Jonathan Morris

Chase Kuhn

In this second of two podcasts on facing infertility, Chase Kuhn from the Centre for Christian Living interviews two Christian medical specialists in a wide ranging review of the ethical, historical, social and practical issues associated with assisted reproductive technology. In particular they bring a strong biblical focus to these issues. You can find a transcript of the talk and the event handout with the slides that Megan Best refers to here. The original podcast at the Centre for Christian Living website here. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

In this second of two podcasts on facing infertility, Chase Kuhn from the <a href="https://ccl.moore.edu.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Centre for Christian Living</a> interviews two Christian medical specialists in a wide ranging review of the ethical, historical, social and practical issues associated with assisted reproductive technology. In particular they bring a strong biblical focus to these issues. You can find a transcript of the talk and the event handout with the slides that Megan Best refers to <a href="https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/podcast-episode-050/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. The original podcast at the Centre for Christian Living website <a href="https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/podcast-episode-050/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Chase Kuhn, Jonathan Morris and Megan Best - Facing Infertility Part 2

In this Podcast Chase Kuhn from the Centre for Christian Living interviews two Christian medical specialists in a wide ranging review of the ethical, historical, social and practical issues associated with assisted reproductive technology. In particular they bring a strong biblical focus to these issues. You can find a transcript of the talk and the event handout with the slides that Megan Best refers to here. The original podcast at the Centre for Christian Living website here. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

In this Podcast Chase Kuhn from the <a href="https://ccl.moore.edu.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Centre for Christian Living</a> interviews two Christian medical specialists in a wide ranging review of the ethical, historical, social and practical issues associated with assisted reproductive technology. In particular they bring a strong biblical focus to these issues. You can find a transcript of the talk and the event handout with the slides that Megan Best refers to <a href="https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/podcast-episode-050/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. The original podcast at the Centre for Christian Living website <a href="https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/podcast-episode-050/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Chase Kuhn, Jonathan Morris and Megan Best - Facing Infertility Part 1

Carl Trueman

In this podcast Chase Kuhn from the Centre for Christian Living interviews Carl Trueman, theologian, eccliastical historian and author about his book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self - Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution. This podcast provides excellent insights for Christians into the current cultural settings and shows how the Christian Church can provide a solution to those who are feeling overwhelmed and disillusioned. It helps us understand the world around us and how we can respond as Christians with the gospel. You may also wish to read a review of the book which can be found here. The original podcast at the Centre for Christian Living website here. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

In this podcast Chase Kuhn from the <a href="https://ccl.moore.edu.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Centre for Christian Living</a> interviews Carl Trueman, theologian, eccliastical historian and author about his book <a href="https://reformers.com.au/products/9781433556333-the-rise-and-triumph-of-the-modern-self-cultural-amnesia-expressive-individualism-and-the-road-to-sexual-revolution-trueman-carl-r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self - Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution</a>. This podcast provides excellent insights for Christians into the current cultural settings and shows how the Christian Church can provide a solution to those who are feeling overwhelmed and disillusioned. It helps us understand the world around us and how we can respond as Christians with the gospel. You may also wish to read a review of the book which can be found <a href="https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/rise-triumph-modern-self-carl-trueman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. The original podcast at the Centre for Christian Living website <a href="https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/podcast-episode-051/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Carl Trueman and Chase Kuhn - The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

Martyn Iles

This podcast from Martyn Iles, CEO of Australian Christian Lobby, exposes components of The Good Society School Curriculum which provides a view on sexuality, gender and identity from an anti-Christian worldview. Some of the material has been sourced from the Safe Schools Coalition.  This is important listening especially for parents of school aged children.  You can find Martyn Iles' podcast The Truth of It here. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

This podcast from Martyn Iles, CEO of Australian Christian Lobby, exposes components of The Good Society School Curriculum which provides a view on sexuality, gender and identity from an anti-Christian worldview. Some of the material has been sourced from the Safe Schools Coalition.  This is important listening especially for parents of school aged children.  You can find Martyn Iles' podcast The Truth of It <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFMoODxYYkmeUKy0B6U0im5PKQ_dNk-Xk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Martyn Iles - 'The Good Society' is Worse than 'Safe Schools'

Akos Balogh

In our last podcast we listened in to a discussion between Akos Balogh (CEO of The Gospel Coalition Australia) and Chase Kuhn (Director of the Centre for Christian Living) about their concerns for their sons and how to raise them to treat women well. Balogh wrote a follow-up blog post / letter addressed to his daughter about how to navigate this sexualised society. Today's podcast episode is a discussion of that letter. Balogh and Kuhn discuss this issue as fathers and theologians, focusing on the value of finding our identity in Christ. This podcast provides practical ways in which Christian men can help support their daughters as they grow and develop, and also support and care for their wives and other women.  Please also check out the following resources: Akos Balogh’s letter to his daughter here. The original podcast at the Centre for Christian Living website here. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

In our last podcast we listened in to a discussion between Akos Balogh (CEO of The Gospel Coalition Australia) and Chase Kuhn (Director of the Centre for Christian Living) about their concerns for their sons and how to raise them to treat women well. Balogh wrote a follow-up blog post / letter addressed to his daughter about how to navigate this sexualised society. Today's podcast episode is a discussion of that letter. Balogh and Kuhn discuss this issue as fathers and theologians, focusing on the value of finding our identity in Christ. This podcast provides practical ways in which Christian men can help support their daughters as they grow and develop, and also support and care for their wives and other women.  Please also check out the following resources: Akos Balogh’s letter to his daughter <a href="https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/a-fathers-letter-to-his-daughter-about-living-in-a-world-that-degrades-women/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. The original podcast at the Centre for Christian Living website <a href="https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/podcast-episode-059/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Chase Kuhn and Akos Balogh - Caring for Our Girls In A Sexualised Society

Our culture is very confused when it comes to relationships between the sexes. The headlines are all too frequent about sexual abuse and domestic violence. In today’s episode, we listen to an interview Chase Kuhn did with Akos Balogh for his Centre for Christian Living podcast. It’s such a helpful interview on how men can relate to women in godly ways and raise their sons to do the same. We’re thankful to Chase and the CCL for granting permission to republish the interview here and we hope you find it helpful. Please also check out the following resources: Akos Balogh’s original letter to his son here. The original podcast at the Centre for Christian Living website here. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

Our culture is very confused when it comes to relationships between the sexes. The headlines are all too frequent about sexual abuse and domestic violence. In today’s episode, we listen to an interview Chase Kuhn did with Akos Balogh for his Centre for Christian Living podcast. It’s such a helpful interview on how men can relate to women in godly ways and raise their sons to do the same. We’re thankful to Chase and the CCL for granting permission to republish the interview here and we hope you find it helpful. Please also check out the following resources: Akos Balogh’s original letter to his son <a href="https://www.akosbalogh.com/blog/a-letter-to-my-sons-about-becoming-good-men-in-a-culture-that-degrades-females" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. The original podcast at the Centre for Christian Living website <a href="https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/podcast-episode-058/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Chase Kuhn and Akos Balogh - Treating Women Better

Soon after we released our last episode on parenting tips, Martyn Iles did a follow-up of advice from his parents, this time on parenting teenagers. So we thought it would be helpful to share that with you now. If you want to watch more of Martyn Iles’ excellent episodes of The Truth of It, you can find the YouTube channel here. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

Soon after we released our last episode on parenting tips, Martyn Iles did a follow-up of advice from his parents, this time on parenting teenagers. So we thought it would be helpful to share that with you now. If you want to watch more of Martyn Iles’ excellent episodes of The Truth of It, you can find the YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFMoODxYYkmeUKy0B6U0im5PKQ_dNk-Xk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Teenage Parenting Tips from Martyn Iles' Parents

This week we’re listening to parenting tips from the parents of Martyn Iles. It can be difficult raising kids to live in this rapidly-changing world. It can be hard to answer their questions and to teach them the gospel. But these are some great and faithful tips from Martyn Iles’ parents. This comes from a portion of the Truth of It podcast from almost a year ago. We’re thankful to the Australian Christian Lobby for allowing us to republish this podcast here. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

This week we’re listening to parenting tips from the parents of Martyn Iles. It can be difficult raising kids to live in this rapidly-changing world. It can be hard to answer their questions and to teach them the gospel. But these are some great and faithful tips from Martyn Iles’ parents. This comes from a portion of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFMoODxYYkmeUKy0B6U0im5PKQ_dNk-Xk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Truth of It</a> podcast from almost a year ago. We’re thankful to the <a href="http://www.acl.org.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Australian Christian Lobby</a> for allowing us to republish this podcast here. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Parenting Tips from Martyn Iles' Parents

Glen Scrivener

Life is all about maximising pleasure and minimising pain. It sounds like the worldview of a modern Australian, but it’s as old as Ancient Greece. In today’s podcast we listen in to the Speak Life podcast and how pervasive this philosophy is on our culture and a refreshing biblical response. We’re thankful to the team at Speak Life for allowing us to republish this podcast. You can find more of their material if you go to facebook.com/speaklifeuk.  Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

Life is all about maximising pleasure and minimising pain. It sounds like the worldview of a modern Australian, but it’s as old as Ancient Greece. In today’s podcast we listen in to the Speak Life podcast and how pervasive this philosophy is on our culture and a refreshing biblical response. We’re thankful to the team at Speak Life for allowing us to republish this podcast. You can find more of their material if you go to <a href="//facebook.com/speaklifeuk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/speaklifeuk</a>.  Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Glen Scrivener - Ousting Epicurus

Joe Boot

This week's episode is on the power of language. Language can change how we think and how language can change a civilisation. It’s a fascinating study from the Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity. We’re thankful for the Ezra Institute’s permission to republish this podcast and encourage you to check out many more helpful resources from them at ezrainstitute.ca.  Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

This week's episode is on the power of language. Language can change how we think and how language can change a civilisation. It’s a fascinating study from the Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity. We’re thankful for the Ezra Institute’s permission to republish this podcast and encourage you to check out many more helpful resources from them at <a href="https://www.ezrainstitute.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ezrainstitute.ca</a>.  Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. Check out our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Joe Boot - The Power of Language

Christians Engaging Culture (CEC) exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ (and other churches) to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel.The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode.

Christians Engaging Culture (CEC) exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ (and other churches) to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode.

Christians Engaging Culture Podcast

This week we listen to the guys from the Speaklife Podcast about how Christians have responded to pandemics in the past. We are thankful for their permission to republish it here. You can find out more about them at fb.com/speaklifeuk.  Gerard also comments on a helpful secular podcast called The Happiness Lab and attempts to 'baptise' some of their advice. For a flyer to take to neighbours offering to help while they're in isolation / quarantine, click here. Another great resource to check out during this crisis is David Robertson's daily video with Stephen McAlpine called The Panic Room (don't worry - they don't panic too much!) Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the Christians to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

This week we listen to the guys from the Speaklife Podcast about how Christians have responded to pandemics in the past. We are thankful for their permission to republish it here. You can find out more about them at <a href="fb.com/speaklifeuk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fb.com/speaklifeuk</a>.  Gerard also comments on a helpful secular podcast called <a href="https://www.happinesslab.fm/coronavirus-bonus-episodes/episode-3-rising-to-a-challenge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Happiness Lab</a> and attempts to 'baptise' some of their advice. For a flyer to take to neighbours offering to help while they're in isolation / quarantine, click <a href="https://www.st-thomas.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/North-Sydney-4UP.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Another great resource to check out during this crisis is David Robertson's daily video with Stephen McAlpine called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6UOWsDrMxXUeFb1cSvQSg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Panic Room</a> (don't worry - they don't panic too much!) Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the Christians to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. Please tell others about this podcast and show them how to subscribe. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Glen Scrivener (Speak Life) - How Christians Have Responded to Pandemics in History

The guys at the Speak Life Podcast have put together a great episode on what an amazing outreach opportunity Christmas is, and they have some great tips on how to invite friends to church and share good videos and books with them if they’re interested. We’re thankful for their permission to republish this episode from only a few days ago. You can find Speak Life on the web at speaklife.org.uk, you can subscribe to their podcast by searching for them on your podcast app or you can listen to their live cast each week at facebook.com/speaklifeuk. St Thomas' Christmas Services The Community Party 4:00pm–6:00pm on Sunday 22 December Christmas Carols 6:00pm on Sunday 22 December Christmas Eve Church Service 5:00pm &amp; 11:00pm on Tuesday 24 December Christmas Day Church Service 8:00am and 10:00am on Wednesday 25 December Find all the details at st-thomas.org.au/event/christmas-community-party/ Share your ideas for CEC We have opened up a new part of our website for you to contribute your ideas. If you have an idea for a future CEC module or if you want to drop us a note of encouragement or constructive criticism or anything else, we'd love to hear from you. Just head to the 'Your Ideas' page of the CEC website here. And if you have skills in researching or project management and would like to contribute to CEC in 2020, there's an option on the same feedback form to let us know. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

The guys at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SpeakLifeUK/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speak Life Podcast</a> have put together a great episode on what an amazing outreach opportunity Christmas is, and they have some great tips on how to invite friends to church and share good videos and books with them if they’re interested. We’re thankful for their permission to republish this episode from only a few days ago. You can find Speak Life on the web at <a href="https://speaklife.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">speaklife.org.uk</a>, you can subscribe to their podcast by searching for them on your podcast app or you can listen to their live cast each week at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SpeakLifeUK/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/speaklifeuk</a>. St Thomas' Christmas Services The Community Party 4:00pm–6:00pm on Sunday 22 December Christmas Carols 6:00pm on Sunday 22 December Christmas Eve Church Service 5:00pm &amp; 11:00pm on Tuesday 24 December Christmas Day Church Service 8:00am and 10:00am on Wednesday 25 December Find all the details at <a href="https://www.st-thomas.org.au/event/christmas-community-party/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">st-thomas.org.au/event/christmas-community-party/</a> Share your ideas for CEC We have opened up a new part of our website for you to contribute your ideas. If you have an idea for a future CEC module or if you want to drop us a note of encouragement or constructive criticism or anything else, we'd love to hear from you. Just head to the 'Your Ideas' page of the CEC website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/your-ideas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. And if you have skills in researching or project management and would like to contribute to CEC in 2020, there's an option on the same feedback form to let us know. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Glen Scrivener (Speak Life) - Making the Most of Christmas

Phillip Jensen

Dominic Steele

Phillip Jensen traces how Australia went from a majority nominally-Christian nation in the 1950s to the non-religious nation it is today. He covers ground from Billy Graham, the advent of TV and the moon landing all the way to the modern world. And he looks at how the liberals, the Pentecostals and the evangelicals responded. If you want to learn from Australian history and understand the culture we’re in, this is an excellent episode for you. Special thanks to Dominic Steele at The Pastors Heart for giving us permission to republish this episode. Make sure you subscribe to the Pastors Heart here.  Share your ideas for CEC We have opened up a new part of our website for you to contribute your ideas. If you have an idea for a future CEC module or if you want to drop us a note of encouragement or constructive criticism or anything else, we'd love to hear from you. Just head to the 'Your Ideas' page of the CEC website here. And if you have skills in researching or project management and would like to contribute to CEC in 2020, there's an option on the same feedback form to let us know. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

Phillip Jensen traces how Australia went from a majority nominally-Christian nation in the 1950s to the non-religious nation it is today. He covers ground from Billy Graham, the advent of TV and the moon landing all the way to the modern world. And he looks at how the liberals, the Pentecostals and the evangelicals responded. If you want to learn from Australian history and understand the culture we’re in, this is an excellent episode for you. Special thanks to Dominic Steele at <a href="https://www.thepastorsheart.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Pastors Heart</a> for giving us permission to republish this episode. Make sure you subscribe to the Pastors Heart <a href="https://www.thepastorsheart.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.  Share your ideas for CEC We have opened up a new part of our website for you to contribute your ideas. If you have an idea for a future CEC module or if you want to drop us a note of encouragement or constructive criticism or anything else, we'd love to hear from you. Just head to the 'Your Ideas' page of the CEC website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/your-ideas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. And if you have skills in researching or project management and would like to contribute to CEC in 2020, there's an option on the same feedback form to let us know. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Phillip Jensen and Dominic Steele - The Decline of Nominal Christianity in Australia

On 25 August, 2019 Martyn Iles visited St Thomas' 5pm service. After the service we had dinner together as a church community in the church hall and Martyn addressed us on the topic of religious liberty. This week we are listening to the talk he gave and then next week we will be listening to the question &amp; answer session. You can find video of this week's address here. Martyn Iles is the Director of the Australian Christian Lobby. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

On 25 August, 2019 Martyn Iles visited St Thomas' 5pm service. After the service we had dinner together as a church community in the church hall and Martyn addressed us on the topic of religious liberty. This week we are listening to the talk he gave and then next week we will be listening to the question &amp; answer session. You can find video of this week's address <a href="https://youtu.be/YV0xpbPsTyQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Martyn Iles is the Director of the <a href="https://www.acl.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Australian Christian Lobby</a>. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Martyn Iles at St Thomas’ - Address on Religious Liberty

Albert Mohler

Anglican Synod

Albert Mohler discusses a speech on religious liberty by the United States Attorney General. In the second part of our program he comments on the recent Sydney Anglican synod and Bishop Glenn Davies' stand for biblical truth. He calls it 'a model of convictional courage'. Dr. Albert Mohler is the President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is one of the most influential evangelical leaders in the United States. He runs a daily program called The Briefing that gives cultural analysis from a Christian worldview. You can visit Albert Mohler's website here and subscribe to The Briefing by searching for it in your podcast app. We are thankful for his team granting permission to republish his commentary here. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

Albert Mohler discusses a speech on religious liberty by the United States Attorney General. In the second part of our program he comments on the recent Sydney Anglican synod and Bishop Glenn Davies' stand for biblical truth. He calls it 'a model of convictional courage'. Dr. Albert Mohler is the President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is one of the most influential evangelical leaders in the United States. He runs a daily program called The Briefing that gives cultural analysis from a Christian worldview. You can visit Albert Mohler's website <a href="https://albertmohler.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and subscribe to The Briefing by searching for it in your podcast app. We are thankful for his team granting permission to republish his commentary here. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Albert Mohler - Religious Liberty and the Sydney Anglican Synod

Simon Manchester

Simon Manchester joins us to discuss how to talk helpfully about religious liberty and take opportunities to get to the gospel.  If you visit our website you can find more resources on religious liberty in conversation, including a blog post by Akos Balogh on how to get from Israel Folau to the gospel. You can find a video of this interview here. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

Simon Manchester joins us to discuss how to talk helpfully about religious liberty and take opportunities to get to the gospel.  If you visit <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/past-topics/religious-liberty/conversations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our website</a> you can find more resources on religious liberty in conversation, including a blog post by Akos Balogh on how to get from Israel Folau to the gospel. You can find a video of this interview <a href="https://youtu.be/-1YxA4aRXpc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Simon Manchester - Religious Liberty in Conversation (Religious Liberty Part 6)

Israel Folau

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. This week we are looking at religious liberty in the workplace. We are listening to two resources from the Australian Christian Lobby. The first is an interview between Martyn Iles and John Steenhof, who is the Director of the Human Rights Law Alliance. And the second is a section of Martyn Iles’ podcast called The Truth of It. Folau’s case is demonstrative of what can happen to other people of faith in Australia who fall foul of codes of conduct that exist in many professional contracts. Steenhof and Iles show why Folau’s is an important test case and provide an argument for why Folau (and other Australian workers) should be free to share their faith without fear of recrimination from their employers. You may have noticed we’ve used a lot from Martyn Iles recently and that is because he has been speaking so helpfully on religious liberty in Australia in the past year or so. We are thankful to the Australian Christian Lobby for giving us permission to republish this podcast. You can find out more about them at acl.org.au. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. This week we are looking at religious liberty in the workplace. We are listening to two resources from the <a href="https://www.acl.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Australian Christian Lobby</a>. The first is an interview between Martyn Iles and John Steenhof, who is the Director of the <a href="https://www.hrla.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Human Rights Law Alliance</a>. And the second is a section of Martyn Iles’ podcast called <a href="https://www.acl.org.au/the_truth_of_it" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Truth of It</a>. Folau’s case is demonstrative of what can happen to other people of faith in Australia who fall foul of codes of conduct that exist in many professional contracts. Steenhof and Iles show why Folau’s is an important test case and provide an argument for why Folau (and other Australian workers) should be free to share their faith without fear of recrimination from their employers. You may have noticed we’ve used a lot from Martyn Iles recently and that is because he has been speaking so helpfully on religious liberty in Australia in the past year or so. We are thankful to the Australian Christian Lobby for giving us permission to republish this podcast. You can find out more about them at <a href="https://www.acl.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">acl.org.au</a>. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Martyn Iles and John Steenhof - Israel Folau (Religious Liberty Part 5)

Neil Foster

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. This week we continue looking at religious liberty and education. In this podcast we hear from Neil Foster. Neil Foster is uniquely placed to speak to the topic of religious liberty. He has trained in law and is an Associate Professor in the law school at the University of Newcastle. He has also studied at Moore Theological College in Sydney. He writes a blog called Law and Religion in Australia. This podcast is a lecture that Associate Professor Foster gave at the Anglican Education Commission’s Governor’s Symposium in late 2018. In it he discusses the impact of the Ruddock Report on religious schools. The Ruddock report had not yet been released, but enough had been leaked for Associate Professor Foster to comment helpfully, and his commentary is still relevant in light of the recently-released draft religious freedom bill. We are thankful to the Anglican Education Commission for giving us permission to republish this article. You can find out more about them at www.edcomm.org.au. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. This week we continue looking at religious liberty and education. In this podcast we hear from Neil Foster. Neil Foster is uniquely placed to speak to the topic of religious liberty. He has trained in law and is an Associate Professor in the law school at the University of Newcastle. He has also studied at Moore Theological College in Sydney. He writes a blog called <a href="https://lawandreligionaustralia.blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Law and Religion in Australia</a>. This podcast is a lecture that Associate Professor Foster gave at the Anglican Education Commission’s Governor’s Symposium in late 2018. In it he discusses the impact of the Ruddock Report on religious schools. The Ruddock report had not yet been released, but enough had been leaked for Associate Professor Foster to comment helpfully, and his commentary is still relevant in light of the recently-released draft religious freedom bill. We are thankful to the Anglican Education Commission for giving us permission to republish this article. You can find out more about them at <a href="https://www.edcomm.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.edcomm.org.au</a>. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Neil Foster - Education in Australia (Religious Liberty Part 4b)

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. This week are looking at religious liberty and education. In this podcast we listen to an interview with a Canadian father named Steven Tourloukis. When his children were four and six years old, he requested that their school  notify him when they were teaching them about sensitive topics such as homosexuality, abortion and gender identity. The school refused and Tourloukis took them to court. The court ruled that, although the school’s decision violated the Canadian Charter of Rights, ‘the violation was “reasonable” given the competing Charter “values” of “inclusivity, equality and multiculturalism,” and public school boards’ statutory obligations to support equity and create an inclusive school environment.’ This case is now seven years old and this interview is from 2012. But Canada is probably around a decade ahead of Australia in this drift away from Christianity and cases like these could start emerging in Australia. We think this interview shows a very reasonable response from a religious father to a difficult situation and we can learn from him. We are thankful to Radio Teopoli for allowing us to republish this interview. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. This week are looking at religious liberty and education. In this podcast we listen to an interview with a Canadian father named Steven Tourloukis. When his children were four and six years old, he requested that their school  notify him when they were teaching them about sensitive topics such as homosexuality, abortion and gender identity. The school refused and Tourloukis took them to court. The court ruled that, although the school’s decision violated the Canadian Charter of Rights, ‘the violation was “reasonable” given the competing Charter “values” of “inclusivity, equality and multiculturalism,” and public school boards’ statutory obligations to support equity and create an inclusive school environment.’ This case is now seven years old and this interview is from 2012. But Canada is probably around a decade ahead of Australia in this drift away from Christianity and cases like these could start emerging in Australia. We think this interview shows a very reasonable response from a religious father to a difficult situation and we can learn from him. We are thankful to <a href="https://teopoli.com/our-programs/radio-teopoli/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Radio Teopoli</a> for allowing us to republish this interview. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Steven Tourloukis - Education Case Study from Canada (Religious Liberty Part 4a)

Greg Koukl

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. This week we continue to look at evangelism and how it relates to religious liberty. We are listening to a lecture titled 'The Intolerance of Tolerance' by Greg Koukl from a ministry called Stand to Reason in the United States. In this lecture, he shows how the post-modern view turns tolerance on its head. He discusses a common tactic used against Christians of calling them names and exposes the contradictions in this way thinking. Koukl is concerned about the impact of the new tolerance on our culture and how it prevents reasonable, fair tolerant discussions about the things that really matter (including evangelism). He calls us to resist name-calling and to address the issues, consider the facts, weigh the evidence and reflect on the reasons. We are thankful for Greg Koukl’s ministry called Stand to Reason for allowing us to republish this lecture and we encourage you to check out their website at str.org. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. This week we continue to look at evangelism and how it relates to religious liberty. We are listening to a lecture titled 'The Intolerance of Tolerance' by Greg Koukl from a ministry called <a href="https://www.str.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stand to Reason</a> in the United States. In this lecture, he shows how the post-modern view turns tolerance on its head. He discusses a common tactic used against Christians of calling them names and exposes the contradictions in this way thinking. Koukl is concerned about the impact of the new tolerance on our culture and how it prevents reasonable, fair tolerant discussions about the things that really matter (including evangelism). He calls us to resist name-calling and to address the issues, consider the facts, weigh the evidence and reflect on the reasons. We are thankful for Greg Koukl’s ministry called Stand to Reason for allowing us to republish this lecture and we encourage you to check out their website at <a href="https://www.str.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">str.org</a>. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Greg Koukl - The Intolerance of Tolerance (Religious Liberty Part 3b)

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. This week we are considering the topic of evangelism and how it relates to religious liberty. We are listening to two segments from Martyn Iles' podcast The Truth of It that have to do with the case of Israel Folau. Iles looks at the difference between speech and discrimination and the strategies being used against Folau to pressure him into silence. We are grateful to the Australian Christian Lobby for allowing us to re-publish this podcast. You can find our more about the ACL at acl.org.au. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. This week we are considering the topic of evangelism and how it relates to religious liberty. We are listening to two segments from Martyn Iles' podcast <a href="https://www.acl.org.au/the_truth_of_it" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Truth of It</a> that have to do with the case of Israel Folau. Iles looks at the difference between speech and discrimination and the strategies being used against Folau to pressure him into silence. We are grateful to the Australian Christian Lobby for allowing us to re-publish this podcast. You can find our more about the ACL at <a href="https://www.acl.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">acl.org.au</a>. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Martyn Iles - Evangelism Case Studies (Religious Liberty Part 3a)

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. This week’s podcast is actually a last-minute insertion. We were planning on looking at some case studies in religious liberty to do with evangelism (we'll do this next week), but the draft religious freedom bill was released by the government a bit over a week ago. Once again, Martyn Iles has produced some excellent commentary on it and so we are republishing his podcast on it, which also includes further comments on the abortion debate in New South Wales. We are grateful to the Australian Christian Lobby for allowing us to re-publish this podcast. You can find our more about the ACL at acl.org.au. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. This week’s podcast is actually a last-minute insertion. We were planning on looking at some case studies in religious liberty to do with evangelism (we'll do this next week), but the draft religious freedom bill was released by the government a bit over a week ago. Once again, Martyn Iles has produced some excellent commentary on it and so we are republishing his podcast on it, which also includes further comments on the abortion debate in New South Wales. We are grateful to the Australian Christian Lobby for allowing us to re-publish this podcast. You can find our more about the ACL at <a href="https://www.acl.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">acl.org.au</a>. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Martyn Iles - The Australian Scene (Religious Liberty Part 2c)

Michael Stead

Tony Payne

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. There was a resource on last week's webpage on the Australian Scene that we thought was so good we should re-publish it in the podcast. Tony Payne is joined by Anglican bishop Michael Stead ‘to discuss why the cause of religious freedom is worth fighting for in our democracy, what the Australian government’s proposed “religious discrimination” legislation is likely to deliver (and not deliver), and what the implications of all this are for Christian individuals and organisations.’ We are grateful to Tony Payne and the Centre for Christian Living for allowing us to re-publish this interview. You can find more excellent resources from CCL at ccl.moore.edu.au. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. There was a resource on last week's webpage on the Australian Scene that we thought was so good we should re-publish it in the podcast. Tony Payne is joined by Anglican bishop Michael Stead ‘to discuss why the cause of religious freedom is worth fighting for in our democracy, what the Australian government’s proposed “religious discrimination” legislation is likely to deliver (and not deliver), and what the implications of all this are for Christian individuals and organisations.’ We are grateful to Tony Payne and the Centre for Christian Living for allowing us to re-publish this interview. You can find more excellent resources from CCL at <a href="https://ccl.moore.edu.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ccl.moore.edu.au</a>. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Michael Stead and Tony Payne - The Australian Scene (Religious Liberty Part 2b)

Roy Williams

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. This week we look at the history of religious liberty in Australia and the structure of religious liberty as a whole. In our podcast we will listen to an interview between Gerard O'Brien and Roy Williams. Roy has decades of experience in the legal profession and now lectures in law at the University of Sydney. He is a member of our 5pm congregation at St Thomas' and has kindly lent his expertise to this project. If you go to our website at cec.st-thomas.org.au, you will find an excellent essay by Roy on religious liberty in Australia. You will also find other helpful resources from the Centre for Christian Living and Freedom for Faith. You can find these articles and more at our website. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

Christians Engaging Culture is currently in a module on religious liberty. This week we look at the history of religious liberty in Australia and the structure of religious liberty as a whole. In our podcast we will listen to an interview between Gerard O'Brien and Roy Williams. Roy has decades of experience in the legal profession and now lectures in law at the University of Sydney. He is a member of our 5pm congregation at St Thomas' and has kindly lent his expertise to this project. If you go to our website at <a href="http://cec.st-thomas.org.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cec.st-thomas.org.au</a>, you will find an excellent essay by Roy on religious liberty in Australia. You will also find other helpful resources from the Centre for Christian Living and Freedom for Faith. You can find these articles and more at<a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/religious-liberty/the-australian-scene" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/past-topics/religious-liberty/the-australian-scene" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our website</a>. Christians Engaging Culture exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Roy Williams - The Australian Scene (Religious Liberty Part 2a)

In the coming weeks CEC will explore the topic of religious liberty. As Christians, we want the freedom to live quiet and peaceful lives and to make the gospel known. Unfortunately, as our culture moves away from the Bible, the Christian worldview is increasingly rejected as discriminatory and hateful. This has recently come to a head in the case of Israel Folau, in legislation forcing doctors to refer for abortions, as well as in a number of other cases. How should Christians respond to these issues? Should we contend for religious liberty? What should we say when our non-Christian neighbours ask us about these things? We think a helpful definition of religious liberty is given by Andrew Walker in his thesis on the topic: ‘Religious liberty is defined as the principle wherein every individual should be free to live out his or her understanding of the conscience’s duty that is owed to God in all areas of life without liability to government penalty or social harassment.’ There are qualifications we could make to this definition (as we will see in this week’s module), but it is a good start. This week we look at the biblical basis for religious liberty. Our authority is the Bible and so we do not want to believe in religious liberty unless it is biblical. Our podcast is a lecture given by Gerard O’Brien (assistant minister at St Thomas’ North Sydney). Also included in this week are an essay on religious liberty through church history from one of our congregation members, articles from Akos Balogh and Douglas Wilson on how religious liberty cannot be value-neutral and a lecture by Martyn Iles on the role of government and why Christians should enter politics. You can find these articles and more at our website. Christians Engaging Culture (CEC) exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

In the coming weeks CEC will explore the topic of religious liberty. As Christians, we want the freedom to live quiet and peaceful lives and to make the gospel known. Unfortunately, as our culture moves away from the Bible, the Christian worldview is increasingly rejected as discriminatory and hateful. This has recently come to a head in the case of Israel Folau, in legislation forcing doctors to refer for abortions, as well as in a number of other cases. How should Christians respond to these issues? Should we contend for religious liberty? What should we say when our non-Christian neighbours ask us about these things? We think a helpful definition of religious liberty is given by Andrew Walker in his thesis on the topic: ‘Religious liberty is defined as the principle wherein every individual should be free to live out his or her understanding of the conscience’s duty that is owed to God in all areas of life without liability to government penalty or social harassment.’ There are qualifications we could make to this definition (as we will see in this week’s module), but it is a good start. This week we look at the biblical basis for religious liberty. Our authority is the Bible and so we do not want to believe in religious liberty unless it is biblical. Our podcast is a lecture given by Gerard O’Brien (assistant minister at St Thomas’ North Sydney). Also included in this week are an essay on religious liberty through church history from one of our congregation members, articles from Akos Balogh and Douglas Wilson on how religious liberty cannot be value-neutral and a lecture by Martyn Iles on the role of government and why Christians should enter politics. You can find these articles and more at <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/past-topics/religious-liberty/biblical-basis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our website</a>. Christians Engaging Culture (CEC) exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Gerard O'Brien - The Biblical Basis (Religious Liberty Part 1)

This week is a special episode between our evangelism module and our religious liberty module. Given recent developments around abortion in NSW, we are listening to Martyn Iles’ comments about the subject from his podcast called The Truth of It. Martyn Iles is the director of the Australian Christian Lobby and has kindly given permission to re-publish his podcast. Recommended resources: You can take action and express opposition to the change in law before 5pm, Tuesday 13 August at https://www.acl.org.au/take_action_on_abortion. ‘Doctors' rights to object to abortion should be protected’ by Joanna Howe and Suzanne Le Mire (Sydney Morning Herald article). ‘Lawyers commenting on NSW Abortion Law changes’ by the Wilberforce Foundation. 180 movie - this is an excellent 30-minute movie that will help you turn conversations about abortion to the gospel. Babies are Murdered Here - a documentary advocating for the abolition of abortion (please note that unlike the U.S.A. where this was filmed, our freedom of speech has sadly been curtailed from speaking against abortion within 150 metres of an abortion clinic in NSW, although there is an exception outside NSW Parliament House). Abortion Procedures Website - these videos are confronting, but they are animated so that it's not as bad as the real thing. It is important to know the truth about abortion. Upcoming event: Martyn Iles (Director of the Australia Christian Lobby) will be joining us for dinner and an open forum on Religious Liberty (our next module in CEC) on Sunday 25 August, 6:15-8:30pm in the St Thomas' Memorial Hall. Please bring a suggested $5 donation to cover the costs of a light dinner. To find out more and to RSVP, please visit our Coming Events page. Christians Engaging Culture (CEC) exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

This week is a special episode between our evangelism module and our religious liberty module. Given recent developments around abortion in NSW, we are listening to Martyn Iles’ comments about the subject from his podcast called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFMoODxYYkmeUKy0B6U0im5PKQ_dNk-Xk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Truth of It</a>. Martyn Iles is the director of the <a href="https://www.acl.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Australian Christian Lobby</a> and has kindly given permission to re-publish his podcast. Recommended resources: You can take action and express opposition to the change in law before 5pm, Tuesday 13 August at <a href="https://www.acl.org.au/take_action_on_abortion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.acl.org.au/take_action_on_abortion</a>. <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/doctors-rights-to-object-to-abortion-should-be-protected-20190802-p52dc9.html?fbclid=IwAR32aXQJwDUvXLjr_DD5Hr62KqR5dy7BMbBx5x7RPhr1Oot5HAYMOamww60" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Doctors' rights to object to abortion should be protected’</a> by Joanna Howe and Suzanne Le Mire (Sydney Morning Herald article). <a href="https://lawandreligionaustralia.blog/2019/08/08/lawyers-commenting-on-nsw-abortion-law-changes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Lawyers commenting on NSW Abortion Law changes’</a> by the Wilberforce Foundation. <a href="https://youtu.be/7y2KsU_dhwI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">180 movie</a> - this is an excellent 30-minute movie that will help you turn conversations about abortion to the gospel. <a href="https://youtu.be/dxDyfSHEq5g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Babies are Murdered Here</a> - a documentary advocating for the abolition of abortion (please note that unlike the U.S.A. where this was filmed, our freedom of speech has sadly been curtailed from speaking against abortion within 150 metres of an abortion clinic in NSW, although there is an exception outside NSW Parliament House). <a href="https://www.abortionprocedures.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abortion Procedures Website</a> - these videos are confronting, but they are animated so that it's not as bad as the real thing. It is important to know the truth about abortion. Upcoming event: Martyn Iles (Director of the <a href="https://www.acl.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Australia Christian Lobby</a>) will be joining us for dinner and an open forum on Religious Liberty (our next module in CEC) on Sunday 25 August, 6:15-8:30pm in the St Thomas' Memorial Hall. Please bring a suggested $5 donation to cover the costs of a light dinner. To find out more and to RSVP, please visit our <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/coming-events" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coming Events page</a>. Christians Engaging Culture (CEC) exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Martyn Iles - Why we Must Fight for Every Life - NSW Abortion Laws

Rebecca McLaughlin

This week is a special episode between our evangelism module and our freedom of religion module featuring Rebecca McLaughlin. Our senior minister Simon Manchester wrote a bulletin letter last week that heartily commends her recent book Confronting Christianity. Simon also recommended that the CEC podcast play a lecture Rebecca gave. It was a lecture she delievered at the 2019 National Conference of the Gospel Coalition in Indianapolis and it was called ‘4 Things Christians Must Reclaim’. Rebecca has very kindly given us permission to republish the lecture here. Upcoming event: Martyn Iles (Director of the Australia Christian Lobby) will be joining us for dinner and an open forum on Freedom of Religion (our next module in CEC) on Sunday 25 August, 6:15-8:30pm in the St Thomas' Memorial Hall. More information can be found here. Christians Engaging Culture (CEC) exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

This week is a special episode between our evangelism module and our freedom of religion module featuring <a href="https://www.rebeccamclaughlin.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rebecca McLaughlin</a>. Our senior minister Simon Manchester wrote a bulletin letter last week that heartily commends her recent book <a href="https://reformers.com.au/products/9781433564239-confronting-christianity-12-hard-questions-for-the-worlds-largest-religion-rebecca-mclaughlin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Confronting Christianity</a>. Simon also recommended that the CEC podcast play a lecture Rebecca gave. It was a lecture she delievered at the 2019 National Conference of the Gospel Coalition in Indianapolis and it was called <a href="https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/tgc-podcast/4-things-christians-must-reclaim/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘4 Things Christians Must Reclaim’</a>. Rebecca has very kindly given us permission to republish the lecture here. Upcoming event: Martyn Iles (Director of the <a href="https://www.acl.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Australia Christian Lobby</a>) will be joining us for dinner and an open forum on Freedom of Religion (our next module in CEC) on Sunday 25 August, 6:15-8:30pm in the St Thomas' Memorial Hall. More information can be found <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/coming-events" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Christians Engaging Culture (CEC) exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Rebecca McLaughlin - 4 Things Christians Must Reclaim

David Robertson

This week is a special episode between our evangelism module and our freedom of religion module featuring David Robertson. David recently moved from Scotland where he was the minister at St Peter’s Free Church in Dundee. He has come to Australia to work at City Bible Forum as director of an initiative called Third Space that seeks to create opportunities to share the gospel with unbelieving friends in a space between the office and the church building. We are very blessed at St Thomas’ to have David and his lovely wife Annabelle join us as members. David produces a brilliant podcast called ‘Quantum’ that analyses news and current affairs from a Christian worldview. And because he’s now moved to Australia, I daresay it will include a lot more Australian news moving into the future. David has kindly let us republish his podcast here so you can get a taste of it. I’ve chosen the episode he released when he landed in Australia a couple of weeks ago. So have a listen and then go and subscribe to his podcast by searching for ‘Quantum - The Wee Flea Podcast’ in your podcast app. Upcoming event: Martyn Iles (Director of the Australia Christian Lobby) will be joining us for dinner and an open forum on Freedom of Religion (our next module in CEC) on Sunday 25 August, 6:15-8:30pm in the St Thomas' Memorial Hall. More information can be found here. Christians Engaging Culture (CEC) exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

This week is a special episode between our evangelism module and our freedom of religion module featuring David Robertson. David recently moved from Scotland where he was the minister at St Peter’s Free Church in Dundee. He has come to Australia to work at City Bible Forum as director of an initiative called Third Space that seeks to create opportunities to share the gospel with unbelieving friends in a space between the office and the church building. We are very blessed at St Thomas’ to have David and his lovely wife Annabelle join us as members. David produces a brilliant podcast called ‘Quantum’ that analyses news and current affairs from a Christian worldview. And because he’s now moved to Australia, I daresay it will include a lot more Australian news moving into the future. David has kindly let us republish his podcast here so you can get a taste of it. I’ve chosen the episode he released when he landed in Australia a couple of weeks ago. So have a listen and then go and subscribe to <a href="https://theweeflea.com/category/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his podcast</a> by searching for ‘Quantum - The Wee Flea Podcast’ in your podcast app. Upcoming event: Martyn Iles (Director of the <a href="https://www.acl.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Australia Christian Lobby</a>) will be joining us for dinner and an open forum on Freedom of Religion (our next module in CEC) on Sunday 25 August, 6:15-8:30pm in the St Thomas' Memorial Hall. More information can be found <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/coming-events" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Christians Engaging Culture (CEC) exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

David Robertson - Quantum - The Wee Flea Podcast

Michael Bird

For the past few weeks we have been thinking about the topic of Evangelism. This is because we aren’t engaging in cultural conversations simply for the sake of an argument. Our ultimate goal is to point people to Jesus. This week we are stepping back and taking a look at our cultural landscape. From relativism to secularism to cultural Marxism, there are certainly a lot of isms flying around. Of course the gospel is relevant to people whether we understand each ism or not. But it can help us understand where our neighbours are coming from if we try and get a handle on them, and then that can help us to connect the gospel to where they’re at. There are plenty of great resources on our website to help you learn more, so please do visit it here. In this week’s podcast we are listening to an address that was given by Dr Michael Bird, lecturer in theology at Ridley College in Melbourne. He expertly analyses how we got to the point we’re at in Australia, he helps us think about where we’re likely to head, and he provides strategise for how we can navigate this cultural landscape as Christians. This lecture was originally given at the Australian Christian Lobby Embolden Conference in 2017 and we thank them for their kind permission in letting us republish it here. You can find videos from the full conference here and the ACL website here. Christians Engaging Culture (CEC) exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

For the past few weeks we have been thinking about the topic of Evangelism. This is because we aren’t engaging in cultural conversations simply for the sake of an argument. Our ultimate goal is to point people to Jesus. This week we are stepping back and taking a look at our cultural landscape. From relativism to secularism to cultural Marxism, there are certainly a lot of isms flying around. Of course the gospel is relevant to people whether we understand each ism or not. But it can help us understand where our neighbours are coming from if we try and get a handle on them, and then that can help us to connect the gospel to where they’re at. There are plenty of great resources on our website to help you learn more, so please do visit it <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/past-topics/evangelism/cultures-today" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. In this week’s podcast we are listening to an address that was given by Dr Michael Bird, lecturer in theology at Ridley College in Melbourne. He expertly analyses how we got to the point we’re at in Australia, he helps us think about where we’re likely to head, and he provides strategise for how we can navigate this cultural landscape as Christians. This lecture was originally given at the Australian Christian Lobby Embolden Conference in 2017 and we thank them for their kind permission in letting us republish it here. You can find videos from the full conference <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFMoODxYYkmea13GRRxHTHYQkqTbsO7RF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and the ACL website <a href="https://www.acl.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Christians Engaging Culture (CEC) exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Michael Bird - The Current Culture (Evangelism Part 7)

For the past few weeks we have been thinking about the topic of Evangelism. This is because we aren’t engaging in cultural conversations simply for the sake of an argument. Our ultimate goal is to point people to Jesus. This week we are thinking through how to give answers to objections people have. The podcast has two parts. The first part is from a ministry called Speak Life in the United Kingdom. You can find them on the web at speaklife.org.uk, you can subscribe to their podcast by searching for them on your podcast app or you can listen to their live cast each week at facebook.com/speaklifeuk. We can highly recommend their material. The second part is from a lecture given by Michael Ramsden on answering objections. It's just a small snippet of the lecture, so we can recommend you check out the full videos starting here. For more resources handpicked on answering objections, please check out this week's web page. Christians Engaging Culture (CEC) exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website here. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website here.

For the past few weeks we have been thinking about the topic of Evangelism. This is because we aren’t engaging in cultural conversations simply for the sake of an argument. Our ultimate goal is to point people to Jesus. This week we are thinking through how to give answers to objections people have. The podcast has two parts. The first part is from a ministry called Speak Life in the United Kingdom. You can find them on the web at <a href="https://speaklife.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">speaklife.org.uk</a>, you can subscribe to their podcast by searching for them on your podcast app or you can listen to their live cast each week at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SpeakLifeUK/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/speaklifeuk</a>. We can highly recommend their material. The second part is from a lecture given by Michael Ramsden on answering objections. It's just a small snippet of the lecture, so we can recommend you check out the full videos starting <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQFzpiTc6j8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. For more resources handpicked on answering objections, please check out <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/past-topics/evangelism/answering-objections" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this week's web page</a>. Christians Engaging Culture (CEC) exists to equip the members of St Thomas’ to give faithful answers in everyday cultural conversations and to turn those conversations to the gospel. The aim of this podcast is to start conversations around our church community, so please encourage everyone at church to subscribe (and show them how to!) and when you see people, ask them what they thought of this week's episode. You can find the Christians Engaging Culture website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are not a member of St Thomas', we invite you to look at the 'About Us' page of our website <a href="https://cec.st-thomas.org.au/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Glen Scrivener (Speak Life) - How to Handle Objections (Evangelism Part 6)

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