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Five reasons churches struggle with outreach

  • Tim Zulker
  • 26 August 2016

The gospel is the most precious treasure we can share with others. Yet most of us find evangelism hard, and it often slips off the agenda at church. Tim Zulker explains why and what we can do about it.

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Towards a different model of church mission

  • Phil Wheeler
  • 24 August 2016

Phil Wheeler explores how we might use the strengths of Christian community and fellowship in more creative ways to reach the lost.

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Bible Study for mums with young kids

  • Karen Beilharz
  • 22 August 2016

If you’re a mum with young children, Bible study can be quite a challenge: it’s not just the getting there (let alone getting there on time); it’s also the getting through the study. But despite the challenges, as Karen Beilharz argues, going is still important.

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Leading a (very) small group

  • Richard Sweatman
  • 19 August 2016

If your Bible study group is on the small side, it can be tempting to feel discouraged. But as Richard Sweatman explains, although smaller numbers mean certain challenges, they also present certain opportunities too.

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Is the Pope Catholic?

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 17 August 2016

Mark Gilbert explains why unity is such a big deal for Roman Catholics and why that helps us evangelize them.

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Which comes first?

  • Tony Payne
  • 15 August 2016

Apologetics and evangelism: which should come first? For that matter, why is the order even important? Tony Payne says it's all to do with the nature of the gospel.

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A theology of sport: 1 Timothy 4:1-10

  • Sandy Grant
  • 12 August 2016

Is sport an idol? Something good created by God? Something neither positive or negative? Sandy Grant unpacks what Paul teaches us about 'bodily training'.

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Reaching the Japanese

  • Sam McGeown
  • 10 August 2016

When Japanese people come to Australia and give their lives to Christ, it’s a cause for great celebration. However, as Sam McGeown points out, the work is only just beginning. In this post, Sam presents four tips for preparing Japanese Christians to continue walking with Jesus when they return to Japan.

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Our role in the Book of Acts

  • Mike Leite
  • 8 August 2016

At first glance, it seems like the Book of Acts ends with an anticlimax. But, as Mike Leite reminds us, that’s because the Book of Acts is not yet finished.

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How to please people without pleasing people

  • Adrian Russell
  • 5 August 2016

When Adrian Russell came to the subject of people-pleasing in the letters of Paul, he encountered a conundrum: on the one hand, Paul says not to focus on pleasing people, but on the other hand, Paul says to please everyone in everything.

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