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redemptive entrepreneur, leader in church property & finance, cultural philosopher

• The Divided Church:  Overcoming the politics of fear

  By Joel Plotnek on September 24, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  Welcome to Melbourne.  The most locked down city in the world.  Us Aussies are a compliant lot, but a year and a half of six lock downs are taking their toll on the easy going ‘she’ll be right mate’ attitude…. Read More ›

• Ground Zero 20 Years On: 9/11 and the return of the king

  By Joel Plotnek on September 17, 2021 • ( 4 )

  

  Where were you when you heard the news on September 11? And where are we 20 years later? We have seen the rise of the politics of tribes and rights. And the demand of the people for the return of the king. But which king will save us now? 9 minute read.

• The End Of Apocalypse: The Matrix, Žižek, and Life After God

  By Joel Plotnek on September 10, 2021 • ( 7 )

  

  The Matrix has been analysed to death but life in COVID lock down is a good time to re-visit this cyberpunk, sci-fi retelling of apocalypse and ask the question – is there still hope? 10 minute read

• When Is A Chair Not A Chair? And when can we real-ly know the truth about COVID-19?

  By Joel Plotnek on September 3, 2021 • ( 8 )

  

  Nothing is what it seems. A chair is not just a prop nor is a bug just a virus. How do we know what’s real from fake? A fun intro to metaphysics that won’t hurt your brain. 8 minute read.

• Anxiety As Symptom: On moral failure and why zebras are losing their stripes

  By Joel Plotnek on August 27, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  With everything going on in the world right now there is a lot to worry about – COVID, Afghanistan, climate change. Should we keep worrying or is it possible to save the world and stop zebras from losing their stripes? 10 minute read.

• The Bug

  By Joel Plotnek on August 20, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  a poem to wake the soul

• Church Economics 104 – The myth that we have always paid for our church buildings

  By Joel Plotnek on August 6, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  We didn’t always pay for our church buildings through private funding. And our churches have changed a lot since Christ commissioned the disciples. What can we learn from church history to fund future church mission? 6 minutes read

• Church Economics 103: What funds mission – market scarcity or redemptive abundance?

  By Joel Plotnek on July 30, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Church giving is dropping as attendance continues to decline. How can we turn the tide and move from scarcity to abundance in church mission and finance? 5 minute read

• Church Economics 102: The gospel of the consumer church market

  By Joel Plotnek on July 23, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Is our evangelism growing the church or are we competing to attract the same religious consumers in a shrinking market for souls?

• Church Economics 101: The myth that tithes and offerings can continue to sustain church stability and growth

  By Joel Plotnek on July 16, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  Are tithes & offerings enough to sustain our church buildings & operations? Or do we need something more? A revolution in church economics! 5 minutes read