After a lifetime of serving and leading among Australian churches, Colin is aware of the moment that has come to the church. He has a strong love for the Body of Christ but is not blind to the nature of the challenge before her. Much of Australia no longer looks to the Church for its wisdom,...
Viral Churches by St...
posted by Dean Thomas
If you get frustrated with people telling you, “slow and steady wins the race”, and you have a sense God’s church should be busting out all over the place, then you will find Viral Churches, by Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird, a welcome relief. As they say, “This book can...
MegaShift-the best n...
posted by Dean Thomas
Have you ever read a non-fiction book which is un-put-downable? If a quick survey of my close circle of Christian friends is anything to go by, books like James Rutz’s MegaShift are few and far between. The preface includes the challenge, ‘If you read it with an open heart, I...
Oh Barna, you’ve done it again!
posted by Dean Thomas
My two favorite subjects at College were ‘theology’ and ‘Church history’, because I love to see the outworking of the theology of the time. The Reformation saw the Church being ‘born again’ or ‘saved’ from the dark ages through the restored message of justification by faith, according to scholar Jack Hayford. The doctrine of salvation was rediscovered. Hayford believes the 20th century was the ‘century of the Holy Spirit’, and says this century birthed the reformation of ‘ecclesiology’ the doctrine of the Church. 100 years from now, what will Church history say about...
Bob Roberts & W...
posted by Dean Thomas
“Having met Bob Roberts; seen him pace up and down speaking at an enormous rate of words per minute; having had to get past the awful Hawaiian shirts he wears; but also having great regard for his ability to get things done, I don’t have any difficulty with the sincerity of...