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June 8, 2020
Here is the "church", here is the steeple... open the doors.. where are the people?

Far from ‘the church’ closing down or being less active during Covid lockdowns, something quite powerful has been happening. The gatherings of large groups in public buildings has paused. But that really has just been about brick and mortar standing unused. The life of the church has gone in. Which is not surprising. The church […]

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April 30, 2020
Where is God in Tragedy?

People often question how God can be Loving, or Real, when there are events of such Tragic proportions as the Tsunami of 2004, or the COVIOD 19 pandemic of 2020. I hope you may find helpful some things I said in 2004 just after the Boxing Day Tsunami, that are still applicable today. There is […]

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March 18, 2019
They Are Us: A reflection on the Christchurch Mosque shootings.

My friend Steve Morrison, chaplain to a large school and the wider community asked me to join with him in writing an article reflecting on the Mosque shootings in Christchurch on Friday March 15. I’d like to share a version of that with you here. When bad things happen we ask questions. We may seek to know […]

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January 12, 2019
Leading Hybrid Churched - Book Released

The book ‘Leading Hybrid Churches’ launched in November 2018 as part of the Australian Baptist Ministries initiative Vibrant Healthy Communities. I contributed a chapter on one of the 8 missional principles. ‘I was delighted to read Matt Hunt and his friends discussing hybrid churches both as an approach to funding local church mission and as […]

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January 12, 2019
Redesigned Adrian Plass Website

It was a privilege to spend some time at the end of 2018 working to prepare and launch a re-designed website for beloved UK Christian author Adrian Plass.

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December 4, 2018
Tested and true leadership...

“Chris is an outstanding leader that seems to be able to pull off everything he does with an extremely high level of professionalism and excellence.  With his permission I have been able to pass on their original Business Plan for the Torquay Early Learning Centre (TeLC) to other grateful Church and ELC leaders who had […]

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October 8, 2018
Satisfied Customer?

Many years ago planning a trip was something of a journey into the unknown. A well thumbed copy of a ‘lonely planet’ guide might be acquired from a used bookshop and an itinerary of sorts roughed out before embarking hoping you had avoided the hostels with bed bugs and the routes impassable in a hired […]

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July 19, 2018
Images of the UK 2010

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July 19, 2018
God Pod

Deep enough to swim in, but refreshing, challenging and thought provoking. I enjoy the regular podcasts from the God Pod crew in the UK.

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June 30, 2018
ABBA* : Thank you for the muse...

“A Torrent of Clichés” and “As superficial and monotonous as the music at its centre” Read The Age Article Here... I don't usually comment before reading or watching something for myself, but these lines, from the New York Timesand Newsday'scritics of the movie Hillsong: Let Hope Risebrought an image to mind as I reflected on […]

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