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Greg Goswell to move to PTC Sydney

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:28:18 +0000

Moore College graduate Greg Goswell will return to Sydney (from Melbourne) to lecture in Old Testament at the Presbyterian Theological Centre at Burwood in 2013. News here.

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Garage Hymnal in Concert to support BCA

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 05:46:10 +0000

Garage Hymnal in Concert to support the Bush Church Aid Society – at St Barnabas’ Broadway on Friday 15th June.

Please click the image for details.

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Moore Missions 2012 over and out

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 05:25:49 +0000

“Moore College Missions 2012 (held April 29 to May 6) have successfully concluded for another year. It has been a wonderful display of God’s people evangelising…”

– Read it at the Moore College website.

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Archbishop Peter Jensen on BBC Radio

admin — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:30:59 +0000

Archbishop Peter Jensen was interviewed by Edward Stourton on BBC Radio 4’s Sunday programme – about the GAFCON / FCA Leadership Conference, which begins tomorrow in London.

Listen via the BBC’s iPlayer. The interview starts 10:10 in.

(h/t Anglican Mainstream. Photo: Joy Gwaltney.)

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Together for the Gospel 2012 talks available

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:41:26 +0000

The 2012 Together for the Gospel conference has just been held in Louisville, Kentucky. The theme was “The Underestimated Gospel”.

Audio and video files of the main talks have now been posted online for your edification.

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John Mallison

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:55:12 +0000

Dr John Mallison, a long-time advocate of Small Group ministry in Australia, died in Sydney on March 29th. While he served in the Methodist, and then Uniting Churches, and had been Moderator of the NSW Synod of the Uniting Church, his ministry had an impact in many Anglican churches too.

A service of Thanksgiving will be held at St. Paul’s Castle Hill on Wednesday April 11 at 11:00am.

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A reminder to pray for those in authority

admin — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:59:41 +0000

“For our devotions before our meeting this morning we read 1 Timothy 2.

‘First of all then, I urge that supplications, prayers intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and for all who are in high positions, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life, godly and dignified in every way.’

Does God answer such prayers?…”

– a report from East Timor at Mission Partners.

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New Principal for George Whitfield College

admin — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:35:49 +0000

“The directors of George Whitfield College, which trains leaders for ministry across Africa, have unanimously elected Rev Mark Dickson to succeed Dr David Seccombe as principal.

Dr Seccombe has been Principal of the South African theological college since 1993. He is also an Affiliate Professor of New Testament at North-West University at Potchefstroom. He was formerly rector of St Matthew’s Anglican Church, Shenton Park, in Perth.

Mark Dickson (pictured) is currently Vice-Principal of GWC and holds the C.S. Lewis Lectureship in Christian Thought.

He has been engaged in Phd studies and has special expertise in the area of science and Christianity, also holding a Bachelor of Science.

He previously served as the senior minister of St Matthews Church in Table View, (Cape Town) for 17 years. The appointment will take effect from 1 January 2013.”

– Report by Russell Powell at SydneyAnglicans.net. (Dr D B Knox was the founding Principal of George Whitfield College.)

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Changes coming at Bethlehem Baptist

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:31:10 +0000

Justin Taylor has the info on plans for change at Bethlehem Baptist Church –

“Tonight the elders at Bethlehem Baptist Church unanimously voted to present Jason Meyer as their candidate to succeed John Piper, pending congregational approval.”

– Read it here.

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Memorial Service for Professor Patrick Collinson

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:05:05 +0000

There will be a Memorial Service for Prof. Patrick Collinson, C.B.E. (1929–2011) in Cambridge on Saturday 10th March. A number of Sydney folk would have been taught Reformation history by him when he was at Sydney University 1969-75. He died last September. Obituary in The Guardian, and tribute at Trinity College website.

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