Pastor’s Nexus

Gold for Sanitarium
Australia’s favourite breakfast cereal, Sanitarium Weet-Bix has been applauded with a Gold Label rating in the new ‘Australian Healthy Shopping Guide’.

Smokers are Dead Weight at the Office
Smokers can be deadweights around the office with lower working performance and more sick days taken than their non-smoking colleagues, two new studies suggest.

WHO hails circumcision as vital in HIV fight
It may not seem like the kindest cut, but circumcision has been hailed as a vital new way to combat HIV. In a report issued on 28 March, the World Health Organization and UNAIDS issued a series of recommendations to increase rates of circumcision in countries where the HIV problem is most serious.

Now here’s a new perspective on circumcision. What do you think?

Mothers’ beefy diet linked to sons’ low sperm count
Men born between 1949 and 1983 to women in the US who ate a lot of beef while pregnant have significantly lower sperm counts, a new study shows.

I hope this study is useful for those of presenting health seminars or vegetarian cooking seminars.

Developing Mission Communities: “How small groups can carry out the Great Commission.”

This is a very good article that I think everyone in the PULSE! small groups should read. It shows how important community is to the mission and health of the small groups. Must read!!

World Church: Annual Internet Evangelism Forum Goes Radical “For the past four years, Seventh-day Adventist outreach specialists and Internet gurus have gathered at the Global Internet Evangelism Network (GIEN) Forum to amp up the world Adventist Church’s online presence and global connectedness, along with its relevance in an increasingly international, technology-driven society.”

Scholar: Jesus Tomb Makers Mistaken
“A scholar looking into the factual basis of a popular but widely criticized documentary that claims to have located the tomb of Jesus said Tuesday that a crucial piece of evidence filmmakers used to support their claim is a mistake.”

World Church: Hundreds of Small Groups Forming to Share Gospel in Non-Christian City
“In a city where 16 million people live with radical fundamentalists who have blown up the meeting places of those whose beliefs differ from theirs, 700 people recently gathered to learn how to Tell the World about Jesus.”

Longer working patterns linked to family breakdown: study

A new study has identified a link between the work patterns of Australians and family breakdowns.

This was on the news today, and I thought I would share it with you because of the relevance that it has for pastors.

Hello, and welcome. This site has been created with the vision of creating a pastor’s community where pastors can support each other.

As a pastor you may find yourself working in isolation from colleagues and administration. You may spend a great deal of time searching for resources and ideas to do your job better, improve your church, and others.

Well, my friend, you are not alone. We all serve the same God, and in unity there is strength.

If this site helps to make the life of one pastor easier, then we are achieving our purpose.

May God bless you abundantly.