Kindergarten apologetics

  • Benjamin Swift
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  • 15 July 2019

How can we best help children to subdivide their grey matter for Christ? Today’s kids are bombarded with more information than any previous generation; will their minds be mapping the truth of Christ or building neural pathways to secular wisdom?

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The Briefing on CD-Rom (21st anniversary edition)

  • 16 October 2009

A collection of 21 years of articles from Matthias Media's flagship journal, The Briefing on CD-Rom. Fully searchable; find and print articles on a wide range of Christian topics.

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Your gut is wrong

  • Mike Leite
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  • 5 December 2018

When we teach on some passages, such as God’s good design for human sexuality and the role of men and women, our initial gut reaction is often anything but positive.

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Down-under round-up: 21 October 2015

  • Sandy Grant
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  • 21 October 2015

Problem gambling, signs your pastor is losing their leadership edge, improving your disciple-making team, the characteristics of radicalized Christians, and refuting false theories about Jesus.

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The work of ministry in Ephesians 4:12

  • Lionel Windsor
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  • 13 October 2016

‘Ministry’ in Ephesians 4:12 does not mean ‘service’; it is fundamentally a matter of ‘bringing’ the saving gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to people.

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Think different

  • Ian Carmichael
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  • 18 April 2018

If anybody was regarded as a little bit crazy in his time, a bit of a round peg in a square hole but who ultimately changed the world, it was Paul.

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Being a ministry trainer helps me be a better pastor

  • Russell Smidt
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  • 8 December 2015

It’s been 12 years since I left the workforce to be involved in ministry training and fulltime gospel work. Recently, I’ve spent some time reflecting on why I invest time, effort and energy into training others for ministry.

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Short Steps for Long Gains—Youth edition

  • Virginia Grice
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  • 12 September 2013

26 short Bible discussion for parents or youth leaders to do with young adults/teenagers.

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Church music in the holiday season

  • Greg Cooper
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  • 27 November 2015

The Christmas holiday season is a wonderful time in church life, celebrating the birth of our Lord. For those planning music it can also be a challenging time, as we seek to resource teams while many church members are away.

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On ageing, dying and death

  • Timothy Raymond
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  • 18 July 2016

Ageing, dying and death aren’t the happiest of subjects, but as Timothy Raymond explains, this is one book that brings joy, refreshment and encouragement to these dark topics.

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