A barren land stretched out below from the mountain top with not a drop of rain in sight from where the sky met the sea to the east. It had been this way for years and the country was on… Read More ›
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Trump’s False Prophets III: Discerning the prophetic voice in Australia
There were many prophecies in 2020 that Donald Trump would win re-election. And interestingly, many of the prophets that foretold a Trump triumph have now come out publicly to repent.1 Two ‘stars’ aligned in 2016 heralding in the reign of… Read More ›
Trump’s False Prophets II: This is not America
Culture is a slippery concept for Christians to navigate and engage. Do we seperate from culture to keep ourselves pure and sanctified from the world? Or have we been called to live in the world so we can be a… Read More ›
Trump’s False Prophets I: How do we know when God speaks?
Does a false prophecy make a false prophet? There were many prophecies in 2020 that Donald Trump would win re-election. Can the church still recognise a prophetic voice within its ranks and if so, how do we discern our prophets’ messages?
The New Rock Stars: How cowboy theology is reinventing apostles as entrepreneurs
Yesterday’s heroes were the cowboy and rock star. Today’s hero is the entrepeneur. Our heroes tell us who we are in the age we live. But can they interpret Christian life and mission? Are apostles also entrepeneurs?
The Post Covid Church. Part III – The crisis in church leadership
Church authority has devolved from the Pope in Rome to the Protestant clergy industry. The increased fragmentation of denominations in a post Covid church will precipitate a further crisis in church leadership and denominational authority. How might church leadership change and adapt in the post Covid church?
The Post Covid Church. Part II – Bursting the old wineskins of denominational structures
It’s not just churches that are dying. Covid will hit church denominations as we emerge into a new post Covid world. Increased volatility will disrupt denominational structures throwing up new challenges for church leaders.
The Post Covid Church. Part I – Two emerging trends that will accelerate church disruption
The number one question for many of us in church leadership this last year has been, what will church look like coming out of Covid lockdown into a new kind of normal? Will we recover and get back to a… Read More ›
The Divided Church: Overcoming the politics of fear
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
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.