Mark Earngey

Marriage has always been…?

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 by Mark Earngey

A Short History of Christian Marriage [1] The following was first published as part of the Diocese of Sydney submission to the recent Appellate Tribunal. The purpose of this paper is to provide a short account of the development of marriage within…

ACR Journal

Lady Jane Grey: A Firm Faith

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 by Mark Earngey

The following is an excerpt from a short biography written by Mark Earngey. Complementary copies are to be delivered to Sydney Anglican rectors as a Christmas gift from the ACR. If others would like to order copies please email editor@australianchurchrecord.net…

ACR Journal

Not I, But Christ

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 by Mark Earngey

A remarkable revolution takes place when a person is converted. I will never tire of reflecting upon the conversion of Saul of Tarsus that day on Straight Street in Damascus. After he met the Lord Jesus Christ, the activistic antagonist had atonement…

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…

Ministry

The valuing and devaluing of theological education

May 12, 2019May 5, 2019 by Mark Earngey

Among the myriad challenges facing the Church of England is the state of theological education. Part time and mixed mode study dominates the theological educational landscape. Residential theological education is deemed too expensive. …

International

Interview with Bishop Glenn Lyons of South Africa

March 12, 2017 by Mark Earngey

The history of fellowship between the Australian Church Record and REACH-SA (formerly the Church of England in South Africa) stretches a long way back. When the ACR publicly supported the installation of Bishop Fred Morris as the first Presiding…

International

Interview with Vaughan Roberts

December 28, 2016 by Mark Earngey

Rev. Vaughan Roberts was recently interviewed by Mark Earngey, the ACR’s ‘Foreign Correspondent’. Vaughan is the Rector of St. Ebbe’s in Oxford, Director of the Proclamation Trust, and a long standing encouragement to evangelicals…