Do we know how to do nothing? This week on Imprint Out Loud, Tommie and Anton explore the lost art of boredom—what the Bible says about rest, why our screens have quietly stolen our stillness, and how idleness can flip from gift to danger.

They draw on Jesus’ instruction to his disciples to “come away and rest,” the Sabbath rhythms built into creation, and Paul’s warnings about undisciplined living, to chart a course between two ditches: lazy passivity on one side, and anxious productivity on the other.

Here is Episode 88 of Imprint Out Loud.

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What does it mean to grow old faithfully in the church? 

This week, Tommie and Doug explore the biblical vision for ageing, showing how older believers can continue to bear fruit through Christlike character, discipleship, and intentional service. It also challenges younger Christians to pursue wisdom from those who have gone before them, while addressing pride, generational gaps, and the importance of finding identity in Christ rather than in roles.

The conversation calls every believer to live with eternity in view and to finish well by serving the Lord each day.

Here is Episode 87 of Imprint Out Loud.

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What happens when pastors who have never encountered expository preaching sit down with the tools to read the Bible on its own terms?

Tommie and Anton report back from a week in Ivory Coast, where they ran a Charles Simeon Trust preaching workshop with local church leaders. From chaotic traffic to small-group breakthroughs, they reflect honestly on what the trip taught them about missions, ministry, and their own preaching.

Here is Episode 86 of Imprint Out Loud.

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How do you recognise when you are falling away from your relationship with God, and what can you do to return to a vibrant faith? This week on Imprint Out Loud, Tommie and Anton discuss the reality of spiritual decline. They explore the deceptive nature of the heart and emphasise the importance of external accountability through church community. By examining indicators of spiritual stagnation—such as loss of appetite for spiritual disciplines and secret sins—they encourage listeners to reflect on their spiritual health honestly and provide practical steps for rekindling their relationship with God.

Among other things, they talk about how to recognise signs of falling away, the impact of secret sins, the role of church community, practical steps for returning to faith, and the importance of future hope. Spiritual decline can be subtle and can often go unnoticed by the individual, but if we are alert and willing to take the necessary proactive steps, we can cut off the decline at its root and embrace with renewed vigour a vibrant relationship with the living God.

Here is Episode 85 of Imprint Out Loud.

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What does it mean to be a man? This week, Anton Beetge, a pastor at Brackenhurst Baptist Church, joins Tommie to unpack what authentic masculinity actually looks like—not the cultural caricature, and not the watered-down alternative the world often pushes instead. Drawing on a short video by a former special forces doctor, Tommie and Anton work through four practical, interconnected pillars every man can build on:

This episode is for men who want to grow—and for the women in their lives who want to help them get there.

Here is Episode 84 of Imprint Out Loud.

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There are many ideas today of the work in which local churches should be involved—many of them deeply unbiblical. In this episode, Tommie sits with Chris Woolley, an elder at Midrand Chapel Baptist Church, to discuss a deceptively simple framework that has transformed how his church thinks about ministry. Rather than running disconnected programmes, Chris and his fellow elders identified six biblical categories that every healthy church should be engaged in—and discovered that the order in which you build them matters enormously.

The six categories are evangelism, corporate worship, every-member ministry, leadership development, infrastructure, and missions. Together they function like building blocks. A church plant begins with evangelism, then gathers for worship, then develops mutual care among members, then grows leaders, then puts supporting structures in place—and ultimately reproduces itself through missions.

Chris explains how this framework helps his church ask the right questions:

He also shares how the categories have proven useful not just institutionally but personally, giving individual members a way to evaluate their own discipleship and growth. The conversation covers practical ground:

If your church is feeling busy but unfocused, or if you want clearer language for talking about ministry priorities, this episode is well worth your time.

Here is Episode 83 of Imprint Out Loud.

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Would you choose ten minutes with Jesus in person, or three million rand? What sounds like a simple spiritual test quickly becomes a profound theological discussion about revelation, the Holy Spirit, and the sufficiency of Scripture.

In this episode of Imprint Office Talk, Tommie and Banele explore the difference between general, special, and supreme revelation—and why Christ’s incarnation is supreme, yet not lacking for believers today. They consider whether longing for a physical encounter with Jesus may actually reveal a misunderstanding of what we already possess through the indwelling Spirit and the completed canon of Scripture.

The conversation challenges the idea that a brief, extraordinary experience would fuel lifelong faith, reminding us that the apostles themselves saw Christ and still struggled. Ultimately, they reflect on the extraordinary privilege believers now enjoy: daily communion with Christ through his word, prayer, and the gathered church.

Is what we have in Christ enough—or are we chasing spiritual highs?

Here is Episode 12 of Imprint Office Talk.

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In March every year, Brackenhurst Baptist Church holds its missions conference—or World Outreach Celebration. In anticipation of this event, Doug again joins Tommie as they explore the biblical vision behind Brackenhurst Baptist Church’s World Outreach Celebration and what it truly means to be a missions-minded church. Missions is not simply an annual event or financial programme—it is rooted in Christ’s command: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19–20).

Tommie and Doug discuss how the local church is central to God’s mission—raising up disciples, testing and affirming those called to go, and sending out faithful members to plant and strengthen churches. They consider what defines a missionary, why character, competence, and church commendation matter, and how faithful support must be rooted in real relationships, not just financial transactions.

The episode also unpacks the purpose and mechanics of giving toward missions in a sacrificial, trust-filled, and generous way, and reflects on the importance of keeping the Great Commission before the church. The conversation reminds us that missions is not peripheral to church life. It is the joyful, obedient outworking of Christ’s final command—making disciples and planting churches for the glory of God among the nations.

Here is Episode 82 of Imprint Out Loud.

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Christians can never take medication. It is always wrong to interrupt a worship service. Capital punishment is an absolute wrong under any circumstances. These sorts of absolutes flood certain segments of the Christian church, but how helpful are they? This week, Tommie and Doug tackle the nature, and some examples, of absolute statements as they explore the possibility of certainty becoming a problem.

Affirming that some absolutes are biblically warranted, they warn that others, often asserted confidently, can become harmful when they go beyond what Scripture teaches. While Christians do live in the realm of absolutes, we need to be absolutely certain our “absolute” is truly biblical. Christians should never turn personal convictions, cultural preferences, or fear-driven conclusions into divine law. That’s where the trouble begins.

Absolute statements can be powerful—but only when they are truly grounded in Scripture. Christians must work hard to avoid misinterpreting biblical texts, turning preferences into commands, binding consciences unnecessarily, and speaking with certainty where the Bible is not certain. When a Christian makes an “absolute” claim and attaches God’s authority to it, the stakes become very high. The solution isn’t abandoning certainty. It’s submitting certainty to Scripture, with humility, wisdom, and care for others.

Here is Episode 80 of Imprint Out Loud.

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