Eight staff have recently left the church planting and ministry training organisation City to City Australia (CTCA). The highly-regarded body is focused on having churches flourish in cities, and is one of a group of City to City organisations around… Continue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is resisting calls from labor states to allow telehealth consultations for voluntary assisted dying. The PM’s stance follows a Federal Court decision that found that euthansia telehealth comsulations violate federal laws. The case, brought by Nicholas… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall column on the power of chat All encounters with people are “grist for the mill” for future conversations about Jesus, so treat all people with love. Open the door for them – women, men and children – say… Continue Reading
A group of pastor who are M.Div graduates from Sydney Missionary and Bible College have announced they are producing Christian resources for free. The Team behind Catalyst Conference, held in Kingsgrove, South West Sydney over January 23 – 27 plan… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column It makes sense everywhere but here: Obadiah can’t believe this Bible is for sale in Australia. he’s not happy with gendered Bibles which just seem to be a commercial idea anyway. ### A gap in the… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall writes about how his beagle makes him an evangelist. I’ll cut to the chase – get a dog! Every afternoon for the last 20 months I’ve taken our Beagle puppy George Washington to the local dog park. I… Continue Reading
The Lutheran Church of Australia is selling its extensive property portfolio in North Adelaide. This sale includesincludes the historic campus of the Australian Lutheran College (ALC), adjacent student accommodation and a church administration complex. the denominations GEneral Church Board made… Continue Reading
Booragul Uniting Church, an evangelical congregation, has been told it will be dissolved by the local Uniting Church in Australia Presbytery (regional committee). The Presbytery decided last night to close the church as of December 31, 2023. Booragul is small,… Continue Reading
In this excerpt from Mission is the Shape of Water, a new book by Baptist Minister and Missiologist Michael Frost, we learn about the use and abuse of Christian history. I’ve long feared that our imagination has been somewhat limited… Continue Reading
Pentecostals are the church planting champions in Australia according to a report by NCLS. But the title comes with a caveat. “Pentecostal churches have the highest rate, with an estimated 4.6% of churches planting in 2019, compared to 0.9% of… Continue Reading