by admin | Apr 26, 2022 | RESEARCH
How are churches reframing Christian education in order to be effective in growing faith and engaging in mission in Australian society in the 21st century? This question was the basis for my doctoral research, completed in 2018, and now part of my ongoing work....
by admin | Apr 13, 2022 | PROJECTS
Mission Pilot Launch from Craig Mitchell on Vimeo. In 2020 Port Phillip East Presbytery we commenced a Mission Pilot Process, part of a significant cultural change process within the presbytery called “Cultivating our Future” facilitated by Phil McCredden from...
by admin | Apr 13, 2022 | RESEARCH
Ministry patterns are constantly changing. Most Uniting Churches are small and rural. Many no longer have their own resident minister. Different forms of ministry have been emerging over the last 25 years or so. What does effective ministry look like in these...
by admin | Mar 27, 2022 | RESEARCH, Youth
In 2008 I was involved in running focus groups in Adelaide as part of Search Institute’s global youth spirituality project. The project involved a survey of nearly 7,000 young people and 175 focus groups across 17 countries. This was the first step in refining a...
by admin | Mar 26, 2022 | RESEARCH, Youth
A decade ago I suggested that research regarding the spirituality of young people gave insufficient attention to the place of technology in their lives. “Young peoples’ innate desires for intimacy and self-transcendence are bound up in their daily use of...
