Australian Church Record

Ministry

We meet because Jesus sat down

May 26, 2019May 5, 2019 by Ben George

Ever heard someone say that they don’t need to go to church? That they can just read the Bible at home, or watch sermons online? While there may be some good reasons why people might temporarily need to be away from church, or even for longer…

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Ministry

Caring for single mums at church

May 21, 2019May 23, 2019 by Ruth Baker

Church is a place of labels. Some are useful—for example, we wear name tags so we can more easily engage with others in fellowship, or sometimes we’re categorized into groups so we can be pastored more easily. But some labels are burdensome to…

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Ministry

Bathurst needs Sydney’s pallium

May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 by Ed Loane

In the medieval church the Archbishop of Canterbury, who was appointed by the crown in England, needed to receive a pallium from the Pope which represented his ecclesiastical authority. The pallium was thin scarf-like vestment and the last…

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Complementarianism

How I’ve tried to encourage women in ministry

May 14, 2019May 15, 2019 by Nathan Walter

In ministry, I’ve had opportunity to work alongside a number of women in the context of church staff teams—among others, two in particular: Pip Russell for 12 years at Christ Church St Ives, and now Deb Earnshaw at Naremburn Cammeray. I want to…

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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. …

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Christian Living

The joys of being a godparent: An interview with Caitlin Orr

May 7, 2019May 8, 2019 by Caitlin Orr

Caitlin Orr is a graduate of Moore College and works as an assistant minister at Watsons Bay Anglican. She is the proud official godmother to four children, and here she shares some of her experience and wisdom in the world of godparenting. Caitlin,…

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Doctrine

The first thing to say about church (Ephesians 1:22-23)

April 30, 2019April 29, 2019 by Lionel Windsor

Let’s play a word-association game. Here’s a word: ‘church’. What’s the next word that springs to your mind? You may have named a particular person you know at church. Or you may have identified an emotion related to church: excitement, guilt,…

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