Brent Van Mourik
Press Service International
Brent Van Mourik is the Queensland Church Relationship Manager for Baptist World Aid Australia and is a registered pastor with the Baptist Union of Queensland. He completed a Bachelor of Theology with honours in New Testament through Malyon College in Brisbane, where he now lives with his wife, Jane, and his young son, Joshua. In his down time, he enjoys making and drinking good coffee, and developing his theology of disappointment, whilst putting into practice Ephesians chapter 4 verse 26 (“In your anger do not sin”) on the golf course.
Brent Van Mourik’s previous articles may be viewed at http://www.pressserviceinternational.org/brent-van-mourik.html
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The restorative power of boredom
Recently, whilst on a family holiday, I was carrying my son around the garden and was hit with that all too well-known feeling – I’m bored.
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The spirit of offense is toxic for the Christian
I recently had an experience that caused me to reflect honestly on how easily offense can affect the church and render our witness ineffectual.
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Social action demonstrates the beauty of the gospel message
I think the message of the gospel is beautiful, but at times I get accused, either overtly or indirectly, of misrepresenting or downplaying it.
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Generosity Isn’t Just About Money, but that Should Scare Us
As someone who is effectively a fundraiser (among other things), I commonly hear the comment ‘generosity isn’t just about money.’
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View - The wild, wild west: western guilt in a hurting world
I need to make a confession about my car: It’s a mid-range Mazda. I know, I know, a mid-range Mazda is not a big deal in Australia, the ‘lucky country.’ But mid range or not, this car was recently a source of guilt for me.
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Jeremiah chapter 29 verse 11 is not about us, it is about God
It was my first day of Bible college, and I was in the library. I found myself overcome with the sense that this is where I was supposed to be.
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A Christian response to compassion fatigue
There is a lot of need in the world that we live in. Perhaps it’s because I work in aid and development and so am hyper aware of it, but I feel like this need is thrust in our faces more now than ever before.
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Contending for Christian contentment
The picture adorning this article is of my dining table. Why? Because this table represents for me where I began to take seriously what Paul says about contentment.
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The foolish and irresponsible call of God
Sometimes, God calls us to do things that seem completely irresponsible.
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Stewardship: You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means
Stewardship is one of those ‘Christianese’ words, isn’t it? We use it in church, and it comes with all kinds of loaded meaning.
