The hit On Earth festival will return in October, exploring âEmbracing Joyâ under blossoming jacarandas at St Francis College, with another talented line-up of performers and artists set to help our community raise money for justice initiatives
Meet travel enthusiast Khai Balabbo and find out about her Anglicare roles, her take on âBeing Together: Embracing Joyâ, the kindest and bravest gesture she has ever received, her karaoke go-to song and her faith journey
âWe are proud to co-author this reflection about why we are championing the Anglican Church Southern Queenslandâs position in support of constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples via a Voice. The way we see it, our support of the âyesâ vote honours our Dioceseâs long legacy, as illustrated in this timeline from the 1960s to present,â say The Ven. Geoff Hoyte, The Revâd Rick Gummow and The Revâd Michael Stalley
âMembers of the earliest Christian communities had to wrestle with their understanding of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, and so do we. Modern Christians encounter challenges that would blow first century minds, and it is careful use of reason that allows us to interpret scripture and tradition in ways that continue to inform, encourage and communicate the Gospel to 21st century people,â says Fiona Hammond from St Francis College
âIn our highly politicised and increasingly secular society, it can be hard to remember that many âwickedâ problems are underscored by a moral dimension,â says Climate Advocate Gillian King
Four faithful clergy and lay people from across our Diocesan Regions share their Synod highlights and learnings with anglican focus readers
Meet retiring Pastoral Care Coordinator for the Northern Region, The Revâd Ann Shepperson, and find out about her ministry, favourite scriptures, travels, which person of faith inspires her most and her future plans
âEach week we create and distribute three short and engaging videos, with the aim of communicating key information and providing a sense of continuity whilst we are unable to gather face to face,â say The Revâd Adam Lowe and The Revâd Michael Calder from Resource Church St Bartâs, Toowoomba, who offer valuable video filming, editing and distribution tips
Dr Peter Kline reflects on the legacy of theologian and anti-Nazi dissident, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, whose anniversary of death is marked on 9 April and who spent time in a Black church in New York City: âWhat Bonhoeffer found in the Black church was a faith in which Jesus, and therefore God, is BlackâŚIt is to say that God is to be found in solidarity with Black lives in their fight against white supremacyâ
âTo cherish and strive for a Church that welcomes all shades of faith and keeps the sacramental table open for all â the proud, the foolish, the misguided and the over-zealous â takes courage, tenacity and perseverance. In a fractious and divided world; in a time of great uncertainty beset by a pandemic and âalternative factsâ, the Church of God needs to return to the Jesus of the Gospels,â says The Right Revâd Professor Stephen Pickard