How do you feel about the idea that the nature of the Christian life is the formation of virtue, and that the role of a pastor is to do his part to help form the virtue or the moral character of his congregation? Are you shocked—or puzzled or suspicious, perhaps? Or are you confused, because you don’t know what “virtue” means?
In this episode of the CCL podcast, CCL Director Tony Payne and Chase Kuhn, Rector of St Matthias Centennial Park in Sydney and former ethics lecturer at Moore College, think about what virtue and morality have to do with the Christian life, with our church life and with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
For an edited transcript and show notes, visit our website (https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/ccl-2026-ep159/).
To ask questions or to get in touch with us about this series, send us a voice memo or email to ccl AT moore edu au (mailto:ccl@moore.edu.au).
Find out more and register for “Transforming work” (https://moore.edu.au/event/centre-for-christian-living-podcast-live-recording/): A live Centre for Christian Living podcast recording (Wed 28 October 2026).
Support the work of the Centre by making a tax-deductible donation (https://moore.edu.au/centres/centre-for-christian-living/donate/).
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17 Aug 2026
158: Letting the word dwell richly with Tony Payne
Being involved in Christian ministry—the ministry of the gospel—in some way is just part of being a Christian. The Christian life is a team life—a life in which we minister the gospel together.
But what exactly is the contribution of every Christian to the overall ministry of the gospel and the ministry of a church? What is the every member ministry of the Christian?
In the New Testament, there's a very clear emphasis on what the every member ministry of the Christian is really about: it's about the word of the gospel we speak to each other. But this is not something we're used to thinking about.
In the latest episode of the Centre for Christian Living podcast, Moore College student Liam Nolan talks to Tony Payne about his new book, Let the Word Dwell Richly (https://matthiasmedia.com.au/products/let-the-word-dwell-richly) and the “one-another” word: what it is, what it does, why we find it hard to speak, and what we can do to foster that sort of encouragement and exhortation in our churches.
For an edited transcript and show notes, visit our website (https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/ccl-2026-ep158/).
To ask questions or to get in touch with us about this series, send us a voice memo or email to ccl AT moore edu au (mailto:ccl@moore.edu.au).
Find out more and register for “Transforming work” (https://moore.edu.au/event/centre-for-christian-living-podcast-live-recording/): A live Centre for Christian Living podcast recording (Wed 28 October 2026).
Support the work of the Centre by making a tax-deductible donation (https://moore.edu.au/centres/centre-for-christian-living/donate/).
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7 Jul 2026
157: The theological and moral meaning of AI with Alastair Roberts
Here at Moore College, we’ve been thinking about the rise and spread of generative AI and what it means for education—for our students and lecturers. One thing we’ve been determined to do is not just use AI pragmatically (i.e. asking “How can we make the best use of this new technology while avoiding its pitfalls?”), but also think about what generative AI means theologically and morally. How does AI relate to what we believe human personhood, intelligence and mind is on the basis of God’s revelation to us of what all these things mean in Christ?
In this episode of the Centre for Christian Living podcast, hear Tony Payne chat to writer, lecturer and podcaster Alastair Roberts about the theological and moral meaning of AI and its rise.
For an edited transcript and show notes, visit our website (https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/ccl-2026-ep157/).
To ask questions or to get in touch with us about this series, send us a voice memo or email to ccl AT moore edu au (mailto:ccl@moore.edu.au).
Find out more and register for Transforming work: A Centre for Christian Living live podcast recording (https://moore.edu.au/event/centre-for-christian-living-podcast-live-recording/) (Wed 29 July 2026).
Support the work of the Centre by making a tax-deductible donation (https://moore.edu.au/centres/centre-for-christian-living/donate/).
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