ACR Journal - Australian Church Record

Gospel seriously: The dangerous necessity of goal-driven ministry

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 by Lionel Windsor

What are you aiming for in your ministry? How are you planning to reach these goals? What do you have to change to make it happen? Not just in your rhetoric, but in your action? Not just in your grand visions, but in your daily routines? What good but…

ACR Journal Evangelism Ministry

For we cannot but speak…

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 by Mike Leite

One of my favourite parts of the Bible is Acts chapter 4. There are many reasons to love this chapter of God’s word. For one, seeing the boldness of Peter and John is such a contrast to the fear they showed during Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion. Then…

ACR Journal Christian Living Ministry

Celebrating 25 years of EQUIP: Interview with Isobel Lin

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 by Isobel Lin

ACR: Watching EQUIP women this year, I was struck by the centrality of God’s word in everything that happened. Your first EQUIP conference was back in 1999; what led you and others to start this ministry 25 years ago?Back in 1999, there wasn’t…

ACR Journal Christian Living Church History Evangelism

Getting the time right

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 by Annabel Nixey

It’s awful when you get the time wrong. Missing a meeting, a party, a flight. I’ve done all those things at various points and it’s not a nice feeling! It’s important to get the time right. There’s no point applying for a position which…

ACR Journal Christian Living Ministry

Safety obsession

October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 by Talar Khatchoyan

‘Caution: slippery when wet’Our society is risk-averse. With our endless road signs, laws and regulations, we’ve cultivated a society that champions safety and prioritises the elimination of risk. Our Western world is safety…

ACR Journal Christian Living Doctrine Ministry

‘Your truth’ and the true story: How the gospel of Christ transforms our decision-making

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 by Lionel Windsor

“Whatever the cause, my memory is my memory, it does what it does, gathers and curates as it sees fit, and there’s just as much truth in what I remember and how I remember it as there is in so-called objective facts. Things like chronology and cause-and-effect…

ACR Journal Christian Living Church History Doctrine Ministry

Catechising – A short introduction

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023 by Mark Earngey

“Believe me, Sir, the Church of God will never preserve itself without a Catechism, for it is like the seed to keep good grain from dying out and causing it to multiply from age to age.”So wrote the Genevan reformer John Calvin to Lord Protector…