Commending & Contending

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

Administration, in our churches, is an amazing space to show love. This is true especially in the area of Safe Ministry Compliance. As we adjust to a world where Safe Ministry admin is always a part of our service, how do we make sure we are loving, and remembering the reason why this matters.
Hannah recommended two articles:
Strategically Doing Less
What the Resurrection Means for us, by Rory Shiner

Being ready to contribute in church community is a significant part of how we can grow in our own faith. In this episode we talk with Jesse Morrison about how that's working at the church he is part of.

Kara shares with us some of the encouragements and also the dangers as we seek to contend together in our churches, where women and men serve together in the cause of the gospel.
Kara also speaks to those who've lost confidence in how they could meet and read the Bible with another person.

Rod Bayley has a story to share about how he came to offer to lead the church plant coming from the church where he was senior pastor. Rod also gives us a window into the Illawarra Network of The Gospel Coalition Australia. As a 'network of networks', The Gospel Coalition Australia encourages local leaders to support one another in our calling to commend and contend for the gospel of Jesus.

We chat this episode with Helen Bell about how to be better prepared for conversations about Jesus. How do we help them come up and how can we be prepared to say something that will spark interest and more conversation?
Also, Helen explains how Taylor Swift is getting us ready for heaven.