The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
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 Facebook then available in video on our website http://www.thepastorsheart.net and via audio podcast.
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Openness to Jesus among young people - especially young men! - with Andy Stevenson, Katie Stringer, and Dave Jensen
The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
03/04/25 • 32 min
We are hearing reports from the university campuses, from young adult ministries, and from youth groups - that there is an increasing openness to the gospel of Jesus - and there’s a new openness among young men.
There’s a shift in the culture. There’s something happening that is different among young people - Especially among young men.
There’s a greater biblical ignorance in the rising generation. But significantly more openness.
There’s less hostility when compared to a decade ago. Walk up evangelism is easier and people are more open to discussing their views on Jesus.
And people are being saved. And young men are being saved
Andy Stephenson heads the Youth Ministry support team for Anglican Youthworks.
Dave Jensen works with Evangelism and New Churches encouraging and mobilizing churches in Evangelism and is one of the keynote speakers at the Nexus Ministry Conference on 17 March 2025.
Katie Stringer is involved in high school ministry across Sydney’s secular inner west.
Reach Australia National Conference
Reach Australia’s National Conference is from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year’s theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info.
Anglican Aid
Anglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid.
The Church Co
http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.
Dominic Steele's preaching at Village
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Abortion impacts one in six evangelical couples says Claire Smith
The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
02/18/20 • 40 min
There are women in all our lives and churches who have had an abortion. Men, women and children who have been touched by abortion - in our workplaces, churches and families.
Senior pastors need to stop turning a blind eye to this subject and talk much much more about abortion in church.
New Testament scholar and former nurse Dr Claire Smith says we are currently not meeting this pastoral and evangelistic need.
Dr Smith has many suggestions on how to regularly teach pastorally and faithfully on abortion, potentially save many lives in your church.
Plus we talk mistakes made in counselling on abortion at seventeen and eighteen weeks and the fallout and pastoral response needed in a post abortion situation.
Watch online or subscribe to The Pastor’s Heart:
http://www.thepastorsheart/podcast/abortion-clairesmith
Pregnancy Support and post-abortion counselling
- Real Choices Australia: www.realchoices.org.au
- Zoe Support: www.zoesupport.com.au
- Embryo Donation Network: www.embryodonation.org.au
- Priceless Life Centre (Qld): www.pricelesslifecentre.org.au
- Karinya House (ACT): www.karinyahouse.asn.au
- Brave Foundation (teen pregnancies and help for carers/schools/health professionals): www.bravefoundation.org.au
- Diamond Women’s Support (Sydney): https://diamondwomensupport.com/services/
- Hope House (Western Sydney): http://www.hopehouse.com.au
- Rachel’s Vineyard retreats (Roman Catholic): https://www.rachelsvineyard.org/weekend/sites.aspx?c=Australia
Resources for pastoral care
- Denise Cooper-Clark: http://www.ethos.org.au/online-resources/engage-mail/unspoken-grief-pastoral-care-around-abortion
- ERLC on counselling men affected: https://erlc.com/resource-library/articles/how-we-can-speak-to-men-in-the-abortion-conversation
- ERLC on speaking to women about abortion: https://erlc.com/resource-library/articles/why-our-hearts-matter-when-talking-about-abortion
Reach Australia National Conference
Reach Australia’s National Conference is from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year’s theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info.
Anglican Aid
Anglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid.
The Church Co
http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.
Dominic Steele's preaching at Village
Subscribe to Dominic Steele's weekly sermons from the Village Church website.
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Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.
Responding to Domestic Violence in the Church - with Sandy Grant and Kara Hartley
The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
06/22/21 • 37 min
Sandy Grant and Kara Hartley, who lead the Sydney Anglican Church’s response to domestic violence, are expressing lament and grief at the findings of new national report into intimate partner violence within church communities.
The new report into Domestic Violence in the Australian Anglican Church indicates the number of people who are at least occasional Anglican church attenders and are victims of intimate partner violence is the same as or higher than in the wider Australian community.
Other key findings include:
- Evidence that Perpetrators misuse Christian teachings and positional power,
- Clergy reporting their confidence in their personal capacity to respond to IPV as low to moderate,
- Our leaders are well informed about the breadth of intimate partner violence and that it is more men than women who commit the violence,
- While many Anglican victims did not seek support from Anglican church, those that did were helped/felt supported.
There are three aspects to the report:
- A research report on the prevalence of domestic violence,
- A survey of key clergy and lay leaders,
- The experiences of family violence of those with a connection with Anglican Churches.
Contacts:
1800 RESPECT - A 24 hour national sexual assault, family and domestic counselling line.
Further discussions:
Caring pastorally for domestic abuse victims - Jenni Woodhouse
Abuse in the marriage of ministry leaders - Jenni Woodhouse
The difference between domestic violence and dysfunctional relationship - Magdalena Liem
Sermon:
Dominic Steele teaching on Domestic Violence
http://www.thepastorsheart.net/podcast/domestic-violence
Reach Australia National Conference
Reach Australia’s National Conference is from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year’s theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info.
Anglican Aid
Anglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid.
The Church Co
http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.
Dominic Steele's preaching at Village
Subscribe to Dominic Steele's weekly sermons from the Village Church website.
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Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.
What I wish I knew before becoming a senior minister - with Jon Kwan and Dave Keun
The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
07/16/24 • 32 min
What would Dave Keun and Jon Kwan like to tell their younger selves if they could travel back in time before they took on the position of senior minister?
How has their sense of ownership changed?
What has been most difficult about the transition to the role? What mistakes have they made?
Dave Keun has been senior minister of Kellyville Anglican Church in Sydney’s North West since March 2022.
Jon Kwan has been lead pastor of St David’s Forestville (on Sydney’s Northern Beaches) since May 2022.
Reach Australia National Conference
Reach Australia’s National Conference is from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year’s theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info.
Anglican Aid
Anglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid.
The Church Co
http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.
Dominic Steele's preaching at Village
Subscribe to Dominic Steele's weekly sermons from the Village Church website.
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Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.
Acting like men? - with Phillip Jensen, Craig Hamilton, Adrian Russell and Robin Kinstead
The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
06/18/24 • 32 min
What is it to be #likeaman?
There are not many places in the New Testament where men are spoken to specifically.
Today we are thinking about being a Christian man.
In the ESV and NASB the translation of 1 Corinthians 16:13 has ‘Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong’. (ESV)
But what does that mean?Dominic Steele put that question to panelists at the recent Men Meeting the challenge conference:
Adrian Russell, senior minister of Northmead Anglican Church.
Craig Hamilton, senior minister at Pitt town.
Robin Kinstead, senior minister of Figtree Anglican.
And Phillip Jensen who heads up Two Ways Ministries.
Reach Australia National Conference
Reach Australia’s National Conference is from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year’s theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info.
Anglican Aid
Anglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid.
The Church Co
http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.
Dominic Steele's preaching at Village
Subscribe to Dominic Steele's weekly sermons from the Village Church website.
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Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.
Gary Millar on Brian Houston | Keith Condie on The Pastor’s Marriage
The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
03/28/22 • 37 min
Power and authority are very dangerous. The recent fall of Brian Houston solidifies this statement and brings significant lessons for Christian leaders everywhere! On the matter, The Chair of the Australian Gospel Coalition Gary Millar brings light to the topic.
Dr Millar notes that Brian Houston’s actions and the poor response of leaders in his theological space, are telling reminders that power, authority and positions of authority carry with them great risks.
Adulation, respect and relentless encouragement are very dangerous things and that leaders need to be accountable to those around us.
Dr Millar stressed that we need to keep coming back to the scriptures, returning to the pastoral epistles and reflect carefully on what God asks of those who are in leadership.
Co-Director/Founder of the Mental Health & Pastoral Care Institute at Mary Andrews College, Keith Condie, says there’s a series of steps that pastors need to take to safeguard actions and protect marriages.
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Keith and Sarah’s marriage course: http://www.buildingmarriage.com.au
The ‘Press On’ course for our own wellbeing that Keith mentions is here https://www.mentalhealthinstitute.org.au/shop/press-on
Reach Australia National Conference
Reach Australia’s National Conference is from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year’s theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info.
Anglican Aid
Anglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid.
The Church Co
http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.
Dominic Steele's preaching at Village
Subscribe to Dominic Steele's weekly sermons from the Village Church website.
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Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.
Marshall Ballantine-Jones: Pastors helping parents talk to teens on social media, the internet and porn
The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
04/08/25 • 31 min
The average 11-year-old spends 4.5 hours daily on non-school screens. By 15, 70% of boys regularly view pornography. This isn't harmless fun—it's rewiring young brains during critical development.
The addictive nature of social media, the mental health impact on teens, distorted identity and comparison, the way the attention economy undermines discipleship.
Parents (and pastors) so often feel out of their depth.
Marshall Ballantine-Jones created the Digihelp school curriculum addressing sexualised media, and the Resist Recovery Program.
Reach Australia National Conference
Reach Australia’s National Conference is from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year’s theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info.
Anglican Aid
Anglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid.
The Church Co
http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.
Dominic Steele's preaching at Village
Subscribe to Dominic Steele's weekly sermons from the Village Church website.
--
Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.
Could it be revival? The surprising UK youth culture shift towards Jesus - with Glen Scrivener
The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
04/29/25 • 31 min
For decades, the trend across Western countries seemed one-way: away from faith in Jesus Christ. But could the tide be turning?
Evangelist and author Glen Scrivener outlines signs of a "quiet revival" emerging, particularly among young people in the United Kingdom (and how things are different in Australia).
Drawing on new research from the UK Bible Society and reflecting on wider cultural shifts, Glen discusses why the story of secularisation may not be as inevitable as once thought — and why a surprising number of young adults are returning to church.
We also reflect on influences like Jordan Peterson, the role of community in a hyper-individualistic culture, and the opportunities — and challenges — now facing churches in both the UK and Australia.
Is this the beginning of a new movement towards Christ?
Reach Australia National Conference
Reach Australia’s National Conference is from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year’s theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info.
Anglican Aid
Anglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid.
The Church Co
http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.
Dominic Steele's preaching at Village
Subscribe to Dominic Steele's weekly sermons from the Village Church website.
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Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.
Plans for Your Good: A Prime Minister’s Testimony of God’s Faithfulness - with Akos Balogh
The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
04/30/24 • 24 min
Australia’s former Prime Minister Scott Morrison releases a new autobiography this week where he speaks explicitly about his Christian faith, and there’s a bible quote on almost every page.
Akos Balogh of Blue Fox Media joins Dominic Steele to review Mr Morrison’s new book where the former Prime Minister writes of wrestling with whether to study at Vancouver’s Regent College, being helped by listening to sermons by Tim Keller and Rick Warren, being rebuked and encouraged by Christian pastors and friends, wrestles with forgiveness, and God’s goodness during a long struggle over infertility.
Plus we discuss how pastors can wisely interact with political leaders.
Reach Australia National Conference
Reach Australia’s National Conference is from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year’s theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info.
Anglican Aid
Anglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid.
The Church Co
http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.
Dominic Steele's preaching at Village
Subscribe to Dominic Steele's weekly sermons from the Village Church website.
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Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.
The trans culture wars vs lovingly pastoring gender incongruent church members - with Rob Smith
The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
07/06/22 • 34 min
Sydney Missionary and Bible College Doctrine Lecturer Rob Smith submits his PhD this week on ‘Identity and Embodiment’ asking ‘How significant is our embodiment to our identity? How significant are our bodies to our gender identity?
There’s a new Matt Walsh Daily Wire documentary ‘What is a woman?’ that is causing a stir across the world.
We ask Rob ‘What is a woman?’ and for his review of the new Matt Walsh documentary.
Plus how do we best care pastorally for the gender incongruent church member.
Dominic Steele chairs the Sydney Anglican pastoral ministry Living Faith. Rob is a member of the Living Faith Council.
Living Faith’s ‘Developing Discipleship in Identity and Gender’ with Sam allberry and Rob Smith is scheduled for Tuesday 2 August 2022. Register at http://www.livingfaith.online
Links:
Rob Smith’s new book How Should We Think About Gender and Identity? (Questions for Restless Minds) https://bit.ly/3NNrR2a
Recommended books:
- Joyce, Helen. Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality. London: Oneworld Publications, 2021.
- Shrier, Abigail. Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, 2020.
- Sprinkle, Preston. Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church & What the Bible Has to Say. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2021.
- Smith, Robert S. How Should We Think about Gender and Identity? Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2022.
- Walker, Andrew T. God and the Transgender Debate: What Does the Bible Actually Say About Gender Identity? The Good Book Company, 2022.
Recommended articles:
- Sprinkle, Preston and Paul Eddy. “Less Than Affirming: Perspectives Beyond the Gender Affirmative-only Model of Care for Trans* and Gender Dysphoric People.” The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender (24 March, 2021): https://www.centerforfaith.com/blog/less-than-affirming-perspectives-beyond-the-gender-affirmative-only-model-of-care-for-trans-and.
- SEGM, “Correction of a Key Study: No Evidence of “Gender-Affirming” Surgeries Improving Mental Health.” SEGM(August 30, 2020). https://www.segm.org/ajp_correction_2020.
- “National Academy of Medicine in France Advises Caution in Pediatric Gender Transition,” SEGM (March 3, 2022): https://segm.org/France-cautions-regarding-puberty-blockers-and
Reach Australia National Conference
Reach Australia’s National Conference is from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year’s theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info.
Anglican Aid
Anglican Aid - To find out more about how to support Anglican Aid.
The Church Co
http://www.thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches.
Dominic Steele's preaching at Village
Subscribe to Dominic Steele's weekly sermons from the Village Church website.
--
Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.
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How many episodes does The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele have?
The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele currently has 406 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Ministry, Christianity, Australia, Society & Culture, Team, Anglican, Leadership, Evangelical, Religion & Spirituality, Podcasts, Jesus and Christian.
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The episode title 'Plans for Your Good: A Prime Minister’s Testimony of God’s Faithfulness - with Akos Balogh' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele is 33 minutes.
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Episodes of The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.
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The first episode of The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele was released on Aug 22, 2015.
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