April 2018 – Australian Church Record

Friends: Your secret weapon in avoiding burnout

April 29, 2018April 9, 2018 by Lauren Mahaffey

More and more, Christians are burning out. Depending on the circles you run in, this phenomenon can start to feel almost as self-evident as our most basic beliefs about God. Some of our brothers and sisters who are serving the most are feeling…

The Vault

T.C. Hammond: The Baptism of Young Children (Article 27)

April 25, 2018April 9, 2018 by T.C. Hammond

The controversy concerning infant baptism has occasioned much difficulty to many students. The great body of the Reformed Churches accept it. A determined and earnest company, however, reject it as unscriptural. There are two questions…

International

Lee Gatiss on learning from Christians of the past

April 22, 2018April 9, 2018 by Steve Tong

An interview with Lee Gatiss: Part 2 Lee, you’re a prolific writer and also an editor of works by some great Christians of the past. Why is it important to keep producing these materials? Yes, it’s been a privilege to republish works by people…

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T.C. Hammond: On Baptism (Article 27)

April 18, 2018April 9, 2018 by T.C. Hammond

Next to the Sacrament of Holy Communion, the Sacrament of Baptism has occasioned possibly most discussion within the circle of the Christian Church. There is a tendency, against which we must be on our guard, to attribute to the external sign…

International

Lee Gatiss on Church Society and Anglican evangelicals in the UK

April 15, 2018April 9, 2018 by Steve Tong

An interview with Lee Gatiss: Part 1 Lee, you’ve been Director of the Church Society for a number of years now. Can you give us a quick overview of what Church Society does, and what role it plays in the Church of England? Church Society has been…

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T.C. Hammond: On the unworthiness of ministers (Article 26)

April 11, 2018April 9, 2018 by T.C. Hammond

The twenty-sixth article is of considerable importance because it defines a very sharp line of cleavage between the Church of England and the Church of Rome. The controversy clusters round the very vexed problem of intention in the performance…

Youth & Kids

Stories that shape: The place of Biblical theology in child development

April 9, 2018April 9, 2018 by Beth Webb

Much-loved author Morris Gleitzman was recently appointed as the 2018-19 Children’s laureate. A laureate’s role is to promote literacy, which Gleitzman believes equips ‘young readers to embrace an often dark and uncertain world…