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Green shoots in our spiritual desert

30/06/08 | Geoff Huard
Has the Archbishop’s call to Prayer for Connect09 got you thinking as well as praying?

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The Cathedral of the ‘Second Life’

23/06/08 | Stuart P. Robinson
A fellow approached me at the end of a seminar that I'd conducted in the Diocese of Wellington and said that he…

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Divine plagiarism

16/06/08 | Jodie McNeill
How often have you heard the saying “Preach the gospel always, and if necessary use words”? This oft-repeated…

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Begone Neo-Luddites - but leave me your books!

02/06/08 | Andrew Lim
There is a movement afoot among Christians (unlikely to be those reading this column, I'll grant you) who want…

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Hitting the target, missing the mark

26/05/08 | Archie Poulos
Demographic statistics are a great resource for understanding the communities we are seeking to serve and confront…

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Back to Church Sunday: Connecting in ‘09

12/05/08 | Stuart P. Robinson
The United Kingdom's Back to Church Sunday program is based on a solid statistical insights into why people…

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The shortcomings of ‘attractional’ church

28/04/08 | Archie Poulos
There are two basic models to church growth, and they both risk truncating the task God has committed to us and…

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Is your church more Chinese than Christian?

20/04/08 | Andrew Lim
Every church is cultural to some extent. Unwittingly, unknowingly perhaps, all churches run the danger of baptising…

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Life is chaotic; death is orderly

08/04/08 | Al Stewart
Life and growth are chaotic. This is nowhere more true than in church life.

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Horizon connections

29/03/08 | Jodie McNeill
One of the greatest challenges in youth ministry is making connections - between younger people and older leaders,…

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The community hook

09/03/08 | Stuart P. Robinson
Who would have thought that a fishing group could become the key to cracking open the hearts of Aussies hardened…

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Being online is not enough

02/03/08 | Bishop Robert Forsyth
God looks upon the heart. Unfortunately we humans are far more shallow. For us, we start with appearances.

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In search of … ear food

24/02/08 | Andrew Lim
We all know we should be reading more Christian books, but often time is either the enemy or the excuse. But what…

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Time and place

17/02/08 | Archie Poulos
Why does walk up evangelism work well in one place and not in another? It all comes down to time and place. There…

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Generating Gen Y recruits

10/02/08 | Jodie McNeill
Generation Y is the so-called ‘options’ generation. They are renowned for their lack of long-term commitment…

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Out of the ashes - reconciliation and God’s sovereignty

27/01/08 | Stuart P. Robinson
This is a tricky piece for me to write. It concerns my daughter Nicola and the murder of two of her friends. So…

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The significance of corporate prayer

20/01/08 | Mark Dever
Corporate prayer - an powerhouse for spiritual growth or public embarrassment? Mark Dever, the pastor of Capitol…

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Quest for the New Pilgrim’s Progress

13/01/08 | Andrew Lim
Many people have wondered if they have a book inside of them somewhere - the question is, is it one of John Bunyan's?…

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Instant renewal

23/12/07 | Stuart P. Robinson
Our Advent program is underway, but an unplanned mega-event has evolved before our very eyes.

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