I’ve recently had cause to think about two verses from the 26th chapter of Proverbs. Here they are: [4] Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. [5] Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. On first glance these verses may seem contradict …

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Stephen McDonald has posted his final sets of notes from the Melbourne Presbyterian Theological College’s 2012 Pastor’s Conference. I’ve posted links to his day one notes here and the day two notes here. The first of these, Overcoming The Superman Syndrome is a cracker. And David’s material on Why Plant Churches? is very helpful. Session …

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Stephen McDonald has done a bang-up job of taking these notes. (As I mentioned yesterday) Of particular interest is the session by John Wilson, combining observations about the history and theological life of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria over the last 35 years or so to produce with practical applications for the future. There’s also …

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Being a long way from anywhere means that just slipping off to a ministry conference is a bit of an exercise. Fortunately a generation of blog savvy posters means that reasonable notes are available. And sometimes audio is even posted a bit later for free. New student Stephen McDonald has posted notes on the sessions …

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