Welcoming Defence families

Posted on June 29, 2012 
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Defence members and their families probably move houses more than most and can face real challenges. Defence Anglicans have some ideas on how to welcome defence families to your church.

(The article complements the feature in the July 2012 issue of Southern Cross newspaper.)

Reform statement on Women Bishops measure in the C of E General Synod

Posted on June 28, 2012 
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“Reform says ‘furore’ over women bishops shows need for better provision.

Reform Chairman Rev’d Rod Thomas said today that “Reform deeply regrets that we have reached such an impasse on women bishops” with the current House of Bishops’ amendments not satisfying the conservative evangelical network’s concerns over their future in the Church of England. …”

– See the full Reform statement.

Moore College Principal

Posted on June 28, 2012 
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Here’s the official advertisement from Moore College (PDF file).

Applications close 31 July 2012.

A double-minded man

Posted on June 28, 2012 
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“Those with long memories will recall that when Dr. Williams was appointed a decade ago we at Churchman predicted that his tenure would not be a happy one and that he would have been better off refusing the poisoned chalice of Canterbury altogether.”

– Gerald Bray writes the Summer 2012 editorial of Churchman. (PDF file.)

The Atonement — Visual Theology

Posted on June 28, 2012 
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Tim Challies has published another chart in his ‘Visual Theology’ infographic series, this one to help explain what is meant by the Penal Substitutionary Atonement. See it here.

Sydney Anglicans III. Complementarian ministry

Posted on June 26, 2012 
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Mark Thompson writes about complementarian ministry in part three of his series on Sydney Anglicans –

“It is the Bible which teaches us to celebrate the differences between men and women and the way attention to those differences enhances our unity rather than undermines it, not least as together we seek to serve Christ and his gospel.”

Read it all here –

“Some of the most insistent critics of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney are those who oppose its complementarian approach to the ministry of men and women. A number of those critics feel personally injured by the repeated decisions of the diocesan synod to reject measures authorising the ordination of women to the presbyterate. Others go further and insist these decisions arise from a deep-seated misogyny, perhaps related to the peculiar conditions of the early colony, but in any case fuelled by a way of reading the Bible which is authoritarian and androcentric. Yet men and women in Sydney respond that they are seeking above all else to be faithful to the word which God has given us. It is the Bible which teaches us to celebrate the differences between men and women and the way attention to those differences enhances our unity rather than undermines it, not least as together we seek to serve Christ and his gospel. This is not an authoritarian reading but a submissive one.  Read more

USPG to change its name

Posted on June 26, 2012 
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The 311-year-old United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel will change its name:

“…over the decades, this view of mission has shifted, and the focus today is on inspiring local communities to unlock their potential…”

– Report from the Anglican Communion News Service. Related: USPG.

Position Vacant (soon): Moore College Principal

Posted on June 26, 2012 
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Moore College has begun the search for a new Principal. This would be a good thing to pray about. Applications close 31 July 2012.

Audio file: The Thirty Nine Articles

Posted on June 26, 2012 
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A few years back, Lee Gatiss at The Theologian took the time to record a reading of The Thirty Nine Articles. It’s very helpful to hear them read.

You can find the audio here as a 9.5MB / 28 minute mp3 file.

(Or you can read the Articles here.)

 

Decline and Fall

Posted on June 25, 2012 
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“Practical Ethics, a webpage based at the University of Oxford, has an interesting post on research that suggests a society’s crime rate will be higher where there is widespread rejection of the notion of hell. …”

– Carl Trueman writes at Reformation21.

What Joy in Hell?

Posted on June 23, 2012 
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“Whatever we do or do not know about the details of hell, it is clear from Jesus’ teaching that it is so terrible and terrifying that we should do all in our power to avoid it. …”

– In his weekly column, Dean of Sydney Phillip Jensen turns to a topic many gloss over.

New Archbishop of Uganda elected

Posted on June 22, 2012 
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“On 22nd June 2012, at a press conference held at the Archbishop’s Palace, Namirembe, the Rt. Rev. Nicodemus Okille, Dean of the Church of the Province of Uganda, announced that the Rt. Rev. Stanley Ntagali was elected the 8th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda. The election was held during a meeting of the House of Bishops on Friday, 22nd June, 2012, at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe…”

– Report from The Anglican Communion News Service.

The Wisdom of the Cross (1)

Posted on June 22, 2012 
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“Hardly a weekend goes by without a conference being held somewhere in Sydney at which Christians can gather together to hear the wisdom of the great and the good on various subjects – everything from how to be a leader, entrepreneur, evangelist, preacher, parent or spouse right through to the finer aspects of tasting a beer, dissecting a side of beef or cooking your way to the kingdom of God!

Sydney culture in general is extremely pragmatic as we all as individuals get about the business of constructing the good life for ourselves and/or for our families …

It is in this context that the Scriptures have some sobering questions about wisdom for us to consider and the first one to consider comes from Paul’s first letter to Corinth: Hasn’t God made the world’s wisdom foolish? (1 Cor.1:20)…”

– Dr David Höhne at Moore College writes on the Faculty blog.

Thinking Christianly about singing and music

Posted on June 22, 2012 
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Rob Smith, Sydney singer / songwriter (among other things) has recorded a number of videos to help us think Christianly about singing and music and their place in what we do in church. Helpful and encouraging.

Each segment is 2 to 4 minutes in length.

1. Introduction
2. Christian music
3. The importance of singing
4. Singing and praise
5. Honouring God in song
6. Singing and the Holy Spirit
7. Singing and emotion
8. Singing and prayer
9. Singing and proclamation

Also, check out Rob’s invitation to the concert coming up on Saturday 21st July at St. Barnabas’ Broadway (tickets).

John Stott — classic messages from Ephesians

Posted on June 21, 2012 
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In 1975 and 1976, John Stott, the Rector of All Soul’s Langham Place, expounded Paul’s letter to the Ephesians at major Christian gatherings in the UK, US, Mexico, Canada, India, Nepal – and at the CMS Summer School at Katoomba. One result of his labours was his volume in The Bible Speaks Today series, “God’s New Society: The Message of Ephesians”.

CMS has made available the audio recordings from five talks given at Katoomba on their Facebook page. Grab them while you can.

(And that’s also a good reminder to support the CMS Annual Appeal.)

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