Best James Donison Podcasts (2024)

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What I wish I knew before becoming a senior minister - with Jon Kwan and Dave Keun 30:58

1h ago30:58

30:58

What would Dave Keun and Jon Kwan like to tell their younger selves if they could travel back in time before they took on the position of senior minister? How has their sense of ownership changed? What has been most difficult about the transition to the role? What mistakes have they made? Dave Keun has been senior minister of Kellyville Anglican Ch…

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Roadmap to reset Anglican Communion - with Paul Donison and Glenn Davies 31:02

5d ago31:02

31:02

Roadmap for a reset communion - with Paul Donison and Glenn Davies The chair of Gafcon Laurent Mbunda and chair of Global South Justin Badi Arama are to meet to work out a roadmap for the resetting of the Anglican Communion. Global South Anglicans have endorsed the Former Sydney Archbishop Glenn Davies call for the communion to be reset on biblical…

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How do we diagnose complex problems within our church - with Greg Lee 28:29

12d ago28:29

28:29

All the time in church there are unexpected things happening. We or someone else makes a decision to change something which then relationally or missionally impacts another area of church life that we didn’t expect. Sometimes we put too much attention into one area of church - and now other areas are suffering. Whatever size your church is - the ch…

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Ministry families and adopting and foster care - with Sarah and Mat Yeo and Matthew Wilcoxen 28:06

19d ago28:06

28:06

How do you balance the instability and chaos of external ministry with adding a foster child or adopted child to a ministry family? What are the implications of taking children in crisis into the ministry home? What motivates ministry families to become foster parents or to adopt? How do older children and the church respond? Sarah and Mat Yeo serv…

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Acting like men? - with Phillip Jensen, Craig Hamilton, Adrian Russell and Robin Kinstead 30:30

25d ago30:30

30:30

What is it to be #likeaman? There are not many places in the New Testament where men are spoken to specifically. Today we are thinking about being a Christian man. In the ESV and NASB the translation of 1 Corinthians 16:13 has ‘Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong’. (ESV) But what does that mean? Dominic Steele put that que…

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Strategies to increase the retention of the children of members - with Al James 26:16

1M ago26:16

26:16

There are three different ways that the adult population of churches can grow: Adults being saved. Christians transferring from another congregation within your denomination of switching from another denomination. Children of members growing up in the church and taking on their parents faith for themselves. Most evangelical churches - even growing …

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What morality should we teach artificial intelligence? - with Stephen Driscoll 24:37

1M ago24:37

24:37

A new massive ethical question has risen up with the advent of artificial intelligence. How will people decide what kind of morality to give to their artificial intelligence creations? There will need to be a morality. But what should it be? The market is already making different choices. Elon Musk has said he wants the AI behind X (formerly Twitte…

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Getting high quality preaching from trainee ministers - with Toby Neal 28:05

2M ago28:05

28:05

How can a senior minister best train junior preachers (student ministers and assistant ministers) in preaching? There’s a tension we all feel: we want to be a training church raising up the next generation of leaders and yet we also want to make sure that the quality of what happens in our gatherings is high. We don’t want a Sunday morning ‘plane c…

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The traumatic implications of artificial intelligence - with Stephen Driscoll 29:51

2M ago29:51

29:51

Artificial Intelligence is an oncoming tsunami that will catch all of humanity off guard. It is a change more like a wheel than a typewriter. But what will this do to our sense of self? Stephen Driscoll, in ‘Made in our Image - God, artificial intelligence and you’ says artificial intelligence may do great harm - giving more power to sinful people,…

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‘The hardest talk I’ve ever given: Loving God’ - with Ray Galea 27:26

2M ago27:26

27:26

‘God wants all of me to love all of God all the time’ says Senior Pastor of Fellowship Dubai, Ray Galea. We want our staff and leaders to live and serve in ministry out of an overflow of the love of God for them. Grasping this love properly lifts our service from duty to desire. As pastors we are so committed and focused on encouraging our congrega…

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Inside the ‘Compelled to Resist’ movement in the Church of England - with Charlie Skrine 31:01

3M ago31:01

31:01

“It may be that God is destroying the Church of England and who am I to stand in his way? “The real tragedy would be if, in this traumatic, confusing time, if all of the evangelicals and the broader Orthodox group fall out with each other… if we can bear with each other in our different strategies, then that will be what we need (in whatever the fu…

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Plans for Your Good: A Prime Minister’s Testimony of God’s Faithfulness - with Akos Balogh 22:27

3M ago22:27

22:27

Australia’s former Prime Minister Scott Morrison releases a new autobiography this week where he speaks explicitly about his Christian faith, and there’s a bible quote on almost every page. Akos Balogh of Blue Fox Media joins Dominic Steele to review Mr Morrison’s new book where the former Prime Minister writes of wrestling with whether to study at…

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A high stakes game of ecclesiastical poker in the Anglican Communion - with Justin Badi Arama and Paul Donison 26:53

3M ago26:53

26:53

It is almost D day in the Anglican Communion. Today we give the background for two highly significant meetings. One to take place next week in Rome. The second in June in Cairo. The Rome gathering has been called by the rejected Canterbury leadership. The Cairo gathering has been called by the leadership of the Global South. As background, The Chur…

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We have a problem with Truth - with Lionel Windsor 32:21

3M ago32:21

32:21

We are moving into a post - post-modern world But what does that look like and mean for truth - and us as pastors - as we attempt to communicate with our churches? Our church members have unconsciously adopted some of the presuppositions of our society in the way we process texts and information. We are living in a fake news world on social media w…

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Navigating new laws on Conversion Practices: A Pastoral Approach to Compassion and Legal Compliance 31:25

3M ago31:25

31:25

What is permissible and not permissible under new conversion practice laws in New South Wales - with Neil Foster, Matt Aroney and Michael Stead Sydney Anglican Bishop Michael Stead, who chairs Freedom for Faith, describes the new laws as the least worst that he has seen in Australia. Associate Professor of Law at Newcastle University and author of …

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Things that hinder and sins that entangle - with Dominic Steele 37:12

4M ago37:12

37:12

The Pastor’s Heart - A word to our heart from Dominic Steele In a Pastor’s Heart special, Dominic Steele speaks to our hearts today as we engage in the battle of the Christian life. We get a call today to perseverance and resilience. Dominic addresses, not just pastors, but young and old; healthy and unfit; wealthy and poor; busy and quiet; husband…

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Hearts for pastor’s kids - with James Galea 30:23

4M ago30:23

30:23

We explore the delicate dynamics of faith, family, and identity in the world of church leadership. As pastors most of all we want our kids to love Jesus. And yet Barnabas Piper says so often pastors kids are messed up. What are the unique experiences, joys and challenges of being pastors kids? And how can we better parent as pastors? There are issu…

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Theologically rethinking youth ministry - with Ruth Lukabyo, Bill Salier and Tim Beilharz 34:55

4M ago34:55

34:55

How do we speak to children about sin? How can we help youth understand themselves as sinful and in indeed of forgiveness? What to make theologically of the sense of entitlement in youth culture? Plus how do we think theologically about the important issue of vibe in youth and children's ministry and in regards to how kids engage with church. And w…

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Nationwide evangelistic collaboration: Meet Jesus and the power of prayer - Richard Chin, Rory Shiner, Baden Stace and Elliot Temple 31:06

4M ago31:06

31:06

The old saying is ‘A rising tide lifts all boats.’ But could the spark of story telling, and celebrating faith increase evangelism in churches and on university campuses everywhere? National Director of the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students Richard Chin is emphasising the importance of prayer, through what he calls a 'two-for-two' model…

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The Application Revolution - with Paul Grimmond 28:53

4M ago28:53

28:53

“It’s like they got the exegesis spot on, then closed their eyes, fired an arrow randomly into the air, opened their eyes to see where it landed and said, ‘That looks like a good place to do application!’” - Theological College lecturer on student sermon application. But are those of us who have graduated from theological college much better? For a…

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The magnificent beauty of God’s design for men and women - with Andrew Leslie 28:10

5M ago28:10

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Andrew Leslie is encouraging us to first take a step back from practical concerns and reflect on the beauty and wisdom of the bible’s teaching about manhood and womanhood. In much contemporary debate about gender we focus on practical questions about what different people can do. However the head of Moore Theological College’s Doctrine Department s…

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Creating a future proofed church - with Stephen McAlpine 35:56

5M ago35:56

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Stephen McAlpine says the real question is “Does the future have a church?” The statistics are not our friend. We have been talking on The Pastor’s Heart about dropping church attendance. Stephen McAlpine is writing about the more widespread phenomenon. He says some countries like the US are coming off a high base and in those places there is fat a…

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How TikTok changes everything for social media and churches - with Hannah Thiem and Liz Fong 28:09

5M ago28:09

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Social media is changing again. In an increasingly digital age, our collective consciousness is captured by infinite scrolling, short-form videos, and internet personalities. A church's social media presence has gone from an optional nicety to a key lever for engaging newcomers to church. How can pastors and ministry teams best capture the opportun…

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Better relationships between senior pastors and female ministry team members - with Clare Deeves 27:31

5M ago27:31

27:31

How can male senior pastors have better relationships with the women on their ministry teams, where everyone shares complementarian convictions. In those contexts - there are stories around that suggesting that relationships between some senior pastors and the women on the teams have been strained and have sometimes broken down completely. There’s …

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Bridging Secular Wisdom and the Christian Mission: A Dialogue on Growth, Change, and Spiritual Transformation - with Archie Poulos 31:15

6M ago31:15

31:15

What can we learn from recent secular literature about the practice of Christian pastoral leadership? Head of Ministry at Sydney’s Moore Theological College Archie Poulos looks at how the 'The Infinite Game' concept, popularized by Simon Sinek, can be applied to ministry. Sinek explores the consequences of short and long term thinking in business a…

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James Donison Podcasts

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Reaching for the Middle

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The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele

Dominic Steele

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What I wish I knew before becoming a senior minister - with Jon Kwan and Dave Keun 30:58

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Roadmap to reset Anglican Communion - with Paul Donison and Glenn Davies 31:02

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How do we diagnose complex problems within our church - with Greg Lee 28:29

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Ministry families and adopting and foster care - with Sarah and Mat Yeo and Matthew Wilcoxen 28:06

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Acting like men? - with Phillip Jensen, Craig Hamilton, Adrian Russell and Robin Kinstead 30:30

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Strategies to increase the retention of the children of members - with Al James 26:16

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What morality should we teach artificial intelligence? - with Stephen Driscoll 24:37

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Getting high quality preaching from trainee ministers - with Toby Neal 28:05

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The traumatic implications of artificial intelligence - with Stephen Driscoll 29:51

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‘The hardest talk I’ve ever given: Loving God’ - with Ray Galea 27:26

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Inside the ‘Compelled to Resist’ movement in the Church of England - with Charlie Skrine 31:01

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Plans for Your Good: A Prime Minister’s Testimony of God’s Faithfulness - with Akos Balogh 22:27

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A high stakes game of ecclesiastical poker in the Anglican Communion - with Justin Badi Arama and Paul Donison 26:53

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We have a problem with Truth - with Lionel Windsor 32:21

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Navigating new laws on Conversion Practices: A Pastoral Approach to Compassion and Legal Compliance 31:25

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Things that hinder and sins that entangle - with Dominic Steele 37:12

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Hearts for pastor’s kids - with James Galea 30:23

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Theologically rethinking youth ministry - with Ruth Lukabyo, Bill Salier and Tim Beilharz 34:55

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Nationwide evangelistic collaboration: Meet Jesus and the power of prayer - Richard Chin, Rory Shiner, Baden Stace and Elliot Temple 31:06

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The Application Revolution - with Paul Grimmond 28:53

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The magnificent beauty of God’s design for men and women - with Andrew Leslie 28:10

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Creating a future proofed church - with Stephen McAlpine 35:56

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How TikTok changes everything for social media and churches - with Hannah Thiem and Liz Fong 28:09

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Better relationships between senior pastors and female ministry team members - with Clare Deeves 27:31

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Bridging Secular Wisdom and the Christian Mission: A Dialogue on Growth, Change, and Spiritual Transformation - with Archie Poulos 31:15

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