Colin Marshall

Colin Marshall is the CEO of Vinegrowers, an organization that equips pastors to inspire a culture of disciple-making within churches. He is the author of The Trellis & the Vine and The Vine Project (both with Tony Payne), Growth Groups and Passing the Baton.

Passing the Baton: A handbook for ministry apprenticeship

  • Colin Marshall
  • 16 October 2009

In this guide guide for both apprentices and trainers, Colin Marshall outlines the biblical basis behind ministry apprenticeships, the essence of what a ministry apprenticeship is about, and some of the resources for making ministry apprenticeships happen. He provides plenty of detail about what is involved in setting up and maintaining an apprenticeship as a trainer, or participating in one as an apprentice.

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Why we still need ministry apprenticeships

  • Colin Marshall
  • 1 September 2009

The Ministry Training Strategy has been around now in some form or another for 30 years. (We put on the first ministry apprentices at the University of New South Wales in 1979.) Today (as there always have been), there are questions about the value of doing a ministry apprenticeship. Is

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Ministry mind shifts

  • Colin Marshall
  • 1 July 2008

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The trellis and the vine

  • Colin Marshall
  • 1 September 2003

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Ministry and pornography: some practical help

  • Colin Marshall
  • 1 April 2003

As Tony Payne mentioned in his ‘Couldn't Help Noticing’ column, the Australia Institute has published a report—Youth and Pornography in Australia—the first survey of Australian teenagers' exposure to pornography on the internet. It shows that 84 per cent of boys and 60 per cent of girls aged 16 and 17

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Preparing the Bible study: off the shelf and self-prepared

  • Colin Marshall
  • 1 January 2002

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Pastors as ghetto blasters

  • Colin Marshall
  • 1 July 2001

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Freedom and Ministry

  • Colin Marshall
  • 8 July 1999

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Providing for your family’s spiritual needs

  • Colin Marshall
  • 5 March 1997

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Factotum #12: Increasing your ministry

  • Colin Marshall
  • 19 November 1996

I want to put a flea in your ear. Some of you will hate me; it's irritating and distracting to have a flea in your ear. You can't quite concentrate on the immediate tasks before you.Disciples of Christ are restless, dissatisfied souls. Once we have grasped the grace of God

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