Director of Lay Education, St Francis College, Milton

Jonathan Sargeant

About Jonathan -

Jonathan Sargeant is Director of Lay Education at St Francis College, Milton and worships there, too. He has a Bachelor of Theology from the BCT and a MMin from Charles Sturt University, along with Education and Youth Work diplomas. With a special interest in Public Discourse about religion, pop culture and film, Jonathan’s PhD is on the way.

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Articles by Jonathan

COVID-19 Resource Collaboration Group: contributions, insights and learnings

Seven diverse ACSQ staff and clergy from the cross-commission COVID-19 Resource Collaboration Group share about their joint contributions, insights and learnings in this special feature

Catching up with catch-up TV

FormedFaith’s Jonathan Sargeant reviews two new television series – Netflix’s Unorthodox and the ABC’s Stateless

Dark Waters

“This David and Goliath story shows that justice and compassion are powerful companions and that even giant corporations can be brought to task when the truth is told,” says Jonathan Sargeant in his review of real-life legal drama Dark Waters

I Still Believe

“Some films are made to challenge and others to comfort – this one knows what it is and feels like a nice, reassuring soft blanket on a cold rainy day,” says Jonathan Sargeant in his review of the Christian romantic drama, I Still Believe, inspired by the true story of singer-songwriter Jeremy Camp and Melissa Henning-Camp

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

“There’s a lot more going on here than in your everyday blockbuster, providing good fodder for homiletic examination. With a light and dark side and the area in between, the Force remains a potent concept for spiritual pondering,” says Jonathan Sargeant in this spoiler-free film review

Against Our Oath

“Focusing on health care professionals is a smart angle to take; it appropriately and effectively removes the situation of people seeking asylum from the tangled and sticky web of politics,” says FormedFaith’s Jonathan Sargeant on award-winning director Heather Kirkpatrick’s latest documentary