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Oct 10, 2019
5 min

Communities Raise Leaders

A few months ago, I was at a retreat with a group of colleagues and a guest speaker spoke about the need to raise up more leaders for var...

Bree Mills

Jan 20, 2019
3 min

Have you lost the dream of you?

Jo Saxton’s newest book ‘The Dream of You’ is released this week and I was very thankful to be given an advanced copy to read and reflect...

Bree Mills

Aug 3, 2017
5 min

Pacing Out Life: Lessons from the road.

As a wife and mother of 3, postgraduate student, and full time pastor, pacing life at times feels challenging, and even at times impossible.

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Why my dreams of a transparent church need to change.

Bree Mills

Jul 21, 2017
2 min

Why my dreams of a transparent church need to change.

Imagine churches full of people who see past these labels, a transparent church. Who sees through gender, age, race, and history, to coopera

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Bree Mills

Jun 15, 2017
2 min

Yuendumu: Simplicity and Complexity.

Yuendumu, it's both and. Simple and complex, and often in the same sentence. Situated 350kms north east of Alice Springs in the middle of...

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Bree Mills

Jun 1, 2017
2 min

The Courage to Listen.

In the 'The Uluru Statement from the Heart' our indigenous brothers and sisters asked for the right to be heard this week. 'The

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Scarcity and the Confession of a Woman in Leadership

Bree Mills

May 8, 2017
3 min

Scarcity and the Confession of a Woman in Leadership

I'm sorry. To the women I failed to raise up because of fear, I'm sorry. To the women who felt displaced because I found my place, I

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6 ways to invest in raising women leaders.

Bree Mills

Apr 30, 2017
4 min

6 ways to invest in raising women leaders.

This past weekend I enjoyed the a privilege of sharing at the Christians for Biblical Equality Australian conference on the topic ‘Raisin...

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The ANZAC Spirit: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.

Bree Mills

Apr 24, 2017
2 min

The ANZAC Spirit: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.

Yesterday I sat between dusty library stacks fighting back tears, reading an indigenous account of the Coniston massacre of 1928. A dark tim

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Bree Mills

Apr 19, 2017
3 min

Innovation not Novelty

Too many churches approach the missional conversation with eyes for novelty, not innovation. Simon Sinek in his book, Start with Why, helpf

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Bree Mills

Apr 13, 2017
2 min

The Heart of a Learner

Any leadership book you pick up will tell you the importance of remaining a learner. Read books, visit others in your profession who are fly

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Bree Mills

Mar 24, 2017
2 min

Sharing the Journey

For years I have struggled with the idea of starting a blog. Whether it be a lack of confidence, or self worth, or a frustration at the s...

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Living Missionally in the Holiday Season

Bree Mills

Dec 31, 2016
2 min

Living Missionally in the Holiday Season

This blog first appeared on the Discipleship Institute Blog. One of the biggest blockers to missional ministry in Australia is the over p...

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KIPPERS: Discipling Gen Y & Z into Adulthood

Bree Mills

Dec 21, 2016
3 min

KIPPERS: Discipling Gen Y & Z into Adulthood

This blog first appeared on the Discipleship Institute Blog. KIPPERS: Kids in Parents Pockets Eroding Retirement Savings… Yes it’s a thin...

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