June, 2020 - Australian Church Record

A new culture of one-to-one ministry under lockdown

June 30, 2020 by Stephen Anderson

“How can we stick resolutely to our marching orders, now that proper ‘churching’ in person is impossible?” Like every other church, we asked numerous such questions as the global pandemic gathered its eerie pace in what now seems almost another…

You are enough, and other lies we like to swallow

June 25, 2020 by Jocelyn Loane

I don’t know about you, but the recent months of school at home exposed some pretty ugly cracks in the façade I’d created for myself of being a good mother. It’s much easier, it turns out, to parent your children when they aren’t in the same physical…

Re-gathering in the Northern Territory: the new normal for St Peter’s Nightcliff

June 23, 2020 by Joshua Kuswadi

For 11 weeks our church gathered virtually for live-streamed services filmed in our church building. When the Northern Territory announced its ‘Roadmap to the new normal’, we realised we couldn’t allow as many people into our church space…

Glory of Christ – Part 1

June 18, 2020 by Andrew Leslie

In the first of these reflections, we might begin by considering the way in which Christ is the only representation of God’s glory to his people. When Jesus speaks of “my glory” in John 17:24, that can be thought of either in terms of the essential…

Church under Coronavirus: Sevenoaks, Kent

June 16, 2020 by Hannah Blake

I’m involved in ministry in Sevenoaks, a commuter town in north west Kent, where I’m the Women’s and Children’s Worker for Grace Church and 4 O’Clock Church. I think it’s fair to say that COVID-19 has had more of an impact on day to day life in the…

What’s happening in evangelism in GBU Chile?

June 11, 2020 by Chris Overhall

The dreaded E-word. ‘Evangelism!’ There – I said it. You’re stuck at home. You’re stressed. You’re anxious. And now you’re going to feel guilty! That’s what you’re thinking, right? Just what we needed, another article about evangelism. Cue…

Church under Coronavirus: Great Victoria Street, Belfast

June 9, 2020 by Steve Auld

When I was asked to write this article on what we’re doing as a church in Belfast during these strange days of social distancing, my first thought was: we’re doing what we’ve always done! It may look a little different, but our priorities have stayed…