Sam Chan, Ross Ciano, Chris Bransdon join Dominic Steele for a thought provoking discussion about the 'event evangelism’ of the Graham tour of Australia.Their discussion focuses on the last night of the tour. They analyse the audience, music, mosh pit, sermon introduction, body and altar call. Sam Chan is an evangelist with City Bible Forum and author of Evangelism in a skeptical world.Ross Ciano is senior pastor of Marrickville Road Anglican Church.Chris Bransdon teaches scripture in south west Sydney, is a member of Fairfield Anglican Church and works in the CBD.Particularly they are reviewing the final night of Graham's Australian tour, held at the International Convention Center, Sydney.  Eternity QuoteDominic Steele says, 'I want to give some context to a quote that appeared in Eternity news last week in relationship to Franklin Graham and Donald Trump, where I was quoted as saying, “Lie down with rats and you get up with fleas” ''In January I gave a talk in a tough questions series on, ‘Does the bible reflect a patriarchal bias or does God value women and men equally?’ In that context I raised the Handmaid’s tale, #metoo, Donald Trump and evangelical American leaders who have given Trump’s immorality a free pass, including Franklin Graham. The quote is at 4:40.''I was very pleased with that talk and I don’t retreat from anything I said in that sermon. But importantly I wasn’t referring specifically to this fortnight’s missioning. Rather I was speaking more generally about Donald Trump and women, and the tragic free pass that Mr Trump has been given by so-called Evangelical leaders in the states (including Mr Graham). '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.

How do we preach to the heart?  How do we grasp the emotion of the text and then communicate it effectively to those present?Former Sydney Missionary & Bible College principal David Cook talks about the four great influencers on him as a preacher and the impact each of them had on him. David particularly wants us to work at ‘lather and shave.’  How do we create preaching clusters to encouraging each other to become better communicators of God’s word.  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.

Andrew Barry lost his son Nathan to cancer just over two years ago. Here he shares his heart about the journey that God has worked in his marriage and among their remaining five children over the last two years. We talk through how he has grown in his relationship with God, the cycles of grief, counselling, how different family members reacted, how it’s impacted his teaching and preaching and opportunities for ministry.Andrew serves alongside his wife Ruth on the ministry team at Janalli Anglican Church in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire. Links: Andrew’s blog: https://thebibleatoz.com/2019/01/11/s-sorrow-upon-sorrow-of-parents-who-lose-a-child/Nathan’s website: https://ournathanbarry.wordpress.com2016 interview: https://ournathanbarry.wordpress.com/radio-interview/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.

Graham Beynon is Independent ministry director at Oak hill College London and senior pastor of Grace Church Cambridge.Graham’s in Australia to speak at the Priscilla and Aquilla Conference at Moore Theological College and also on preaching to the heart. Graham says there are a variety of patterns impacting our thinking on ministry models.  He calls them: separatism, permissions, de-contextualisation and individualism. Graham says men and women are similar but different.  He’s encouraging us to have an honouring of the differences.  And at the same time pursue godliness rather than genderness. 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.

Colin Buchanan joins Dominic Steele to share his story of trusting Christ as a teenager at Hurstville Presbyterian Church, serving in the music team, writing his first song on John 15, discovering country music, writing bible verses for his primary school class, and then carving out a career in acoustic, country, Christian and children’s music.For 20 years, Colin has been one of Australia’s most influential Christians, primarily though his extensive children’s ministry. To order any of Colin’s resources go to www.colinbuchanan.com.auThe 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.

How do you help your church members own evangelism and outreach / keep track of mission contacts - be thinking missionally and caring personally for non Christians who visit?We’re joined by Hunter Bible Church and Unichurch, Newcastle’s Missions Pastor Sam Hilton.How do you train, equip and unleash people for mission and evangelism? a speciality team? every member? 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.

29-year-old David Bennett, who describes himself as a former anti-Christian gay activist now Christian, says Jesus is good news for same sex attracted Christians. David joins us on The Pastor’s Heart to talk through his story and his two ‘coming outs,’ one as a 14 year old, and then later a second as a Christian believer. 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 launch The Pastor's Heart for 2019 with an 'on the road' edition from the CMS Summer School in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.  Dr Gary Millar answers questions on how to preach better so that your sermon lands with real application. Gary is the principal of the Queensland Theological College and is the chair of the Gospel Coalition Australia. He was the main speaker at the 2019 Church Missionary Society Summer School in NSW. During the conference he took time out with Dominic Steele to share the story of when he was put on trial in Ireland to face 27 charges of heresy. 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.

Raising up and training ministry trainees as harvest workers!Why those of us in local churches should? And how we should?Our guest is Carl Matthei, who leads the ministry team in the Campus Bible Study and Unichurch UNSW at the University of New South Wales.Carl has more ministry trainees than anyone else in evangelical ministry in Australia.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.

How Christians can and should wisely engage with our increasingly hostile secular culture. How can we have a posture of grace in a time of outrage?CEO of the Gospel Coalition Australia, Akos Balogh, has a background in Campus Ministry, and is a influential christian writer and blogger.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.