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Rector, Parish of Chelmer Graceville Anglican Church and Area Dean of Brisbane South West

The Rev'd Michael Stalley

About The Rev'd Michael -

The Rev’d Michael Stalley is the Rector of Chelmer Graceville Anglican Church and Area Dean of Brisbane South West. He has a Bachelor of Theology from BCT and a Graduate Diploma in Ministry from CSU, with a special interest in contemporary approaches to mission and faith formation.

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Articles by The Rev'd Michael

1,400km, 16 hours, three churches and two clergy

“As we travelled, it was clear that Bishop Cameron knows each community, its people and clergy deeply. He ministers alongside them with empathy and understanding. Many in his region know him as ‘our priest’ because he spends much of his time working with the parishes who do not have their own local clergy,” says The Rev’d Michael Stalley

Creating a grace zone

“…inclusion is part of a culture that welcomes and nurtures who people are and not who we want to make them,” says The Rev’d Michael Stalley, from St Bartholomew’s, Mt Gravatt

"In an unsettled environment, there is much pressure on the ordained person to be the leader that provides continuity, stability and certainty. When clergy talk among ourselves, we often describe this style of an ordained leader as the ‘Hero Priest’" (The Rev'd Michael Stalley)

Hero priests or communities of care?

“In an unsettled environment, there is much pressure on the ordained person to be the leader that provides continuity, stability and certainty. When clergy talk among ourselves, we often describe this style of an ordained leader as the ‘Hero Priest’…Can I suggest that it is in the tension between a desire for certainty and the reality that no such assurance is possible that our wellbeing problem lies?” says The Rev’d Michael Stalley in a new anglican focus series on ‘creating communities of care’

Sunday Devotion: 3 May 2020, Fourth Sunday of Easter

Is Christianity just an eternal insurance policy?

Second Australian Intergenerational Round Table

The Rev’d Michael Stalley recently participated in an ecumenical roundtable on intergenerational faith formation – find out what insights he gleaned and how you can find out more

Jesus was a Refugee

The Rev’d Michael Stalley reviews the children’s book Jesus was a Refugee, which draws upon the biblical narrative in Matthew’s Gospel to bring attention to Jesus’, and his family’s, experience of seeking refuge from the political threat of violence

Faith formation for a new and exciting era

The triennial Provincial Clergy and Lay Conferences were recently held, with author and faith formation expert John Roberto presenting as key speaker – local clergy and lay leaders summarise Roberto’s key ideas and the potentially rich application of these for our Diocese