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MATTHEWS, Phillip

Jan 10, 2023 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Christian, Hill of Grace, Western Australia

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Storytelling

The disciple making path

CONNECTING YOUR STORY TO JESUS’ STORY

The disciple making path is influenced by three directional moves:

  1. Move from disconnect to connect: Share to Win — Then Connect
  2. Move from informing to preparing: Build to Move
  3. Move from accumulating to sending: Train to Send

As we walk along through the increasing features:

  • Increasing oneself, a follower of Christ
  • Increasing spiritually mature disciples for Christ
  • Increasing volunteers for service
  • Increasing seed sowers and harvest workers
  • Increasing leaders and one’s ministry
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Storytelling

Jesus’ Story

CONNECTING OUR STORY TO JESUS’ STORY

There is a great hope and belief that this devotional Bible Study Disciple Making Guide will equip church leaders, small groups and/or individuals with a fresh insight for Storytelling Jesus’ Story.

We all love to hear a great story and if speaking God’s Word is the only primary pursuit in sharing our faith in Jesus. One brilliant way of doing this is Storytelling Jesus’ Story, which others a better ending to everybody’s story.

The author’s YouTube video examples are listed in Appendix 2. He hopes you will find the creative inspiration to undertake your own videos as you retell Jesus’ stories, in his glorious name.

Each week the disciple making examples grow, which are listed in Appendix 4. Which ones would Jesus like you to place into your life.

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Storytelling

The Act of the Apostles

CONNECTING JESUS’ STORY TO YOUR STORY TO THEIR STORY

I hope this material will help you rethink about new opportunities to witness for Christ, and I dearly hope this would encourage you to video your storytelling. Video Storytelling is the best and greatest tool in our lifetime. It helps us to compel others towards Jesus, because today there really is a great need and hope for a reliable picture of what disciple making looks like through Storytelling the Acts of the Apostles.

A surprising concept that came out of these studies was the belief and worldview of the early church.  e belief and worldview of the early disciples and apostles not only shows us how to be a follower of Christ, but also shows us ways that profoundly maintain the gospel story by showing how it had been lived out by the early church.

Each week the disciple making examples grow, which are listed in Appendix 2. Which ones do you think Jesus would like you to place into your life.

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About the Author

Phillip Gregory Matthews (B.MIN, GRAD DIP.MIN, M.A.) has been a disciple of Jesus for 38 years. He lives in Perth, Western Australia, and has worked as a horticulturist, arboricultural consultant, pastor, aged-care chaplain, and a Bible study leader. Phillip says this background has given him the skills to cultivate, sow, water, feed and grow not only plants, but also people as they embark on a disciple making path by studying the Bible, disciple making and Jesus’ story.

But something changed when he used The NIV Harmony of the Gospels (published by HarperCollins) to study the life of Christ chronologically: from birth to death, his resurrection and ascension. Because the disciple making path became so clear, Phillip was compelled to walk along it as Jesus did, and to bring as many other people as possible with him. That led to Phillip developing Storytelling Jesus’ Story, a process that he uses to lead study groups. Videos of group sessions have reached many people through online platforms (Facebook and YouTube).

Testimonials

‘I really like the effort you put into this series. You clearly had thought through the problem and actively sought to find solutions. I do agree that there is a need for such a course. Storytelling is a good way to assist with this. I like the way you set it all out. Having an application, prayer, preparation for the following week and the leader’s notes. Really great.’

Vaughan Pirie
Pastor, Kalgoorlie Baptist Church

‘Jesus’ stories were electrifying to his listeners hearts as they encountered the story of God’s love and truth found in Jesus’ life and work. This resource offers an excellent teaching model to again experience the white-hot radiance of Jesus’ life and ministry.’

Neil Anderson

Australian Army Chaplain

‘The Disciple Making Path is like a backpack, a well-constructed frame that efficiently holds together the separate “items” or features needed to increase spiritually mature disciples, workers for service, and leaders in ministry.’

Dr Ross James

Author of Ascent, Crest, Perspective the making of a bamboo

‘Thank you for letting me have a look at your Bible study guide. I like it very much. It seems original to me; it has some very good ideas and exercises throughout and is well-balanced.’

Michael Parsons

Author of How to Read the Bible so that it makes a difference

For those who read this book I pray that God’s Spirit would awaken your hearts to the deep
spiritual need for disciple making for Jesus. For our friends and family, I pray that the Holy
Spirit would plant eternity in their hearts, that He would show them that He is the only
answer to fill the God-shaped void and be the calmness for their souls!?

Dr Ross James

Author of Ascent, Crest, Perspective: The making of a bamboo camel.

I have read through this material; it looks good to me, and it is full of gospel passion!
It’s a good study, continuing Phillip’s earlier efforts. Well, done, I trust the Lord will
continue to use these books.
Dr Michael Parsons
Author of How to Read the Bible: so that it makes a difference.

BYRNE, Dr Ken & Rev Peter Corney

Jan 4, 2023 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Business, Christian, Hill of Grace, Victoria

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Hire Right, First Time is published by Arrow Leadership Australia and is available from Amazon in your country.

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Hire Right, First Time

A Practical Guide for Staffing Christian Organisations

One of the most important functions of any leader is hiring the right staff. Yet most leaders have had little or no formal training in how to make these decisions.

This is the first book to provide practical solutions to this dilemma specifically prepared for all types of Christian organisations.

This book outlines, in a thorough yet easy-to-read format, a complete guide to selecting the right person for any role in various Christian organisations.

Topics include the unique selection challenges faced by Christian organisations; the importance of carefully crafting a Position Description; Conducting Revealing Interviews; the Power of Careful Listening; How to use Intuition; listening to promptings of The Spirit; Conducting Insightful Reference Checking and Making the Final Decision.

This is complemented by chapters on when and how to terminate staff and easy-to-apply solutions to keeping your best people. The challenge of protecting oneself against hiring sexual perpetrators is also discussed.

The book comes with a free 120 page User Guide containing additional educational material and all of the forms necessary to use this comprehensive system.

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About the Authors

Peter Corney

Rev Peter Corney is an Australian Anglican minister. For the last sixty years he has been actively involved as a preacher, lecturer, and writer.

He has served as a leadership consultant to Churches, schools and a variety of other Christian organisations and not for profits.

For 24 years he was the senior minister at one of the largest Anglican churches in Australia, St Hilary’s in Melbourne.

During these years he has recruited, hired and supervised a large number of staff. He has also been a consultant to churches and other Christian organisations on key staff appointments.

In 1995 Peter helped to initiate the Australian Arrow Leadership Program and became its first Director. Arrow was modelled on the North American program begun by the Canadian evangelist Leighton Ford. It is now one of the leading leadership enhancement programs in Australia for young Christian leaders.

 

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Ken Byrne

Dr Byrne has been a Corporate Psychologist for over forty years.

He has consulted to some of the leading organisations in America and Australia, including: The 3M Company, General Mills, the ANZ Bank, Optus, Coles Myer, Tattersalls, the Walt Disney Corporation, Telstra, Minter Ellison, The Government of Tasmania, Phillips Fox Lawyers and many others.

He has personally evaluated over 3000 job and promotional candidates. These have ranged from board positions, CEO’s, a wide range of senior and middle management roles, technical specialists, sales,and sale management roles and entry level staff.

He developed a specialised system for screening public safety officers that has been used by most Australian police and other similar agencies.

Dr Byrne has also trained well over 2000 public and private sector professionals in the technique of selecting staff.

Dr Byrne holds Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, earned in 1977.

Testimonies

 “This book should be required reading for anyone involved in the hiring process in a Christian organisation.

It is as simple, and as important, as that.”

 

Dr Robert J. Wicks

Professor Emeritus, Pastoral Counselling,

Loyola University Maryland (USA)

“Every organisation, pastor. and leader who wants to hire well will benefit from reading and digesting the contents of this book.”

 
Rev Dr Bill Brown

Pastor Emeritus, Syndal Baptist Church and Pastoral Coach, Baptist

Union of Victoria

“This book will help any Christian organisation which is serious about hiring the right people to advance its mission. I strongly recommend you try it out for your next hire.”

 
Steve Kerr

Executive Director, Christian Management Association Standards Council

LAUDER, Wendy

Jan 4, 2023 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Children's Books, Parenting & Family, Victoria

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Er… Mum?

A message for children and parents

A busy mother racing to her early morning work meeting forgets to drop her three daughters at school on her way.

Er… Mum? is written for children and their parents and is a look at what happens in families when things don’t go as planned, something all parents can relate to.

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About the Author

Wendy Lauder is an author from Central Victoria, who is a wife, mother and grandmother. She is passionate about her work with families, supporting parents in being “good enough” and enabling children to flourish.

BOUNDY, Robert

Dec 21, 2022 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Australian, Manual \ Training Material, Reference, South Australia

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Foundations

A workbook to develop practice skills and knowledge for playing the drum kit

Foundations by Robert Boundy is a workbook containing two progressive drum set syllabuses; Foundations and Intermediate, designed to develop practice skills and knowledge for playing the drumkit. The lessons presented in this book are based on Robert’s study and documentation of American jazz drummer Gene Krupa’s 14 key drum methods.

The coursework featured in this book was developed through much reflection and consideration of how music students learn. Online music teaching is embraced in the contents of this book and designed using a context-based teaching and learning approach. It centres on maximizing the effect of learning through private music tuition for students of the drum kit.

Foundations contains 12 modules to work through, supported by online play along backing tracks and video demonstrations available on the Rob’s Drum Shed website.

www.robsdrumshed.com

TROPIANO, Giuliano

Dec 21, 2022 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Culinary \ Cookbook, South Australia

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Nonna Calabrese

Calabrian Cuisine

Traditional Recipes for every home cook

The people of Calabria are considered one of the friendliest people of any region of Italy, and always welcome you with open arms. You are assured that if they find you friendly you will be invited for food and wine to their home.

In 2021, I thought it would be a good idea to publish a book that people and our younger generation can have in their homes, and keep this lovely cuisine alive for many more years and centuries to follow, and make our Nonna’s proud.

MUSSON, Dave

Dec 14, 2022 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Health & Wellbeing, Philosophy, Western Australia

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The White Cat

A guide in waking up to the truth; that you are.

These books will help as a guide in waking up to the truth; that you are.

They will assist you to use this truth to free yourself from the suffering that can come when we lose ourselves in the constant chatter of the mind’s, often negative, thoughts.

As suffering is removed from your life, you will begin to see that life is far more friendly, joyful and far less challenging than you may have thought possible. A journey of self-discovery in which all that clouds your vision is allowed to pass, enabling you to find the timeless perfection you are.