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“There is a Thin Place” – Sheet Music
There is a Thin Place is a Taize-style call to worship - a simple, contemplative melody with simple words. The arrangement allows for extra vocal and instrumental parts to be added. This song started as a Call to Worship written for Blackwood Uniting Church. David MacGregor has...
VIDEO SERIES – Aboriginal Spirituality and Culture
A conversation with Revd Dr Garry Worete Deverell. Three videos with Discussion Guide. This is a collaboration between Garry and myself on behalf of Port Phillip East Presbytery of the Uniting Church in Australia, with the initial support of the University of Divinity. Three...
NEW SONG – “Lay Down Your Palms”
Here's a new song written by Leigh Newton and myself called "Lay Down Your Palms". The writing began in Lent 2024 and has finally been finished in Lent 2025. The narrative goes from Palm Sunday to Jesus' post-resurrection sending of his disciples. So it can either be sung in...
DISC ADVANCED WORKSHOP
Wednesday 28 May, 9.30am - 4.00pm Venue: Uniting College Campus, 312 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Brooklyn Park Presented by Dr Craig Mitchell in association with Mission Resourcing SA and Uniting College for Leadership and Theology. The DISC Profile® is one of the most widely...
The Lost Son
It seems that without even planning it, the Parable of the Lost Son (or the Two Sons) from Luke 15 has become a story that I've played with quite a bit in recent years. Rembrandt's "Return of the Prodigal Son" About 20 years ago I bought a set of slide transparencies from the...
“Deeper Water” – new print and digial prices
I'm please to announce that my worship book Deeper Water is once more available in print. I am now self-publishing the book. The price is now A$45 including postage Australia-wide. (Previously it was $40 excluding postage) I have also reduced the price of the digital version to...
Introducing Brick Church
Yesterday I ran the first of two workshops for a small church community on what a monthly Brick Church [aka "Lego" TM] might look like. The background to this is that I have an interest in doing Brick Church and have previously run an activity-based faith community called...
Online Communities – Sessions 2 and 3
Here are some resources from sessions 2 and 3 of Creating Authentic Christian Communities Online, hosted by me in July and September 2024 for the Centre for Music, Liturgy and the Arts. The sessions were an opportunity to explore online worship in relation to the broader...
“Diving Deep” Workshop
Thursday 27 February or Wednesday 12 March Join me for an online workshop on preparing youth and adults for baptism and confirmation. Hear about how the church's thinking and practice regarding confirmation have sharpened in recent years. Consider how ages and stages of faith...
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