Tony Payne

Tony started Matthias Media back in 1988. He has raised a family of five (with his wife Alison), completed a theology degree at Moore Theological College, and written or co-written numerous books and ministry resources—including The Trellis and the Vine, Fatherhood, Guidance and the Voice of God, The Tony Payne Collection, and The Course of Your Life. He is also the Director of the Centre for Christian Living at Moore College, and is close to completing his PhD.

How to train Bible study leaders: Who should we train?

  • Tony Payne
  • 15 January 2015

Steve and Jenny were about ready to quit. They had been leading a Bible study group for young adults at their church for four years now and the strain was starting to show. One night, at about 11:15, as the last of the group filed out, Jenny flopped onto

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You, Me and the Bible

  • Tony Payne
  • 28 July 2014

A reading guide to the six central ideas of the Bible.

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Tough Questions

  • Tony Payne
  • 27 March 2014

A set of five evangelistic studies, all based in Mark's Gospel, designed to present the Christian gospel in a one-to-one Bible study setting.

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The priority that isn't

  • Tony Payne
  • 30 January 2014

Over the past couple of months, pastors and church leadership teams in many parts of the world have been reviewing the year just past, and dreaming and scheming about the year to come. And there is always so much to work on. Perhaps you and your team have been be

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Expository preaching and expository ministry

  • Tony Payne
  • 22 January 2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8ONb1qM4BM&feature=youtu.be Video courtesy of Leadership Resources International.

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Prepare To Share

  • Tony Payne
  • 21 January 2014

Over the past couple of years, I’ve been leading a small-group-with-a-difference at my local church. In fact we don’t call ourselves a ‘group’ at all, but a ‘team’—the ‘Newcomers Team’. Our disciple-making focus as a group is to chase up the newcomers who roll regularly through the door on Sunday

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The Thing Is (ebook: .epub or Kindle .mobi files)

  • Tony Payne
  • 12 December 2013

From the author of The Trellis and the Vine comes an opportunity to pause and take stock of our lives, and to discover the life-changing purpose that God has for each one of us.

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The Man who Makes a Difference

  • Tony Payne
  • 5 December 2013

These Bible studies on Ephesians are especially written for men. They work well in men's groups, but they can also be studied individually or one-to-one. (7 studies)

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The Essential Jesus

  • Tony Payne
  • 4 November 2013

The Essential Jesus combines the strengths of Two ways to live with the powerful story of the Gospel of Luke, to offer "the dream evangelistic product".

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Cash Values

  • Tony Payne
  • 4 November 2013

Understanding the Bible's attitude to money is a key topic for Christians to grapple with. (5 studies)

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