âThere are so many places that resonate with history, identity and faith, but it is the people â rather than the places â who especially capture my heartâŚLet me share the stories of meeting a handful of remarkable people over several decades of visiting, working and living in Palestine and its adjacent lands,â says The Revâd Dr Greg JenksÂ
âParish congregations have traditionally been communities gathered around a parish priest. The impacts of COVID-19 have shone a light on the limitations of this model,â says The Revâd Owen Strong
Dance for God like no oneâs watching
Vernon was a natural entertainerâŚwith the capacity to generate a laugh, not at othersâ expense or at the faith, but laughter at things as a sign of the redemptive presence of the risen Christ. Ledgerâs biography explores this aspect well, along with two other strengths that any ordained person might aspire to,â says Bishop Jonathan Holland in this biography review
âOne of the traditions observed each year at the Ekka is the Blessing of the Plough. In maintaining this tradition, we give thanks to God for the goodness of creation and pray for our proper care of natural resources,â says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall
âIt took me years to come to terms with what I had experienced. Burnout is terrible for clergy. I found I was unable to be thankful for almost anything. Burnout robbed me of the very essence of my calling. I even felt like a fraud celebrating the Eucharist,â says Bishop John Roundhill
Marilyn Oulds tells us about the work of the Anglican Church and ABM in Melanesia, as well as about the Melanesian Brotherhood, which is now based in The Diocese of North Queensland
âOver the years I have known a few women by the name of âHopeâ, but not one by the names âCourageâ or âAngerâ. Prior to the advent of modern urban fantasy novels or dystopian fantasy novels, almost every courageous character I came across in the literature I read was male,â says The Revâd Andrew Schmidt
Bishop Cam Venables explores what change means for church and community building in our regions and beyond: âI think it is an exciting and challenging time to be part of the Church, and to be making disciples in a rapidly changing worldâŚâ
“In many ways it was even better than meeting in person. To start with, it was much easier. One or two people can easily run an online course…People in your church can literally invite others from anywhere in the world so it massively widens the net of whom you can reach with your course,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from Resource Church St Andrew’s, Springfield