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A View from the Pew: Helping the Church make decisions

August 31, 2023 by ACR Editorial

Mrs Anna Davidson of St Barnabas’, Fairfield with Bossley Park is new to the synod this year. Why do you serve on the synod? This will be my first synod (2023). I was asked to serve and thought I would give it a go! Others encouraged me and said we need…

A View from the Pew: Lessons from Lay Members of Sydney Synod

August 29, 2023 by ACR Editorial

With Sydney synod fast approaching, it is worthwhile remembering that two-thirds of the synod are lay members. Quite apart from the numerical majority, lay folk play an important role in the business of the synod, and in its ministry outcomes.…

The Life of Faith – Book Review

August 1, 2023 by ACR Editorial

Thirty-four years ago I began as a naïve 21 year-old theological student at Moore College. Peter Jensen was the Principal and my lecturer in first year doctrine. His class notes, which I recall he would hand out in full after each lecture, are…

Most popular ACR articles of 2021

January 18, 2022 by ACR Editorial

In case you missed it, here are the most popular articles from each month of 2021! Click on any month below to read the article: January 2021February 2021March 2021April 2021May 2021June 2021July 2021August 2021September 2021October 2021November…

Sydney Diocese’s Unchanged Priority for over Eighty Years

December 1, 2020 by ACR Editorial

“The world’s greatest need is evangelism. With all the earnestness and strength that are in me I urge upon you that fact. I urge it especially upon my brethren of the clergy. Study evangelism; preach evangelism; live evangelism. Let us…

Why would you?

March 17, 2020 by ACR Editorial

Moore College Overseas Alumni: An interview with Rob and Alice Brown Can you tell us about the state of the church in your home country? England is a country with a great gospel heritage, and Christianity in the broadest sense has been part of British…

With Thanksgiving

February 20, 2020 by ACR Editorial

The Most Reverend Dr Glenn Davies, Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of NSW In his recent and final Presidential address to the third ordinary session of the 51st Synod of the Diocese of Sydney, Archbishop Glenn Davies remarked that his…