An Obadiah Slope column In the rubble: Missionaries have come to have a unique role in the earthquake zone. When relief teams from other nations arrive to give aid in the earthquake zone – they can’t speak the language. That’s… Continue Reading
Gathered Together, a new book by SMBC lecturer and long-time pastor Karl Deenick is dedicated to the idea that church is where Christians should want to be. Yet with some surveys showing a good chunk of church members are not… Continue Reading
The key revelation in the Hillsong papers tabled by the member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, might be the disclosure of details of what visiting big-name preachers have been paid. The papers lift the lid on the exclusive club of celebrity… Continue Reading
Questioning Christianity’s Dan Paterson has produced short videos for Easter that are open for anyone to share. Questioning Christianity is an Australian apologetics ministry based in Queensland that is building up a library of videos aimed at the curious outsider,… Continue Reading
Graham Stanton, a key researcher on youthwork, describes how churches can lower the dropout rate many of us experience. “If the church doesn’t listen, the church can’t understand. When young people realise they aren’t understood, church becomes a place where… Continue Reading
Count them: at least four conservative Christian groups are standing against each other in the NSW Upper House. Obadiah thinks that whether you are a fan of conservative Christian parties or not, this is quite striking, The four were all… Continue Reading
Peter Jensen did not just teach his students what to think but how to think. That’s the description given by Mark Thompson, the current Principal of Sydney’s Moore College. How Jensen produced a generation of thinkers has become a book,… Continue Reading
It’s not fair! “When my brother gets into trouble, but I don’t,” says one girl. “My brother has a big chocolate easter egg, and I can’t have any of it”, says a younger girl “When my siblings blame me for… Continue Reading
The chair of Hillsong’s board, Stephen Crouch, and Global Pastor, Phil Dooley, responded to the allegations against Hillsong raised in parliament by Andrew Wilkie, the independent member for Clark, during a Sunday service. “We might look back on this week… Continue Reading
A meeting of Anglicans from around the world – the Gafcon conference in Kigali, Rwanda, this April – is shaping up to be a decisive moment in world Anglicanism. The Other Cheek will be there to cover the news as… Continue Reading