Recently I read ‘Three Horizons of Growth’ from consultancy company, McKinsey. This is a model for strategy where the first horizon represents maintaining current business, the third horizon is a …
“THY WILL BE DONE”
At our Tuesday morning prayer meeting, we always finish with the “Lord’s Prayer”. This is a wonderful way to conclude all the petitions we have brought to our Great God …
Lessons from a ‘flawed’ Dad.
In his teaching of what God is like, Jesus extends our vision for what makes for a great father. I think his most potent story is that of the ‘Lost …
Do You Have Hope?
Sometime back my family was walking through Lynton Park and the winding back streets of Belair, without a map. I wanted more of an ‘adventure’ and led us into unexplored …
The Blessing of Children
A study in 2016 found the average cost of raising a child to 17 years of age was nearly $300,000. For the young couple considering children, this appears to be …
Navigating a complex world
This week a few of our staff have been on the Baptist Churches SA Pastors conference. This was an opportunity to connect with other Pastoral leaders, gain insight from guest speakers and hear what is …
Baptist Care – our heart of mercy
What does Baptist Care SA do? Most people can identify their work with the homeless through the ministry of Westcare. Baptist Care does much more. It provides out of home care, disability care, youth education …
A Mid-Year Review
As part of our business on Tuesday night, Council had a mid-year review of our progress as a church. In January, together with the staff team, we set goals for our year, where are we at? The list included items such as: …
OUR NEWEST STAFF MEMBER!
Our newest staff member starts this week! We look forward to Miranda Dixon joining our staff team as Associate Pastor. Miranda’s will have a generalist role alongside me with pastoral …
GIVE ME GIANTS!
Who is your favourite person in the Bible, our Lord aside? The Bible is full of many fine and strange people, it can be impossible to choose. But, when pressed …