Shaped in Community

Posted on June 21, 2026 
Filed under Edification, Moore College

The Dean of Sydney Sandy Grant writes in the Cathedral newsletter –

“Dear Friends, today, I republish the first half of an excellent article by Cathedral Canon Dr Mark Thompson from the latest edition of Moore Matters, the newsletter magazine our Moore College, our ministry training theological college.

I asked for Mark’s permission, since what he says about why it is valuable to study theology face-to-face in community is equally true about why it is so important to keep coming to church.

We both acknowledge there are times when this is not possible, for example, my relative in aged care now watches the Cathedral service online, because she can no longer easily get to her local parish. But Mark shows why it is so important to pursue face-to-face community and learning, when he writes…”

– At the Cathedral website.

And see the full Moore Matters Winter 2026.