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Assistant Curate, St Bart’s, Toowoomba

The Rev'd Michael Calder

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The Rev’d Michael Calder is Assistant Curate at St Bart’s, Toowoomba. He has a Assoc.Th (ACT) and a BTh (CSU), with special interests in getting people into God’s Word and music ministry.

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Articles by The Rev'd Michael

"Jesus is a loving God who loves us unconditionally. Jesus loves us and asks us to come as we are. So whatever we do, we need to do it with Jesus’ heart" (The Rev'd Mamuor Kunpeter, pictured with family and friends on the occasion of his ordination to the diaconate in December 2022)
Reflections

What is your favourite Gospel of Matthew passage and why? | Mamuor Kunpeter, Nicole Anderson, Michael Calder and Elizabeth Donald-McConnell

Four members of our Diocesan community tell us about their favourite passage from the Gospel of Matthew, including The Rev’d Mamuor Kunpeter, The Rev’d Nicole Anderson, The Rev’d Michael Calder and The Rev’d Elizabeth Donald-McConnell

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What Child is This?

Hear The Rev’d Michael Calder and Bree Uebergang from St Bart’s, Toowoomba sing a soulful rendition of this classic 19th century Christmas carol, which they recorded at Toowoomba Anglican School

Features

Making and maturing disciples of Jesus

“Personal touches and intentional follow up are really important at St Bart’s. We are a community and go through the valleys and peaks of life together. Instead of making assumptions that people are too busy to come to church, small groups or other ministry activities, we follow up to make sure that people are okay and if someone is sick or a loved one has passed away, we help care for them,” says the team from Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba, while offering helpful ideas and resources for other churches to adapt and use

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St Bart's Hymn Project

Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba has recorded a range of royalty-free classic hymns for parishes, ministries and individuals to use as resources, including ‘Amazing Grace’, ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness’, ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’, and many more