“In a parish context, blogging requires structure, thought and crafting just as sermons, public addresses and theological reflections do. Effective and engaging blogging for a church audience is a form of ministry, serving to deepen parishionersâ faith and helping to grow a faith community,” says Parishes and Other Mission Agencies Commission’s, Michelle McDonald
âPersonal touches and intentional follow up are really important at St Bartâs. 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,â says the team from Resource Church St Bartâs, Toowoomba, while offering helpful ideas and resources for other churches to adapt and use
St Maryâs, Kangaroo Point recently held their eighth Brisbane Open House âparishioner Ernie Hertle tells us how to run a successful Open House event as a welcoming community engagement initiative
âThe challenging point is that knowing oneself as an Anglican does not come automatically, depending on your definition of âknowingâ. For many of us, we have a feeling of what being an Anglican is. Ask a group of Anglicans âWhat is Anglican?â after church one morning and youâll receive a varied collection of answers,â says Jonathan Sargeant from St Francis College
Find out what insights three members of our Diocesan community have to share following a recent ‘Hope for Creation’ workshop, as well as about the biggest ever faith-based day of action for the environment, to be held in March
Meet Tapiwanashe Masvaure and find out about her faith journey, what person inspires her the most and why, her thoughts on the 2022 Diocesan theme âBeing Together: Embracing Joyâ, where she does her best thinking and what she does in her free time
“Synodâs open space dialogues in 2019 served to start important conversations about the future of the Church. Within our Diocesan community, groups are continuing to use innovative approaches to dialogue, such as open space and talking circles, to explore important topics,â says Dr Stephen Harrison, as he tells us about an exciting early November open space event
âChildren love opening up the eggs to discover what is inside. There is, of course, a twist when you get to the final egg (number 12) and the children realise that it is intentionally empty before finding out how this relates to the empty tomb,â says Bettrys Lowe from Resource Church St Bartâs, Toowoomba
At a young age, Tony Rinaudo got angry at some of the environmental destruction while growing up in an agricultural region of the Owens Valley in Australia’s Victoria state and, driven by his faith, did something
Primary students at St Margaretâs Anglican Girls School recently took part in a Prayer Space themed around the schoolâs core values of spirit, inclusivity, integrity, courage, respect and passion, all of which are borne from the schoolâs Anglican tradition