The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
Christian leaders join Dominic Steele for a deep end conversation about our hearts and different aspects of Christian ministry each Tuesday afternoon.
We share personally, pastorally and professionally about how we can best fulfill Jesus' mission to save the lost and serve the saints.
The discussion is broadcast live on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thepastorsheart">Facebook</a> then on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ThePastorsHeart">YouTube</a> and on our <u><b><a href="http://www.thepastorsheart.net">thepastorsheart.net</a></u></b> website and via audio podcast.
Episodes
425 episodes
The missing 70% - Coz Crosscombe, Andrew Beddo and Simon Gillham
Reaching the 70% of the population who are significantly underrepresented in our churches.We’re talking about everyday Australians — people who’ve gone straight into the workforce rather than university. That includes hairdressers, plumb...
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Season 7
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Episode 37
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A bounceback in attendance – and a clear mission goal - with Pete Stedman, Jon Kwan, and Jo Gibbs
Twelve months ago we heard the sobering news of a significant attendance drop in Sydney Anglican Churches. Over the decade from 2013 to 2023, weekly attendance fell by 7% – and when you factor in population growth, attendance was 14% behind.
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Season 7
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Episode 36
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How to keep going when the knives are out at church? - with Brian Croft and Matthew Spander Davison
The call to ministry is a call to lay down your life for others, but how do we create a well-thought-out roadmap toward pastoral perseverance - when there are external and/or internal difficulties? How do we approach congregational...
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Season 7
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Episode 35
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How to improve our preaching - with David Cook and Robin Sydserff
Today our focus on The Pastor’s Heart is on how to preach for transformation for real changes in people’s lives. Two men with a lifetime’s passion for preaching — Robin Sydserff, Director of the Proclamation Trust and David Co...
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Season 7
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Episode 34
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Beyond the Crisis: Global Perspectives on a training culture for the next generation
A training culture for the next generation: Healthy Churches producing new ministers for the next generation.Across the world, the number of candidates putting themselves forward for gospel ministry is in decline. Many churches are...
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Season 7
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Episode 33
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Unblocking the pipeline: Identifying and addressing obstacles to ministry recruitment- with Orlando Saer
In the past month, two of the most respected evangelical training institutions in the world have closed or announced closure of their campuses.In July, Spurgeon’s College in London—a pillar of Baptist theological education for nearly 170...
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Season 7
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Episode 32
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Growing by five percent conversion growth - how might this work? - with David Jensen and Chris Braga
What change would a leader and church need to make for a congregation, denomination or movement to grow by five percent annual conversion growth. The Gospel Coalition pulled together a mini summit of evangelical movement leaders fro...
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Season 7
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Episode 31
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Phil Colgan: A theology of statistics
It is an uncomfortable but important question: What place should numbers have in our thinking about ministry success?We all want to be faithful. But what happens when the numbers are down? Do we need to change something? Or should we jus...
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Season 7
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Episode 30
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The evangelical application problem - with Richard Coekin
We evangelicals, says Richard Coekin, have a problem—and it’s a preaching problem.Richard Coekin says we are too often careless—his word—when it comes to application in preaching. We work hard on ex...
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Season 7
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Episode 29
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Knowledge, Nakedness & Shame - Sex and Gender in and out of the garden - with Rob Smith
We’re digging into the Bible’s teaching on sex and gender—inside and outside the Garden of Eden - relating to transgender. We’re asking foundational questions: Was humanity created androgynous? Does Genesis allow for more than two s...
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Season 7
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Episode 28
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Humility and Peace: the relationship between the Bible and science - with Lewis Jones
There are understandings/interpretations of the Bible that conflict with the conclusions of modern, empirical research - where science and the Bible are thought to be giving competing explanations of the same event or concept.One way of ...
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Season 7
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Episode 27
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Target: Double the number of reformed evangelicals in Australia over twenty years.
In a bold move, a meeting of movement leaders from across Australian Reformed Evangelicalism has resolved to work together to see their numbers double over twenty years, through seeing sinners saved.Leaders gathered for a mini summit or...
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Season 7
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Episode 26
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Andrew Heard responds: The Case for Goal-Driven Churches
Andrew Heard says ministries cannot be other than outcome-focused in their work - the question is will those outcomes be good or bad? Conscious or unconscious? Specific or vague? He addresses critics who confuse having Biblical goa...
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Season 7
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Episode 25
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An apology and a correction - Dominic Steele
An apology and correction in regards to our episode of Tuesday 10 June 2025.
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Season 7
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Creating warm and deep church gatherings - with Toby Neal and Liv Chapman Leggett
How can we create gatherings that are both warm and deep? How can we avoid gatherings that are superficial or dry. How do we embed gospel culture in our church gatherings.How do we emphasize grace, forgiveness and a welcoming...
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Season 7
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Episode 24
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Richard Coekin: ‘Pious Passivity’ vs ‘Strategic Intentionality’
What happens when churches move beyond "pious passivity" to strategic intentionality in reaching the lost? Richard Coekin—founding pastor of Dundonald Church in London and pioneer of REACH UK—joins Dominic Steele to unpack the revol...
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Season 7
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Episode 23
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Multisite Churches: What works and what doesn't | Wade Burnett - Live from Reach Australia
Live from the sidelines at the Reach Australia Conference on the Central Coast of New South Wales, we sit down with Wade Burnett from McLean Bible Church in Washington DC and Derek Hanna, Reach Australia’s church planting and multisite speciali...
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Season 7
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Episode 22
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Paul and Sue Harrington: Lessons on the way - Live from Reach Australia
This week on The Pastor’s Heart, we’re live from the Reach Australia conference at Erina on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It’s an inspiring gathering, with 1,300 church leaders from across Australia and beyond, including New...
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Season 7
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Episode 21
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‘Not so fast my friend’ - 1700 years since Nicaea - with Rachel Ciano and Leonardo Di Chirico
It is 1700 years since the council of Nicaea and the publication of the Nicene Creed - but what are we to make of it?It was the twentieth of May in the year 325 that the Council of Nicaea first met. Pope Francis said ‘The Nic...
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Season 7
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Episode 20
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What’s really going on in the faith lives of young Australians? - with Graham Stanton
We explore the findings of the Your Story Research Report — a significant national study that listens to the voices of more than 400 young people as they reflect on their spiritual journeys.We find out who and what has, and is, shaping y...
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Season 7
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Episode 20
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Could it be revival? The surprising UK youth culture shift towards Jesus - with Glen Scrivener
For decades, the trend across Western countries seemed one-way: away from faith in Jesus Christ. But could the tide be turning? Evangelist and author Glen Scrivener outlines signs of a "quiet revival" emerging, particularly ...
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Season 7
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Episode 19
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SPECIAL: Will the Pope go to heaven? Protestants understanding Roman Catholicism in a Post-Francis world
The death of Pope Francis marks a pivotal moment for Roman Catholics.What does this transition mean for the future of Catholicism and how should Protestants respond?From Vatican City, Leonardo Di Chirico offers a firsthand persp...
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Season 7
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Episode 18
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Obeying God or the Government? NSW Conversion Practices Law with Neil Foster, Michael Stead & Simon Swadling
New South Wales’ Conversion Practices Ban Act has just come into effect — along with guidelines from Anti-Discrimination NSW that many Christian leaders believe overstep the legal boundaries and impact ordinary pastoral ministry.
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Season 7
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Episode 17
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A new openness to searching for purpose and meaning. Are we post Christian or post secular? - with Mark McCrindle
The new McCrindle report ‘An undercurrent of faith’ says: Those turning to Christian faith are not who we might expect - it’s especially older people, the recently widowed and recently separated or divorced.The move is...
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Season 7
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Episode 16
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Marshall Ballantine-Jones: Pastors helping parents talk to teens on social media, the internet and porn
The average 11-year-old spends 4.5 hours daily on non-school screens. By 15, 70% of boys regularly view pornography. This isn't harmless fun—it's rewiring young brains during critical development. The addictive nature of ...
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Season 7
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Episode 15
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