Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Sing for joy
I suppose I should have expected it, but quite a few of you got in touch after my recent brief comments about singing and music, and some foolishly a…
3 years, 9 months ago
Uncommonly good prayers
I’ve been using the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) recently to structure my personal prayer and Bible times. I fudge my way around a bit—alternating bet…
3 years, 9 months ago
The other kind of teaching
In last week’s follow-up post about community (‘Can we just hang out?’), I mentioned the advantages of doing the obvious—that is, actually teaching o…
3 years, 9 months ago
Can we just hang out?
“I think you are a purist”, a friend said to me after I’d just given a presentation on ‘community and belonging’ at last week’s Reach Australia confe…
3 years, 10 months ago
The essence of belonging
Do you want your church to be a place where people feel like they belong? Where there is a close sense of mutual dependence and love, and where there…
3 years, 10 months ago
Postcard from Australia
Well, I’m back in the land of vegemite, budgie-smugglers and drop-bears, after two busy but invigorating weeks in the US.
I never quite managed that s…
3 years, 10 months ago
Postcard from America
Well, as promised, here is a little something from your roving correspondent.
I’ve been here in Ohio for the last several days, working with Marty Sw…
3 years, 10 months ago
Facilitating more thinking on small groups
Last week’s post on the nature of small group leading prompted some excellent responses and questions that are worth addressing.
The first question w…
3 years, 11 months ago
Facilitators or teachers?
Before we get started, some news to share: you can now read The Payneful Truth in the new Substack app for iPhone.
With the app, you’ll have a dedicat…
4 years ago
It's a revelation
It’s funny how the big puzzle in a Bible passage can often distract you from seeing the smaller enigma.
For example, in 1 Cor 14, the question I immed…
4 years ago