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Making friends in the Indian Ocean

Posted on 04/08/2024 by John Sandeman
St Patricks College, Madagascar

Youthworks College, which trains youth pastors, has joined the growing relationship between Sydney Anglicans and the church in Madagascar, the large island 250km east of Africa in the Indian Ocean. Andrew Spalding, the College’s Old Testament lecturer, went one better… Continue Reading →

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New report shows Sydney Anglican’s numbers fall: but also a rebound

Posted on 01/08/2024 by John Sandeman
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A detailed report into Sydney Anglican church attendance shows a 6.7 per cent decline against a 2013 baseline using church attendance figures of adult attenders. The report commissioned by the diocesan (region) Standing Committee for this year’s Synod (church parliament)… Continue Reading →

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When can the government tell churches what to do

Posted on 31/07/2024 by John Sandeman
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For the second year in a row, the NSW Presbyterian General Assembly (their church parliament) has been prevented from discussing a controversial issue due to government Worker Health Safety regulations. For the second year in a row, the annual General… Continue Reading →

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How to help teens stick with Jesus

Posted on 18/07/2024 by John Sandeman
Youth

There’s a common heartbreak for youth ministers – the heartbreak of seeing some young people not continue to follow Jesus. “You pour your life in your discipleship into these young people that they’ll, and hoping and praying that they will… Continue Reading →

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Church of England votes to move forward with same-sex blessings plans

Posted on 10/07/2024 by John Sandeman
Justin Welby addresses General Synod Jul;y 2024

The Church of England’s General Synod (church parliament) has voted to continue developing plans for stand alone blessing services for same-gender couples. A selection of readings and prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and asking for God’s blessing for same-sex couples –… Continue Reading →

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Is Gafcon against women’s ordination?

Posted on 08/07/2024 by John Sandeman
Image: Gafcon's Secretary General Paul Donison (left) farewelled with a Bluey backpack and Akubra by Peter Smith and Jen Hercott.

The question came from the back of the room at last week’s Gafcon Australasia 2024 conference and from a minister from the top of Australia, Cairns, in the Diocese (region) of North Queensland. “The big divisive issue within our diocese… Continue Reading →

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Good news from across the ditch

Posted on 04/07/2024 by John Sandeman
New Zealanders at Gafcon 2024

Australian Christians are too often ignorant about their sisters and brothers across the Tasman. Bishop Jay Behan of the Church of Confessing Anglicans Aotearoa New Zealand and a team of New Zealanders gave a sharp update to the Gafcon Australasia… Continue Reading →

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Defining what Christian ‘mission’ means

Posted on 03/07/2024 by John Sandeman
Mark Earngey at Gafcon 2024

It’s possible though to be a little bit confused sometimes by the Bible’s mandate for mission,” Mark Earngey told the Gafcon Australia Conference meeting in Brisbane this week. “On the one hand, sometimes the use of the word mission can… Continue Reading →

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Church plants and conversion stories: Aussie Anglicans (and others) meet at Gafcon

Posted on 02/07/2024 by John Sandeman

Sydney Archbishop Kanishka Raffel visits churches every week, and “virtually every week”, he hears stories of people coming to Christ. Raffel urged delegates not to be ashamed of the gospel speaking at the Gafcon (Global Anglican Future) Australasia Conference, currently… Continue Reading →

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Why the Anglican Church faces existential challenges

Posted on 24/06/2024 by John Sandeman
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This is a commentary on the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) by Warren Cole Smith via Religion Unplugged. The conservative breakaway church has been meeting to elect a new Archbishop, Steve Wood, to replace Foley Beach. (ANALYSIS) The Anglican… Continue Reading →

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