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Bathurst needs Sydney’s pallium

May 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…

How I’ve tried to encourage women in ministry

May 15, 2019May 14, 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…

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. …

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

May 8, 2019May 7, 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,…

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

April 30, 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,…

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…