The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele

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Christian leaders join Dominic Steele for a deep end conversation about our hearts and different aspects of Christian ministry each Tuesday afternoon.We share personally, pastorally and professionally about how we can best fulfill Jesus' mission to save the lost and serve the saints. Video and Audio of the discussion is broadcast live on Facebook,  YouTube and is available on our thepastorsheart.net.

  1. How Katoomba shaped a generation of Sydney Evangelicals

    2d ago

    How Katoomba shaped a generation of Sydney Evangelicals

    For a generation of Sydney evangelicals, the Katoomba Christian Conventions weren’t just events in the calendar - they shaped church programs across the city. In the 80s, 90s and early 2000s, thousands gathered under the circus tent and then later in packed auditoriums to hear the Bible taught, sing with conviction and be raised up for ministry. But how did Katoomba become such an influence in Sydney evangelicalism? What decisions shaped its extraordinary impact? And what lessons are there for today.  We start a new occasional oral history series on the Pastor’s Heart, with former Katoomba Chairs Philip Jensen, David Cook and Al Stewart, reflecting on Katoomba’s phenomenal influence, the priority of expository preaching, the importance of guarding the platform and why “we teach the Bible” became a defining conviction. Anglican Aid To find out more about supporting Anglican Aid. Support the show

    34 min
  2. Why do young people leave the church, and what do we need to change to help them stay? Ruth Lukabyo

    Jun 23

    Why do young people leave the church, and what do we need to change to help them stay? Ruth Lukabyo

    New research suggests that around 70% of those who attended church regularly at age 11 are no longer attending by their late twenties, with the most vulnerable years stretching from around age 10 through to 25.  Dean of Students at Youthworks College Ruth Lukabyo explores why young people disengage, how inherited faith becomes owned faith and what churches can do to better navigate the critical transitions from childhood to adulthood.  We discuss the practical changes pastors, parents and churches can make to help more young people keep following Jesus for the long haul. Anglican Aid To find out more about supporting Anglican Aid. Support the show

    32 min
  3. Have we preached the word richly, but failed to let the word dwell richly among us?

    Jun 16

    Have we preached the word richly, but failed to let the word dwell richly among us?

    Tony Payne provocatively argues that while evangelicalism has successfully recovered expository preaching and every-member ministry, we have not adequately recovered every-member word ministry.  Tony argues that the Reformation remains unfinished, that we haven’t fully thought through the implications of the priesthood of all believers, and that passages like Ephesians 4, Hebrews and especially 1 Corinthians 11-14 may need to be read rather differently than many of us have assumed. Tony asks, have we trained people to serve on teams, but not trained them to speak God’s word to one another? It’s a challenge that reaches into some of our most fundamental assumptions about Christian ministry.  We discuss prophecy, the ministry of women, the role of the pastor-teacher, preaching and discipleship, and what it would actually look like for the word of Christ to reverberate through a congregation rather than stopping at the pulpit. To purchase: matthiasmedia.com.au/products/let-the-word-dwell-richly Anglican Aid To find out more about supporting Anglican Aid. Support the show

    34 min
  4. Are evangelicals losing confidence in low-church evangelicalism? - with Orlando Saer

    Jun 9

    Are evangelicals losing confidence in low-church evangelicalism? - with Orlando Saer

    What’s going on? Is this a reaction against thin, seeker-friendly evangelicalism? Spiritual nostalgia?  Across the Western church, some younger Christians seem to be searching for deeper roots: tradition, transcendence, beauty, liturgy, sacraments and a stronger sense of connection with the historic church. Some evangelicals have become Roman Catholic or even Orthodox. Even a church formerly affiliated with the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) in the UK has become Orthodox. Orlando Saer, senior pastor of Christ Church Southampton, describes himself as something of a “spiritual mongrel”, shaped by Roman Catholic, high Anglican, low Anglican, independent Baptist and FIEC influences. On sabbatical in Australia, Orlando has been thinking deeply about why Christians are longing for rootedness, transcendence and tradition, and how evangelical leaders should respond. Anglican Aid To find out more about supporting Anglican Aid. Support the show

    36 min
  5. Fixing the 'senior pastor loneliness problem' - with Sheridan Voysey

    Jun 2

    Fixing the 'senior pastor loneliness problem' - with Sheridan Voysey

    The loneliest person in church may be the one standing at the pulpit. Pastors spend their lives surrounded by people, but ministry can make real friendship strangely difficult. Confidentiality, responsibility, expectations, perceived favouritism and the pressure to “have answers but not needs” can leave church leaders profoundly alone. Sheridan Voysey says pastors don’t just need supervision, systems or resilience strategies. They need real friends: people they can talk to, depend on, grow with and enjoy. People who know the weight they are carrying. People they can call at 2am when everything has gone wrong. Sheridan helps us think pastorally and practically about the lonely pastor, the friendship Jesus modelled and how churches can give leaders permission to be human.  Anglican Aid To find out more about supporting Anglican Aid. Support the show

    34 min
  6. From corrective to culture setting: leading Australian evangelicalism | with Richard Coekin

    May 26

    From corrective to culture setting: leading Australian evangelicalism | with Richard Coekin

    The Reach Australia movement has matured into something broader: from a corrective voice into one of the most significant culture-shaping forces in Australian evangelicalism. Reach Australia has often been heard as a corrective: a push for clearer pathways, better systems, output thinking and more intentional leadership in local churches. Richard Coekin says that, as an outsider, last week’s conference felt less like the corrective it may have seemed in the past and more like a mature, holistic vision for church leadership: with preaching, spiritual transformation, gospel culture, prayerful dependence and pastoral warmth much more clearly front and centre, while still committed to principled pragmatism and organising churches to reach the lost. Richard Coekin, former senior pastor of Dundonald Church in London and now leader of Reach UK, reflects on his fortnight at both the Reach UK conference in London and the Reach Australia conference, attended by 1450 leaders on the NSW Central Coast. We discuss the maturing of Reach Australia and what UK evangelical churches might learn from Australia at this moment. Anglican Aid To find out more about supporting Anglican Aid. Support the show

    29 min
  7. A senior pastor’s tears — and a gospel culture to reach a nation | Richard Leadbeater

    May 22

    A senior pastor’s tears — and a gospel culture to reach a nation | Richard Leadbeater

    Richard Leadbeater is the senior pastor of the influential Dundonald Church in London. He came to Australia for the Reach Australia Conference — 1450 pastors and leaders from across Australia, the UK, the US, South Africa and New Zealand — and left deeply moved. Richard says he found himself in tears four times during the week.  In a The Pastor’s Heart Friday special, Dominic Steele presses into Richard’s pastor’s heart, exploring each of those moments.  We also talk about the joy and privileges of ministry — and why Richard is concerned that we can talk so much about how hard ministry is that we forget to commend the deep joy of being spent in the service of Christ. #ReachAustralia Anglican Aid To find out more about supporting Anglican Aid. Support the show

    36 min
  8. Live from Reach: Christ’s victory amidst discouragement, criticism, exhaustion, disappointment and sin.

    May 19

    Live from Reach: Christ’s victory amidst discouragement, criticism, exhaustion, disappointment and sin.

    We preach Christ’s victory as pastors. But we battle discouragement, criticism, exhaustion, disappointment and sin. What does the victory of Christ actually mean for pastors whose ministries feel painfully ordinary? What does it mean for leaders carrying the slow weight of imperfect churches, spiritual warfare, unanswered prayers and years of costly ministry? We speak with Phil Colgan and Adam Ch’ng how suffering shapes faithful ministry, and why Christ’s victory does not remove weakness — but gives hope, endurance and courage. We explore sanctification, spiritual battle, pastoral perseverance and the future glory. Phil Colgan is senior minister of St George North Anglican on the Central Coast; Adam Ch’ng is senior minister of Cross and Crown Melbourne.  They are speaking to around 1300 pastors and leaders at the Reach Australia National Conference on the Central Coast of New South Wales. Anglican Aid To find out more about supporting Anglican Aid. Support the show

    28 min
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Christian leaders join Dominic Steele for a deep end conversation about our hearts and different aspects of Christian ministry each Tuesday afternoon.We share personally, pastorally and professionally about how we can best fulfill Jesus' mission to save the lost and serve the saints. Video and Audio of the discussion is broadcast live on Facebook,  YouTube and is available on our thepastorsheart.net.

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  • Creator
    Dominic Steele
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    473
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Dominic Steele, Village Church Annandale, Sydney, Australia
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    The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele

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