Mission in New Housing Estates

Mission in New Housing Estates

Across our synod there is rapid population growth on the fringe of greater Melbourne and in regional cities and towns – including Ballarat, Bendigo, Phillip Island, Inverloch, greater Geelong, the surf coast. The rate of growth of new housing estates in our presbytery...
Forming Disciples in Mission

Forming Disciples in Mission

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....
The Mission Pilot Process

The Mission Pilot Process

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...
Global Youth Spirituality Project

Global Youth Spirituality Project

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...