I miss Peter Costello, and it seems being out of politics has freed him up a little bit in terms of speaking about his faith and dishing out advice to church leaders. This talk he gave to Anglican Ministers in Melbourne last week looks like a cracker.
He’s still funny.
“If I had been to church 40 weeks a year, I have probably listened to 1000 sermons and tonight could be payback time.”
Here’s the substance from a story with the Melbourne Anglican…
“You only get a good media coverage if you agree with the media’s views.”
“The media has its own view of the world… and if you fall in with that, you will get a good press but if you want to promote the Christian Gospel, you will not.”
“The first thing I would say to the Church is, don’t measure your relevance by the amount of media coverage you get.”
“I actually think that media and celebrity is one of the great false idols of the modern age.”
“If the Church is going to speak on the issues of the day, it should be a distinctive contribution,” he said.
“The historic message of the Church, the Gospel, is a timeless message. It’s for every age. It does not have its relevance defined by what preoccupies us for the moment.”“My message to you is that you have a wonderful calling and a timeless message and we look to you to keep us in faith.
“Don’t ever overlook the fact that no matter how high you are in Australia, you still need nourishment for your soul.”
