Biography
Darren Cronshaw
Darren Cronshaw is a Chaplain in the Army Reserve (part-time) who serves at Army School of Transport, Puckapunyal and previously at 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Kapooka. In civilian life, he is pastor of Auburn Baptist Church in Melbourne and Head of Research and Professor of Missional Leadership with Australian College of Ministries (Sydney College of Divinity).
Articles by this author
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Book Review: Flourishing: Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World, by Miroslav VolfCan religion help humanity navigate the challenges of globalisation, or will it deepen the divides?
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Book review: Broken Nation: Australians in the Great War, by Joan BeaumontWhat impact did the Great War have on Australia—both on the battlefield and the home front? Broken Nation unpacks the battles, myths, and deep societal scars left behind.
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Book Review: Stopping Military Suicides, by Kate Hendricks Thomas and Sarah Plummer TaylorVeteran suicides number 500 in Australia over the last two decades, overshadowing 41 combat deaths. This is the context of the urgent need for the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. Statistics suggest the scale of the issue but it gets starkly personal when we know or have supported someone who has taken their own life or thought about it.<15 min05/05/2022 -
Book Review: Leadership Secrets of the Australian Army by Brigadier Nicholas Jans (Ret’d) OAMWhat makes Australian Army leadership unique, and what lessons can leaders in any field learn from its principles and practices?
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Book Review: Beyond Combat, edited by Tristan Moss and Tom RichardsonWhat happens beyond the battlefield? Beyond Combat explores the untold stories of military life, from training and family support to nutrition, remembrance, and peacetime engagement.
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Book Review: Dare to Lead, by Brené BrownBrené Brown has been researching vulnerability, shame and resilience for two decades. Her TED talk on “The power of vulnerability” has 37 million views and is one of the five most watched. Her latest book Dare to Lead draws on her consulting and personal experience, teaching and evaluating the “Brave Leaders” course and interviewing 150 global C-level leaders to unpack the ingredients of brave leadership and courageous organizations.
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Lead SelfBook Review: Military Virtuesoday’s soldiers navigate complex ethical dilemmas. They face new threats and often carry unprecedented potential for destructive power. An unfortunate series of ethical failures in recent conflicts, by members of Western military forces has raised the need for improved military ethics training. As military commanders scramble to correct such failings, so too is the need to identify what moral resources are required for soldiers to choose; right over wrong, justice over injustice, virtue over non-virtuous.<5 min02/03/2022