Patrick Hegarty
About
Patrick is the founder of Kenmore.church in Brisbane. He has authored five books on spiritual growth, and many other courses on leadership and spirituality.
As a specialist Spiritual Development pastor for 11 years at Riverlife church, and senior pastor at SouthPine church, he has walked with thousands of people on their transforming journey of spiritual growth – facilitating countless retreats and workshops.
Latest Resources
Discipleship & Renewal
God’s presence in all of life
The very essence of what it means to be a human being is that earthly dust mingles with divine breath – we need that in all of life.
In practice: Revolution by tipping-point
Now and again the proportion of those in a church who seek God and growth is high enough to cause a tipping point into spiritual revolution.
In practice: Evolution by increments
Most churches are under 200, and have within them a number who are hungry to grow. Work with those who want it, and love those that don’t.
The formational debt of church growth
Getting discipleship half-right is not always better than nothing. A truncated discipleship model is at least as difficult to address as having no model at all.
4 diseases of truncated discipleship
Getting discipleship half-right is not always better than nothing. A truncated discipleship model is at least as difficult to address as having no model at all.
The power of catalytic programs
Churches trying to actually do discipleship well can be dismissive of powerful programs. I have found that we do so at our peril.
Christian life
Navigating your faith through life’s difficulties
How do we navigate the reality that God’s promise to sustain us does not always equate being rescued from life’s difficulties?
Increasing your faith through Spirit and Truth
In today’s blog, we see how Jesus uses this couplet of Spirit and Truth to remove our barriers to God and give us access to greater faith.
Building a faith that endures
Jesus longs for a level of faith in us that doesn’t fail when things go badly. A faith that endures despite your circumstances. How do we build a faith like that?
Working with God (Pt. 2)
What is your God-given calling? When we consider this question. a common confusion, and subsequent stagnation, comes from the fact that there is more than one green light put before us.
Working with God (Pt. 1)
We are wired to do and create things. But if the form and function of our inner core is not set right, our labour will be fruitless.
Walking with God (Pt. 2)
Your developing life story is a complex journey. In the mire of that complexity, it can be hard to fathom His greater plan for you.