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. The discussion is broadcast live on Facebook then on YouTube  and on our  thepastorsheart.net website and via audio podcast. 

  1. Resolving the ‘Romans controversies’ - with Brian Rosner

    3D AGO

    Resolving the ‘Romans controversies’ - with Brian Rosner

    Well, we give it a serious go in 30 minutes. What is the “righteousness of God”? Is it faith in Christ or the faithfulness of Christ? Who is the “I” in Romans 7? What exactly is Paul saying about Israel and the Law? How does Romans use the Old Testament? And is the gospel mainly about individual salvation or shaping a new community? Ridley College’s Brian Rosner has just released a major theological overview of Romans ‘Strengthened by the Gospel’ — and along the way he thoughtfully engages nearly every major scholarly controversy. If you’ve ever taught Romans, struggled with Romans, or simply wanted to understand Romans more deeply you will enjoy this fast moving discussion through the controversies of Romans.  To purchase Strengthened by the gospel: https://reformers.com.au/products/9781433572555-strengthened-by-the-gospel-a-theology-of-romans-brian-rosner The Church Co http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Anglican Aid To find out more about supporting Anglican Aid. Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsor Support the show

    31 min
  2. From Canterbury to Abuja - with Paul Donison and Jodie McNeill

    FEB 10

    From Canterbury to Abuja - with Paul Donison and Jodie McNeill

    We’re just three weeks away from what may prove to be one of the most significant gatherings of Anglican leaders in a generation — as bishops, clergy and lay representatives from across the world meet in Abuja to chart the future of global Anglicanism. We preview the conference being led by Global Anglican Futures Conference (GAFCON), and explore how its proposed “reordering” of the Anglican Communion compares with the approach of the Global South Fellowship of Anglicans. With the centre of Anglican Christianity now firmly in the majority world, the conference in Abjua, Nigeria brings together a broad representative cross-section of the global church. Our guests are Paul Donison, General Secretary of the GAFCON movement, and Gafcon Operations Manager Jodie McNeill, who is helping coordinate the gathering.  The Pastor’s Heart coverage of the Global Anglians Abuja conference is brought to you by Anglican Aid. The Church Co http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Anglican Aid To find out more about supporting Anglican Aid. Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsor Support the show

    33 min
  3. The most dangerous meeting in your church? Rethinking the Annual General Meeting!

    FEB 3

    The most dangerous meeting in your church? Rethinking the Annual General Meeting!

    For many pastors, the AGM is something to be survived — not led. A governance headache. A compliance exercise. And for some, the meeting where old tensions resurface and trust quietly erodes. But what if we’ve misunderstood the AGM? What if, instead of just doing compliance, we aimed to build confidence? What if the AGM could be a leadership moment — one that strengthens, not damages, your church? Jo Gibbs (Reach Australia) and Dave Moore (Hunter Bible Church) on how to plan and lead an excellent church AGM. Why good AGM preparation is actually pastoral careHow to move from enduring the AGM to envisioning itWhy “no surprises” is kindness, not bureaucracyWhat faithful impact and financial reporting really look likeAnd what a genuinely Jesus-honouring AGM would feel likeFurther reading: https://reachaustralia.com.au/its-agm-time-again/  http://www.thepastorsheart.net/podcast/rethinking-the-annual-general-meeting The Church Co http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Anglican Aid To find out more about supporting Anglican Aid. Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsor Support the show

    42 min
  4. How did we get here? How 1776 culturally and intellectually shaped the post-Christian West - with Archie Poulos

    JAN 27

    How did we get here? How 1776 culturally and intellectually shaped the post-Christian West - with Archie Poulos

    Wisdom for pastors seeking to preach and lead well in a post-Christian age. So much of our culture judges events in isolation — a single moment, a single failure, a single decision — detached from what led to it and what flows from it. But history doesn’t work like that. Events emerge from long trajectories, and they reshape the future in ways no one fully controls or intends. We’re joined by Archie Poulos, Head of the Ministry Department at Moore Theological College, to reflect on Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West by Andrew Wilson.  Wilson’s argument isn’t that everything changed overnight in 1776, but that the events clustered around that year give us a window into the forces that have shaped the WEIRDER world we now inhabit — Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich, Democratic, Ex-Christian and Romantic. We explore why reading history as an ecosystem rather than isolated episodes matters, why Romanticism isn’t just a past movement but our present operating system, and how Christian faith — offers a deeper, more hopeful way to understand our moment. The Church Co http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Anglican Aid To find out more about supporting Anglican Aid. Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsor Support the show

    25 min
  5. SPECIAL: Inside Australia’s Hate Speech Backflip And What It Means For Faith Communities

    JAN 21

    SPECIAL: Inside Australia’s Hate Speech Backflip And What It Means For Faith Communities

    A roller-coaster week for religious freedom in Australia. In just days, sweeping Australian national legislation moved from deeply alarming to not great, but not terrible — after intense pressure from faith leaders across the country. In this special bonus episode of The Pastor’s Heart, we speak with Michael Stead, Bishop of South Sydney and director of Freedom for Faith, who had a front-row seat as the law was debated, amended, and finally passed late at night in Parliament. What was originally proposed? Why did faith leaders unite in an extraordinary last-minute letter to the Prime Minister?  Which parts of the bill remain concerning — and which dangers were narrowly avoided? We walk through how the law was actually made — and what it now means for preaching, Bible teaching, protest, and free speech in Australia. Read the Faith Leaders letter. https://bit.ly/faith-leaders-letter The Church Co http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Anglican Aid To find out more about supporting Anglican Aid. Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsor Support the show

    28 min
  6. Yancey: Trauma and devastation after Philip Yancey’s adultery - Condie, Hoyt & Edwards.

    JAN 13

    Yancey: Trauma and devastation after Philip Yancey’s adultery - Condie, Hoyt & Edwards.

    How should Christians react to news one of our heroes has engaged in an eight year sinful affair with a married woman? How should churches respond when leaders fall? Why do accountability structures fail? How do we speak of grace without minimising harm? What does faithfulness look like for pastors, churches and ordinary believers in moments like this?Philip Yancey’s confession of an eight-year adulterous affair has shocked the evangelical world. His writing shaped a generation. His failure has caused deep harm. We begin by hearing from a woman (name withheld) who has walked a similar path — the former wife of a senior ministry leader — as she reflects on betrayal, theology under trauma and the long fallout for families. Keith Condie, is from Anglican Deaconess Ministries’ Mental Health and Pastoral Care Institute. Veronica Hoyt is Director of the Priscilla and Aquila Centre at Sydney’s Moore Theological College. Chris Edwards is the Anglican, Bishop of North Sydney. Link: Keith and Sarah Condie's marriage course.  Correction: It was mistakenly said in this episode that Yancey has Alzheimers.  This was a mistake and should have been Parkinsons.  Apologies. The Church Co http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsor Support the show

    42 min
  7. How do you work well in a ministry team when you’re not the senior leader?

    JAN 6

    How do you work well in a ministry team when you’re not the senior leader?

    So much pastoral energy is lost when teams don’t function well.  Anxiety rises, trust erodes and the mission of the church suffers. But when teams are healthy, aligned and generous with one another, churches flourish. In this ‘Best of’ episode of The Pastor’s Heart, over the Australian Summer, we’re joined by Peter Blanch (Reach Australia), Michael Davies (Lighthouse Church, Gorokan) and Megan Stevens (Vine Church, Surry Hills) to talk about leading up — how assistant ministers, associates and key volunteers can help teams work better, support senior leaders and care for the whole church ecosystem. We talk identity in Christ, trust, feedback, confidentiality, handling complaints and the often-unspoken dynamics of second-chair leadership — including the role of spouses. The Church Co http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsor Support the show

    36 min
  8. How Age and Sex shape discipleship: Godly Complementarianism - with Paul Grimmond

    12/30/2025

    How Age and Sex shape discipleship: Godly Complementarianism - with Paul Grimmond

    Godly Complementarianism - with Paul Grimmond Living Godly Lives Together - as men and women, young and old, husbands and wives? All Christians are called to live like Christ. But in Titus 2, the apostle Paul speaks about godliness in strikingly specific ways — addressing older and younger, men and women. Why does he do that? Are age and sex merely cultural categories, or gifts from God that shape the challenges we face in following Jesus? In this ‘best of episode’ of The Pastor’s Heart, over the Australian Summer break, we are joined by Paul Grimmond, Senior Lecturer at Moore Theological College. We dig into Titus 2, the most contested passages of the New Testament, and ask how truth and godliness belong together, how Scripture should be read in its own terms, and what this means for discipleship, marriage, ministry and pastoral care today. The Church Co http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.  Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsor Support the show

    36 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. The discussion is broadcast live on Facebook then on YouTube  and on our  thepastorsheart.net website and via audio podcast. 

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  • Creator
    Dominic Steele
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    448
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    © 2026 Dominic Steele, Village Church Annandale, Sydney, Australia
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