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The valuing and devaluing of theological education

May 12, 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. …

Launching UniChurch: An interview with Dave Jensen

April 30, 2019 by Dave Jensen

Originally from Sydney, Dave Jensen is currently serving as an assistant minister at All Saints’ Anglican Church in Belfast. Dave has been involved in the recent launch of UniChurch Belfast—a new initiative of All Saints’ Church in the university…

Birds of a feather flock together: Are cultural churches valid?

April 29, 2019April 28, 2019 by Ben George

Are cultural churches valid? By ‘cultural churches’, I mean churches who cater to a particular group of people—the Homogeneous Unit Church (HUC). The HUC was founded from the Homogenous Unit Principle (HUP) and is part of a missiological strategy…

In defence of Lent

April 2, 2019 by Dan McKinlay

I grew up a Roman Catholic. When I was converted in my teenage years, I became a (high church) Presbyterian, so much so that in 2010 I refused to celebrate Christmas. Fortunately, in Scotland there are pockets of Presbyterians who likewise do…

The Pastor’s Heart: An interview with Dominic Steele

March 11, 2019March 10, 2019 by Dominic Steele

Dominic Steele is the senior minister of Village Church Annandale in Sydney, and also the host of The Pastor’s Heart—a podcast of deep-end interviews with senior pastors. Dominic has kindly agreed to speak to the ACR and share some of his hopes…

The big problem in Christian marriages

September 5, 2023March 5, 2019 by Jocelyn Loane

Recently my husband Ed and I read a number of secular books on marriage in preparation for a seminar we were to give together. There were plenty of gold nuggets of advice in them and some revealing insights into what makes us tick in marriage. I learnt…

Creating a culture of doctrinal literacy

February 17, 2019 by Ben Pakula

My favourite book on Christian doctrine is Peter Jensen’s At the Heart of the Universe. It’s short, sharp, soaked in Scripture, and came about as a result of research for presenting the material orally. Best of all, it begins with eschatology—something…