The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
Christian leaders join Dominic Steele for a deep end conversation about our hearts and different aspects of Christian ministry each Tuesday afternoon.
We share personally, pastorally and professionally about how we can best fulfill Jesus' mission to save the lost and serve the saints.
The discussion is broadcast live on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thepastorsheart">Facebook</a> then on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ThePastorsHeart">YouTube</a> and on our <u><b><a href="http://www.thepastorsheart.net">thepastorsheart.net</a></u></b> website and via audio podcast.
Episodes
454 episodes
Day4: A new day! Round the world reaction to the 'Global Anglican Communion'
The announcement of the new Global Anglican Communion has triggered an extraordinary wave of reaction from evangelical Anglican leaders gathered in Abuja this week. For ...
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Season 8
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Episode 14
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36:28
Day3: Laurent Mbunda on the emerging Global Anglican Communion
In his first interview after being elected chair of the new Global Anglican Council, Archbishop of Rwanda Laurent Mbanda has outlined how leadership will work in the emerging Global Anglican Communion The GAFCON Primates have dissol...
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Season 8
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Episode 13
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26:01
Day2: How to Reorder a Communion? Bible First, Structures Second
The future shape of the Anglican Communion is being debated this week in Abuja, Nigeria.At the GAFCON conference, more than 400 bishops and global leaders are working through the logic of the proposal that could lead to a new Global Ang...
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Season 8
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Episode 12
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32:09
Day1: Do not be yoked together with unbelievers | Glenn Davies, Michael Stead, Andy Lines and Mwita Akiri
The atmosphere was electric in the cathedral in Abuja, Nigeria as the the Word of God from 2 Corinthians rang out with unmistakable clarity: “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers… Come out from them and be separate… Let us purify ourse...
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Season 8
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Episode 11
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33:58
Day0: A Turning Point for Global Anglicanism - Dominic Steele
Dominic Steele reports from Abuja, Nigeria, as nearly 500 Anglican leaders gather for GAFCON 2026 in what many believe could prove a decisive moment in the reshaping of the Anglican Communion. Delegates have arrived from across Africa,...
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Season 8
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Episode 10
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18:06
Easter Evangelism that actually works. How not to waste Easter this year.
For many of us, Easter is the highest attention moment of the year. But how do we turn that attention into genuine Gospel impact? How do we help people attend in the first place, how do we move from visitor to believer, and how do we run follow...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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37:09
Resolving the ‘Romans controversies’ - with Brian Rosner
Well, we give it a serious go in 30 minutes.What is the “righteousness of God”?Is it faith in Christ or the faithfulness of Christ?Who is the “I” in Romans 7?What exactly is Paul saying about Israel and the ...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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31:11
From Canterbury to Abuja - with Paul Donison and Jodie McNeill
We’re just three weeks away from what may prove to be one of the most significant gatherings of Anglican leaders in a generation — as bishops, clergy and lay representatives from across the world meet in Abuja to chart the future of global Angl...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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32:49
The most dangerous meeting in your church? Rethinking the Annual General Meeting!
For many pastors, the AGM is something to be survived — not led.A governance headache. A compliance exercise.And for some, the meeting where old tensions resurface and trust quietly erodes.But what if we’ve misunderstood th...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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42:14
How did we get here? How 1776 culturally and intellectually shaped the post-Christian West - with Archie Poulos
Wisdom for pastors seeking to preach and lead well in a post-Christian age.So much of our culture judges events in isolation — a single moment, a single failure, a single decision — detached from what led to it and what flows from it. Bu...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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25:15
SPECIAL: Inside Australia’s Hate Speech Backflip And What It Means For Faith Communities
A roller-coaster week for religious freedom in Australia.In just days, sweeping Australian national legislation moved from deeply alarming to not great, but not terrible — after intense pressure from faith leaders across the country.
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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27:48
Yancey: Trauma and devastation after Philip Yancey’s adultery - Condie, Hoyt & Edwards.
How should Christians react to news one of our heroes has engaged in an eight year sinful affair with a married woman?How should churches respond when leaders fall? Why do accountability structures fail? ...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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42:29
How do you work well in a ministry team when you’re not the senior leader?
So much pastoral energy is lost when teams don’t function well. Anxiety rises, trust erodes and the mission of the church suffers. But when teams are healthy, aligned and generous with one another, churches flourish.In this ‘Bes...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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36:15
How Age and Sex shape discipleship: Godly Complementarianism - with Paul Grimmond
Godly Complementarianism - with Paul GrimmondLiving Godly Lives Together - as men and women, young and old, husbands and wives?All Christians are called to live like Christ. But in Titus 2, the apostle Paul speaks about godlines...
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Season 7
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Episode 53
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35:31
Making your 'Christmas Talk' better - Sam Chan, Andrew Barry and Adrian Russell
How to preach Christmas that engages and connects. - We've pulled in three experts to help us prepare for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We share talk structures, attention hooks, and illustrations that connect with guests w...
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Season 7
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Episode 52
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34:05
Kanishka on love in the face of terror at Bondi - Kanishka Raffel, Martin Morgan and Ben Pakula
Archbishop Kanishka on the terror attack at Bondi - Kanishka Raffel, Martin Morgan and Ben Pakula Sydney’s Anglican Archbishop Kanishka Raffel calls on Sydney to embrace our Jewish neighbours in love, friendship and support and to rejec...
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Season 7
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Episode 51
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27:39
Tears, Questions and Hope - When a senior pastor takes their own life? Keith Condie & Trinette Stanley
Tears, Questions and Hope - When a senior pastor takes their own life? Keith Condie & Trinette StanleyIn the last few months two senior evangelical leaders have taken their own lives. The Archbishop’s letter said ‘It is w...
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Season 7
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Episode 50
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38:15
AI Ethics and Preaching: Plagiarism, Spiritual Formation & Pastoral Voice - with Stephen Driscoll
What are the dangers when pastors let AI assist… or sometimes author?How do we think well about plagiarism, spiritual formation and the loss of our pastoral voice?And are there positive, God-honouring ways to use these tools?
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Season 7
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Episode 49
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32:04
Out with Apostasy and Colonialism: Center of gravity shifts from Canterbury to Abuja - with Paul Donison
Paul Donison responds to global reaction to Gafcon’s reset of the Anglican Communion and its declaration that Canterbury’s time is over.The Lord is removing his Spirit from the Canterbury–Lambeth lampstand, and the centre of globa...
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Season 7
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Episode 48
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33:42
How to revolutionise your church towards a 5% conversion target - Brett Middleton, Ben Molyneux and Dan Au
How to turn around evangelistic stagnation in your church — or how to start pursuing a 5% goal?Across Australian Evangelicalism there is a bold goal — growing our churches by 5% per year through conversion growth.But some pastors ...
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Season 7
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Episode 47
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36:43
Riding the young adult revival - Dave Jensen, Sam Mahdavi & Pre Shunmugam
Something is happening. In England the data shows a quiet revival. In France a new evangelical church is opening every ten days. But what about here in Australia?Among young adults we’re hearing stories of renewed interest in Jesus, fres...
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Season 7
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Episode 46
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35:09
Church music in a culture obsessed with self expression - with Alanna Glover
What does healthy, joyful, word-shaped congregational singing look like in a culture obsessed with self-expression?We are shaped more than we realise by the culture around us. And today one of the most powerful cultural forces pressing ...
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Season 7
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Episode 45
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30:59
Betrayed by my King - with Rachel Ciano and Stephen Tong
Marcus Loane said no. The King said yes. For the first time in more than 800 years, an English monarch has prayed publicly with the Pope.King Charles III — the Supreme Governor of the Church of England — joined Pope L...
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Season 7
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Episode 44
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29:52
Enough’s Enough! — A Bible-Centred Reordering of Global Anglicanism — with Laurent Mbanda
“We are now the Global Anglican Communion,” says Archbishop Laurent Mbanda — the Chair of Gafcon, Primate of Rwanda, and leader of Global Anglicans.Bible-believing Anglicans around the world are praising God today.The Ang...
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Season 7
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Episode 43
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29:54
Holistic help for Christian addicts - with Antony Dandato
How can we help those trapped in addiction? What about when we ourselves are the ones struggling?Addiction is often an elephant in the room for pastors — whether it’s alcohol, substances, pornography, or sex addiction. And Antony’s resea...
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Season 7
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Episode 42
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36:34