Commending & Contending

Get the latest on our next Online Workshop, all about Christian author and apologist, C. S. Lewis.

Gospel Ministry is marked by a deep trust and faithful use of the Bible, God’s word. It is helpful for us to be conscious of this important foundation for our own lives, and in our ministries and churches.

Freelance writer, Emma Wilkins, talks about her life, her work and the Lord who loves without measure.

We are joined by John Diacos to consider the Eastern Orthodox Church, and how its world-view can leave its members without an assurance of salvation.

Robyn Bain helps us with approaching the complex parts of life, using what we know about God and about ourselves , from God’s word.

Books about the Lord Jesus are excellent tools, we talk with Jonathan Carswell about why this is and how he sees it working.

Doubling the leaders, for our ministries and churches, must be part of our Doubling Vision.

Why it matters that we be all things to all people, across all the diversity of Australian society.

The Doubling Vision sets a measurable target, so we need to talk about how it works and why it helps.

Crucial resources for pursuing the doubling vision are laid out in its preamble. All we need to do is slow down and discover the power of the preamble.

Through prayer and connection we long to see a doubling of disciples in churches and ministries across Australia. Join Bill Salier, chair of TGCA, and host, Jonathan Holt, as they start a series of episodes talking through the implications of this collective vision.

Gospel ministry includes effective evangelism. It’s obvious to say, but why is it so important and where can we start?

We are joined by Australian film-maker, Josh Allan to talk about commending the good news of Jesus through the camera lens.

Murray Lean, long time TGCA Council member and Pastor joins us to talk retirement, the South East Queensland TGCA Network and mentoring young pastors.

Andrew Beddoe joins us to explore how Everyday People might be better served to find Jesus and grow as disciples - and how professionals in our church might learn together with them.

The gospel of Jesus is shared in Canberra public schools primarily through the work of Christian Education in Schools. Jess Fields shares how it works and why it matter so much.

A story of revival and a song about grace. Joseph Hewitt, TGCA Reviews Editor, joins us in this episode to highlight some resources from the TGCA website.

Holding together my responsibility to grow and the work of the Holy Spirit is an important tension to wrestle with.

We are joined by David Shaw to talk about 1 Peter and it's encouragement to commend the gospel

Gary Millar points us in the right direction for how to grow in confidence in our own personal reading from the Old Testament.

The TGCA Survey gives a window into what readers would love to see for the future of the gospel in Australia. Join Tamara and I as we talk through the survey.

Introducing a great new resource from us at TGCA: our Online Workshop - with the first one to running being all about preparing well to preach.

Can politics and faith mix? Dan Anderson talks us through how he sees the gospel of Jesus shaping our engagement with political life.

The gospel draws together all kinds of people, who, over the long haul, become the means by which God shapes and sharpens each of us.