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Good news: More people are going to church in the UK

Posted on 10/04/2025 by John Sandeman
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Church attendance in the UK has incresed from 3.7m in 2018 to 5.8m in 2024 – an increase of 56% – according to a new report by Bible Society UK. “Overall, churchgoing Christians now make up 12% of the population,… Continue Reading →

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The Election viewed from UCA-land

Posted on 10/04/2025 by John Sandeman
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Unsurprisingly, the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) wants the “Voice Treaty Truth” framework of the Uluru Statement from the Heart implemented. This as an example of how the UCA election 2025 resources “Our Vision for a Just Australia“ are strong… Continue Reading →

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Serving an impossible industry

Posted on 09/04/2025 by Charles Brammall
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Charles Brammall on serving a stressful industry through ENTER, a entertainment ministry Employment in acting is notoriously difficult to get, and completely unpredictable. There is an infinitesimally small number of jobs compared to the number of artists looking. During the… Continue Reading →

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ACL tells Christians Lyle Shelton’s Family First is the best option at the Federal Election

Posted on 08/04/2025 by John Sandeman

Family First, the reborn conservative party, is the Australian Christian Lobby’s (ACL) top scorer in their policy “snapshot” for the Federal Election. Family First gets the top score of 98 per cent in the ACL survey followed by the WA-based… Continue Reading →

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Lutherans announce their first women pastors, split with conservatives widens

Posted on 06/04/2025 by John Sandeman
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Two women have been announced as the first pastors to be ordained by the Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ). This follows last year’s LCANZ Convention of General Synod’the’s decision to remove of a paragraph from the church’s… Continue Reading →

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Praising God in the Sydney Opera House

Posted on 05/04/2025 by John Sandeman

Despite the fact that Obadiah can not, absolutely can not, sing, he found himself singing in the Opera House. This happened because• The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs put on a concert of “Cathedral Classics.”• It would have been great to go… Continue Reading →

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Baptists will remove churches that fail to accept marriage statement

Posted on 04/04/2025 by John Sandeman
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The NSW/ACT Baptist Association faces forcibly removing three “Open Baptist” churches from membership at the state Baptist Assembly meeting in May. Hamilton Baptist Church, Canberra Baptist Church and Seaforth Baptist church have not accepted a “ position statement” on marriage… Continue Reading →

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Praise Report from the Illawarra: 1000 respond to gospel invitation

Posted on 02/04/2025 by John Sandeman
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Leading the way, the evangelistic organisation led by Egyptian-born, Moore-College-trained and Atlanta-based pastor Michael Youssef has posted an account of last weeks gospel rally in Wollongong.. We give thanks to the Lord and extend our heartfelt gratitude to our ministry… Continue Reading →

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‘The Chosen: The Last Supper’ season 5 premiere lives up to the pre-Easter hype

Posted on 02/04/2025 by John Sandeman
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Joseph Homes via Religion Unplugged (REVIEW) There’s seemingly no stopping “The Chosen.” It feels like only yesterday the series was a crowdfunded faith-based Jesus show from the director of “The Resurrection of Gavin Stone” and backed by the small, independent… Continue Reading →

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‘I dislike the talk of the Christian right’

Posted on 31/03/2025 by John Sandeman
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A note from a listener to the Planet Extra Podcast with Chas Licciardello and Dr David Smith ( Licciardello hosts the ABC’s Planet America and Smith lectures at Sydney University but on the podcast neither of them speak for either… Continue Reading →

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