Sticks and stones: why words matter

  • Matthias Media
  • 20 April 2015

This is the complete first chapter from Steve Morrison's book Born This Way. A dramatic reversal When I was five years old, my kindergarten class was taught a song about a native Australian bird called the kookaburra. The kookaburra is best known for its distinctive ‘laugh’, which can often be

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Down-under round-up: 17 June 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 17 June 2015

This isn’t what everyone is talking about, and I’m a little late to the read myself, but this is an essential article for discussion amongst ministry or eldership teams. Pastors, find someone to talk it over with, please: The pattern among fallen pastors by Garrett Kell.

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Growth Groups

  • Colin Marshall
  • 20 October 2013

Growth Groups is a 10 week practical, 'hands-on' training program to develop effective small group ('Growth Group') leaders. A training program useful for all Christian ministry, not just Growth Groups, because it deals with the fundamentals of gospel work.

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A Ministry Manifesto

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 October 2013

When the idea of launching this platform first began to germinate, it was in response to two important needs. The first was to find a new, simple, efficient way to distribute high quality ministry resources to churches and small groups all over the world. That’s what the ‘Resources’ area

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The follow-up course

  • Dave Jensen
  • 21 November 2018

Once your evangelistic course is over, what happens next?

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When pastors become too parochial

  • Anonymous
  • 29 January 2018

Do you know about and care about the Christian ministries your congregation members are engaged in that are outside the programs of your church?

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The Essential Jesus (1 BOX = 80 copies)

  • 28 February 2011

Order a box (80 copies) of this outstanding evangelistic resource.

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How can I know that I am saved?

  • Ryan Anson
  • 25 February 2019

I was sure that people got saved—but I doubted whether I was one of them.

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J is for Jesus (CD)

  • 16 October 2009

J is for Jesus is a new album of fun songs for pre-schoolers and lower-primary aged kids. Led by Karen Pang (from ABC's Play School), the Emu kids band helps little kids to sing about the joy of praising Jesus.

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Disciple-making ministry tip: Prayer dice

  • Peter Chubb
  • 28 July 2015

When learning to pray, children (and adults!) often fall into a rut. They use the same words and pray the same things every time. I came up with an idea to help, to make praying fun, and to prompt the people praying to consider more things to pray about.

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