Welcome to Iso-chats: Theology. I’m Lionel Windsor, New Testament Lecturer at <a href="https://moore.edu.au/">Moore Theological College</a>, Sydney. During the Covid-19 Isolation, I chatted with lots of my friends and colleagues here at Moore about theology, Christian life and ministry. It’s the kind of discussion we’d normally have over morning tea, but the topics are highly relevant to life in a changing world, so I wanted to let you listen in. Enjoy!
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Welcome to Iso-chats: Theology. I’m Lionel Windsor, New Testament Lecturer at <a href="https://moore.edu.au/">Moore Theological College</a>, Sydney. During the Covid-19 Isolation, I chatted with lots of my friends and colleagues here at Moore about theology, Christian life and ministry. It’s the kind of discussion we’d normally have over morning tea, but the topics are highly relevant to life in a changing world, so I wanted to let you listen in. Enjoy!
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September 14, 2025
Eyes Wide Open: Using Secular Wisdom to Achieve Ministry Goals
<br /> Lionel J. Windsor | <a href="https://www.australianchurchrecord.net/">Australian Church Record</a> | Synod issue 2025<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Recently, I had the joy of spending time with some ministers in an area of Sydney where Anglican churches are growing and thriving. Several of the ministers had participated in church consultations that used an outcomes-oriented framework based on solid gospel convictions and utilising organisational systems theory. The consultations had helped the ministry teams accurately measure their present situation and make concrete plans to achieve goals for reaching the lost. This had already led to substantial gospel growth and had given these ministers renewed optimism and Christ-centred confidence in ministry. I praise God for this. I believe there should be more of it.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The positive power and potential of frameworks like this leads me to keep sounding a note of warning. I’m not trying to dampen enthusiasm for such frameworks. I’m trying to help make their implementation theologically robust for decades to come. As we employ these frameworks and witness their power, there’s something to “watch out” for. We need to have our eyes wide open. The warning I want to keep sounding arises from Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 3:10: “Let each one take care (or “watch out”) how he builds ….”<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This article, originally published in the <a href="https://www.australianchurchrecord.net/">Australian Church Record</a> Synod Issue 2025, continues a conversation that began with my article in the ACR Easter issue 2024. I’m writing here primarily for members of the Synod of the Diocese of Sydney. But I’m hoping what I write will be relevant to anyone who has discovered the tremendous power of goal-driven thinking in gospel ministry and wants to reflect further on it. If you haven’t followed the prior conversation, don’t worry; I’ve written this article so you can read it as a standalone.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> It’s also available <a href="https://youtu.be/PKxc0wZLNV0">in video format on YouTube</a>:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> And in audio format on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/iso-chats-theology/id1506582601">the Podcast “Iso-Chats: Theology”</a> or by direct play and download here:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A failure of communication<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> My original article (also available on YouTube and on this site) was <a href="https://www.lionelwindsor.net/publications/gospel-seriously/">“Gospel Seriously: The Dangerous Necessity of Goal-Driven Ministry.”</a><a id="_ftnref1" href="#_ftn1">[1]</a> Andrew Heard—a brilliant driving force for the consultations I described above—wrote a <a href="https://www.australianchurchrecord.net/">critical response, “Reflections on ‘The Dangerous Necessity of Goal-Driven Ministry.”</a><a id="_ftnref2" href="#_ftn2">[2]</a> The main thrust of Andrew’s response was unmissable: he found my original article confusing and lacking clarity. Since successful communication isn’t merely about what is said (the input) but what is heard (the outcome), it’s right for me take responsibility for the miscommunication.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Happily, my failure to communicate is also an opportunity to clarify. And clarity on this topic is vital. That’s because it concerns the future of the gospel in Sydney, Australia and the world. Yet it’s not easy. As brothers in Christ, Andrew and I are approaching the same goal from different angles. On the one hand, Andrew is seeking to equip people to see the gospel of Jesus Christ passionately proclaimed and urgently responded to by as many as possible. On the other hand, I’m seeking to help ensure that the gospel we proclaim and respond to remains the same in 50 years and beyond. These are two complementary activities that work together but can’t be subsumed under one an...
February 13, 2021
Preaching the Pastoral Epistles
<br /> Principles and ideas for preaching the biblical books of 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus (the “Pastoral Epistles”). A one-hour audio seminar.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Photo by Joseph d’Mello on Unsplash<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Originally given as a <a href="https://moore.edu.au/">Moore College</a> Women’s Chapel preachers’ training seminar.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Outline:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The easiest and the hardest biblical books to preach<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * Why the easiest?* Why the hardest?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Our modern audiences: encouraging and challenging<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * The preacher* The self-satisfied social conservatives* The social revolutionaries* Jesus needs to be central<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Situation matters, but situation is not king<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * 1 Timothy: against false teaching that emphasises words and spirituality rather than this-world present-day on-the-ground morality* 2 Timothy: persecution and opposition* Titus: how to establish ministry in a new and morally dubious situation* But don’t let your view of situation override the text<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Always remember Jesus Christ (avoid moralism)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * Jesus is everywhere* The temptation towards moralism* “How and why is Jesus Christ the reason here?”<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Don’t be lazy in your application<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * Mistake 1: Apply every word as if our situation is exactly the same as the original hearers* Mistake 2: Make everything a matter of abstract “principle” so that none of the details apply to us* Mistake 3: Neglect application to specific situations of the people in your audience<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Apologetics is your servant, not your goal<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * Apologetics is the wrong goal* Apologetics is a good servant<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
June 11, 2020
The biblical meaning of righteousness and justification Part 3, with Chris Thomson @ Moore College
<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In this 3-part series, I speak with my colleague <a href="https://moore.edu.au/people/dr-chris-thomson/">Chris Thomson</a>, lecturer in Old Testament at <a href="https://moore.edu.au/">Moore College</a>, who has engaged in detailed research in this area as well as scholarly discussions with others, including N. T. Wright. We talk about what the terms mean, what other people are saying today about the terms, why righteousness is different from justification, why it’s both shocking and deeply comforting that God is the one who justifies the ungodly, and why it matters for us today.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In <a href="https://www.lionelwindsor.net/2020/05/29/righteousness-justification-chris-thomson-1-audio/">the first part</a>, we saw that “righteousness” is essentially a moral quality: it’s about being “right” or “good” rather than “wrong” or “bad”. We also saw that this moral righteousness can be “credited” to someone by God.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In <a href="https://www.lionelwindsor.net/2020/06/05/righteousness-justification-chris-thomson-part2-audio/">the second part</a>, we saw that “justification” is about finding in a person’s favour, on the basis of their moral quality of righteousness. Justification can happen either because a person is actually righteous, or because they have been “credited” as righteous even though they aren’t.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In this third part, we talk about how getting the meaning of the words right helps us to understand what the apostle Paul is talking about in Romans. What is the “righteousness of God” in Romans 1:17? Is Christ’s righteousness is “imputed” to us? And why is this so important for our assurance of God’s love and salvation?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Other articles on this site that are relevant to this discussion:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://www.lionelwindsor.net/bible-resources/biblical-series/biblical-word-power/">Righteousness language in the Bible</a>* <a href="https://www.lionelwindsor.net/2011/02/21/justification-and-righteousness-are-not-the-same/">Justification and righteousness are not the same</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Video<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This interview is also <a href="https://www.lionelwindsor.net/2020/04/30/righteousness-justification-chris-thomson-part3/">available as a video on YouTube</a>.<br />
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