The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele

What is permissible and not permissible under new conversion practice laws in New South Wales - with Neil Foster, Matt Aroney and Michael SteadSydney Anglican Bishop Michael Stead, who chairs Freedom for Faith, describes the new laws  as the least worst that he has seen in Australia. Associate Professor of Law at Newcastle University and author of the Law and Religion blog Neil Foster says the law is unnecessary, but better than has been implemented in other parts of Australia. Professor Foster supports moves to ban oppressive or violent practices that are designed to change someone’s sexual attraction or impair gender identity. However, Professor Foster says the laws (which have a criminal and civil component)  can go beyond those bad things to areas where a minister is explaining the teaching of the Bible and wanting to help people to live in accordance with the bible. Acting Minister of Watsons Bay Matt Aroney says he doesn’t think the new laws will impact his pastoral practice.  Matt wants to turn down the anxiety levels.  He encourages to choose thoughtfully to respond to the people in front of us with the love and compassion that Jesus has. Matt applies the principles of his new book ‘Renovated: How God makes us Christlike’  to caring well for those Christians experiencing same sex attraction or gender incongruence. Anglican AidAnglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid. 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/sponsorAdvertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport The Pastor's HeartFor info on how to become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/support

The Pastor’s Heart - A word to our heart from Dominic SteeleIn a Pastor’s Heart special, Dominic Steele speaks to our hearts today as we engage in the battle of the Christian life.  We get a call today to perseverance and resilience. Dominic addresses, not just pastors, but young and old; healthy and unfit; wealthy and poor; busy and quiet; husbands, singles, divorcees and widowers; fertile and infertile, straight or experiencing same sex attraction; or struggling in addictions. Calling out to God:God what are you doing? Why am I stuck in this? What is going on?Why is it so hard?Anglican AidAnglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid. 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/sponsorAdvertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport The Pastor's HeartFor info on how to become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/support

We explore the delicate dynamics of faith, family, and identity in the world of church leadership.As pastors most of all we want our kids to love Jesus.  And yet Barnabas Piper says so often pastors kids are messed up. What are the unique experiences, joys and challenges of being pastors kids? And how can we better parent as pastors?There are issues of awareness, assumptions and expectations.  Plus confusion about identity. This episode isn't just about the challenges; it's also a treasure trove of wisdom for Pastor's kids themselves. Whether you're feeling the weight of a congregation's gaze or struggling to carve out your own identity.We discuss the power of parental apologies and the healing they can bring.James Galea grew up as a pastor’s kid in Western Sydney and now leads the ministry team at Freshwater Anglican Church on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Anglican AidAnglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid. 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/sponsorAdvertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport The Pastor's HeartFor info on how to become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/support

Exploring the theological perspectives on sin, forgiveness, and entitlement in youth culture through the lens of a newly released book. Addressing the challenges of conveying sin to children and the importance of relational language. Discussing the impact of societal changes on youth ministry and the significance of building welcoming and inclusive church communities.

The podcast discusses a nationwide evangelistic collaboration to introduce people to Jesus, emphasizing the importance of prayer and consistent branding. It explores practical steps to integrate evangelism into the church's culture and highlights the transformative impact of prayer on church discussions, sparking change and urgency for evangelism.

“It’s like they got the exegesis spot on, then closed their eyes, fired an arrow randomly into the air, opened their eyes to see where it landed and said, ‘That looks like a good place to do application!’” - Theological College lecturer on student sermon application.But are those of us who have graduated from theological college much better? For after all the students are just imitating what we have modelled.Dean of Students at Sydney’s Moore Theological College Paul Grimmond has just completed a doctor of ministry project on improving application in evangelical preaching.Anglican AidAnglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid. 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/sponsorAdvertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport The Pastor's HeartFor info on how to become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/support

Andrew Leslie is encouraging us to first take a step back from practical concerns and reflect on the beauty and wisdom of the bible’s teaching about manhood and womanhood.In much contemporary debate about gender we focus on practical questions about what different people can do.  However the head of Moore Theological College’s Doctrine Department says the picture of gender in the beginning is not an arbitrary divine imposition that comes with its own set of arbitrary rules and instructions. Rather, the man and the woman together – and only together – irreducibly different and yet one inconceivable without the other, created a microcosm of God’s own very being and character and glory, summing up the wisdom and creative word of God.Andrew Leslie gave the keynote addresses at the Priscilla and Aquila Conference in Sydney. Talk One: https://bit.ly/49ABygt Talk Two: https://bit.ly/3ORxWhI He wants us as pastors to more fully appreciate the beauty of the bible’s teaching.Anglican AidAnglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid. 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/sponsorAdvertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport The Pastor's HeartFor info on how to become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/support

Stephen McAlpine says the real question is “Does the future have a church?”The statistics are not our friend.We have been talking on The Pastor’s Heart about dropping church attendance. Stephen McAlpine is writing about the more widespread phenomenon.He says some countries like the US are coming off a high base and in those places there is fat and cultural cachet to play with, whereas the level of religious commitment in the UK has dropped so dramatically that it is possible to imagine a time when Christianity will be a thing of the past.In Australia the proportion of people self identifying as Christians has shrunk to 44% in 2021, down from 61% in 2011. Church attendance across the west is collapsing with the rise of nones and dones.Ministry Consultant Stephen McAlpine from Perth in Western Australia has a new book FUTUREPROOF.Order online: https://wanderingbookseller.com.au/products/future-proofAnglican AidAnglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid. 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/sponsorAdvertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport The Pastor's HeartFor info on how to become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/support

Social media is changing again. In an increasingly digital age, our collective consciousness is captured by infinite scrolling, short-form videos, and internet personalities. A church's social media presence has gone from an optional nicety to a key lever for engaging newcomers to church.How can pastors and ministry teams best capture the opportunities that can come with social media? How can a church's resources be best assigned to this new space? What if our gifts and skills don't line up?Hannah Thiem and Liz Fong discuss best practice and minimum dose for churches and pastors on social media.They highlight some of the biggest church wins on social media.Hannah Thiem works at leading social media company Hello Social working with major corporates, and on the side does social media for Sydney Anglicans and Dubbo Presbyterian Church.Liz Fong runs social media for Reach Australia and advises churches on best practice in social media.Anglican AidAnglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid. 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/sponsorAdvertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport The Pastor's HeartFor info on how to become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/support

How can male senior pastors have better relationships with the women on their ministry teams, where everyone shares complementarian convictions.In those contexts - there are stories around that suggesting that relationships between some senior pastors and the women on the teams have been strained and have sometimes broken down completely.There’s been massive cost to the individual, the team, the churches and to gospel work.Clare Deeves has just completed her PhD, studying working relationships between women employed in complementarian ministry teams and the senior pastor who they work with.Clare serves as an Assistant minister at Kallaroo Anglican Church in Perth.  And lectures in church history at Trinity Theological College Perth.Anglican AidAnglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid. 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/sponsorAdvertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport The Pastor's HeartFor info on how to become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/support