Classics from the archives: God's plan for work

  • The Briefing
  • 25 July 2016

In this 'Briefing' classic from the archives, Paul Grimmond changes the way we think about work.

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Vine Journal: Issue 2

  • 13 May 2016

Contents of Issue 2 of Vine Journal.

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When your sermon needs Greg

  • Tim MacBride
  • 14 November 2018

If you’re a preacher who has ever tried to do something different in order to captivate a congregation with the truth of Scripture... at some point, you’ve fallen into the error of allowing your sermon to serve a creative idea, rather than the other way around.

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Learning godliness from Scripture and a sister

  • Winnie Chan
  • 19 January 2016

As a first year MTS (Ministry Training Strategy) apprentice at my church, St Paul’s Anglican in Sydney’s north-west, I get to help make disciple-making disciples as my full-time job. One of my main ministries and highlights of the week is meeting up with different women in my congregation to read the Bible together and pray for each other, with each other. I also meet up with my trainer, Bon, who pastorally cares for me and teaches me from God’s word as I seek to do the same for others.

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Good News of Great Joy (Luke 1–9)

  • Des Smith

9 interactive Bible studies for small groups and individuals on Luke 1–9.

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Making meetings effective: Facilitation techniques

  • Craig Schafer
  • 18 May 2015

In my last article, I outlined how a good agenda and minutes can make meetings a better investment of people’s time. The effectiveness of meetings can also be improved by adopting some basic facilitation techniques. These can also help to minimise non-creative conflict. There is nothing wrong with conflict per

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How do we help visitors sing songs they may not know?

  • Philip Percival
  • 5 December 2016

Four tips for helping others sing with your church from a great music director, songwriter and author.

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Is Ecclesiastes too depressing to read?

  • Darren Waters
  • 28 May 2018

Readers often forget that this book exists to teach us about God, not just about life without God.

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Surprisingly useful advice on friendship

  • Laura Denny
  • 30 September 2019

I’m reluctant to admit just how long it took before I was able to acknowledge that these “too basic to be helpful” lessons were making a noticeable difference in how I thought, acted and communicated in my friendships.

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Delighting in difference

  • Mike Allen
  • 20 October 2016

The current trend in society is for people to deny difference in an effort to squash inequality. Mike Allen argues that difference is something that shouldn’t be ignored, but instead celebrated.

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