Neil Atwood openly admits to having a three kilogram a week habit - of coffee.
But the Toongabbie Anglican minister is ensuring it all works for the greatest good, by helping to support an e-community of fellow addicts through a website he created called godshot.org.
"We are a group of people passionate about excellent coffee. Many of us roast our own beans, and have growing collections of coffee paraphernalia that helps us enjoy our hobby," says Neil.
But Neil is also passionate about Jesus Christ " and the forgiveness and eternal life that come through his death and resurrection.
So the theory behind godshot.org is simple. The social nature of coffee as a hobby, means it is a perfect way to make friends and share about God who, after all, is the one who made the coffee bean to enjoy.
In fact, the name of the group comes from a piece of "coffee-geek' jargon.
A "godshot' is the coffee-geek's Zion " the supposedly perfect shot of coffee.
As for Neil, he sums up his coffee obsession with one phrase: "youth ministry!'
Starting out as a youth minister in the mid-70s he admits he consumed large amounts of coffee, but it wasn't until the mid-90s that he started the search for something better than instant or supermarket ground coffee.
"The real switch was discovering the difference that fresh - and I mean really fresh! - roasted coffee made. It's been downhill since then, with my home roasting setup producing around two to three kilograms a week for family, church and friends."
So where did Neil get the idea to mix coffee with his passion for Jesus?
"Well, we all need to rationalise our habits… er hobbies… don’t we?" he jokes.
"It actually was the whole café culture and powerful social side to coffee preparation and drinking that made the connection for me. I started taking a bag of freshly roasted coffee when I visited new church contacts and baptism families, and found it was a great ice-breaker. So it grew from there."
While so-called "coffee-geeks' are probably no less unreached than many other special interest groups in society, there is a "special bonding thing', says Neil, that happens when they get together.
"It doesn't matter what background we all come from, or what we do during the week, the common interest and passion as we chase the absolute best in coffee, creates the feel of a subculture," he says.
"But I think the quality that sets people like coffee-geeks apart from say, sporting groups is the highly social nature of the activity. It sets up ready-made opportunities for conversations with people who would otherwise be total strangers."
The current mix of godshot members " mainly young Anglican ministers and MTS workers - reflects the fledgling status of the group. It all started with a bunch of coffee-geeks at Moore College gathering at college residence in Croydon one Saturday.
Neil is very keen to widen the membership of the group, saying "they'd be delighted' to have people of any background become part of the group.
"The whole "godshot.org' thing is still in its infancy at the moment," he says.
"The site is probably first and foremost a "gathering place' for the members of the group. But I also wanted it to be public, so that we were transparent about our purpose from the start. Obviously, the site has lots of potential for development, but we just need to see what directions the whole idea takes."
Godshot members are hoping to have their first official meeting in early February.
"Watch the website for details," says Neil.
