Rev Dr Dan Cole appointed as next Principal of Trinity Theological College, Perth
“Trinity Theological College is pleased to announce the appointment of Rev Dr Dan Cole as the next Principal of the College. Dan, who currently serves at Trinity as Senior Lecturer in New Testament and Greek, will take over from Rev Dr Don West who has been Principal for 21 years. …”
– Good news from Perth. Read the full announcement here.
Sovereign Grace Music Podcast with Colin Buchanan (part 1)
Sovereign Grace Music has just published Part 1 of an interview with Colin Buchanan for their Sound Plus Doctrine podcast.
“Colin Buchanan is widely known in Australia both as a country musician and a writer of Christian songs for kids. He is extremely funny and a joy to be around, but more importantly loves introducing children to the riches of God’s Word and the gospel through song. We had the opportunity to record two podcasts with him.
In this first episode, David and Bob talk to Colin about his history and how he got connected with Sovereign Grace Music.”
– Watch here.
Service of Thanksgiving for Bishop Timothy Dudley-Smith
A Service of Thanksgiving for Bishop Timothy Dudley-Smith was held at St Andrew the Great in Cambridge late last night (Friday 27 September 2024) Australian time. The service was led by the Rev Alasdair Paine and the Rev Giles Walter was the preacher.
It was recorded and is now available on YouTube.
See the website for the Order of Service.
Lessons from Mark Dever’s 30 Years at Capitol Hill Baptist Church
“September 25, 2024, marks the 30th anniversary of Dever’s installation as senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church (CHBC) in Washington, DC.
What lessons are there to glean from a ministry that has spanned three decades and influenced thousands? One answer comes from a response Dever gave in a pastoral candidate interview with the congregation in November 1993. …”
– At The Gospel Coalition, Caleb Morell, an assistant pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church, shares this encouragement for pastors and churches.
Photo: Mark Dever at the 2019 Nexus Conference in Sydney.
Gideon Ilechukwu – Planting a Diocese from Scratch — Global Anglican Podcast
From Gafcon:
“Meet the Venerable Gideon Ilechukwu, who is about to become Gafcon’s newest bishop, and who will soon lead Gafcon’s newest diocese.
Thirteen years ago, he planted a church in Manchester, England, which has now grown to 39 churches with 52 ministers… and on October 15 we will form this fellowship into a diocese called ‘Anglican Missionary Congregations (AMC) Europe’, which he will lead as bishop.
General Secretary Paul Donison speaks with Gideon, as he shares with us how he planted this diocese from scratch, and how Gafcon provided vital support and resources for gospel mission throughout the UK and Europe.”
– Listen here.
Alistair Begg announces retirement — planned for Sept 2025
“On September 8, 2024, Alistair Begg announced to the congregation of Parkside Church that he will be concluding his time as senior pastor in September of 2025. He will continue his pastoral and ministry work at Truth For Life.
Alistair informed the Parkside Elders about his decision in August of 2024, and the Elders will nominate a candidate for senior pastor in the year ahead.”
– Announcement video here. (Of course, many will be looking forward to hearing Alistair Begg at the NSW & ACT CMS Summer School in January 2025.)
A Heart for the Gospel: Paul Donison speaks with Jodie McNeill
GAFCON’s Global Anglican Podcast episode number 7 has been released:
“Jodie McNeill – A Heart for the Gospel: Meet the New Global Operations Manager
We sit down with the Revd Jodie McNeill, Gafcon’s Global Operations Manager, to discuss his vital new role in the day-to-day ministry of Gafcon.
As an Anglican pastor and longstanding advocate for the Gafcon movement, Jodie understands the need to both ‘throw a lifeboat’ to Anglican churches whose diocesan leaders have abandoned the truth, as well as the importance of supporting churches that remain within their troubled dioceses.
General Secretary Paul Donison explores with Jodie their shared passion to see Gafcon engage and equip everyday Anglicans in standing firm for the gospel today.”
– Listen here.
New Principal appointed for Nungalinya College in Darwin
“It is with much excitement that we can announce Dr Yane Damanik as the next Nungalinya College Principal! Picture here with her husband Roni, please see a paragraph from Yane introducing herself to the Nungalinya family:
‘I am deeply grateful and excited for God’s calling into this role at Nungalinya College. I am a Moluccan woman from the Maluku islands located in East Indonesia in the Western Pacific Ocean. I came to Australia as an overseas student trained in mission and Christian counselling at Kingsley Theological School in Melbourne. After completing my studies, I enjoyed a variety of roles in teaching, counselling, pastoral work and community development
Our family moved to the Territory in 2011 to serve with the Australian Indigenous Ministries (AIM). During this time, we were also involved in pastoral ministry at Living Water Uniting Church in Humpty Doo. Since leaving the NT in 2017, we have continued our work with AIM, where I held various roles, most recently as the Mission Coordinator, while also lecturing in Sydney. With our children now young adults Uni students, my husband and I believe that God is calling us back to Darwin to a ministry that I am passionate about: theological training in Indigenous contexts, a focus that was also the subject of my doctoral study. I am humbled to think that God has woven together my previous ministries, background and studies to prepare me for this new role.
It is a privilege to build on the excellent work accomplished at Nungalinya by God’s people over many years. I look forward to working alongside the college community to advance the vision of empowering Indigenous Christians for leadership across churches and communities in Australia.’ ”
– from the Nungalinya Facebook page.
Sharpened and Refined: a missionary journey – Kylie Zietsch
From Moore College, an interview with Kylie Zietsch:
“Despite my education degree, the volunteer work I was doing in Johannesburg, ministering to students and the homeless, lacked the firm foundation of theological education. So in 2010 I came to Moore College intent on studying for a year. But I soon realised I wanted to go deeper into the word and grow skills in how to approach ministry, so one year grew into four, and I finished the Bachelor of Theology.
I am really thankful for my time at Moore. I was surrounded by women with whom I could walk the journey of life and ministry, with whom I could think through future plans, and who encouraged me in my faith. Looking back now, the student body were formative in encouraging me in mission and sharpening me, preparing me for the mission field.. …”
– Read it here.
Tribute to Bishop Timothy Dudley-Smith by Ross Cobb
During the 10:30am service on Sunday (25th August 2024), Ross Cobb, Director of Music at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney, gave this tribute to Bishop Timothy Dudley-Smith.
The service also featured hymns written by Bishop Dudley-Smith. (See it from the start here.)
Singleness book wins Christian book of the year
From SydneyAnglicans.net:
“The SparkLit Australian Christian Book of the Year for 2024 has been won by Sydney Anglican the Rev Dr Dani Treweek for her book The Meaning of Singleness: Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Church. …”
– Read here.
Related:
Singleness in the Church Today: An Interview With Dani Treweek – Jacob York speaks with Dani Treweek for The Gospel Coalition Australia.
The book is available now from The Wandering Bookseller.
Minister for Gulgong announced
From the Diocese of Bathurst Facebook page:
“Bishop Mark Calder announced today the appointment of the Rev’d Josh Taylor as assistant priest in Cudgegong Valley, with responsibility for Gulgong. Josh and Jordon will arrive in Gulgong early in 2025. Praise God!”
Also from the Diocese of Bathurst, here’s the latest list of parishes – for your prayers:
Dr Rhys Bezzant to be next Principal of Ridley College, Melbourne
“The Reverend Canon Dr Rhys Bezzant has been announced as the new principal of Ridley College.
Canon Bezzant is currently dean of Missional Leadership at Ridley College, and a canon of St Paul’s Cathedral.
In its announcement, the Ridley College Board said ‘Rhys has demonstrated experience of and love for mentoring [and] equipping the next generation of men and women for God’s mission.’…”
– News from The Melbourne Anglican.
More at the Ridley College website, including a video message.
Beloved English hymn writer dies
“The writer of one of the most popular and inspirational hymns of the 20th century has died at the age of 97.
Bishop Timothy Dudley-Smith, who wrote the words to ‘Tell out, my soul’ in 1962, died in Cambridge on August 12th, 2024. …”
– Russell Powell has this report at SydneyAnglicans.net. Includes a tribute from Archbishop Kanishka Raffel.
(Image from a 2020 message from Bishop Dudley-Smith to the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland.)
Update:
Bishop Dudley-Smith’s family is posting links to obituaries on his website.
Giving thanks for Bishop Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926-2024)
From The Living Church:
“Timothy Dudley-Smith, who wrote ‘Tell Out My Soul’ and more than other 400 hymns and served as Bishop of Thetford in the Church of England from 1981 to 1992, died August 12 at 97. …”
– Read here.
Image from a 2020 message from Bishop Dudley-Smith to the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
See also:
One of many recordings of Tell Out My Soul – this one is from Grace Community Church in California.
Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided – London Emmanuel Choir.
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…