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The Briefing has been running for nearly 400 issues, and with more than 1600 articles and ideas, there’s a wealth of information in our archives. Not all articles are online, but many are.
The Last 30 Posts
- On domestic violence - 3 March, 2015
- A dangerous passion for growth - 22 December, 2014
- George Whitefield @ 300 - 16 December, 2014
- How ‘the DNA of ministry’ drives my meetings - 15 December, 2014
- When God de-prospers us - 10 December, 2014
- 1 Corinthians 13:12-13 - 10 December, 2014
- The dreaded ‘T’ word: training - 8 December, 2014
- 1 Kings 19:11-12 - 3 December, 2014
- Shock: Facebook censors credulous Christians - 1 December, 2014
- Ignore the digital outrage - 1 December, 2014
- Children’s ministry: burning brightly and longer - 1 December, 2014
- Saying yes and no: a Briefing farewell - 24 November, 2014
- Starting small: Interview with Phillip Jensen - 17 November, 2014
- Four ways to God - 10 November, 2014
- A mighty balsa wood boat - 3 November, 2014
- Editorial: The end of the beginning - 1 November, 2014
- Forgotten providence - 27 October, 2014
- An Interview with Ken Short - 24 October, 2014
- At last, the obvious - 6 October, 2014
- Seeking God’s kingdom first in the everyday - 29 September, 2014
- Commander of Heavy Artillery – William Romaine’s 300th - 25 September, 2014
- Special Issue Sundays - 23 September, 2014
- 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 - 22 September, 2014
- Silver bullet ministry - 22 September, 2014
- Ezekiel 3:17 - 20 September, 2014
- The Ideas Wrap-Up - 19 September, 2014
- In fear, for his glory - 17 September, 2014
- Corrupting the code: How do we lose sight of the basics? - 15 September, 2014
- The first Australian Scriptures - 8 September, 2014
- Is there a New Testament DNA for ministry? - 8 September, 2014
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