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In the earliest days of Merri Creek (2013), before the weekly services had launched, our planting team gathered every Friday morning for breakfast at Andrea’s house to dream about what kind of church we wanted. We were developing a vision for the church.  Most church vision statements, even those written with prayer and sincerity, end up borrowing from the corporate weasel-words playbook. They involve measurable outcomes, inspiring slogans, and forward-looking plans clothed i

Many years ago, I read an essay from a Year 10 student who had visited my church for a religious studies assignment. The first thing he commented on was how strange it felt having everyone staring up at a screen the whole time. He said it felt a bit like karaoke. His honest reflection was a good reminder that what feels normal to us as Christians can sometimes be quite strange to others. It made us think: have we become so used to screens everywhere that we've stopped noticin

For my daily devotion time, I’ve been slowly journaling my way through the Psalms, one or two verses at a time. Since doing this, I have really noticed how often the Psalmists refer to “enemies”: “Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!”  (Psalm 3:1). "Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies…”  (Psalm 5:8). "Let God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.”  (Psalm 68:1). For King David, this was no metaphor. His p