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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...
Google Podcast of my PhD Thesis
So here's a fascinating thing - a podcast discussion of my doctoral thesis created by AI in Google Notebook LM. The application is designed to produce audio summaries from documents. It is free to use and feature a male and a female American voice. The voices are very engaging,...
How Shall We Sing – Sheet Music
I've just made the sheet music for "How Shall We Sing?" available as a separate item in the store. The song was co-written with David MacGregor for 26 January but is suitable for other times during the year, including Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week. It is written from a...
A Conspiracy of Goodness
Here's a new drama that I've written about keeping something good a secret. It goes with texts such as - Jesus cleanses a leper - Matthew 8:1-4; Mark 1: 40-45; Luke 5:12-15 - Jairus' Daughter and a Woman's Faith - Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56 - Jesus cures a deaf man - Mark...
“Deeper Water” Digital Book available online
I'm pleased to announce the release of my worship book "Deeper Water" as a digital book in PDF format for the first time ever. I am now the publisher of the book. You can find out the details here.
Like a Candle – Sheet Music
The sheet music for "Like a Candle" is now for the first time available as a separate item for purchase. Words by Craig Mitchell. Music by Tim Beale and Roger Imms. Click here for the product page.
Blessed Night, Blessed Light
This song has been written for Advent 2024 to go with the theme that we are using at Blackwood Uniting Church in Adelaide. The theme is actually "Holy Light, Holy Night" but those words didn't quite fit what I was trying to do with the song. Four lines of the verse were...
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