Tag Archive for: church

What Pandemic? Australians Return to Worship in Church

With lockdowns perhaps a thing of the past, religious services have seen numbers of the faithful steadily returning to more normal sizes.

Stop the Violence: A Church’s Bold Move to Stamp Out Abuse

Anglicare has launched a new youth program called Before It Starts aimed at preventing an all-too-common form of violence in Australia.

The City and The City: Living In Formational And Worshiping Distance

In his novel The City and The City, English author China Mieville sets a murder mystery in two cities, Beszel and Ul Quoma.

The Future of Worship: How COVID Changed the Way We Church

The global health crisis has dramatically shifted the way people connect with their church. Is it for good, or will service soon return to normal?

Church’s Silence on Sex has Led Christians to Look to the World for Answers

The “Single Minded” online series is seeking to create positive, biblical conversations about sex, starting with “Rethinking Biblical Sexuality”.

The Right Coloured Ashtrays for Church

You know God’s doing something special when you’re choosing the colour of the ashtrays for the church not the colour of the carpet.

Red Rope Christianity

Christians should be extremely careful about red rope Christianity and its ability to create pretensions that somehow we are better than others.

4 Ways Political Disagreements Can Damage the Church

As our society becomes ever more polarised in political viewpoints, this attitude can seep into our churches with devastating effects.

The Blessing Australia: How A Song and a Global Movement Unified Our Nation’s Churches

On Sunday June 7, The Blessing Australia video was released featuring the voices and instruments of musicians in over 300 churches from multiple denominations.

We Got What We Prayed For: Important Lessons the Western Church is Learning in Lockdown

“For years pastors have pleaded with their congregations to remember that the church is outside the four walls” says Open Doors Australia CEO, Mike Gore.

Children’s Entertainer Colin Buchanan Creates Online Kids Church

The free online video series by Colin and Compassion Australia offers short talks featuring messages of encouragement, Bible readings, prayers and music.

Church Online during this period of isolation

During this period of isolation we are all finding it hard to share with fellow believers with the regular church services being postponed and social distancing enforced. We have started sharing messages from local pastors and guest speakers…

How Can My Church Help the Community in Crisis? Practical and Financial Ideas

Even as advice and measures keep changing, there are powerful ways people of faith can help the community through COVID-19.

Church Online and Gatherings at Home: Adapting to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Churches across Australia are gearing up to comply with the new Coronavirus-related social distancing rules due to the 100 people limit.

Kath Sees Our Christian Community, And She Wants Some

“We haven’t got everything right,” I said, “But our church community has been amazing at helping people and being a family.”

The Atheist Who Wants More Churches In Australia

Harvard Educated Federal Labor MP Andrew Leigh believes Australia could do with more churches. He believes churches are good for society. And yet Leigh is an Atheist.

Local Manly Pastor says the African Church is Thriving

Across the city evangelists visited prisons, schools, and hospitals, receiving more than 5500 decision cards from people who wanted to follow Jesus.

What Are You Holding Out For?

I was holding out for something external to happen to me to give me permission to change. I didn’t even realise that this was an expectation that I had.