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Excellent, original, Australian evangelism training course for churches written and presented by Belinda Lakelin. Features sermon outlines, small group, coaching opportunities and more.
BOOKS WITH GREAT NEWS
Giving a book is one great way to share the great news. Here’s seven we recommend:
Bullies and Saints
by John Dickson (Aus)
Honest, interesting, inspiring
10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask
by Rebecca McLaughlin (UK/USA)
Thought provoking, faith building
Confronting Christianity
by Rebecca McLaughlin (UK/USA)
Honest, empathetic, compelling
Questioning Christianity
by Dan Paterson & Rian Roux (Aus)
Clear, bold, inviting
Christians: The Urgent Case for Jesus
by Greg Sheridan (Aus)
Accessible, warm, contempory
7 Reasons to (Re)Consider
Christianity
by Ben Shaw (Aus)
Simple, powerful, authentic
Best News Ever
by Chris Morphew (Aus)
For Ages 9-12, 100 days through Mark
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A resource for pastors, youth leaders and evangelists to keep on hand. With discussion questions at the end of each chapter, this book walks through with people what it means and looks like to entrust their whole lives to Christ, and how the act of baptism encapsulates and enacts it.
Sacred Agents #103: Are our gatherings as inviting and accessible as Jesus is?
Book by Andrew Turner: What is real success for a church? What are we aiming for?
If it’s all about size and health, then why did Jesus curse that big, healthy-looking fig tree? Could it be that we are aiming to shape churches that will impress everyone but him? What does a truly fruitful church look like?
Fruitful Church exposes how, ironically, the typical aims of growth and health actually choke real life from churches. It explores an alternative vision that refreshes every aspect of local church life and compels it to awaken from static religious institution towards the dynamic missional movement that God first planted.
Crossover Recommendation: Great Australian books by Chris Morphew for ages 9-13 on some of the biggest questions.
Crossover recommends: Alpha is a series of interactive sessions that create a safe and honest space, online or in person, where people can explore life, faith and meaning.
Crossover recommends: Christianity Explored Ministries helps people to meet Jesus in the pages of the Bible. They publish a range of materials to introduce Jesus Christ to those who are unfamiliar with his message - including excellent 4 short courses and high quality associated materials.
Crossover recommends: Backed by state-of-the-art research, personal stories, Harry Potter illustrations (warning: spoilers!), and careful biblical study, this book doesn't dodge tough questions. Instead, it invites teenagers to ask their hardest questions about Christianity and to find surprising, life-giving answers.
In troubled times, the message of peace, hope and joy through the coming of Christ is powerfully felt. A great short video produced by Crossover and Olive Tree Media.
Crossover recommends: Another brilliant short video by Glen Scrivener - God is not a Santa in the sky
Crossover Recommendation: Very clear, warm and poignant book by Australian Ben Shaw (then based in the UK) - written as he fought a losing battle with cancer.
A free, flexible Advent-Christmas series for churches, designed to be highly invitable and accessible for newcomers. Includes 5 sermon outlines, service ideas, customisable artwork for promotion and presentation and more.
Short videos by stand-up comic Uncle Nath sharing his story and the real meaning of Christmas
Sacred Agents #102: Finding the balance between absenting ourselves from what God is doing and projecting ourselves all over it.
Crossover Recommendation: A practical book on personal evangelism from Sam Chan, author of 'Evangelism in a Skeptical World'
Crossover Recommendation: Everybody loves a good story. In an age when prepackaged gospel formulations leave people cold, well-told Bible stories can be used powerfully by God to touch people's hearts and draw them to himself. After ministry in both Western and non-Western contexts, church planter Christine Dillon has discovered that Bible storying is far more effective than most other forms of apologetics or evangelistic presentations.
Discipleship expert Michael Frost presents five routines that make evangelism a lifestyle that is fulfilling, effective, and easy to live out!
Sacred Agents #100: The huge benefits of doing mission together. "If we want people to see Christ, we should show them the body of Christ. Of all the ways that we manage to stuff up the mission God has given us, surely taking it on as an individual rather than team event is the most hapless..."
Crossover Recommends: Over 30 Bible stories for children that point clearly to Jesus. Fun, Australian and vibrantly illustrated, available as books, storytelling packs and activity packs. By Andrew McDonough
PRAC Winter 2020: The opportunities for Christians and churches in chaplaincy. We feature both formal, professional chaplaincy roles as well as voluntary roles. We hear from Baptists around Australia engaged in chaplaincy from the beach to prisons, from the high seas to the high street.
Sacred Agents #101: My kids tell me that I have a ‘joke voice’, even when I think I’m being dead-pan. But it helps them to totally tune out, laugh politely when I stop talking, and get on with their lives. It would be wrong of me to use my joke voice to alert them to the fire and their need to escape.
Crossover Recommends: Jesus the Game Changer - Series 2: To the Ends of the Earth. 13 episodes hosted by Karl Faase. Follow along as Karl speaks to over 50 guests around the world about how and why the gospel spread to become a truly global faith. Be inspired by stories of faith and courage of those who went to the ends of the earth, and consider what it looks like now to take the gospel from everywhere, to everywhere.
PRAC Spring 2020: This edition looks at how Baptist churches have responded to the challenges and opportunities of Covid-19. It includes stories of how churches have created virtual online church, built new online congregations, reached out to neighbourhoods meeting needs, changed the structure of their church, and how churches have grown in their digital capability.
PRAC Spring 2019: A selection of stories of evangelism in action. The key article by Kiran Skariah was stimulated by his contribution to the 2019 Emerge Evangelism Conference. The other articles are stories about passions, or hobbies, being used to work alongside the local church and help people connect in, or churches connect out, into the local community.
‘The Other Story’ videos are powerful and moving 3 minute spoken word poems illustrated through video. They contrast the ‘other’ story of Christmas/Easter respectively, with the usual hustle and bustle of these commercialised celebrations. The Other Story videos are designed for people who do not follow to Jesus, to help them discover the real meaning behind Christmas/Easter.
The Other Story’ videos are powerful and moving 3 minute spoken word poems illustrated through video. They contrast the ‘other’ story of Christmas/Easter respectively, with the usual hustle and bustle of these commercialised celebrations. The Other Story videos are designed for people who do not follow to Jesus, to help them discover the real meaning behind Christmas/Easter,
This is a story of redemption and a fresh start. Australia's first ever sporting world champion went from fame and riches to a penniless and broken man. But we all deserve a fresh start, and that is what happened to Ned Trickett when he heard the good news of Easter in a remarkable way.
Christmas is both a commercial bonanza and a community festival rolled into one. Strangely it may be possible to have a massive community celebration but at the same time miss the point of the occasion. So what do we miss if we plan the celebration and we lose Jesus?
This conference in 2021 broke new ground as an interactive conference of Baptists from all around Australia and well beyond. Presented by Crossover and Global Interaction in July 2021. Videos available soon.
Extended PRAC Article: As we seek to put our finger on the pulse of Australian Baptist church life, one of the most significant signs of health and vitality is our leadership.
Sacred Agents #99: Typically churches use the term vision to describe the bigger and future direction for a church. But I think vocation is better. It asks the question “What is God’s vision for this church?” “What has he put us here and called us together for?” It helps in several ways: