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‘Montgomery of Tasmania’– My Commendation for the Publisher
September 11, 2009
“Montgomery of Tasmania: Henry and Maud Montgomery in Australasia” by Robert Withycombe, Acorn Press. Planned release is late 2009.
If only I’d had this fascinating book when I started (bishoping in Tasmania)! I couldn’t put it down! ‘Leadership’ is much in vogue, if too little assessed. Here is a sustained assessment of leadership, both gifted and [...]
Tim Hawkins on youth ministry strategy
September 7, 2009
Some notes from a stimulating conversation at Smithton re youth ministry with Tim Hawkins and ministry leaders: Jenny, Jonathan, Karen and Kate.
Aim of youth ministry is to:
Disciple people,
Build up people in Christ to go out to build up other people in Christ.
How to work out where people are at in their ministry?
Keen Christians [...]
‘The Accidental Anglican’
September 4, 2009
This intriguing interview in ‘Christianity Today’ comes via Peter McPherson –
‘The Accidental Anglican’ may interest you if you use words like Anglican, church, plant, missional, liturgy, stole, emerging, prayer, Alpha, evangelism … Enjoy!
‘The Booker Prize for Christians’
September 2, 2009
A catching title for Kara Martin’s fine article on the 2009 Australian Christian Book of the Year Awards. Congratulations to the winners. For the purposes of transparency, my ‘Declaration of interest’: I am the President of the SPCKA which organizes the Awards. Read all about our Aussie writers at ‘The Booker Prize for Christians’. The [...]