2 significant gospel gaps in Australia!
Peter Adam Do you know that 70% of Australians do not go to university after they leave school? This includes people who choose not to go to university, and those who are not able to…
Why I am glad to be an Anglican!
If we decide to follow the Lord Jesus, and join his church, we will need to think through how to live as a believer, and how to function as a church, and what to do…
‘Run for your life’ from idolatry!
Paraklesis [‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry] February 2026 | Peter Adam Dear friends, Paul warns us to flee idolatry, as urgently as he warns us to flee sexual immorality!!! [1 Cor 6:18, 10:14]. Jesus…
Leading without burnout
Paraklesis [‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry] November 2025 Peter Adam Dear friends, This is my final Paraklesis on this year’s topic of Leadership. We live in an over-busy world, where everyone is busy, and…
Leaders choose their model of leadership wisely
Paraklesis [‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry] October 2025 Peter Adam The Bible is our text-book for leadership, as it is our text-book for preaching, evangelism, training, pastoral care, and every other aspect of life…
What we pray at the end of our sermons or Bible talks
Enabling and training people to respond to God, after he has spoken to them, in the Bible reading and sermon. Peter Adam September 2025 God speaks to when we read or hear the Bible. When…
Leaders lead in governance, management, and administration
Paraklesis [‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry] September 2025 Peter Adam Dear friends, We need godly and effective governance, management and administration in all our churches and ministries, for gospel growth and God’s glory! ‘Governance’…
Reflections on Paul’s words, “as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing” in 2 Corinthians 6:10
Christopher Ash Many years ago, as a young Christian, I listened to some tapes (!) from the All Souls Tape Library of a series of talks by John Stott entitled ‘Tensions in Christian Experience.’ I…
Leaders lead by the quality of their lives
Paraklesis [‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry] August 2025 Peter Adam Dear friends, One of the greatest demands of leadership is our moral identity. Leaders are subject to more pressures that others: and pressures…