Evangelism Archives - JourneyOnline https://journeyonline.com.au/tag/evangelism/ Wed, 22 Jan 2020 03:44:11 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://journeyonline.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Journey-Logo-With-UCA-logo_Site-identity_Artboard-2_Artboard-2-copy-32x32.png Evangelism Archives - JourneyOnline https://journeyonline.com.au/tag/evangelism/ 32 32 Billy Graham: the life and times of a Christian Crusader https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/billy-graham-life-times-christian-crusader/ https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/billy-graham-life-times-christian-crusader/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2018 04:04:03 +0000 https://journeyonline.com.au/?p=23969 For many Christians, Billy Graham was the American icon of faith that transformed 20th century evangelism. His preaching reached hundreds of millions through television, radio and books and Graham would become a mainstream figure in popular culture earning praise from as diverse a coalition as Muhammad Ali, President Obama and Johnny Cash. Nick Mattiske examines ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/billy-graham-life-times-christian-crusader/feed/ 0 Friday’s religion wrap https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/fridays-religion-wrap-23-february/ https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/fridays-religion-wrap-23-february/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2018 00:19:51 +0000 https://journeyonline.com.au/?p=23964 The Journey team selects stories that got us talking this week.      Easter eggs-iled from chocolate? News.com.au reports on chocolate maker Cadbury’s denials that it removed the word “Easter” from their chocolate eggs. Following Footy Show presenter Erin Molan publicly questioning why her chocolate eggs didn’t have the word “Easter” on the packaging, Cadbury released an official ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/fridays-religion-wrap-23-february/feed/ 0 Is this dirty word in secular society holding Christianity back? https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/dirty-word-secular-society-holding-christianity-back/ https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/dirty-word-secular-society-holding-christianity-back/#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2017 03:38:14 +0000 https://journeyonline.com.au/?p=23100 In secular society the term “evangelism” can carry negative associations with heavy-handed preaching at others but how do we boldly share the faith when it could lead to a hostile reception? Rev Shane Kammermann offers his thoughts. My answer to this “how” question is pretty simple, but also complex! I have become wary of “isms” ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/dirty-word-secular-society-holding-christianity-back/feed/ 0 What if every church … took the web seriously? https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/every-church-took-web-seriously/ https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/every-church-took-web-seriously/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2017 03:41:10 +0000 http://journeyonline.com.au/?p=22341 The internet may be a ubiquitous part of our daily life but how well have we positioned our church websites and social media pages to respond to the needs and demands of today’s online audiences? Scott Guyatt writes. It’s not rocket surgery to say that the internet is all pervasive in 2017. It’s everywhere, all ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/every-church-took-web-seriously/feed/ 0 Hey! Good news! https://journeyonline.com.au/features/hey-good-news/ https://journeyonline.com.au/features/hey-good-news/#respond Tue, 09 Feb 2016 22:00:49 +0000 http://journeyonline.com.au/?p=20977 Telling others about the good news of Christ’s death and resurrection is a vital part of mission and discipleship, but it can be difficult—even intimidating. Rohan Salmond looks at how to overcome some of the challenges to evangelism. When Jesus was betrayed and crucified, the movement which had built up around him was shattered and ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/features/hey-good-news/feed/ 0 February 2016 Journey now available https://journeyonline.com.au/magazine/20949-2/ https://journeyonline.com.au/magazine/20949-2/#respond Wed, 03 Feb 2016 06:41:25 +0000 http://journeyonline.com.au/?p=20949 Lead and share I’ve been fortunate to have grown up in schools and churches that have taken deliberate steps to cultivate and mentor young leaders. It’s been a great help to me over the years. On page four the moderator talks about leadership in a non-hierarchical Uniting Church context. Far from absolving us of the ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/magazine/20949-2/feed/ 0 Listen and learn https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/listen-and-learn/ https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/listen-and-learn/#respond Sun, 05 Jul 2015 21:00:21 +0000 http://journeyonline.com.au/?p=20492 For about a year, when I was a young bloke, a mate and I used to go to King George Square once a week on a Tuesday, walk up to people having their lunch break, and ask them, “If you were to die tonight, where would you spend eternity?”  This was seen in my circles ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/listen-and-learn/feed/ 0 Living the gospel in 2015 https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/living-gospel-2015/ https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/living-gospel-2015/#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2015 00:00:01 +0000 http://journeyonline.com.au/?p=19922 This is the first Journey of the New Year, so I want to outline for you again the discernment of the 31st Synod regarding the broad priorities for the church’s life going forward. Synod discerned the following: making our worship accessible and attractive growing our members in their passion and ability to share their faith ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/living-gospel-2015/feed/ 0 What makes the church grow? https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/makes-church-grow/ https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/makes-church-grow/#respond Thu, 10 Jul 2014 01:35:50 +0000 http://journeyonline.com.au/?p=18937 Following the release of the Uniting Church census data, Rev Paul Clark offers some of what he has learned while ministering with churches that bucked the downward trend. In a previous parish an “expert” came through and said, “If you preach the gospel, the church grows”. I challenged him on that because it implies most ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/makes-church-grow/feed/ 0 Digital duo just click: Shawna Howson and Tessa Violet https://journeyonline.com.au/features/digital-duo-just-click-shawna-howson-tessa-violet/ https://journeyonline.com.au/features/digital-duo-just-click-shawna-howson-tessa-violet/#respond Mon, 05 May 2014 06:50:09 +0000 http://journeyonline.com.au/?p=18705 In today’s rapidly changing media landscape, a new wave of writers, musicians and filmmakers are finding their voice and connecting with audiences in ways never seen before. Rohan Salmond spoke to Shawna Howson and Tessa Violet, a creative pair invited to speak and perform at Easterfest. If you are an artist, you no longer need ...

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