Husband to Ali, father of five, grandfather of 9, ministry trainer and writer.

Sydney, Australia
Joined September 2009
In this week's Two Ways News, we talk about 'pastors', 'elders', 'overseers', 'ministers' and the often confused and confusing language of congregational leadership open.substack.com/pub/twoway…
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Phillip and I talk about coronations, and the Christian view of government. The Coronation and the King, by @TonyJPayne open.substack.com/pub/twoway…
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A conversation I had with Phillip Jensen about our recent history here in Sydney, and how it relates to the Word of God. @TonyJPayne open.substack.com/pub/twoway…
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In our latest Two Ways News, 'A gamble not worth taking' -- it's not just problem gambling; all gambling is a problem. , by @TonyJPayne open.substack.com/pub/twoway…
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Clive James's poem comes to mind: 'The book of my enemy has been remaindered, and I am glad'. But in this case, these great deals (finishing today!) are all by good friends … and me. matthiasmedia.com.au/pages/j…
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A fresh and (hopefully) helpful take on the question of what we really stand for as evangelicals, and therefore how we think through working with others. @TonyJPayne open.substack.com/pub/twoway…
In our latest episode, a case study in answering the nonsensical accusations that come our way. twoways.news/p/does-religion…
My review of Al Stewart's new book (with bonus Chuck Norris jokes). Detoxing masculinity, by @TonyJPayne open.substack.com/pub/twoway…
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Phillip Jensen and I talk about challenging everyone to gospel ministry, encouraging some to pursue it in a paid, full-time way, doing all of this without creating two classes of Christians, and how we should think about ‘blokes worth watching’. twoways.news/p/the-gospel-ca…
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Latest edition of my newsletter, about the importance of teaching the gospel clearly to our people thepaynefultruth.online/p/th…
thepaynefultruth.online/p/th… Some thoughts on how the different concepts of 'member', 'community' and 'belonging' contribute to our understanding of what it means to be part of the congregation of Christ's people.
A broad-ranging chinwag with Phil Colgan about the opportunities and threats we face, about the two books everyone should read, and more. @TonyJPayne thepaynefultruth.online/p/q-…
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Our interview with Dominic ended up being a bit spikier than I expected, but it was good to talk about why the gospel is one thing (not many things) and therefore why a gospel outline is so useful. Also nice to discuss the main changes in the new edition. thepastorsheart.net/podcast/…
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