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The dangers of oversharing
- Claire Smith •
- 1 September 2010
The Bible says rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. But does that mean that when you suffer, you should make others suffer too? Claire Smith investigates.When Emma Thornett from Matthias Media asked me if I could write an article on not letting our emotions rule
Does God feel our pain?
- Mark Baddeley •
- 1 September 2010
Does God feel your pain? For many of us the question is a bit odd, like asking ‘Is God good?’ or ‘Does God love?’ We turn to John 11 and its description of Jesus being moved at Mary’s weeping, and his own weeping at the site of Lazarus’ grave. It
Thinking about emotions
- Tony Payne •
- 1 September 2010
I’ve been thinking a lot about emotions recently. This, of course, may be precisely my problem. I shouldn’t be thinking about emotions; I should just be feeling them. At least that’s what people tell me. Emotions, I am assured, are an important part of who we are as humans
Integrating newcomers into the life of your congregation
- 1 September 2010
Most people would agree that if you don’t identify, connect and care for newcomers they are likely to either never return, or to stay on the fringe and eventually drift away feeling disconnected, unwelcomed and perhaps disillusioned. Everyone would agree that this is not the outcome the community of Christ
Thanks for everything
- Tony Payne •
- 1 July 2010
It was more than your average laid-back, phlegmatic Aussie could take: for about the 47th time in one day, an American pastor with a warm smile was shaking my hand and thanking me so much for the work I was doing and the valuable contribution Matthias Media was making to
Sacrifice: Have we given up?
- 1 July 2010
For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. (Mark 8:35). This book will frighten some. Let none who want a book to soothe read on. We face the Cross.[1. Howard Guinness, ‘Author’s Preface’, Sacrifice,
Diary of a ministry apprentice (Part 4): June-July 2008
- Guan Un •
- 1 July 2010
This is the fourth instalment of a six-part series by Guan, who is the kind of person who is difficult to describe in one sentence. He is married to the singular M1 and, by this episode, has done ministry training (MTS) at the University of New South Wales for about
Step by step to Mexico
- Peter Sholl •
- 1 July 2010
From a church plant to Mexico: Peter Sholl talks about how God prepared his family for a good work in Latin America.Some people have a plan for their lives. They have a goal, they know how they're going to achieve it, and they work towards it. Others are content with
The pastor and the evangelical priority list
- Simon Flinders •
- 1 July 2010
God first, then wife, then children and then your church: that's how a pastor should structure his priorities, right? Simon Flinders explains why he disagrees.I've often heard people say that the pastor's ‘first congregation’ should be his family. That's a catchy way of articulating the kind of priority list they
A layperson’s guide to giving up your life
- 1 July 2010
What does it mean to do ministry but not be in ministry? How can you stay focused on ministry as a goal when it's not your full-time profession? Karen Beilharz tells her story, and how she came to answer some of these questions. Have you ever felt like you're headed
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