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

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

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

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

This blog first appeared on the Discipleship Institute Blog. One of the biggest blockers to missional ministry in Australia is the over programmed, busy culture. We work long hours, drive our cars home, into our castles with their automatic drawbridges, and shut the doors behind us, never to be seen or heard by our neighbors. Yet we are one of the few cultures that have 4 weeks of annual leave given to us each year, and most people use this in January! They are often renovati

This blog first appeared on the Discipleship Institute Blog. KIPPERS: Kids in Parents Pockets Eroding Retirement Savings… Yes it’s a thing! KIPPERS are often seen as young adults of working age, who have finished studying but still living at home. In Melbourne 27% of 20-34 year olds continue to live in the parental home. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, Mark McCrindle writes: “Australians in their 20’s have made living with their parents work. Less than 1% cite family conf