“Sunday by Sunday, I hope I am helping to reimage the way people see our churches,â says Bishop John Roundhill on his popular #SundaySelfie tradition
âThank you for your support, prayers and collegiality as we have furthered Christâs mission in our Diocese and beyond. Some of this ministry has been difficult, painful and demanding. At other times, we have been filled with peace and joy in Christâs service. In it all there has been a pervading sense of Godâs grace,â says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall AC as he announces his resignation
New research from Anglicare shows Queenslandâs most vulnerable people are being pushed further towards poverty as secure employment and affordable housing drift further out of reach
âIn the weeks leading up to Christmas Day, Bethlehem was no doubt spoken of from every church pulpit the world over as people commemorated its significance in our salvation story. However, was Bethlehem only talked about in historical terms as it relates to the Biblical narrative or was there consideration given to the life infants are born into in current day Bethlehem?â asks PIENâS Nell Potter in this season of Christmastide
âRemarkable songs such as these reveal the power of singing our praise to God, and how singing our faith engages â as nothing else can â our intellect, our hearts, and our sense of mission, energising us for Christian life and action,â says The Revâd Canon Dr David Cole
While Christians around the globe prepare to celebrate Easter, military occupation continues to severely impact communities in the same places where Jesus himself is said to have walked in the Easter story. An Easter initiative by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel now sets out to connect the Biblical narrative with current realities in Palestine and Israel, to spotlight the injustices of life under occupation
“Theological reflection, or TR, is an ancient idea. There are many ways to do it, but one of the simplest is the method known as the Pastoral Cycle or Spiral. Developed back in the 1980s and influenced by Ignatian spirituality, the Pastoral Spiral can be used by individuals in their daily life,” says Jonathan Sargeant from St Francis College
“Anybody who has ever been to church will have noticed that there is quite a lot of singing, but is it essential and could we worship God effectively without it?” asks The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from The Parish of Springfield
Beloved ecumenical leader and indefatigable peacemaker Dr Agnes Abuom has died at the age of 73 in Kenya, following a short illness
âHoly Innocents Day serves as a reminder of the fragility of our peace and way of life in an age when events can change very quickly, often leading to the violent dislocation of people from their communities and cultures,â says The Revâd Canon Richard Tutin