Dear friends, Greetings from Melbourne, where we are still coping with Covid 19 restrictions, and many of us are stressed. What should we do when life and ministry are unpredictable, … Read the rest
Category: Ministry (training)
Do you love God? Do you love the Lord Jesus?
Dear friends, When I arrived at St Thomas’ Richmond in December 1967 as a humble theological student to preach my first sermon, to four people, a small girl met me … Read the rest
Introducing a word of encouragement
… Read the rest‘But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. We have come to share in
Prayer; praise-filled, thanks-filled, trust-filled
Dear friends, I hope you are doing the hard slog of intercessory prayer. I find it so moving that in his letter to the Colossians Paul tells them that he … Read the rest
Embrace your suffering
Dear friends; To the horror of our Western world, suffering is a part of life, despite the best contributions of wealth, science, and medicine. And rather than being shielded from … Read the rest
Delighting in weakness
Dear friends, It all came about last Monday because I had prepared a meditation on the cross for the ordinands at Ridley College. I decided to challenge them to reflect … Read the rest
Planning and flexibility
Dear friends, one of the great challenges of ministry is getting the right balance between planning and flexibility!
Peter Adam | February 2021 | stjudes.org.au/peteradam
Percy and Pauline Planner have … Read the rest