The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele

Mark Dever says we can do better at evangelism.  Mark is the senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington and is visiting Australia to speak at the Nexus19 conference (in partnership with the Gospel Coalition). Mark says it’s important to 1 Remember that churches exist for supernatural change2 Understand that persecution is normal3 Eschew utopianism4 Make use of our democratic stewardship5 Trust the Lord, not human circumstances6 Remember that everything we have is given by God's grace7 Rest in the certainty of Christ's victory.Mark joins Dominic Steele to talk about his heart for evangelism. The Church Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

A fascinating journey into an important aspect of Australian evangelicalism’s family story with Senior Pastor of Perth’s Providence Church, Rory Shiner. We look at the amazing legacy of former Sydney Vice Principal of Moore Theological College Donald Robinson, his fresh reading of the Scriptures, fathering of the Australian biblical theological movement, what became known as the ‘Knox-Robinson view of church’ and remarkable new insights into the Jew Gentile relationships in the New Testament. Plus how Robinson shaped a subsequent generation of significant leaders theologically, including Phillip Jensen and Graham Goldsworthy. The interview coincides with the release of a further two books in the Donald Robinson collection. To purchase go to http://bit.ly/donaldrobinsonLink to the landmark talk by Phillip Jensen from 1988 ‘Why Bishops are deacons’ which was referenced in the discussion.  https://phillipjensen.com/sermons/1988-why-bishops-are-deacons/The Church Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

What are the issues facing church leaders in regards to stress, thriving, surviving and burnout?Psychologist Valerie Ling, from the Centre For Effective Living, counsels and trains ministry workers on these issues. There are important issues for those in solo ministry, serving as team members and as team leaders. Valerie says she sees person after person suffering from burnout, and yet it is so preventable. How can we move beyond surviving to sustainable leadership, clarity of purpose, intentional living, a sense of self, supportive relationships, and mismatch areas in ministry? Further reading:Thriving and burnout https://drive.google.com/a/villagechurch.sydney/file/d/1uHSdK4d5FjbIri9hFVYlplqVcKlIQ5D7/view?usp=sharingSpiritual Foundations https://drive.google.com/a/villagechurch.sydney/file/d/1uD6GwViQfejhxKEmyAIW4YLEC1iwxppx/view?usp=sharingClarity of purpose https://drive.google.com/a/villagechurch.sydney/file/d/1u83cZ2vymdr0V3NACxcxRge9sbrDarBi/view?usp=sharingSense of Self https://drive.google.com/a/villagechurch.sydney/file/d/1uAtGIbpCswyXvvj7571oGt3Rfmel1C3S/view?usp=sharingIntegration https://drive.google.com/a/villagechurch.sydney/file/d/1uC2OWR1ltmiw2flQIwPnpJSgNHvBseyn/view?usp=sharingSupportive relationships https://drive.google.com/a/villagechurch.sydney/file/d/1u1Rg9QOkSnragNYsEXBXTCOtVAkcHcM6/view?usp=sharingThe Church Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

Keith and Sarah Condie have been working at strengthening marriages for more than two decades.  They started on this journey when Keith was working at Moore Theological College, and there was a year of college graduates, where seven graduate couples of the college suffered marriage breakdowns. Keith and Sarah have conducted dozens of marriage enrichment courses and seminars at churches across Australia, and have recently produced ‘Building a safe and strong marriage’ which is now available to order.Keith and Sarah now work as directors of the Pastoral Care and Mental Health Institute at Anglican Deaconess Ministries, Sydney.  They are talking here about how they have been able to help ministry couples relationships that have been in crisis and the launch of their new course. The Church Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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 Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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 Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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 Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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 Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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 Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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 Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show