Church Leaders have welcomed the report of the trial of cashless gambling which recommends that ‘account based gambling’ be introduced in New South Wales by 2028. 

There are bigger problems with gambling in Sydney and New South Wales than pretty much anywhere in the world (outside Las Vegas). 

But the Clubs and Hotels industry is running a narrative attempting to discredit the trial, calling it a three million dollar waste of money. 

Senior Minister of Sydney’s Wesley Mission Stu Cameron was the church representative on the inquiry panel and says while the outcome is welcome, it’s now up to the government, ‘the devil will be in the details’ and we need to keep the pressure on.

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Is the church losing its global mission focus?

The number of overseas missionaries being sent out is down on ten years ago. 

Church and mission leaders have encouraged Christians to respond to the need for mission locally, especially as church decline accelerates.

Yet there’s a growing concern that global mission involvement is being neglected in many local churches.

Sydney Missionary and Bible College Lecturer Tim Silberman has just completed a study on practices and perspectives on mission among evangelical churches in Australia.

Tim says for mission to prosper, churches need to have strong relationships with overseas mission partners, and this will help the gospel globally and our local mission work. 

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How do we encourage our staff teams and members to be more intentional in Jesus’ mission of making disciples?

Disciple making is entering into relationships to help people trust and follow Jesus - the whole journey from conversion through maturing and multiplication. 

There’s a formal teaching component. But there’s so much more.

Peter Mayrick, from Partners in Ministry, says he wants us to be more intentional.

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Planning Christmas Preaching.

What we are nervous about? What we want to get right? What has worked best? What hasn’t? 

And how do we leverage the cultural moment? 

Nigel Fortescue is senior pastor of Christ Church St Ives on Sydney’s North Shore. 

Pete Stedman leads the ministry at Norwest Anglican Church in the North West of Sydney. 

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How do we proactively serve Jesus in retirement? How might we motivate our older church members to prioritise the work of the gospel? 

Mike Raiter said on The Pastor’s Heart a little while back that retirement needs rethinking to avoid the sin of the sluggard. 

Mike Raiter said downing tools at 65 and spending 20 or 30 years resting is a 19th century concept and is not Christian. 

But what is the alternative? 

Ying Yee is lead English Pastor of Chinese Christian Church Milsons Point in Sydney. 

Carmel Vincent serves as training and events coordinator at the Ministry Training Strategy. 

And Ian Carmichael was CEO of Sydney’s Matthias Media. 

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I want to be a big hearted encourager like Barnabas. I want to be a reliable assistant like Timothy. I want to be passionate preacher like Apollos.

When you think about the qualifications for Christian ministry in 1Timothy 3, the significance of personality is pretty much ignored.

What is the relationship between character and personality?  Some one is all about structure and someone elose is much more ‘loosy-goosy/flexible.’

When there’s conflict in church or in a ministry teams - it’s often put down to personality difference or sometimes even disorder.

What does the bible say about all this?

Tim Omrod serves with the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (AFES) at Griffith University on the Gold Coast and has just finished a study of the co-workers of Paul.

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In a significant interview on the Rest is Politics Podcast England’s Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, has denied the teaching of the bible, and the teaching of his church. 

It is Archbishop Welby’s most public betrayal of his ordination and consecration vow to ‘banish error and to uphold and defend the truth taught in Scripture.’

Archbishop Welby’s comments came on the eve of an important House of Bishops meeting in the UK, which considered a request from a group called The Alliance, consisting of 2360 clergy whose churches represent 42% of the Church of England’s Sunday attendance, and who hold to the Bible’s teaching on sexuality.

They are asking for a separate orthodox province to be created within the Church of England. 

Vaughan Roberts is the senior minister of St. Ebbe’s in Oxford, and is one of the signatories of the request from The Alliance. 

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How to best structure ministry teams in your church? And how to equip your team leaders for joyful service?

Team leaders do the bulk of their ministry in between events not at events.

How can someone become a more fruitful team leader?

Why all conversations with your team fit into four categories - and how most team leaders get this wrong.

David Moore is the executive pastor of Hunter Bible Church in Newcastle, New South Wales.

He has written a new book, The Team Leader’s Handbook, which will be widely read by churches and ministry teams all around.

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5,000 believers gathered from more than 200 nations last month in South Korea. 

It is 50 years since Billy Graham and John Stott first launched the Lausanne movement in Switzerland. 

Anglican Bishop of North Sydney Chris Edwards has described the congress as like an all you can eat buffet - where some parts tasted amazing / fantastic and  I kept wanting more and yet other parts even a mouthful made me feel nauseous. 

Principal of Sydney’s Moore Theological College Mark Thompson says there were some great highlights including a presentation by Vaughan Roberts on sexuality but also areas of concern.

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Historical literacy is a critical tool for Christians, deepening faith and enhancing evangelism and discipleship.

Sarah Irving Stonebreaker says we’ve forgotten how to engage well with the past, we don’t know why the past might be relevant to us today, and we have missed out on being part of a larger story.

We need to uncover overlooked histories, bringing historical injustices to light, move beyond  culture wars, bring historical injustices to light and recognise the sins of the past (including our own).

Sarah is Associate Professor of History in Western Civilization at the Australian Catholic University.

She says the church can offer a rich narrative that can reconnect those feeling adrift.

Sarah Irving Stonebreaker has a new book "Priests of History: Stewarding the Past in an ahistoric Age." https://bit.ly/4eSfpfJ

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