Peirce and Christina Baehr (and their little baby) join us this episode to talk about Pilgrim Hill, which is both a hostel for travellers, and place for Christians in the arts to work and meet and create.
 
Christina and Peirce something of their own journey and how they see the gospel of Jesus commended in the space they have created to host backpackers and also the arts festival they run.
 
See more about them and their labour for the Lord:
www.pilgrimhill.com.au
www.pilgrimartists.com
www.pilgrimhill.org

The Ministry of Cheering-On, with Any Stopher

It's a good thing when we are commending and contending for Jesus ourselves, but there is an important ministry of cheering-on others who do this around us. Amy Stopher is our guest on this episode and she shared some of the way she takes us this ministry of cheering on and also tells us who is her cheer squad.

EPIC Bible Reading, with a link to the Meet Jesus project

In this episode Simon Camilleri joins us to talk about epicly big Bible readings, where a whole book of the Bible is read in one sitting. Simon explains why this can help our understanding and how he plans to do this in connection with the Meet Jesus project.
 
Find our details about the plans for the epic reading of John's gospel.
Kid's Guide Books
Two of Simon's Epic Bible Reading Articles at the TGCA website, here and here.

Some Encouragement from the Meet Jesus Mission, And More

In this episode we will take some encouragement from a recent article at the TGCA website about the progress on the Meet Jesus mission. We will also dip back into one of the Bible talks from the 2022 National Conference, Gospel Fueled Holiness.

How the Seasons Shape Ministry, in Australia's Top End, with Naomi Ireland

Living and working in the Northern Territory has given Naomi Ireland a deep understanding of the impact of the changing seasons on the people of Australia's Top End. The result of this is an awareness of how to shape ministry to respond and move with the changing seasons.

Connecting Beyond Your Church for the Sake of the Kingdom, with Tim Thorburn

Hear from Tim Thorburn about the profound difference that connection beyond the local church made to the wider gospel-ecosystem in Perth. What will only happen if we do it together, across like-minded churches? Tim shares from his experience in the emergence of the Perth Gospel Partnership (or PGP).

Mid-Season Recap and Reflection (with something new from one guest)

We're just on halfway through season two and it's time to pause and consider where we've come. This episode includes some flashbacks to guests we've met in the first half of this year, plus some of the interview with Helen that didn't fit in her original episode.

Growing Character in Future Leaders

This is part two of our conversation with Clare and James from MTS. We talk more about how important it is to work on character with emerging leaders.

The Whole Church Raising Up Apprentice Pastors

Clare and James, who are both from the Ministry Training Strategy organisation chat with us about how our whole church is part of God's work of raising up pastors and leaders for his people.