Ministry plans are paralysed when church leaders ignore the mindset of their congregation

TIM HAWKINS says youth leaders must invest time in other leaders, not just kids, to multiply their ministry.

A new evangelistic course aimed at post-moderns has grown out of a ministry for media workers.

No rational person could ever desire war, given the horror and heartbreak it brings. Australians have left to fight overseas on a number of occasions and many families have heart-rending memories as a result.

When the Bible is used in the homosexuality debate, it is normally the teachings of Moses and Paul that are marshalled as evidence of the Bible's opposition to all forms of homosexual sexual activity.

Few congregations, acting as congregations, report anything other than evangelism and Bible study, things of primary importance in obeying Jesus' first great command. However, Jesus said the second command was like the first - we must love our neighbours as we love God.