One-to-One Bible Reading: video course

  • David Helm
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  • 12 September 2013

Can you think of people in your life that you would like to see progress spiritually—perhaps a non-Christian colleague, or a Christian friend at church, or a family member? Here's a way to help them understand more of God in a way that is simple and personal, and that doesn't rely on getting them to a church program or event.

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Islam in our backyard: a novel argument

  • Tony Payne
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  • 16 October 2009

This very readable book explores the core beliefs of Islam as well as the main varieties of Islamic groups, and how Islamic beliefs challenge our Western secularism. (134 pages)

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Reaching the Japanese

  • Sam McGeown
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  • 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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Biblical recruitment: Human-shaped service

  • Peter Tong
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  • 10 July 2015

Most pastors at one time or another have had a conversation with someone engaged in ministry, when they tell us things aren’t going so well. It can be hard to diagnose the problem in the moment. Maybe the person is over it or burnt out, too busy elsewhere, or wanting to try something new.

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Fathering the fatherless in our churches

  • Tim Beilharz
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  • 21 January 2016

Currently 20% of Australian and 43% of American children are growing up in homes without fathers. Father-absent homes are common in our communities, our schools, and also our churches.

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Revealing Jesus (John 13-17)

  • Matt Olliffe
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  • 12 February 2021

Discover the five chapters that John devotes to his eyewitness account of the night before Jesus died. (9 studies)

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Personal Bible tutoring

  • Ian Carmichael
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  • 5 January 2016

Like many churches, we got quite a few visitors at our Christmas carols and Christmas Day service. This year we tried something new: we made available some free books for people to take if they were interested. One was a simple Christmas-themed evangelistic book (A Very Different Christmas, published by the Good Book Company), and the second was The Book of Books (from Matthias Media).

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Down-under round-up: 3 February 2016

  • Sandy Grant
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  • 3 February 2016

Sandy Grant's links on the start of the US election, growth groups, expository preaching, and attitudes towards finances.

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Classics from the archives: God's plan for work

  • The Briefing
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  • 25 July 2016

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

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Focusing a household on God

  • Matt Schneider
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  • 17 December 2018

How to organize your family or housemates to meet together to read the Bible, pray and sing.

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