Author Archives: Mal

It’s been a long time coming

It has been a long time since I posted anything on this site. With so many websites and blogs to maintain, time has been short, quite apart from the many demands of pastoring a church and ministry. I’m also writing … finish reading It’s been a long time coming Continue reading

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Use of Speaking in Tongues in Ministry

I’ve just put up a teaching page about using speaking in tongues as a tool in ministry. It’s adapted from our Hearing God’s Voice course. You can see it by going here.

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John and Paula Sandford

The first time I came across the concept of burden bearing was through the teaching of John and Paula Sandford, who founded Elijah House in 1975 with the mandate to restore the hearts of the fathers to their children, and … Continue reading Continue reading

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The introvert

One of the characteristics typical of burden bearers is their introverted personality. This should come as no surprise, given that by nature a burden bearer must be sensitive to other people’s feelings, perceptive in ways others may not be, and … Continue reading Continue reading

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On being an introvert believer

Over at Intimacy with God blog I have writen about what it is like to be an introvert in an extrovert controlled culture, and how we can learn to stop feeling sorry for ourselves and function in our God-given giftings. … finish reading On being an introvert believer Continue reading

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The Redemption of the Christendom Church

Since Diana and I embarked on the journey of exploring the simple church movement, and how we might transition our originally traditional Baptist church into a network of house churches, we have met many people with many different ideas about church, … finish reading The Redemption of the Christendom Church Continue reading

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I’ve started writing a new book – The Long Tail of the Church

My new book has begun. I’m writing The Long Tail of the Church: Why the Future of the Church is in Much More of Less over at www.longtailchurch.com/book. Based on inspiration drawn from Internet marketing books, such as Chris Anderson’s famous … finish reading I’ve started writing a new book – The Long Tail of the Church Continue reading

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Welcome to The Long Tail of the Church

Welcome to The Long Tail of the Church! If you think that this is a strange title, or even that I’ve made a spelling mistake with the word ‘Tail’, then all will shortly become clear. This website and blog  will … Continue reading Continue reading

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Report on Oikos Get Together

On Sunday 27th March Di and I held our first Oikos get together for people interested in simple church and house church in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Oikos is a non-denominational house church encouragement network which has now been ministering for … Continue reading Continue reading

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Welcome to Radio Experimenter

Welcome to Radio Experimenter. In this blog we will explore ideas, resources and tools for the radio and electronics experimenter.
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