Best Pastor Brian Phillips Podcasts (2025)

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Honouring Dick Lucas - with Phillip and Peter Jensen 28:41

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This week marks the 100th birthday of Dick Lucas, one of the most influential evangelical leaders of the 20th century. For nearly four decades as Rector of St Helen’s Bishopsgate in London, Dick shaped a generation of preachers and transformed a quiet city parish into a global centre of expository Bible ministry. The influence of his clear, fearles…

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The missing 70% - Coz Crosscombe, Andrew Beddoe and Simon Gillham 31:46

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Reaching the 70% of the population who are significantly underrepresented in our churches. We’re talking about everyday Australians — people who’ve gone straight into the workforce rather than university. That includes hairdressers, plumbers, builders, business owners, factory workers, truck drivers, IT staff, and media creatives — as well as many …

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A new goal to see 5% of average service attendance saved - with Pete Stedman, Jon Kwan, and Jo Gibbs 36:57

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After a significant debate over two days, the Sydney Anglican Synod has voted unanimously to embark on a bold new five-year mission focus, praying and working towards five percent growth in church attendance through the conversion of the lost, each year. The resolution, “in a spirit of humble dependence and pastoral flexibility,” invited every part…

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How to keep going when the knives are out at church? - with Brian Croft and Matthew Spander Davison 35:23

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The call to ministry is a call to lay down your life for others, but how do we create a well-thought-out roadmap toward pastoral perseverance - when there are external and/or internal difficulties? How do we approach congregational conflict, criticism, unrealistic expectations or personal health, financial and family stress? Why is pastoral friends…

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How to improve our preaching - with David Cook and Robin Sydserff 28:35

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Today our focus on The Pastor’s Heart is on how to preach for transformation for real changes in people’s lives. Two men with a lifetime’s passion for preaching — Robin Sydserff, Director of the Proclamation Trust and David Cook, former principal of Sydney Missionary and Bible College and a long-time preaching mentor - now with the Expository Preac…

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Beyond the Crisis: Global Perspectives on a training culture for the next generation 29:57

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A training culture for the next generation: Healthy Churches producing new ministers for the next generation. Across the world, the number of candidates putting themselves forward for gospel ministry is in decline. Many churches are feeling the pinch—struggling to find leaders and often looking elsewhere to fill ministry gaps. Yet healthy churches …

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Unblocking the pipeline: Identifying and addressing obstacles to ministry recruitment- with Orlando Saer 25:28

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In the past month, two of the most respected evangelical training institutions in the world have closed or announced closure of their campuses. In July, Spurgeon’s College in London—a pillar of Baptist theological education for nearly 170 years—closed, citing financial strain and a dramatic decline in student numbers. A few weeks earlier, Trinity E…

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Growing by five percent conversion growth - how might this work? - with David Jensen and Chris Braga 35:00

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What change would a leader and church need to make for a congregation, denomination or movement to grow by five percent annual conversion growth. The Gospel Coalition pulled together a mini summit of evangelical movement leaders from across Australia in June. That gathering set an aspirational goal of doubling the number of evangelicals over twenty…

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Constant Practice (Hebrews 5:11-14) 32:58

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By Pastor Brian Phillips

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Exhortation (7.27.25) 9:34

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Phil Colgan: A theology of statistics 26:35

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It is an uncomfortable but important question: What place should numbers have in our thinking about ministry success? We all want to be faithful. But what happens when the numbers are down? Do we need to change something? Or should we just continue in the same trajectory? And should we be counting at all? This is the tension between divine sovereig…

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The Order of Melchizedek (Hebrews 5:1-10) 34:18

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By Pastor Brian Phillips

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Exhortation (7.20.25) 11:31

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The evangelical application problem - with Richard Coekin 31:13

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We evangelicals, says Richard Coekin, have a problem—and it’s a preaching problem. Richard Coekin says we are too often careless—his word—when it comes to application in preaching. We work hard on exegesis, we labour to understand the original context and the author’s intent—but then we stop short. We leave our congregations with sound doctrine, bu…

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Our Great High Priest (Hebrews 4:14-16) 31:19

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By Pastor Brian Phillips

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The Two-Edged Sword (Hebrews 4:11-13) 28:03

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Exhortation (7.6.25) 7:39

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Knowledge, Nakedness & Shame - Sex and Gender in and out of the garden - with Rob Smith 35:43

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We’re digging into the Bible’s teaching on sex and gender—inside and outside the Garden of Eden - relating to transgender. We’re asking foundational questions: Was humanity created androgynous? Does Genesis allow for more than two sexes? Is sexual difference a core part of the imago Dei? What does it mean that the man and woman were naked and felt …

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Humility and Peace: the relationship between the Bible and science - with Lewis Jones 31:40

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There are understandings/interpretations of the Bible that conflict with the conclusions of modern, empirical research - where science and the Bible are thought to be giving competing explanations of the same event or concept. One way of reading the Bible leads to the conclusion that the Earth is 6000 years old while your local science department w…

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Entering God's Rest (Hebrews 4:1-13) 31:28

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Exhortation (6.29.25) 10:16

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Target: Double the number of reformed evangelicals in Australia over twenty years. 36:34

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In a bold move, a meeting of movement leaders from across Australian Reformed Evangelicalism has resolved to work together to see their numbers double over twenty years, through seeing sinners saved. Leaders gathered for a mini summit organised by The Gospel Coalition Australia at Sydney’s Moore Theological College last week. Gospel Coalition Austr…

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Because of Unbelief (Hebrews 3:16-19) 32:26

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By Pastor Brian Phillips

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Exhortation (6.22.25) 4:21

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Andrew Heard responds: The Case for Goal-Driven Churches 30:57

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Andrew Heard says ministries cannot be other than outcome-focused in their work - the question is will those outcomes be good or bad? Conscious or unconscious? Specific or vague? He addresses critics who confuse having Biblical goals with adopting secular business practices. Andrew Heard leads the Reach Australia movement, and pastors the influenti…

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The Trinity & The Church (Acts 2:1-11,42-47) 34:36

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Exhortation (6.15.25) 6:32

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An apology and a correction - Dominic Steele 4:18

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An apology and correction in regards to our episode of Tuesday 10 June 2025. The Church Co thechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches. Advertise on The Pastor's Heart To advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsor Support the showBy Dominic Steele

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6.8.25 Sermon (Psalm 73) 33:41

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Exhortation (6.8.25) 6:53

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Creating warm and deep church gatherings - with Toby Neal and Liv Chapman Leggett 40:19

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How can we create gatherings that are both warm and deep? How can we avoid gatherings that are superficial or dry. How do we embed gospel culture in our church gatherings. How do we emphasize grace, forgiveness and a welcoming atmosphere? And how to encourage authenticity and emotional intelligence in gathering leaders. Plus how do we evaluate. A P…

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To the Father's Right Hand (Acts 1:1-11) 31:07

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Exhortation (6.1.25) 5:00

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Richard Coekin: ‘Pious Passivity’ vs ‘Strategic Intentionality’ 33:05

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What happens when churches move beyond "pious passivity" to strategic intentionality in reaching the lost? Richard Coekin—founding pastor of Dundonald Church in London and pioneer of REACH UK—joins Dominic Steele to unpack the revolutionary approach transforming churches across Australia and the United Kingdom. Following on from Reach UK and Reach …

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Honouring Dick Lucas - with Phillip and Peter Jensen 28:41

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The missing 70% - Coz Crosscombe, Andrew Beddoe and Simon Gillham 31:46

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A new goal to see 5% of average service attendance saved - with Pete Stedman, Jon Kwan, and Jo Gibbs 36:57

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How to keep going when the knives are out at church? - with Brian Croft and Matthew Spander Davison 35:23

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How to improve our preaching - with David Cook and Robin Sydserff 28:35

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Beyond the Crisis: Global Perspectives on a training culture for the next generation 29:57

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Unblocking the pipeline: Identifying and addressing obstacles to ministry recruitment- with Orlando Saer 25:28

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Growing by five percent conversion growth - how might this work? - with David Jensen and Chris Braga 35:00

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Constant Practice (Hebrews 5:11-14) 32:58

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Exhortation (7.27.25) 9:34

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Phil Colgan: A theology of statistics 26:35

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The Order of Melchizedek (Hebrews 5:1-10) 34:18

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Exhortation (7.20.25) 11:31

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The evangelical application problem - with Richard Coekin 31:13

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Our Great High Priest (Hebrews 4:14-16) 31:19

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The Two-Edged Sword (Hebrews 4:11-13) 28:03

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Exhortation (7.6.25) 7:39

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Knowledge, Nakedness & Shame - Sex and Gender in and out of the garden - with Rob Smith 35:43

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Humility and Peace: the relationship between the Bible and science - with Lewis Jones 31:40

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Entering God's Rest (Hebrews 4:1-13) 31:28

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Exhortation (6.29.25) 10:16

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Target: Double the number of reformed evangelicals in Australia over twenty years. 36:34

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Because of Unbelief (Hebrews 3:16-19) 32:26

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Exhortation (6.22.25) 4:21

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Andrew Heard responds: The Case for Goal-Driven Churches 30:57

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The Trinity & The Church (Acts 2:1-11,42-47) 34:36

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Exhortation (6.15.25) 6:32

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An apology and a correction - Dominic Steele 4:18

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6.8.25 Sermon (Psalm 73) 33:41

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Exhortation (6.8.25) 6:53

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Creating warm and deep church gatherings - with Toby Neal and Liv Chapman Leggett 40:19

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To the Father's Right Hand (Acts 1:1-11) 31:07

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Exhortation (6.1.25) 5:00

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Richard Coekin: ‘Pious Passivity’ vs ‘Strategic Intentionality’ 33:05