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• Kanishka on love in the face of terror at Bondi - Kanishka Raffel, Martin Morgan and Ben Pakula

  Archbishop Kanishka on the terror attack at Bondi - Kanishka Raffel, Martin Morgan and Ben Pakula Sydney’s Anglican Archbishop Kanishka Raffel calls on Sydney to embrace our Jewish neighbours in love, friendship and support and to reject antisemitism, violence and hatred. Archbishop Raffel says this is the way of Jesus.Minister of Bondi Anglican Martin Morgan says they sheltered people in the church last night, who were terrified,  running for their lives. In a The Pastor’s Heart special, Archbishop Raffel is joined by minister of Bondi Anglican Church Martin Morgan and Messianic Jew Ben Pakula (also an Anglican Minister) in praying for those family and friends and the Bondi community, impacted by the gunman opening fire - leaving 16 dead including a 10 year old girl.http://thepastorsheart.net/podcast/love-in-the-face-of-terror-raffel-morgan-pakula Suggested Prayers :- Prayers prepared by St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney for those affected by the shooting at Bondi Beach, 14/12/25For the bereaved and injuredHeavenly Father, God of all comfort, deal graciously with those who grieve in this time of deep sadness. We pray especially for family and friends of those who have been shot. Grant them strength and peace in the days ahead. We pray with a spirit of compassion and grace for the Jewish and broader Bondi community, as they come to terms with their grief and shock. We ask you, Gracious Lord, to heal and restore all those who are still recovering in hospital. Be with them and their families as they travel the road to recovery. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.For the first respondersHeavenly Father, whose blessed Son was acquainted with grief and carried our sorrows: Thank you for those who, courageously following in his steps, willingly entered into the trauma of recent events on our behalf – civilians responders, the police, ambulance officers and other emergency medical personnel. We pray also for the police responsible for investigating the circumstances around these crimes. In your tender mercy, grant diligence and protection in their tasks, and rest to their bodies, healing to their minds, and peace to their hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.For the community around Bondi BeachOur dear Heavenly Father, hear our prayers for the men, women and children, who live and work in or near Bondi Beach and the surrounding areas. We present the needs of residents, shopkeepers, restaurateurs, staff, customers, and visitors to the area. You know them. You know every hair on their heads. We call on you to protect and heal. Allow a healthy process as people respond to these harrowing acts of violence. Thank you, Lord, for the courage and kindness of the people who helped each other on Sunday. May that spirit of kindness continue through your empowering, Lord. As people face anxiety, trauma, and grief, provide comfort, resilience, peace, and safety. Grant wisdom to community leaders and help us know you are a good, gracious God. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen.For the wider community of Sydney AnglicansAnglican AidTo support Anglican Aid's Christmas Appeal - Click: Anglican Aid. The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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• Tears, Questions and Hope - When a senior pastor takes their own life? Keith Condie & Trinette Stanley

  Tears, Questions and Hope - When a senior pastor takes their own life? Keith Condie & Trinette StanleyIn the last few months two senior evangelical leaders have taken their own lives. The Archbishop’s letter said ‘It is with deep sadness that I write to inform you of the death of a colleague and friend … who took his own life on Tuesday and our hearts are heavy at this time as we come before God with our tears, questions and  … hope in the promise of resurrection.’We react with a range of questions: Should I have known? Could I have done more? What do I say to the church? What do I say to the world, but most importantly where is God? Keith Condie, from Anglican Deaconess Ministry’s Mental Health and Pastoral Care Institute and Trinette Stanley, Mental Health Educator with Anglicare are our guests. Anglican AidTo support Anglican Aid's Christmas Appeal - Click: Anglican Aid. The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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• AI Ethics and Preaching: Plagiarism, Spiritual Formation & Pastoral Voice - with Stephen Driscoll

  What are the dangers when pastors let AI assist… or sometimes author?How do we think well about plagiarism, spiritual formation and the loss of our pastoral voice?And are there positive, God-honouring ways to use these tools?Stephen Driscoll works in Campus Ministry in Canberra.  He's the author of 'Made in Our Image: God, artificial intelligence and you. 'Stephen argues that writing is thinking, and when we automate the writing we risk automating away the deep thinking and wrestling with God’s word that forms the preacher’s heart. We talk dangers, temptations, reputation, the Holy Spirit, and the kinds of careful, ethical uses of AI that still require the pastor to be the author.Stephen helps us preach faithfully and use AI to assist in that in an ethical way in a rapidly changing world. Also see:The traumatic implications of artificial intelligence.What morality to teach artificial intelligence?Anglican AidTo support Anglican Aid's Christmas Appeal - Click: Anglican Aid. The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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• Out with Apostasy and Colonialism: Center of gravity shifts from Canterbury to Abuja - with Paul Donison

  Paul Donison responds to global reaction to Gafcon’s reset of the Anglican Communion and its declaration that Canterbury’s time is over.The Lord is removing his Spirit from the Canterbury–Lambeth lampstand, and the centre of global Anglicanism is shifting from London to Africa.The average Anglican today is not English, not Western, not male — she’s a young African woman in her twenties, probably Nigerian. The Anglican Communion is now catching up with that reality.Since the Gafcon Primates’ announcement on 16 October 2025 — declaring that Canterbury is out and that the Bible will be the foundation document for a reordered Global Anglican Communion — reaction has been electric: claims of schism, conflict in Ireland, tensions in ACNA, questions about women’s orders, realignments in England, silence from some primates, and fresh courage from others.And what does this mean for a blended province like Australia?Gafcon General Secretary Paul Donison joins us with an update on plans for the Global Bishops Gathering in Abuja, Nigeria, 3–6 March 2026.Anglican AidTo support Anglican Aid's Christmas Appeal - Click: Anglican Aid. The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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• How to revolutionise your church towards a 5% conversion target - Brett Middleton, Ben Molyneux and Dan Au

  How to turn around evangelistic stagnation in your church — or how to start pursuing a 5% goal?Across Australian Evangelicalism there is a bold goal — growing our churches by 5% per year through conversion growth.But some pastors are asking:  “We haven’t seen anyone become a Christian here in years… where do we even start?”We talk:• Should we even have an evangelism target?• What are the theological issues?• How do you start when conversions have been rare?• What cultural changes actually make a difference?• Funnels, programs and “conversion engines.”• And how to build momentum with stories, prayer and team alignment.Three pastors who are right at the beginning of the journey, Brett Middleton (St Luke’s Miranda),Ben Molyneux (St Faith’s Narrabeen) and Dan Au (Cornerstone Kogarah) — We set an evangelism target - Now what? Anglican AidTo support Anglican Aid's Christmas Appeal - Click: Anglican Aid. The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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