“It is so important for people to worship in their vernacular because worship and life are the same. They are God’s gifts. We worship in the language that God has gifted us,” says The Rev’d Eleanor Mancini
Meet Peter Kline and find out about his recent Charles Sturt University award, his thoughts on “Being Together: Embracing Joy”, his hobbies and interests, the best advice he has ever received and what person of faith inspires him the most and why
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
The Lambeth Conference was a series of remarkable surprises and examples of God’s gracious action as we gathered before God’s face and prayed. There was a beautiful and deeply moving sense of coming together, and in so doing truly meeting each other — learning from each other, committing ourselves to love across difference
Meet Karl Przywala and find out what projects he is working on, about his personal faith journey, what he would write on a billboard and what makes him nostalgic
“Every person who is baptised promises, or in the case of young children godparents promise on their behalf, to turn to Christ. They are signed with the sign of the cross to show that they are marked as Christ’s own forever. And they are called to Christian ministry, to serve Christ in the world,” says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall
“When I was invited to put together a Lenten study by the people at Grassroots Resources, I wanted to give people a taste of what it might be like to be intentional about practising the faith. Each week, alongside the reflections on the Gospel reading set for each Sunday in Lent, I introduce a particular practice – there are six in all,” says Bishop Jeremy Greaves
Bishop Cam Venables explores what change means for church and community building in our regions and beyond: “I think it is an exciting and challenging time to be part of the Church, and to be making disciples in a rapidly changing world…”
“The effectiveness of St Bart’s Sunday children’s ministry largely relies upon an intentional approach to teaching the Bible, so children of all ages can read, understand and grow in their love of God,” say Children’s Ministers Bettrys Lowe and Amy Norman from Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba, who also offer resources for interested churches and ‘Top 10 tips’
“I was tremendously encouraged when, in response to the present situation, members of my own congregation recently approached me to find out how they might give electronically in lieu of the collection plate,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from Resource Church, St Andrew’s, Springfield