A first glance at the pastor’s heart – 2 Corinthians 1:1–22

Posted on February 20, 2025 
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Moore College Principal Dr Mark Thompson speaks from 2 Corinthians 1:1–22 at the start of the College academic year.

Watch here.

Two Ways News Podcast — The Foundations of Genesis Part 2

Posted on February 19, 2025 
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The second episode of the 2025 series of Two Ways News Podcasts is now out, with Phillip and Peter Jensen. They continue on Genesis 1–11.

“We spent last time talking about the background ideas of how we come to read Genesis, but Peter, you said something about the nature of literature, and I’d like to follow you up more on the assumptions when you’re reading, because you talked about how you approach reading.”

Great listening.

Exploding pastoral leadership myths — with Craig Hamilton

Posted on February 19, 2025 
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On The Pastor’s Heart this week:

“What happens when a leader operates without a clear vision. And how poetic or concrete should a vision be?

How to organise things so the overall vision cascades down through every area of church life?

What should our pastoral approach be to innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, laggards and the nos.

Biblical vision and Leadership vision: What is the difference? Why do people mangle Proverbs 29:18?

Plus infusing the church with vision, in a significant moment and especially via drip feed.

Craig Hamilton is senior pastor of Pitt Town Anglican Church and author of ‘Wisdom in Leadership.’ ”

– Watch or listen here.

Dave Moore on Why your church needs Healthy Teams

Posted on February 19, 2025 
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Matthias Media has recently published The Team Leader’s Handbook by Dave Moore at Hunter Bible Church.

The Australian Church Record speaks with Dave about his background, his ministry journey, and about the book.

Read the interview here.

Bringing Hope to the Illawarra

Posted on February 18, 2025 
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“March 2025 will see one of the largest evangelistic campaigns for many years in the Illawarra region.

‘Hope For The Illawarra’, a partnership between the US broadcast ministry Leading The Way and churches in the Illawarra, will culminate in outreach events. …”

– Russell Powell has news of good news for the people of the Illawarra.

At SydneyAnglicans.net.

Stories of encouragement from Anglican Aid

Posted on February 18, 2025 
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Anglican Aid in Sydney has published several stories showing how aid from Australia is helping in Africa and India. Food for our prayers, and encouragement for generosity.

See them here.

New edition of Anglican News from Canberra & Goulburn

Posted on February 18, 2025 
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Dr Jacqueline Service will be commissioned as Director of Canberra’s St Mark’s National Theological Centre this weekend.

That’s one of the stories in the February edition of Anglican News from the Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn. (PDF file.)

Men Meeting the Challenge Conference 2025 – promo

Posted on February 16, 2025 
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Rory Shiner and Dave Jensen are speaking at this year’s Men Meeting the Challenge Conference.

Saturday 29th March.

Details here.

“100 Ministry Stories from Moore College” — Gavin Rosser

Posted on February 16, 2025 
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From Moore College:

“Gavin Rosser, along with his wife Megan and their family, serves with the Anglican Church in Amman, Jordan, through CMS.

After 17 years of ministry in Sydney, Gavin followed a long-held calling to minister in a region where Christ is less known. …”

– Moore College is continuing its “100 Ministry Stories” series – this time with Gavin Rosser.

Living in Love and Faith — A way forward which holds us together?

Posted on February 14, 2025 
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Anglican Futures has been providing daily summaries of the General Synod of the Church of England, meeting in London. From Day 4 (Thursday):

“Next was the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) update, led by Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Revd Martyn Snow. He asked Synod to imagine a future together,

‘One church, with all our differences, or are we resigned to going our separate ways, mirroring society, where each person chooses their own truth?’

This is an extraordinary claim – a total reversal of reality. Surely, it is because some are choosing their own truth, rather than remaining under God’s truth, as revealed by the Apostles, that there is a need for separation?

He continued,

‘What we are offering is a possible way forward which holds us together, and it starts in the imagination, not the detail…’”

– Read it here.

Image from an October 2024 (now deleted) video by Bishop Snow.

Conservative bishops can ban same-sex blessings in their dioceses – they need to start doing this

Posted on February 13, 2025 
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“The Church of England’s turmoil over same-sex marriage continues.

With the resignation in November of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, the latest development in the long-running saga is another delay by the bishops in bringing in standalone services to bless same-sex couples – services that will closely resemble same-sex weddings.

How did we get here?…”

– Writing in Christian Today, Dr Will Jones, a trustee of Anglican Mainstream, argues that conservative Church of England bishops have been poorly advised by some to believe that they can’t stop same-sex blessings in their dioceses.

Image: Bishop of York Stephen Cottrell, speaking at the Church of England’s General Synod this week.

Kristie Higgs wins as Court of Appeal rules dismissal for free speech is illegal

Posted on February 13, 2025 
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Here’s a Press Release from Christian Concern in the UK –

“In a seminal judgment for Christian freedom and free speech, the Court of Appeal has reversed a ruling which defended the dismissal of Kristie Higgs from Farmor’s School in Gloucestershire for raising concern on Facebook about extreme sex education and transgender ideology being taught in her son’s Church of England primary school.

The groundbreaking decision, handed down this morning by Lord Justice Underhill, Lord Justice Bean and Lady Justice Falk, re-examines and re-shapes England’s law on religious discrimination. (see legal analysis in notes to editors.)

The dramatic six-year legal battle has been supported by the Christian Legal Centre from the beginning. Mrs Higgs, 48, was represented in court by barrister, Mr Richard O’Dair.

The ruling confirms that the Equality Act protects traditional Christian beliefs on social issues, such as opposition to the ideas of transgenderism and ‘gender-fluidity’ and opposition to same-sex marriage.

The authoritative judgment re-shapes the law on freedom of religion in the workplace. For the first time in employment law, the judgment has effectively established a legal presumption that any dismissal for an expression or manifestation of Christian faith is illegal. …”

– Read it all at Christian Concern.

See also:

Kristie Higgs wins as Court of Appeal rules dismissal for free speech is illegal – Christian Concern.

Celebration of the 50th year of Campus Bible Study

Posted on February 13, 2025 
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Campus Bible Study at the University of NSW is turning 50!

“Over many years, God has been working through people at UNSW. The foundation of CBS is prayer and proclaiming the crucified and risen Christ as Lord of all. From CBS, God has raised many servants for Sydney, Australia and the world.

So, join past and present CBSers on campus to give thanks to God for his incredible kindness and faithfulness through CBS. We will look forward to the next 50 years (or until the Lord returns) of proclaiming Christ to future generations of university students.

Please join us and many others on Saturday 15th March 2025 at UNSW.”

– Details here.

Courage and Truth – Archbishop Justin Badi in Oxford

Posted on February 13, 2025 
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This 5 minute video recorded in Oxford by Archbishop Justin Badi, Chairman of the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches, is a reminder of the need to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.

Guess who’s coming to podcast?

Posted on February 12, 2025 
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“The former Dean of Sydney, Phillip Jensen, has been joined by his brother, former Archbishop Peter Jensen, in a refashioning of the podcast Two Ways News.

The podcast was previously hosted by Phillip Jensen and Tony Payne. …

In the first episode of 2025, Mr Jensen introduces his brother Peter as the new co-host. “This year we’re looking at Genesis,” he says in the first episode. ‘Last year we worked our way through Romans and we just thought, well, the opening chapters of Genesis open up so many questions for us that it’ll be a great passage to have as the backbone of the year.’…”

– Russell Powell shares the news at SydneyAnglicans.net.

This podcast will be a real treat. Listen to the first episode for 2025, released today.

Image: Peter and Phillip at the 2023 King’s Birthday Conference at Moore Theological College.

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