Chris Ekins on Getting Rejected by Bible College 3 Times, Bible College at 21, Youth Ministry & Coastal Church Planting
Chris Ekins is the lead pastor and church planter of Coast EC in Forster, on NSW’s Mid-North Coast. We spoke with Chris about his story, but also the themes of:-getting rejected by bible college three times-what bible college was like at 21 -church planting on the mid-north coast -the need for more church planting in Australia.
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Dave Jensen on What is Critical When it Comes to Evangelistic Ministry, Finding Jesus in the Army at 28, What Mission Pastors Do (or Should Do)
Dave Jensen works as an evangelist for Evangelism and New Churches, as a part of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. In this wide-ranging interview we chatted with Dave about how he found Christ in the army at age 28, and how he went on to become an evangelist. We also chatted more practically about what evangelists and mission pastors actually do, and what is critical to know when it comes to evangelism in the local church.Â
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Julie-anne Laird on How She Found out She was an Evangelist, Why We Need more Evangelists, Doing Evangelism as a Job
Julie-anne Laird is an evangelist who works with City to City Australia. She also helps lead Lausanne Australia. We spoke with Julie-anne about:-how she found out she had the gift of evangelism-moving from loving evangelism to doing it as a job -having clearer pathways for evangelists -why we need more evangelists
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Steve McAlpine on Having your Eyes Open in Gospel Ministry, Justified by Jesus not by Ministry Success, Church Planting Highs and Lows
Steve McAlpine has been a pastor, church planter, writer and cultural commentator.We spoke with Steve about:-how he accidentally landed in ministry at first! -church planting highs and lows - both in the UK and in Western Australia. -locking away your justification early in ministry - how we need to remember we are justified not by our ministry success but by Jesus. -having your eyes open in ministry.Time stamps to come!
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Dan Paterson on the Dangers and Opportunities of Itinerant Gospel Ministry, Being Afraid of Public Speaking, What Evangelistic Ministry Actually Looks Like
Dan Patterson is an evangelist, preacher and communicator who shares the gospel across Australia in a range of settings. We spoke about going to seminary at 19, and how he was originally afraid of public speaking. We reflected on the dangers and opportunities of itinerant gospel ministry, and how he landed in that type of ministry. We also spoke about what evangelistic ministry actually looks like and how he grew his ministry Questioning Christianity. (1:55) - Dan coming to faith & early call into ministry (9:55) - Starting ministry at 22(17:30) - Evangelism ministry with RZIM(23:00) - Why itinerant ministry is still important today (28:30) - What is the role of the evangelist? (32:00) - Why consider shifting to itinerant ministry (36:00) - Pathways to becoming an evangelist
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