Professional Development

Conferences 

• 4D Conference, Clovercrest Baptist Church, 18 May 2024 
• Pastors Gathering, Adelaide Hills Convention Centre, 7-8 August 2024 
• Inspire SA, West Beach Community Church, 22-23 October 2024 

Retreats

• Renewal Retreat groups (link: Pastoral Wellbeing) 
• Sevenhill, Clare Valley, 3-7 Day retreats  
• Wellspring Centre (VIC), 1-6 day retreats 

Seminars & Workshops 

• Renewing the rhythms of family life and relationships after the coronavirus pandemic, CCAA
• Baptist Care Online Workshops
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
• First aid & Mental Health First Aid Courses, Holdfast Training, Red Cross, St Johns 
• Not-for-profit finances for managers and board members, Our Community

Recommended Reading

Recommended by Fellow Pastors

• Big Yes, Little Yes, Healthy Maybe, Mark Greenwood (2020) 
• Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of Our Post-Christian Culture, Mark Sayers (2019) 
• Becoming Dallas Willard: The Formation of a Philosopher, Teacher and Christ Follower, Gary Moon (2018) 
• Evangelism in a Skeptical World, Sam Chan (2018) 
• The Culturally Intelligent Leader: Developing Multi-ethnic  Communities in a Multicultural Age, Hirpo Kumbi (2017) 
• You are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit, James K. A. Smith (2016) 
• Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission, David E. Fitch (2016) 
• Planting Missional Churches: Your Guide to Starting Churches that Multiply, Ed Stetzer and Daniel Im (2016) 
• Strange Days: Life in the Spirit in a World of Upheaval, Mark Sayers (2016) 
• The Listening Life: Embracing Attentiveness in a World of Distraction, Adam McHugh (2015) 
• Surprise the World: The Five Habits of Highly Missional People, Michael Frost (2015) 
• The Suburban Captivity of the Church, Tim Foster (2014) 
• Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now, Walter Brueggemann (2014) 
• Surprised by Scripture: Engaging Contemporary Issues, NT Wright (2014) 
• Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City, Tim Keller (2012) 
• The Great Giveaway: Reclaiming the Mission of the Church from Big Business, Parachurch Organizations, Psychotherapy, Consumer Capitalism and other Modern Maladies (2012) 
• Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids, Kara E. Powell and Chap Clark (2011) 
• Redescribing Reality: What we Do When we Read the Bible, Walter Brueggemann (2009) 
• Christian Mission in the Modern World, John Stott (2009) 
• Ten Most Common Mistakes Made by Church Starts, Jim Griffith and Bill Easum (2008) 
• We Become What we Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry, G. K. Beale (2008) 
• Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation, Ruth Haley Barton (2006) 
• Evangelism in the Early Church, Michael Green (2004) 
• Know and Tell the Gospel, John Chapman (2002) 
• Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult, Nick Pollard (1997) 
• Finally Comes the Poet: Daring Speech for Proclamation, Walter Brueggemann (1989) 
• Living Proof: Sharing the Gospel Naturally, Jim Peterson (1988)