LES HENSON
Are We to Communicate the Gospel in Propositions or Stories?
There is a debate happening concerning the emerging church whether we should communicate the gospel in stories or propositions. In the...
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LES HENSON
- Dec 5, 2017
- 2 min
There are a Wide Variety of Christian Ministries
There are a wide variety of Christian ministries. The reason is that 'ministry' means 'service', and there are many different ways in...
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LES HENSON
- Dec 3, 2017
- 1 min
Missional Leaders Impart a God Given Vision to the Faith Community and are Themselves Envisioned by
Few if any, faith communities embark on a missional venture without the presence of one or more visionary leaders. More often than not...
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LES HENSON
- Dec 1, 2017
- 1 min
Ministry Stems from Mission
Ministry stems from mission for if our life is focused on ministry then it is very unlikely that we will ever engage in mission. But if...
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LES HENSON
- Nov 30, 2017
- 7 min
The Clergy and the Laity in the Christendom and New Testament Models of Church
In the New Testament, an understanding of ministry rests not on the clergy-laity distinction but on the twin concepts of the priesthood...
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LES HENSON
- Nov 29, 2017
- 2 min
All Christians Without Exception are Called to Engage in Ministry
All Christians are to engage in not only mission but also ministry. Thus ministry is simply the outworking of their missional calling in...
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LES HENSON
- Nov 10, 2017
- 3 min
Riding Out to Meet the Enemy
In the second movie of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Two Towers, we discover Aragon and his fellow traveller in the throne room, of...
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LES HENSON
- Nov 8, 2017
- 3 min
The Need of New Wine and New Wineskins
Mark 2:21-23 reads: 21 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old,...
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LES HENSON
- Nov 6, 2017
- 2 min
Pastoral Care in Mission and Ministry
In Jesus’ life, mission and ministry there is a clear emphasis on the pattern of servant and relational leadership. The servant and...
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LES HENSON
- Nov 5, 2017
- 1 min
The Need of an Authentic Gospel for the Australian Context(s)
The dominant missionary problem of the Church in the West is the cultural captivity of the gospel. In Australia, like other Western...
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LES HENSON
- Nov 4, 2017
- 2 min
Australian Churches in Australian Soil
For far too long, the Australian church has been based upon foreign models of what the church should be and look like on our southern...
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LES HENSON
- Nov 4, 2017
- 1 min
Worship and Discipleship
Historically, worship seems to be motivated by awe and lament. Awe in the light of the splendour of life and the vastness of the...
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LES HENSON
- Nov 2, 2017
- 3 min
Monsoon Rain and Dry Ditches
In grappling with various issues related to mission I have discovered that keywords are important in helping me to understand the way God...
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LES HENSON
- Nov 1, 2017
- 5 min
Prayer for Coming Fire Season: Message at the Prayer for the Hills Service at St. Claire’s, Kalorama
Reading: Psalm 36, Esp., 5-9. We live in a land of great beauty and splendour from the red centre to the surf, from tropical rain forest...
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LES HENSON
- Oct 19, 2017
- 1 min
Dealing with Doubts
Doubt is part of almost every believer’s journey, even if we are not invited to express our doubts in the faith community to which we...
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LES HENSON
- Oct 7, 2017
- 3 min
Transitioning to a Post-Everything Church
While attending a Consultation in Melbourne, a few years ago, I should not have been surprised to discover so many people on the same...
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LES HENSON
- Oct 1, 2017
- 2 min
At The Edge: The Renewal of the Church
In viewing the past with hindsight, we observe how it is often the unexpected, the unknown, the insignificant, the marginalised who lead...
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LES HENSON
- Sep 26, 2017
- 5 min
Mission in a New and Changing World
In the sixties and seventies, the Church in Australia became increasingly isolated and less relevant to mainstream Australian society. It...
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