Stand with Paris?

Today in Sydney the Daily Telegraph reported that the ‘merciless’ response promised by President Francois Hollande of France had begun with revenge bombings of cities in Syria. There should be no doubt that non-combatants will suffer in these attacks. I write this with a profound sense of anxiety and personal misgiving. But I feel like … Read more…

Of course you don’t go to church

I want to begin with an observation: we want community as much as ever, but we are finding it increasingly hard to know where to get it. Young Australians report that family and friends are the most important thing to them – more important even than personal independence. And yet they are much less likely … Read more…

Analog and Digital ministry

Digital and analog

Recently, I’ve been preparing some training for younger leaders on pastoral care, evangelism, and mentoring, and in doing so, I’ve come across some difficulties. There is an inherent artificiality to the way we do training and teaching on these topics, which is unfortunate given their personal and relational nature. It feels weird to write training … Read more…

How to make a good church website (part 1)

I’m an Anglican minister, which means that technology and I have already gotten off on the wrong foot. Most of the churches I’ve been involved with have struggled to maintain any sort of functional website – you know, like one that tells you church service times which were accurate at any point in the last … Read more…