November, 2019 - Australian Church Record

Training for Christian ministry: what to look for?

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 by Ryan van der Avoort

ACR asked South African Uni ministry campus director Ryan van der Avoort what he would say to those working out where to do ministry training. Perhaps cheekily, I’d first want to make two statements: 1. Having a degree doesn’t necessarily mean…

Ministry

Why would you?!

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 by Ryan van der Avoort

ACR chats to Uni ministry campus director Ryan van der Avoort about what compelled him to move from South Africa to Sydney to study at Moore Theological College. 1) For a bit of context, how would you describe…

Doctrine

You: created and cared for

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 by Adrian Russell

What makes you you? It’s the question of our time. Is it my genetics? Am I born this way? Or is it my upbringing, the way I was raised and taught? Are children a blank slate when they are born, waiting for society and experience to imprint on them? Or…

Evangelism

Avoiding the St Edward Hospital Syndrome

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 by Murray Campbell

I was preaching through 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 earlier this year at Mentone Baptist. It is a word of exhortation given by Paul to the church in Corinth. The imagery doesn’t only denote the big picture purpose of Paul’s ministry, but it also denotes…

Christian Living

Politically correct? Calling on people to praise God

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 by Mike Leite

It’s not arrogant to call on all people to praise God. In our modern Western world of the ‘politically correct’, for a person to show confidence in almost any ‘truth’ is seen and perceived as arrogant. It’s the era of ‘post-truth’ (the word of the…

ACR Journal Ministry

Thank God for ordinary pastors

November 7, 2019November 5, 2019 by Mark Earngey

The noble task of the ordinary Christian minister is essential for the future health of the churches which make up the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Yet challenges to the ordinary Christian ministry abound! The world around us seems to be spinning…

Christian Living

The test that matters (Ephesians 5:10)

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 by Lionel Windsor

We live in a world full of tests, examinations, and measurements. The testing starts from an early age. Even before babies are born, we use ultrasounds and other tests to check that everything is OK with the little human being in there, who is about…