Being present at events like the Sydney Diocese Synod (or church parliament), this writer encounters women fully engaged in the work of this evangelical diocese, with its strengths in biblical exegesis and gospel ministry. But one has to venture to… Continue Reading
Dave McDonald, who spoke at Gordon Cheng’s memorial service, remembered a guy who followed the same path: studied at UNSW and New College, married a Fiona, did MTS (a ministry apprenticeship), and worked for the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students.… Continue Reading
England exported evangelical Christianity to Australia on the First Fleet in the person of Richard Johnson. Andrew Atherson, Professor of Modern Anglicanism at Oxford University, recounted how a vital strain of evangelicalism was re-exported to the Church of England in… Continue Reading
Ben Swift highlights how tough it is to get a minister for his church. Alarm bells sounded literally for an evangelical Anglican church in the diocese of Southern Queensland recently. As an ambulance arrived mid-service to check the vital signs… Continue Reading
Canon Daniel Lawrence Willis (1954-2026) Two tributes for Canon Daniel Willis who headed the NSW Bible Society and organised major conferences for the conservative Anglican network Gafcon. He served as Rector of Frenchs Forest then as a minister at St… Continue Reading
My early years as a Christian included a couple of nervous breakdowns, one of them quite severe. A desire to please God, to be rid of sin, and a failure to see that sanctification is God’s work, not mine, sent… Continue Reading
The Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) reports that they have increased their representation on the church’s General Synod (national church parliament). CEEC is a broad-based evangelical network that includes the UK’s CMS and Church Society. CEEC’s National Director, John… Continue Reading
In memory of Barry Dudding (1944 -2026) Barry Dudding’s funeral will be held at St James Croydon, 10 am Monday, October 26. Can ‘reformed’ and ‘charismatic’ Christians live together in the same church? A veteran Sydney Anglican minister, Barry Dudding,… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Please turn your irony detector on: Allegra Spender, Teal member for Wentworth, the weathiest part of Sydney’s East, has moved a bill to drastically trim religious schools’ right to hire staff and cut back their ability… Continue Reading
Gordon Charles Cheng 1961-2026 Bible teacher, author and earnest follower of Jesus, Gordon Cheng, died early this morning. In a varied career he was a staff worker for the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students, the resources editor for Matthias Media… Continue Reading