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A prayer for our enemies
In an increasingly divided world, praying for our enemies is a profound act of resistance. Here’s a helpful framework.
What is Christian Fundamentalism? A brief overview, and how to respond in love
As a church, we talk a lot about transforming culture. But to transform something, we first have to understand it.
All about kids church at TVC
At Toowoomba Vineyard Church we have a heart for our littlies and want them to enjoy the teachings and fellowship of church just as…
What we do: Jesus-shaped community
Over the last month and a bit, we’ve been exploring the four words that make up our ‘mission’, or—in plain English—what we do as…
What we do: We partner with God’s mission
Welcome to the third instalment of our what we do blog series. The purpose of these posts is to set out our four part…
What we do: We make disciples
A couple of weeks back, we spoke about our vision for Toowoomba Vineyard Church. It was less about numbers, programs, and buildings (though there…
What we do: It all starts with worship
On Sunday, we spoke about vision—or perhaps, more accurately, our mission. It was our second ‘who are we and where are we going’ talk…
How does pastoral care work at TVC?
One of the wonderful advantages of belonging to a Christian community is that you get surrounded (at least in theory) by a bunch of…
What is a Vineyard Church, and do you do wine tasting?
About 5 or 6 years ago, Jen and I arrived at church early for worship practice. We recognised all the cars in the carpark…
How should Christians vote in the Voice referendum?
In just a few weeks time, Australia will go to the polls to decide whether a First Nations Voice should be enshrined in our…
Everything you wanted to know about giving to church, but were too afraid to ask
Mixing money and church can get weird. With an emphasis on can.
Why we’re taking a week off church
When I first started pastoring, I quickly developed this idea you could never take a week off church. Not me, personally — I had…
Why we start church with an Acknowledgement of Country each Sunday
If you’ve ever visited us (or made it to the bottom of our website), you will have noticed we start every service with an…
How to connect
Are you looking for a church to call home? Want to learn more about Jesus or Christianity? We’d love to connect. You can get in touch at the link below, or visit us on Sunday.