‘I was hoping for another plan, but I’ll take God’s plan.  I am comforted by the truth that it’s not out of control, but he’s using it for good,’ says Pitt Town Community Anglican Church Senior Minister Greg Peisley.Greg was preaching on Sunday morning when the church family at Pitt Town realised something wasn’t right, and encouraged him to go straight to hospital at Westmead.The following Monday night Greg, his wife Sue, his adult daughter, sons and son’s wives got the news that it’s Glioblastoma (GBM), a stage four malignant cancer, wild type.Greg says his brain cancer is terminal with a medium expected lifespan of 15-18 months.  With only five percent getting past two years. Greg opens up about the journey he, his family and his church family are on…. and the conversations he’s been having with his Heavenly Father. The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is an excellent website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Support the show--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

Sydney Archbishop Glenn Davies shares openly about Weeping for the city of Sydney like Jesus wept over Jerusalem.His surprise to be speaking at public rallies against the extreme changes to the NSW laws surrounding abortion.How seriously flawed the bill is, and how deceptive and politically expedient the manner of it’s presentation has been. On the sexuality crisis in the Australian Anglican Church, Dr Davies :-says the rupture of the Anglican Church in Australia has begun, with a virus in national church, caused by not teaching properly the word of God.described the actions of the Bishop of Wangaratta as a maverick ‘last harrah’.labeled the ‘marriage’ of two male priests from Wangaratta as sinful.says he’s honoured to be attending Bishop elect Jay Behan’s consecration next month in New Zealand.suggests Jay Behan might give pastoral oversight to confessing Anglicans in Australia who want to break with their revisionist diocese.Finally Dr Davies reflects on his own time as Archbishop in the lead up to his final Synod. Dr Davies says he’s been inspired by the boldness of Paul, and is so thankful for those many people who have prayed for him.The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is an excellent website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Support the show--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

The synod of the Australian diocese of Wangaratta, Victoria has decided to walk a path that stands in opposition to the teaching of the bible, defies the theology of the national church and rejects the agreement of the national bishops council.Kanishka Raffel is Anglican Dean of Sydney and a member of the council of Gafcon Australia. Dean Raffel has told Dominic Steele on The Pastor’s Heart that the decisions by Bishop Parkes' Wangaratta diocese parallel those made by revisionists in the New Westminster diocese in Canada, which precipitated the formation of parallel Anglican expressions.Decisions similar to those in Wangaratta have ended up splitting the Anglican Church in Canada, the United States, Scotland and New Zealand.Dean Raffel says to seek to bless something that God says is not blessed, is not the religion of Christ. ****See further:Statement from Gafcon Australia on Wangaratta, 9 September 2019Regional synod vote ignores clear words of Scripture - Archbishop Glenn Davies Wangaratta Defies National Church by Kanishka Raffel (writing in the Australian Church Record, Spring JournalUpdate 11.9.2019: After our discussion was uploaded, the Albury Border Mail reported that the liturgy for blessing parties to a same-sex marriage will not be used this Saturday due to a legal challenge, but quoted Bishop Parkes as saying it was just, ‘a delay, rather than an abandonment.'The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is an excellent website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Support the show--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

“It’s never been more hostile, but it’s never been more open” - David RobertsonMy conversation with Stephen McAlpine and David Robertson was enlightening. They argued that the experience of being Christian today is the experience of Daniel, living in Babylon. Rather than despair, Steve and David say there is lots which Christian leaders can do to equip teens, uni students and young workers to “stand up in the gale” or “ride the wave”. They challenge Christian leaders to stop focusing on creating Churches which shelter young Christians, and instead to work at emboldening our congregations to share the confronting truth of Jesus. They also gave some great strategies for how to do that. Some of their strategies were surprising - like relying on a liturgical framework, or showing the history of the Church - and some were all about building community. The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is an excellent website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Support the show--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

The Principal of Queensland’s Theological College Gary Millar joins Dominic Steele to talk about transformation in the Christian life, the subject of Sydney’s Moore College’s annual lectures.  What is change?  Where do we misunderstand it?  How do people claim for too much change, and on the other hand, how do we expect too little?  Do people change in the Old Testament?  New Testament?  What are the many ways in which change happens? The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is an excellent website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Support the show--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

"Most of all I want a transparently biblical vision of inclusion to be shaping how the church welcomes and accepts me - rather than the ever-changing views of society around me. I don’t want to be included on the basis that cultural attitudes have changed but on the basis of the timeless Gospel that Jesus Christ self-sacrificially brought into this world," - Ed Shaw.Today, in the lead up to the Liberty Conference, Ed Shaw is our guest as we tackle four key words: orientation, identity, change and origins. Ed is a pastor at Emmanuel City Bristol UK and is a founder of www.livingout.org. He speaks about his personal journey of faith, what it means to be included because of the Gospel and how we can create biblically faithful inclusive churches.The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is an excellent website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Support the show--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

Richard Coekin leads the influential network of Co-Mission churches in London.  He’s been involved with the launch of many churches and ministries, including the London Men's Convention, London Women's Convention, the 9:38 Ministry Training Strategy, Passion for Life Ministry and most recently Planting Collective.GraceOne of the key leaders of Evangelicalism in Great Britain Richard Coekin shares a super helpful story about how he was gently corrected about the lack of grace in his preaching, and how his preaching changed as a result. Distancing his church from a revisionist BishopPlus Richard speaks about how  Western Church is following in the tragic trajectory of the Anglican Church of England. It was helpful to hear from someone who is standing for the gospel in increasingly difficult circumstances. Jonathan FletcherI also asked Richard about the recent abuse allegations surrounding The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is an excellent website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Support the show--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

We hear from Jenny Brown with Craig Foster on the issues of Christian ministry, the complicated relationships involved, and how understanding family systems theory can help.Jenny Brown heads The Family Systems Practice, is an experienced family systems therapist and the author of Growing Yourself Up. Craig is a senior associate minister at Norwest Anglican Church, and works part time was a consultant alongside Jenny. “I thought the problem was ministry, but it turned out the problem was me!” Craig spoke honestly about a time when he considered leaving ministry as an assistant minister. He was facing difficulties with family relationships, conflict among his congregation and staff team and wasn’t able to see any growth.  His story echoed my own experience, and the statistics indicate it’s something that most of us in ministry will face at some point. I think this will be useful to both ministry workers, who may be feeling discouraged, and ministry leaders, who are seeking to build functioning teams. Do work to build your tool-kit of relational strategies before you reach breaking point. Don’t wait until you are in crisis. Please, take a moment to watch or listen to our full conversation or share it with someone who you think could benefit. The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is an excellent website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Support the show--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

A recent survey found that teenagers believe caring for the environment is more important than caring for the poor. As Generation Z grow up, it is becoming increasingly important for to equip our congregations with a biblical approach to environmentalism.My conversation with Lionel Windsor, author of  Is God Green? tackles these complex issues of greed, politics, exploitation and our accountability to God. Lionel doesn't shy away from challenging us, as Christian leaders, to keep our eyes on Jesus and clearly reminds us of the responsibilities and freedom we have in Christ. We discuss some of the following questions:▪ Can you be a Christian and a miner?▪ Will God hold us accountable for the state of the environment?▪ Who should we vote for?▪ What type of causes should we encourage our congregation to financially support?I hope you take this opportunity to think seriously about how the people in your sphere of influence are approaching the environment. The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is an excellent website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Support the show--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

The last death throes of cultural Christianity and what’s next with Phillip JensenFormer Anglican Dean of Sydney Phillip Jensen says to understand the issues fronting Christians today we will best start with understanding the history.Phillip, who now heads up Two Ways Ministries, takes us on a helicopter journey through fifty years of cultural and Christian history...and considers where to from here? The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is an excellent website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Support the show--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.