Husband to Ali, father of five, grandfather of 9, ministry trainer and writer.
Sydney, Australia
Joined September 2009
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In this week's Two Ways News, we talk about 'pastors', 'elders', 'overseers', 'ministers' and the often confused and confusing language of congregational leadership open.substack.com/pub/twoway…
Phillip and I talk about coronations, and the Christian view of government. The Coronation and the King, by @TonyJPayne open.substack.com/pub/twoway…
Just back from an encouraging and stimulating round of ‘Trellis and Vine’ workshops in the US. Here are some reflections … twoways.news/p/lessons-from-…
Two Ways News: How is God's word unchained? twoways.news/p/how-is-gods-w…
Two Ways News: The God who makes history twoways.news/p/the-god-who-m…
A conversation I had with Phillip Jensen about our recent history here in Sydney, and how it relates to the Word of God. @TonyJPayne open.substack.com/pub/twoway…
In our latest Two Ways News, 'A gamble not worth taking' -- it's not just problem gambling; all gambling is a problem. , by @TonyJPayne open.substack.com/pub/twoway…
Clive James's poem comes to mind: 'The book of my enemy has been remaindered, and I am glad'. But in this case, these great deals (finishing today!) are all by good friends … and me.
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A fresh and (hopefully) helpful take on the question of what we really stand for as evangelicals, and therefore how we think through working with others. @TonyJPayne open.substack.com/pub/twoway…
In our latest episode, a case study in answering the nonsensical accusations that come our way. twoways.news/p/does-religion…
My review of Al Stewart's new book (with bonus Chuck Norris jokes). Detoxing masculinity, by @TonyJPayne open.substack.com/pub/twoway…
Phillip Jensen and I talk about challenging everyone to gospel ministry, encouraging some to pursue it in a paid, full-time way, doing all of this without creating two classes of Christians, and how we should think about ‘blokes worth watching’.
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The freedom to speak on Two Ways News twoways.news/p/the-freedom-t…
Latest edition of my newsletter, about the importance of teaching the gospel clearly to our people thepaynefultruth.online/p/th…
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Some thoughts on how the different concepts of 'member', 'community' and 'belonging' contribute to our understanding of what it means to be part of the congregation of Christ's people.
A broad-ranging chinwag with Phil Colgan about the opportunities and threats we face, about the two books everyone should read, and more. @TonyJPayne thepaynefultruth.online/p/q-…
Our interview with Dominic ended up being a bit spikier than I expected, but it was good to talk about why the gospel is one thing (not many things) and therefore why a gospel outline is so useful. Also nice to discuss the main changes in the new edition. thepastorsheart.net/podcast/…