21st October 2018
Today is Mission Sunday, and we welcome Helena and Doug Painting, whose work at Bookham Community Church we support through BCA. I am sure we will be encouraged by their news and learn more of how we can support and pray for them. At Synod last week, I was reminded of the paramount task of […]
14th October 2018
It’s great to be back from holidays, and a busy week awaits me, with the Synod of the Sydney Diocese starting tomorrow afternoon. Please pray for me and our two parish representatives, Doug George and Karen Calayag, as we play this role in the governance of the Diocese. It involves a lot of listening and […]
7th October 2018
Today I’d like to review a book I’ve been reading – and which Jim Le Huray has also read recently! – called The Fountain of Public Prosperity: Evangelical Christians in Australian History 1740-1914 by Piggin and Linder. It challenges the secular view of Australia’s origins, telling of the many evangelical Christians who came to the […]
30th September 2018
Today I can share with you the very exciting news that a new member of our ministry staff team is joining us next year. Ms Kat Cowell will commence in the role of Women’s and Families’ Minister in January. This follows several months of prayer, searching and chatting with possible candidates for the role. A […]