The iconic Temple Steps photo from Gafcon Jerusalem 2018 represents far more than a giant selfie. It records the gathering of a diverse group of Anglicans who share a common...

The following is an excerpt from a short biography written by Mark Earngey. Complementary copies are to be delivered to Sydney Anglican rectors as a Christmas gift from the ACR....

“I studied at Moore College with the intention of serving as an ordained minister. However, God had other plans.” Peter Carroll reflects on his ministry with Indigenous communities in Northern...

What is happening in the Australian soul? One of my lecturers at Moore Theological College would ask this question of many of those he met in the local community in...

In a recent article in Moore Matters, Mark Calder reflects on the challenges and opportunities he’s observed in his first year as Bishop of Bathurst.

"Christmas represents the great unmasking of God. In the coming of Jesus, we see God’s face.”

The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Glenn Davies, says Christmas is the desperately needed circuit-breaker after a harrowing year of COVID.

As I write this, two coincidentally related things have just happened. Firstly, I’ve just finished reading Carl Trueman’s book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive...

Christmas in 2020 will be a bleak time for many. In places all over the globe the coronavirus continues to run rampant, infecting and then killing, millions of people. Though...

Gafcon Australia commits itself to supporting orthodox and faithful Anglicans in each of these situations. While we hope that none of this will be necessary, we make our commitment to...

One of the most challenging, and yet rewarding tasks in my role as Head of Foundation at Moore, has been raising financial support for overseas students. While theological education is...

We are deeply distressed that the previous Bishop of Wangaratta should take presumptive action by blessing a same-sex marriage.

At the recent Synod of the Diocese of Wangarratta (Aug 2019) Dr Dorothy Lee mounted a case for the possibility of Australian Anglican churches blessing same-sex unions in keeping with...

A practice of bringing plants into the home during winter, especially the boughs of evergreen trees, has a long history in Europe. Sometimes it had religious significance and sometimes not....

It was the worst conversation I have ever had with a fellow believer in Christ, and no Christian cliche I could muster up made me feel any better. Maybe they...

“We began praying for…university ministry, a church, and a good theological college…I thought this might be answered over generations. But the Lord surprised us.” Read about the work God is...

Tom Habib writes: After all, can’t we just agree to disagree? Why are we fighting so much over this issue, and not others that we disagree over? How can we...

“The world’s greatest need is evangelism. With all the earnestness and strength that are in me I urge upon you that fact. I urge it especially upon my brethren of...

Not everything can be said in a short blog piece. This is where The ACR Journal comes in. Some issues are complex and are best dealt with in more detail....

"Give us a break and let this Christmas season be a time of celebration and joy," Archbishop Davies told Channel Seven news last Monday. "

If you read this edition of Moore Matters from front to back, you will see that under God, Moore College has had a significant global impact over the last 164...

It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak, because we know that the one who...

What do we do when we feel weak in the face of powerful people? Fight as hard as we can to exert our power and dominance over others? Shut down...

What a year it has been: unexpected uncertainties, patterns and rhythms of personal and family life overturned, plans disrupted, usual ministry impossible, and new ways of ministry to learn.

Next year's General Synod will consider a ruling from an Anglican tribunal saying services of blessing for same-sex marriage are constitutional, under a narrow opinion of what constitutes doctrine of...

God’s covenant is as true today in Ethiopia during the time of the Coronavirus, as it was for the Israelites while in slavery in Egypt and Exile in Babylon

What is the legacy we as Christians should be seeking to leave? Most of us can look at the Hamilton-esque approach and see it doesn’t fit with the call on...

Mary McKinlay thinks she is the longest-running student at Moore Theological College. She may be right. Who else has been studying for more than 62 years and is still taking...

“[Caplan’s hypothesis] is basically what would happen if God did not intervene, and everything continued the way that we see and observe now,” Dr Peter Orr says.

The reality is that celebrating light over darkness is a good and appropriate thing to do. But you can only truly celebrate light over darkness if you know Jesus.

This afternoon the Primate (Archbishop Geoff Smith), released on the General Synod website the Opinions of the Appellate Tribunal on references made by him to the Tribunal for their Opinion...

It is with great sadness that I note the opinion of the Appellate Tribunal of the Anglican Church of Australia on the matter of proposed services to bless same-sex unions....

It is about being more godly, as we let our citizenship in heaven shape every aspect of life now while we live in these challenging evil days.

Paul’s famous instruction in Ephesians 5:16 to “redeem the time” seems to endorse our modern day obsession with time efficiency. Even the evangelical commentators I most respect explain the verse...

As I write this eAppeal, Victoria has recently been released from its three-month lock down. There are signs of hope across Australia as State and Federal authorities seem to have...

Bishop Nelson uses the acronym TRIM to explain to people the unique elements of ministry in North West Australia. It’s a ministry that is Transient, Remote, has Indigenous needs, and...

The Moore College Principal, Dr Mark Thompson, has today announced that the current Vice Principal, Dr Colin Bale, will conclude his service in that role at the end of 2020....

The topic of a perceived shortage of rectors has generated some interest, but should we be satisfied even if we had enough?

Simon Manchester talks to Dr Paul Barnett about the meaning of life.

Alumnus Talar Khatchoyan writes on war in Southern Cross November 2020.

The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Glenn Davies, leads in prayer at the end of the drought. October 2020

Most of us would agree that recruiting to fill gaps is ultimately short-sighted and to do so is to adopt too narrow a world view – that the goal of...

I have been asked to reflect on my expectations of ministry around the time of my ordination in the Diocese of Sydney some fifty years ago.

Especially in evangelical circles, marketing tends to have a negative reputation. And although overstated, this fear comes from real examples of marketing done in a way that does a disservice...

The Bible’s teaching on our relationship to human authorities is quite clear. Those who govern us are set in place by God.

In our most recent Moore Matters Trevor Cairney (Head of Foundation) points to Isaiah 41:10 as an encouragement to be confident and almost defiant to the challenge that Covid-19 has...

'To the Glory of God and the growth of His Kingdom' - so says the plaque unveiled at the official opening of Sydney's latest Anglican church building.

Even before COVID-19, every rector was aware of the growing pressure of the role: the demands of compliance, managing expectations and criticisms from the congregation, tensions within parish council, the...

Moore Theological College warmly congratulates Jo Gibbs on her appointment as the new CEO of Anglican Deaconess Ministries (ADM).

“Are you here because we are a good boat to fish from or because you want to be an Anglican clergyman?” This question, asked during my Sydney Anglican ordination interview...

With almost half of us reporting little to no spiritual growth according to recent National Church Life Survey data, and our church services and programs still not back to normal,...

There’s been a worldwide prayer request for one of Africa’s senior church leaders, who has been hit by colon cancer. Archbishop Ben Kwashi, the general secretary of the Global Anglican...

A remarkable revolution takes place when a person is converted. I will never tire of reflecting upon the conversion of Saul of Tarsus that day on Straight Street in Damascus....

It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak, because we know that the one who...

What sort of God sticks with unfaithful people? If we are unfaithful, is there any hope for us? Throughout October, Revd Simon Manchester is our 'Lift Up Your Hearts' devotion...

The Lord has gifted us with excellent opportunities for training, pre- eminently at Moore College. If we understand our own identity, especially through the history of our Diocese, we will...

In the Spring edition of Moore Matters I outlined plans for the replacement of John Chapman House with a new residential building that will be home to over 100 single and...

The Governing Board of the College has approved the Principal’s nomination of the Rev. Christopher Conyers as a part-time member of the Moore College Faculty from 1 January 2021. Chris...

Yet it is only natural that we should long to return to physical gatherings as soon as possible — only natural, because our nature is social and relational, we are...

Adoption is the preferred positive outcome for children as it removes uncertainty about living arrangements and provides a safe space for children to process the impact of their early childhood...

Where is God? Does God have any relevance in the face of great mountains of human degradation and pain?

The Suffering Church Network is led by Bishop Andudu and Faith McDonnell. We have prayed for Bishop Andudu’s diocese of the Nuba Mountains and prayed for the relaxation of Sharia...

"Our bodies are holy. One day God is going to make them completely new … he calls us to a better story"

Unless you are in a high risk group you should go back to church and help serve again in building up your local expression of Jesus’ body.

When my kids were young, I had the idea to talk with them about the gospel over dinner so that we could discuss together about what it means for us...

Once upon a time there were two guys named Andrew. They both loved Jesus and both started an MTS traineeship on the same day, in the year 2000. Last week...

Plagues and Protestants

Wherever the gospel has taken hold in the hearts of people, they have gathered (sometimes in secret and at great cost). This emergency online provision is just that, an emergency...

Rev Ken Noakes has taught PTC subjects in his pastor training trips to India and Sri Lanka and at his former churches in Adelaide and North Sydney. He recently shared...

On 24th January, we left for Uruguay as missionaries with the Church Missionary Society (CMS). We had been waiting and preparing for this moment for many years, so despite many...

“Mission is not cancelled, but this summer we’re not going to travel,” says SU NSW’s missions chairman, Nathan Milham. “In light of the challenges of COVID-19, in our best wisdom...

If many members of the public have concerns about the ethics of vaccination, it could be a serious public health problem.

“Social distancing restrictions led to a series of extraordinary greetings in place of regular handshakes, but we can be very thankful that they did not prevent us from meeting together...

Death and starvation as floods destroy South Sudan

"The Christians at school voted me the person in the year least likely to become a Christian..."

While most parishes are now running face-to-face services, a lack of a few familiar faces tells us that attending in person is still a bridge too far for some.

There’s a collective call in Sydney churches to see more people step into ministry. Multiple churches waiting for senior ministers to lead them indicate that the harvest is plenty but...

From genocide and war to domestic violence and ongoing crime rates, the worst of humanity is clear to see. The reaction of many to the spread of Covid-19 backs this...

Archbishop Glenn Davies has released the text of a letter, signed by the Archbishops of the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches, calling for ethical research on COVID-19 vaccines.

This years edition of Societas has the theme: 'From Generation to Generation'. It includes some helpful reflections and articles on replicating ministries and and the importance of passing on the...

We’re very focused on physical health at the moment, and for good reason too, but when was the last time you checked the spiritual health of your church?

No matter in what part of the world church leaders reside, the theological training of these leaders is central to the missional effectiveness of their churches and the Gafcon movement....

Genesis 2 is about marriage, right? Well yes – in part. But it’s not just about marriage. I wonder if we could even say it’s not primarily about marriage. In...

I have really appreciated all the discussion under the catchphrase ‘the minister drought.’ The Pastor’s Heart along with others continue to have robust conversations with some great thinkers about the...

Surely one of the most striking images of this extraordinary year was the toppled statue of Edward Colston being rolled through the streets of Bristol, England by a furious mob,...

I grew up with a victim mentality. Nobody called it that at the time. But as I look back, that’s what it was. You see, I was a refugee from...

Our bishops and the Archdeacon for Women have shared several key ways that we can be praying for Sydney and the surrounding areas included in our Diocese. In a panel...

Not everything can be said in a short blog piece. This is where The ACR Journal comes in. Some issues are complex and are best dealt with in more detail....

The most recent changes to the tertiary education sector are no cause for alarm according to the Rev Dr David Hohne, academic dean of Moore College.

“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, and live like it’s heaven on earth.” …COVID-19 has demonstrated that such...

The television pictures of the devastating blast which levelled the port area of Beirut has brought home to Australians the dire emergency faced by the people of Lebanon.

But what do we do when a pandemic cuts us off from one another? How can we sing when one of these purposes – singing to one another – is...

Paul wrote Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon from prison. He would doubtless have preferred to be with them in person (Phil 1:8), but as he was kept apart from them...

Moore College was praying well before COVID-19 came along, and I take it that the College will continue praying long into the future, as would be expected of a Christian...

When asked if he’s ever known someone who was influential on his faith turn from the gospel, Rev Jim Ramsay chuckles sadly. While he can’t name a mentor who went...

Since schools transitioned to online learning at the end of March, Special Religious Education classes have been put on hold. Youthworks has developed a clear set of guidelines for teachers...

In the second of these short reflections on the glory of Christ, I want to draw attention specifically to the constitution of his person in two natures, fully divine, and...

James Innell Packer was one of the three giants of 20th century evangelicalism: the evangelist, Billy Graham; the pastor/Bible teacher, John Stott; the theologian, Jim Packer. His influence on evangelical...

Packer was known to millions of Christians around the world for his popular classic, Knowing God, published in the 1970s. But he was already an established scholar of note because...

The Bible calls us to stand up for justice, after God’s own heart. While we can be confident that ultimate justice will be achieved when Jesus returns, we are called...

Every parish is different, but all the local churches contacted are treading more carefully in light of the outbreak.

SYDNEY: Anglican Aid’s project partner in Democratic Republic of the Congo and father of four Bishop Désiré Mukanirwa has passed away from COVID-19, after falling ill two weeks ago.

Prison Fellowship Australia have launched a new resource specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people who find themselves in jail.

Throughout history, humans have been subject to sickness, sadness, sin, futility, frustration and the looming prospect of death. While in modern times we’ve often been able to ignore this reality...

How much is thankfulness part of your life as a follower of Jesus? How much, in our current situation, are you tempted to grumble? How much do you focus on...

Currently there are around 30 vacant parishes in the Sydney Diocese. Generally vacancies last longer now, because there are fewer people putting their hands up for rector roles. That is...

Press release: Moore Theological College has chosen Preservica’s cloud-hosted active digital preservation software.

There is nothing quite like a crisis to help us assess the deep desires of our hearts.

Article on religious freedom by the Director of the Centre for Christian Living

Over 26 meetings in Sydney alone, the Billy Graham crusade of 1959 had over 980,000 attendees. Many had not been believers before but turned to Christ there at one of...

Who needs priests? For many in our society, there is a real cynicism around the word ‘priest’ and the idea of a religious establishment. Yet there are some who have...

Episode of the 'Reach Australia' podcast with Lionel Windsor, Mikey Lynch and Andrew Heard.

“God has given us a wonderful cohort of new students. They are gifted in diverse ways, and keen followers of Jesus. They enter the College to be equipped and then...

So, how do we, as a church and as individuals within it, make contact with all these new people and love them well?

With all due respect to Netflix and YouTube, creature comforts fail to fill the vacuum social distancing and isolation creates.

There is a theory around that people’s attention spans have grown shorter, so they won't listen to long talks or sermons any more. It’s a theory that visiting English preacher,...

The culture in Australia – our way of life – has changed dramatically since the onset of COVID-19, and we haven’t travelled anywhere! As a nation we are in culture...

Akos Balogh, CEO of The Gospel Coalition Australia, chats to Dr Charlotte Hespe and Richard Chin about ‘Living for Jesus in the COVID-19 Age.‘

We are not a culture that is adept at waiting. Whenever we are in a queue, most people whip out their phones to entertain themselves. A popular app was ‘Beat...

Imagine the threat of a dangerous disease. Imagine the anxiety about becoming infected, the constant stress eating away at you. Imagine what it could do to your family, what it...

This is not the first time that the ACR has seen a pandemic. From 1880, the Church Record, as it was known, reported on all the news relating to the...

Until the rise of modern medicine, western civilisation experienced pandemics very regularly. The best-known example is the notorious ‘Black Death’, a strain of bubonic plague that swept through Europe between...

Have you had a Coronavirus meltdown yet? Today I had an ugly cry in Coles. I am feeling pretty embarrassed about it. As I jostled my way through the crowds...

As Paul writes Ephesians, he can see there’s a crisis approaching. He’d often written letters when groups of believers faced crises. Sometimes, the crisis involved false teaching. Sometimes, it was...

How do we respond to such a deadly threat that has changed our lives so remarkably? There are two options: we can respond in fear or faith. The choice is...

Updated Information from Dr Mark D Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College Moore College has been closely monitoring developments surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic from the moment it came to international...

A poem about Easter 2020 by Peter Mayrick, co-Director of the Centre for Ministry Development (CMD).

This COVID-19 season has been intense. Everything is changing, anxieties are raised, people are suffering and death is having an impact on all of us. And significantly, it is not...

When we decided to focus the latest edition of Moore Matters on ‘Partnership’, little did we know that by the time it would be arriving in mailboxes and inboxes, our...

The Australian Church Record interviews Rob and Alice Brown about Moore College Can you tell us about the state of the church in your home country? England is a country...

I first started thinking about patience when I observed (what I perceived as) a lack of it in my husband nearly every time we had to leave the house together....

A group of Moore College students gathered around the College’s only television on 16 July 1969 to watch Apollo 11 land on the Moon and to witness Neil Armstrong’s “one...

Celebrating or participating in International Women’s Day (IWD) seems to be growing stronger and stronger every year. This year it is on Sunday, 8th March and although the organisers may...

ACR chats to Rowena Russell: ministry wife, mum- to-teenagers and Deaf Society support worker and adult educator about taking on theological study at a different stage of life.

Long-serving Sydney Bishop, Ivan Lee, has passed away more than four years after being diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. Bishop Lee died last night (4th March) at Greenwich Hospital, where he...

Mardi Gras is upon us in Sydney. When thinking about the tension in society around the issue of same-sex attraction, it’s easy to wonder if you might actually be a...

It pays to hold your nerve. Always. With the latest news out of the UK that a young woman is calling out the National Health Service’s gender clinic for not...

Should I offer to go as a missionary to somewhere on the other side of the world? What about if it would put my life in danger? Should I encourage...

by John Menear, Acting General Secretary Many Christians around the world have never been taught that the Bible tells one big story – about God’s plan to save us through...

I’m sure Summer has been memorable for all friends, supporters and graduates of Moore College, but perhaps for all the wrong reasons. It has been a harrowing time. We’ve been...

The ACR talks to Gladwin Joseph, overseas alumnus of Moore College, about his training and his current ministry in India. ACR: Tell us about the state of the church in...

There are lessons for us all in this. For those in leadership, those being led, and those developing leadership structures and systems. Co-written by Archie Poulos & Simon Gillham.

Since the death of my paternal grandmother on 26 June 2018, my family has had to mourn the loss of three family members. Preaching at two of the three funerals,...

By: Simon Gillham, Head of Mission Over the last six weeks global attention has been increasingly drawn to the outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus in Hubei Province, China....

“Some of our international students come with support from home churches. But many from Asia and Africa would find it impossible to study at Moore without scholarship support. When I...

The start of the new decade will look very different for us as we travel by road from Sydney, New South Wales, to Dongara, Western Australia. A trip which sees...

Churches have been urged to pray about the Coronavirus outbreak and to take sensible precautions as the World Health Organisation declares a public health emergency. Archbishop Glenn Davies has written...

At the church I pastor a returning missionary was giving a brilliant sermon on Acts 17. Mid-talk he paused and asked the congregation to discuss this question: “Is Jesus still...

In Part 1, Dan showed us that God’s sovereignty in our progressive sanctification (that is, our ongoing journey in holiness) is not in conflict with our efforts in this area,...

Last September the NSW Parliament passed the Abortion Law Reform Bill, which effectively decriminalised abortion in the state. The Sydney Anglican Synod met shortly afterwards, and so took the opportunity...

Nationalism fails to be Christian because it turns a blind eye to our own evil - as though it could be confined to the past, or was not our doing,...

John Owen says Christians need to “be killing sin, or it will be killing you.”[1] Yet from my experience most Christians aren’t employing everything they have at their disposal to...

"There's a heartache still in this land," says Pastor Michael Duckett of the Macarthur Indigenous Church as he shares a message for Australia Day, calling on non-indigenous Australians to remember...

This is the 70th—and final—post in Lift Your Eyes, a series of reflections covering every sentence in the apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. We’ve now come to Paul’s closing...

The respected Aboriginal Christian leader invited the congregation in the city centre to “come on a journey with Aboriginal people … we’re going to change this nation.”

In light of the recent Australian bushfires, we perhaps cannot be blamed for asking, Why is God allowing such a thing to happen? How can God turn a blind eye...

The Priscilla and Aquila Centre encourages women in a variety of ministries, in partnership with men, for the building of Christ’s church, and in reaching the lost with the great...

Prayer is clearly a very important theme in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. As the apostle sits in chains in a Roman prison, writing this letter, he keeps coming back...

Paul Young, with his essay, “The Role of Works in Final Judgment Using Calvin’s Aristotelian Framework with Special Reference to Romans 6:19-23” of which Gerald says that, “Young tackles a...

Through his preaching and writing, Paul shows that the most important thing about a woman’s identity is not her physical appearance, nor her marital status, nor whether she’s had children,...

Nations are a mixture of good God-given human potential, sinfulness, God’s common grace, and —where there are Christian believers—God’s saving grace...

Do you ever feel like the Christian life is a struggle? Do you feel that it’s hard, day after day, to keep going? Do you find it hard to trust...

By: Rev Archie Poulos, Head of Department of Ministry There will be no-one in Australia unaffected by the pain, loss, tragedy, despair and heroism that is this summer’s bushfires. I...

As I stood before these deserted homes holding a charged hose, I was reminded again of how the works of our hands are so fragile, even when made out of...

He says, first of all, that God is achieving his purposes for the world through evangelism. Evangelism means the preaching of the gospel, by people who know the gospel, to...

Simon Manchester has an unusual voice – one that’s easily recognised by anyone who has listened to him on Hope 103.2 radio over the past 15 years. The recently retired...

Archbishop Glenn Davies has appealed for Christians to be in fervent prayer as New South Wales entered a State of Emergency because of bushfires raging around the state.

In the modern materialistic Western world, it’s easy to ignore the spiritual realities of life. There are just so many things to get on with and worry about: relationships, health,...

This heartfelt proclamation was at a confirmation service conducted by the Anglican Bishop of North Sydney, Chris Edwards, held at an Anglicare residential care facility in Sydney.

I once learnt a management principle that’s so simple, and yet so profound, that it’s stuck with me for years. Authority and responsibility should always go together. Authority doesn’t exist...

Jesus Christ has always been a controversial figure. Take John 18:33-38, for example, when Jesus is addressing Pilate. He says that he came into the world to speak about reality,...

The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Glenn Davies, has spoken about loneliness and isolation in his Christmas message, saying that ‘God with us’ is one of the key themes of...

The Reverend Gary Siew Leong Koo was one of their own and many western Sydney clergy and congregation members came out to see him consecrated at the regional Cathedral. A...

The irony of all this is that it’s those who most dread Christmas who really need Christmas the most. Not the season itself, with all the cultural baggage it has...

Freedom is a wonderful ideal. But in reality, none of us lives a life that is totally free. We all have restrictions in life. Some of these restrictions arise from...

I think, broadly speaking, you could divide Christmas church-goers into two groups: The first group are those who are not really familiar with ‘Christian words.’ When people use these special...

Fathers, do you sometimes wish your children were born with an instruction manual? Being a dad is such a big responsibility. A father’s love, emotional presence, approval, and support for...

Following the successful completion of his PhD, Tony Payne is stepping aside from the directorship of the Centre for Christian Living (CCL) at the end of this year. He will...

Dr Chase Kuhn's review of 'Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship' by John Piper. Published in themelios,

Children’s ministry is exceptionally important. I can vouch for that first-hand. I first came to know Christ when I was a child, through the ministry of volunteers who taught the...

Well, John Woodhouse has an uncanny ability to so illuminate the depths of the text that the book that he is reading becomes not only his favourite, but your favourite...

I can’t remember how old I was when I first heard Proverbs 13:4 in the King James translation, but I do remember a childish giggle. “The soul of the sluggard...

I fear we’re in danger of people making individual decisions to train further because it’s possible (finances, time off work/career path), rather than because their local minister says ‘You simply...

Why would you….?! ACR chats to Uni ministry campus director Ryan van der Avoort about what compelled him to move from South Africa to Sydney to study at Moore Theological...

Men, we have a problem. It’s a serious problem that we can’t ignore. It’s a problem in our world, and also a problem in our lives. In countless ways, great...

Forgiveness is (or should be) a defining characteristic of the Christian life. The New Testament is not naïve enough to assume that relationships between Christians will always be smooth. It...

What makes you you? It’s the question of our time. Is it my genetics? Am I born this way? Or is it my upbringing, the way I was raised and...

The Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Glenn Davies, has announced he has appointed the Rev Gary Koo to be the next Bishop of Western Sydney.

The noble task of the ordinary Christian minister is essential for the future health of the churches which make up the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Yet challenges to the ordinary...

A former missionary has been chosen to head the Archbishop of Sydney’s Anglican Aid following the retirement of founding CEO The Rev David Mansfield. The Rev Tim Swan will lead...

To mark Reformation Day this year (2019), Moore Theological College is pleased to announce the acquisition of an important Martin Luther volume. This particular book is the sixth part of...

Christians do have a profound reason to avoid drunkenness—a reason that goes beyond statistics and simple consequences. This reason comes out in the apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians

The National Library has just announced the recipients of this year’s Community Heritage Grants. We have received a grant of $9,090 for conservation treatment of the Rev Frank Cash negative...

The Sydney Anglican church encourages women to serve in many different ways. Therefore it was disappointing to discover that Baird overlooked a particularly important motion in the Synod papers designed...

As I read Julia Baird’s latest offering about the caricatured, oppressed, silenced and invisible women of the Sydney Anglican Diocese (“In praise of the oddities and outliers resisting bonkers fundamentalism...

There can now be no doubt that the Anglican Church of Australia is headed towards a crisis moment. Some might argue it has been a long time coming but recent...

Moore College gives thanks to God for the appointment of the Rev Dr Edward Loane as Warden of St Paul’s College in the University of Sydney. This is an indication...

The Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Glenn Davies, has announced he is seconding Bishop Ivan Lee to work on strengthening church growth in the Diocese, in a new portfolio for the...

I come from two countries, England and Indonesia. I grew up in Jakarta, then became a Christian in England during university. But since my wife and I plan to head...

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The word Paul chooses to describe forgiveness here is actually a grace word. It’s all about giving. Because God has graciously given us forgiveness, life, and salvation, we are to...

Over the past year or so I have spent many a Monday morning immersed in 2 Peter, working through it verse by verse in our senior clergy meetings. What a...

“If we abandon God’s Word we have nothing to offer the world. That is why this motion is before you tonight,” said the Dean of Sydney Kanishka Raffel as he...

How should Christians relate to the world around us? Should we withdraw, or should we engage? How do we know which action to do when? It’s not question with a...

Archbishop Glenn Davies has spoken of the challenges to Christian faith within the Anglican Church in his final Presidential Address to the 2019 Synod of the Diocese of Sydney.

The problem with all of this is that we end up valuing the things that we can easily measure. But what we should do is to start the other way...

Leigh and Kim Windsor on their experience of evangelism and ministry in the ARV (Anglicare Villages) at Castle Hill.

My name is Stuart Sharry and I am married to Yukiho. In January 2019, we moved from Japan to Sydney, so I could pursue the Bachelor of Divinity at Moore...

This is the world we live in. It’s a world where money and sex, sex and money, rule the day. And yet, at the very same time, it’s a world...

Christians today face another social tragedy of even greater devastation than the slave trade. The vexed question of abortion has long been with us but now has renewed impetus with...

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“For the Bible tells me so” goes the old refrain, and researchers working on Mt Zion in Israel are finding artefacts which confirm the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem, detailed in...

One day I realized I’d made a mistake. It didn’t need to be quiet for me to have a ‘quiet time’. That is, it didn’t need to be quiet for...

We at Moore College join with the Sydney Missionary & Bible College (SMBC) community in thanking God for the appointment of Mr Derek Brotherson as Principal of the college to...

Here Paul tells us what not to become: “don’t become partners with them.” Don’t become partners with whom? With the “children of disobedience”. With the world under God’s “wrath”. These...

Our Head of Mission, Simon Gillham, chats with Archbishop Ben Kwashi about Moore College’s mutually beneficial partnership with the Church in Africa. Hear the challenge from the Archbishop about holistic...

After the GAFCON event at Moore, Simon Gillham spoke with Archbishop Ben Kwashi about the significance of theological education for the global church, and Moore College’s place in providing quality...

Earlier this year, our Head of Mission Simon Gillham spoke with Archbishop Foley Beach about Moore’s relationship with the GAFCON movement and the spread of theological education around the globe....

If there is any group of people on the planet who should be enthusiastic about change and transformation it ought to be Christians. At the heart of the Christian message...

“I just don’t want us to be in a ministry that doesn’t grow, or goes backwards,” she confessed. “What, then, would be the point of all this sacrifice and preparation?”....

The College is pleased to announce that the Rev Dr Raj Gupta has agreed to serve alongside Peter Mayrick as Acting Co-Director of the Centre for Ministry Development while Archie...

Good things are interfering with our commitment to the public worship of the Lord. Nominal Christians have left the church in droves over the past decades. At the same time...

Human beings are social creatures. We need to belong. One of the most obvious ways we do that is by the way we speak. Whenever we speak, in all sorts...

"We are here today because we believe a child is precious to God, made in his image. Therefore that child is precious to us. We have heard the heartbeat of...

We recently had the privilege of interviewing Dr Ashley Null. Among other things, we asked him why he thought Moore College was a great place to study theology and be...

This paper is seeking to address the question: What is the connection between preaching sermons and leading a congregation? Before we start, we need to get the question into some...

The 27th of August will go down as one of darkest days in the history of our family. It has been a year since the fateful day, but sometimes I...

When Claire Smith was at school, the Christians in her year group voted her “the person least likely to become a Christian.” Coming of age during the second wave of...

Forgiveness matters. In fact, it’s part of the bedrock of our relationships. Without forgiveness in our relational world, life would actually become unbearable: Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel The Count of...

Relatively little attention has been paid to biblical parallels to the wretched “I” of Rom 7:14–25. A few scholars have observed features shared with the psalms of lament, but these...

Moore College gives thanks to God for the life and ministry of Dr William A. Andersen, who went to be with his Lord last Saturday. Bill Andersen lectured several generations...

Lionel Windsor's article on a gospel response to the Amazon fires. This is written for The Gospel Coalition Australia.

The Bishop Election Board in the Diocese of Bathurst has announced that the Reverend Mark Calder has been elected as the next bishop.

"...[theological] formation mattered in providing a frame of reference from which we would love, serve and cherish God's people." Read about learning in community at Moore College in the September...

Words are fundamental to our lives. We use words to share, to create, to love, to define ourselves, and to build societies and worlds. We live through words. That’s why...

By the end of this sermon I want to convince you that your cross is too small. The reason I think your cross is probably too small is that I’ve...

I owe a huge debt to prison chaplains. My whole nation does. Richard Johnson and Samuel Marsden were foundational figures in the history of Australia. Johnson came out on the...

Watching people who don’t have a clue might make for good TV, but it doesn’t make for a successful life. That’s why having worldly wisdom matters – it stops us...

First, Robinson taught me that reading the Bible is an adventure. He taught his students that the world of the Bible was untamed, wild, not garden, but wilderness. To enter...

Anger is more common that we usually like to admit. There’s anger in our world, and there’s anger in our own hearts. Anger exists because things are wrong. And there’s...

Among the myriad challenges facing the Church of England is the state of theological education. Part time and mixed mode study dominates the theological educational landscape. Residential theological education is...

Another tragic milestone in our country’s history was put in place on Thursday night as the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, by a vote of 59 to 31, passed legislation...

Join us in thanking God and praying for the work of the college on Moore College Sunday. In this video we hear how Moore College equips people for mission in...

Join us in thanking God and praying for the work of the college on Moore College Sunday. In this video we hear how Moore College trains people to think theologically...

Join us in thanking God and praying for the work of the college on Moore College Sunday. In this video we hear why and how Moore College trains people in...

Truth is becoming an increasingly rare commodity in our world. Former US President Barack Obama certainly thinks so. In a speech in July 2018 celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday, Obama...

How did you come to know and follow Christ? Amelia grew up in a non-Christian family in Korea. When she went to New York for her undergraduate studies and started...

Amelia and Kevin are living in South Korea, Amelia’s home country. They are preparing to serve in a sensitive part of the world next year. To get ready for that,...

Good teachers inspire us to change. They help us to see our potential, and they encourage us to reach it. In fact, the best teachers see who we are—and what...

Hear from Ray Busuttil about his time at Mission Awareness Week.

Hear from Judy Kay about her time at Mission Awareness Week.

Hear from Johan Linder about his time at Mission Awareness Week.

Hear from Malcolm Watts about his time at Mission Awareness Week.

Hear from Ted Brush about his time at Mission Awareness Week.

Hear from David Pym about his time at Mission Awareness Week.

Hear from Ross Webb about his time at Mission Awareness Week.

Just over a year ago our family of five moved to Santiago, Chile, to serve as CMS missionaries. Previously I’ve written about our journey hereand here. It occurs to me...

Russell Powell writes on the third National Grandparents Conference at Figtree in Wollongong. Praise God!

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If you were asked who the most influential people are in your life, chances are your list would include a teacher or two. Good teachers make a huge impact on...

In August 2017, electronic music legend Avicii released what turned out to be his final single. It was called ‘Lonely Together’. Musically, the song is cheerful and richly layered. But...

In Colossians 3:1-2 Paul exhorts his readers to ‘seek’ and ‘set’ their minds on ‘the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God’ (ESV)....

“Here is a trustworthy saying”, declares the Apostle Paul, “whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task” (1 Tim 3:1). The truth is, however, contemporary Australian Christians might...

Archbishop Glenn Davies talks about the benefits of studying the Preliminary Theological Certificate (PTC).

What does complementarian ministry look like in practice in a parachurch setting? To explore just that, we chat to Carl Matthai and Alison Napier who are part of the team...

“Jesus is in the business of making peace between all cultures and between cultures and God through his atoning death on the cross" he said, reflecting the multi-cultural nature of...

In this interview Philip Chapman tells us about his coming to Christ, experience of studying the Advanced Diploma in a part-time capacity and how this has helped him in his...

Words are the lifeblood of relationships. When a person speaks to another, the speaker reveals something of themselves to the hearer; when the hearers listens, they come to know the...

At the primary school our kids attended, there was a class for gifted children. It was called the ‘opportunity class’. To get into the opportunity class, the kids had to...

A much loved and longstanding member of the College, the Rt Rev Dr Paul W Barnett, has been honoured in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List as a Member of...

I once visited a church and sat next to an alcoholic called Phil.[1] I know Phil was an alcoholic because he told me quite soon after church finished. The whole...

In May Trevor Johnston visited us and shared about the great relationship that he has with Moore College. We're thankful for the partnership between his church, All Saints Belfast, and...

The Dean of Sydney, Kanishka Raffel, invited the Reverend Neville Naden, Indigenous Ministry Officer for BCA, as preacher for the Sorry Day service. An important event, as the Sydney Anglican...

Simon Gillham, Head of the Department of Mission, speaks with Archbishop Wong and Archbishop Katanda about partnering for the Gospel.

Church is a place of labels. Some are useful—for example, we wear name tags so we can more easily engage with others in fellowship, or sometimes we’re categorized into groups...

Hear from Archbishop Glenn Davies as he shares about some of the work that is being done in Tanzania with Anglican Aid, including the opening of a girl’s school. Please...

On 17th May, representatives from twelve churches throughout New Zealand gathered and formed the Church of Confessing Anglicans Aotearoa/New Zealand. By the grace of God they are a new Anglican...

In the medieval church the Archbishop of Canterbury, who was appointed by the crown in England, needed to receive a pallium from the Pope which represented his ecclesiastical authority. The...

Throwback to 2009, and a video explaining the influence of Moore around the world, and the need for partnerships for the sake of the gospel.

Dr John Woodhouse, former Principal, reflecting on the future of Moore College and some global trends. Most of this is just as relevant now as it was in 2009.

Congratulations to Archdeacon Greg Harris from Bendigo on his new role as the National Director of Bush Church Aid Society of Australia (BCA). Greg is a graduate of Moore College,...

Cameron Jones, one of our graduates, visits Moore College from Northern Ireland and tells us how he has been involved with Moore College in the past and present as well...

Jireh, Kimjeng, Jie, John, Tony and Sam (pictured left to right). Each year, Moore College Undergraduate Students join small ‘service teams’ for things like School Scripture Teaching, First Year Orientation...

“If we are to see healthy churches that are centred on Jesus and his good news we need to carefully select and offer good biblical training to church leaders. I...

After a day off on Saturday, the Moore team met at Shore school one last time for the final boarder’s chapel for mission week. Josh preached on Acts 17:24-31, speaking...

Today marks the end of an encouraging mission for all! For the second Sunday in a row we were able to be part of all four Sunday Services at St...

Our final day on mission together was a mix of emotions. Sadness, delight, surprise and exhaustion. It was sad for the team to say goodbye to many of those we...

What a week! We started off the day with the 10am service at Auburn. It was encouraging that *Dean was able to be in church and that two of his...

As the team split again to three different Sunday services, Jaison unpacked the truth of Jesus being both the son of David and his Lord at Valley PC; James preached...

For our final day of mission in Watsons Bay we remembered that the reason for church is Jesus Christ. Team member Dan preached on this topic, reminding us that it...

Day 8 was the last day of mission. The day was fantastic: we were up early to attend the 7:30am service, where we mingled with many people who had been...

Day 7 – Saturday Kebabs, prep and BBQ During Saturday there was plenty of time to prep for the BBQ in Auburn Park and for sermons, kids spots, testimonies and...

How about Vietnamese food for breakfast! We had the joy of celebrating the Vietnamese community by having a Vietnamese breakfast. Many of the people who come to the ESL group...

In the morning Andrew lead a workshop for the leaders of Epping Presbyterian Church helping them think through conviction, character and competency. Nello, Pastor at Epping PC, shared openly about...

Saturday was a day with less planned activities than the other days, but we really got to see God’s sovereignty, providence and power. The day consisted of a lot of...

Praise God, we all woke up to the sound of rain pouring down in Tamworth! There was about 46mm of rainfall by 9am, and during the day, another 5.4mm. This...

Prayer points: Give thanks for the opportunity to get to know some of the local JBC students a bit better. Pray for the students, that they would continue to grow...

Give thanks to God for the two outreach opportunities today! Reaching out to the community through free sausages On Saturday morning from around 9:30am, we cranked up the BBQ around...

Friday What a day! SRE, Aged Care services, Door Knocking, Music time, Kids time, Youth group, today had it all. In what is probably the busiest day of the week...

Gday from Geralton! It has been an encouraging past few days as we have been serving alongside the members of Bluff Point and the Cathedral. A few of our members...

Watsons Bay offers a great view of Sydney Harbour. It’s a pleasant ferry ride from Circular Quay and there’s well-known fish and chip shop Doyle’s to stop for lunch. These...

Day six, Friday, our last day in the Christian Studies classes at Shore. We began the day by being led in a short devotion by Peter Orr. We looked at...

Day 6 – Friday Newington Newington is only 10 minutes away from Auburn but has a different vibe! The church was planted about 2 ½ years ago to focus on...

Friday was a big day for our team in Sadleir. As we began our day with a team devotion, God reminded us that He has given everything that we need...

Day 6! Today was such a great day as we got to witness the body of Christ working together. The ladies of the team helped out at an event called...

   

Friday saw Team Watsons Bay put in a final effort to get out into the community. We finished leafletting the area with invites to church for Sunday and Easter. We...

We began our day with a session by Richard (Pastor of Valley PC) on ministry philosophy and were encouraged to think carefully about how biblical principles inform pragmatics in the...

Feeling refreshed after a much-welcomed day off, Team Tamworth started the morning with scripture assemblies at South Tamworth Public School: one assembly for Years K-2 and another one for Years...

Our 6th day of mission was a big one! Here’s a snapshot of the day by the numbers: Two scripture assemblies at local primary schools Five scripture seminars at the...

On Monday 11 March, we had the great pleasure of witnessing the graduation of the 107 men and women who most recently completed their courses at Moore College, and who...

Day 4 / Team Day Off Team Melbourne enjoyed their day off by appreciating God’s creation, good food and fellowship. Prayer Points: – Pray in thanksgiving for the gift of...

Getting kids excited about Jesus This Thursday morning our team helped Watsons Bay Anglican host their first scripture assembly. While only half the expected number of kids from the local...

The group were at it again this morning, meeting at North Haven Primary School to teach them once again about the Good Shepard, Jesus. 120 Kids attended the SRE assembly...

   

Our God changes lives and it has been a joy to share our stories of what this has looked like for us to many students in the Christian Studies classes....

Today was an awesome day full of different events that the church had planned. We started off by participating in a program for the older members of Penrith Anglican called...

On Tuesday morning we helped Jo, one of the stalwarts of Newman Anglican Church in sorting through bags and bags of donations for the op-shop in preparation for the big...

We started our day off with a sleep-in, before heading to our chaplain Julia’s place. It was a lovely warm and sunny day and Julia cooked us a delicious brunch:...

Tuesday night – we had an awesome Q&A with people from the church coming along. It was a safe space for the members of the church to bring their questions...

In the morning, our Kids Team visited two local primary schools to run the Scripture assemblies for Years 3-6. Steve gave a short talk about how the doubting Thomas came...

An early start for some of the team this morning as they headed over to Herron’s Creek primary school to run another SRE assembly.  Despite the smaller numbers, the children...

We began Day 4 at Tamworth Railway Station. Dan and Jill made fresh hot coffee as Avril and Emma served delicious raisin toast. The rest of the team engaged in...

Day 4 & 5 A Visit to the Mosque, another arvo of making friends and then home for a rest!. At the Mosque In the morning we visited a local...

Today we had our team day off. This was to help us rest and recuperate for what is going to be a busy three days ahead. Penrith Anglican were incredibly...

The team was split up leading multiple growth groups and making pastoral visits to homes and the Epping retirement village. At the Epping Seniors small group, Victor’s highlight was hearing...

Bringing Christ to the community A typical Sunday at St Peters Watsons Bay sees a small congregation of about 40 adults get together for their single 9:30am service. Yet based...

One of the great things about the Christian faith is that it can be interacted with and argued rationally. At Shore school the Moore team has already had great opportunities...

Tuesday was Rest Day! The team explored and experienced Hong Kong in all its hustle and bustle, learning and understanding more about the city, its people and its culture. Travelling...

wozani nonke simdumise – come all and worship Prayer points: Pray for the teaching that happened across the two days, that what was faithful and true would take root in...

The end of today marks the midway point for our mission. After a few busy days at St David’s Forestville we had the opportunity to spend some time together as...

After a huge Sunday, we all started a bit slow… until the coffee kicked in! We started the morning with a team meeting and some prep time, before visiting a...

   

Do you think you have enough information to make a decision about Jesus? If a rope represented all of eternity, your life on earth would take up only a tiny...

The fallenness of humanity means that even for those living in $15 Million homes, people have the same questions, the same concerns, the same insecurities and the same longings that...

Another great day sharing the gospel at Shore school! The Moore team was able to teach and participate in classes, to speak at chapel, and to enjoy handball and conversations...

Today we had a great day where we got to share the gospel with kids at Penrith Public school. A team went down to school and taught various scripture classes,...

G’day g’day from Geralton mission! It many respects the team has been in cultural shock exploring how in the same country mission can look very different here in the North...

Day 1 / Three Churches and a Bushwalk The Melbourne Mission team hit the ground running with preaching, testimonies, and encouraging conversations at three separate churches in North Melbourne! At...

There is a train that leaves Tamworth railway station at 10.27am every day, headed for Sydney. To avoid missing that one train, many commuters get there early. Making the most...

We began the morning by letting the word of Christ dwell in us richly and asking God that everything we do might be in the name of Jesus. Half the...

  Day 0 – 3: Throwing the Norms Out the Window! Saturday – 4 of the team went to Macquarie Anglican Christian Church. John Costin gave a sermon. They are...

Cross cultural training and the opportunity to put it into practice! A bunch of people from the church joined us which was really encouraging. Tim gave us some insights from...

   

Making Friends in Auburn & story telling! A centrepiece of our mission this week is direct outreach to the neighbourhood. Each day, we’ve been reading a passage together from the...

­­Monday! The day started off slow with the team taking the opportunity to prepare themselves for the rest of the week. After lunch there was the  chance to do some...

Today was our second day of mission, and our first into the swing of things at Shore school, as classes started back for the week. The Moore team started off...

The team had a chance this morning to walk around the local area, visiting the Miller shops and the Anglicare store. Some of the team had a chance to do...

Malibongwe By Becki Philip The commencement of our trip has resulted in varying levels of stress and sleep for each member of the team. Turns out some of us are...

After a busy first day attending four congregations today was our team planning day! The day was spent learning more about St David’s Forestville, planning for the rest of mission...

Prayer points: Pray for continued recovery from jetlag, and that the team would get good rest. Pray for the preparation of material to be presented on Tuesday and Wednesday at...

Having enjoyed the generous hospitality of our billets and families, the team safely navigated the crowded but super convenient MTR public transport system to the church. We started our day...

Team North West Australia were the first to hit the road, heading out on Friday morning Sydney time and touching down in our respective locations, Geraldton and Newman, on Friday...

Check out the photos and videos of Day 1 at Newman Anglican below.

Super Sunday – beginning Moore Mission in Forestville with a bang! We began our Mission Week at Forestville with an intense but fantastic Sunday. The four services ranged from a...

After the long drive up on Saturday from Sydney the team officially started their week of mission by visiting the Sunday services and events at Camden Haven Anglican church. (Camden...

It was another hot day in Tamworth, clocking in at 37.7 degrees Celsius. Fortunately, we spent much of our time indoors, attending all four services at St Peter’s South Tamworth....

Mission has begun! The team met together at Shore Anglican School at 8:30am, ready for the first part of our week of mission, the boarders chapel. Following the standard of...

At our first Sunday with St. Andrew’s church in Kowloon, our team was spread across the different services throughout the day (4 English services, 1 Mandarin service, 2 Youth services,...

Happy Persian New Year! What better way to begin our mission than with a celebration of renewal? We began our day joining the local church at Auburn Anglican in worship....

Five hours. 410 kilometres. Fifteen team members. It was a long drive from Newtown to our destination. With just one stop at Singleton Square for lunch, we arrived as the...

1959 ordination class reunited at Moore College in 2019 Back row (L-R): Gordon Robinson, Vic Roberts, Ted Newing Front row (L-R): Hugh Scott, Alan Donohoo, Peter Ball, Reg Barker, Ward...

Left to Right: Juliette (Assistant Registrar), Bunny, Christina and Jamie (Academic Administrator). Interview by Juliette Antoon Last November, we had the privilege of meeting one of our Canadian PTC students...

Hebrews 11 is a wonderful catalogue of faithful actions made by some heroes of the Old Testament. The men and women mentioned demonstrated firm resolve to honour God and live...

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Today was ‘Final Friday’ at Moore. Held to mark the end of the academic year, there was a community chapel followed by lunch for all, where many families from the...

Joseph Pun trained as a physiotherapist at Sydney University. After becoming a Christian through a campus ministry, his priorities started to change. Having a relationship with Jesus soon became the...

Is God Green? by Lionel WindsorSydney: Matthias Media, 2018. From the introduction: Almost 50 years ago, in 1972, the crew of the Apollo 17 space mission took the first full-view...

I recently sat with Nathaniel “Jum” Naden to ask him some questions about his experience as an Aboriginal Christian man and gain his wisdom about how non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal Christians...

The Legacy of David Broughton Knox Edited by Ed Loane From the Publishers Website Publisher’s Description David Broughton Knox was one of the most influential Anglican leaders in the second...

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Friday and Saturday were stuffed full of events! After a morning of more door knocking, ESL class, playgroup and High School scripture, Friday afternoon began 24 hours of events! First...

It’s a now/not yet kind of thing 😉 Sunday saw our final day of official mission partnership with the churches in the Illawarra. We again went along to our host...

We’ve just returned from an encouraging, exciting week in Bomaderry. We partnered with Bomaderry Anglican Church, a two congregation church full of kindness and gospel hospitality. Sean Heslehurst has served...

Mark Drama @ Warrawong After a week of raising questions and listening to people’s opinion of who Jesus is, it was exciting to introduce people to the real Jesus.  Churches...

The sad day has arrived when we had to say, see you later to Culburra, Callala and Currarong. We have been welcomed so graciously into these communities and we all...

  Scripture: On Friday we headed off to Callala Public School to run another scripture assembly about Easter. Again, we had children ranging from Kindergarten through to year 6. Captain...

Our team had the privilege of observing the gospel partnership between St Peter’s Anglican Church Campbelltown and Macarthur Indigenous Church which began in 2011. Together these churches share land, some...

Our final day (Day 8) The Huskies spent the last day like we did the first. Meeting at church with God’s people, and having lunch with the minister, Ray, in...

Day 7 Another busy day with myriad opportunities to serve awaited the team on Saturday. To kick things off, Kat was given the opportunity to speak at a women’s breakfast....

Meeting the community (Day 7) The Huskies rose early and headed to the local park near the church to setup a community engagement table. There was a park run starting...

I’ve heard it said that things work better when they come in a trio.  Well, it seems to be the way God operates, particularly on Day 6 of the South...

Day 5 and 6 saw the carnival team pick up some additional opportunities in the Macarthur region. Day 5 took us to Eagle Vale to hear how the church there...

  Scripture: Today we went to Culburra Public Primary School to run a scripture assembly for the school. We had kids ranging from Kindergarten through to Year 6. It was...

Door-knocking the community (Day 6) The Huskies headed out to a new community development area, Bayswood, and met up with people from the church and our chaplain, Andrew Leslie. There...

Lucy had a fantastic morning praying with six other women at a regular prayer meeting in Bundanoon. They got to pray for evangelism in their own lives and across the...

After a marathon start to mission, day six and seven afforded the opportunity for some much needed rest. Half of our team had Friday as a rest-day, while the other...

If you were in the Cousin Crew this week you would have the opportunity to get your inner tourist fix sorted. That’s to say; We were taken on 3 tours,...

  Today we headed out to Shoalhaven High School for Scripture. We were blessed to spend most of the day there and presented to one year 7 and two year...

Here’s some highlights from Tom, Dan, James and Erina who spent the week in Mittagong. If you are reading this in time, please be praying for the big family event...

It was simultaneously heartbreaking and heart-warming to be involved in ministries to some neglected parts of our community. Our Thursday/Friday in 6 Points We handed out gospels to commuters at...

Today the weather shifted and so did our activities. We travelled throughout Culburra visiting an Op-shop, IRT Retirement Village and a Skate Park! Op-Shop: Matt M and Leonie headed into Culburra...

Final Day of SRE (Day 5) Greetings citizens! It is I, the noble Heroic Husky, taking over the duties of writing this blog post! My fan club, collectively known as...

I’d like to introduce you to Aunty Jenny. Aunty Jenny is an artist. She’s currently working on a series of paintings about her experience as part of the stolen generation....

Thursday was spent doing more walk up, leafletting and opportunities to attend chapel services. Here’s our courageous team going out to chat to people in Kurnell: And then there were...

It has been a busy few days for our team! God has been good and given us many opportunities around churches and schools to share the good news. Here’s a...

It’s day five, and the weariness is beginning to show, particularly through bouts of laughter, which seem to be erupting even when there isn’t anything that is particularly funny… But, the...

Walk up A team from Corrimal Anglican spent the morning today doing surveys in the local shopping centre and town. Admittedly, it was challenging however Brain Luong through determination and...

Who is Jesus to a room full of primary school kids? He is their super saviour! Day 5 Today the Wollongong team primarily spent time at TIGS (The Illawarra Grammar...

At Robertson, Mez, Jordan, Josh and Grace spent the first part of the week immersed in the world of kids.

Our third day of mission* gave us opportunities to speak to those from all generations. Here are some highlights: Infants We were delighted to be at both Caringbah and Cronulla...

Work The Gospel work continued on Day 4 in Wollongong.  It was hard to tell who was more encouraged: Jamie, who preached on John 10, “Jesus is our protector”, at...

Back to school! (Day 4) We spent all day at Vincentia High School today and got a good glimpse of ministry to non-Christian high-schoolers in the area. We met them...

Today our team of 4 were welcomed into a very hot and sunny Culburra! God’s breath-taking scenery along the way, was matched by the warm, generous and Godly spirit of...

Day 4: The team enjoyed a relaxing rainy day off. Praise God for rest and pray that we will be energised to continue sharing God’s word in Wollongong. Day 3:...

Thursday began with Rachel and Ada joining in with the playgroup hosted at St Martin’s Anglican. We got to chat to several mothers and their kids. It’s an excellent outreach...

It has been a busy few days for the Carnival team travelling around the area with our pop up kids carnival. Most significantly, we welcomed baby Elizabeth Marcia Ellen Joy...

Stories are powerful. Stories of culture, personal stories, books, movies … the list goes on. We’re completely surrounded by stories. Justification (Romans 5; Ephesians 1:13-14) – Michael Duckett As we’ve...

  A packed house at Jannali hearing from Richard Chin Josh from Jannali Anglican interviewing Richard Chin Dan, Dan the Sticky Date Man Everyone always has room for dessert Puppet...

Wednesday is our time off and rest day. Who do we find our final rest in? Jesus offers us rest. “Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I...

On Tuesday night we hosted the first of two big "Jesus is" evangelistic events for the Southern Highlands at Moss Vale Services Club.

Dialogue Evangelism (Day 3) One of the new things the church tried as a part of this mission is dialogue evangelism in their growth groups. Mellisa went to the women’s...

Isn't it funny how God often gives us the best opportunities to share the gospel when we most reluctant or least expecting it? Here's an encouraging a story from Phil's...

The Athas Muscat team had a fantastic first Sunday, our team of 13 participating in 7 services and feeling very welcomed by the people at Engadine, Heathcote, Helensburgh and Stanwell...

For my birthday I was given a copy of “A Busy Christians Guide To Busyness” – that was six years ago and I still haven’t had time to read it....

Tuesday began with ‘Ross time’ at 8am where we dwelled on the idea that Jesus is the antidote to the poison to life on earth which is sin (Jesus’ heel...

At Moss Vale, Simeon, Phil and Hope went door knocking with church members. They had some great conversations. Please pray for Rick who identifies as a born-again believer, but is...

Day 3 One of the themes characterising mission for the Wollongong team has been the truly diverse range of experiences that we have been exposed to. However, there has been...

Some things we did: The first two sessions of the Jesus is talks were held today at the civic centre, known as ‘The Hub’ to locals of the area. Ben...

After a Monday day-off*, day two was jam-packed! Here are some of the highlights: All of the Scripture At Woolooware, Cronulla South, Burraneer Bay and Port-Hacking High, the Moore team...

BERRY If you think of the perfect quiet country village, surrounded by trees and beautiful rolling hills, then you’re basically thinking of Berry. About 2000 people call Berry home, most...

After a day off, we got stuck into ministry in schools, retirement villages and more! OUR TUESDAY IN 5 POINTS… We ran SRE assemblies at four local primary schools We...

Planning and Rest! (Day 2) After a good night chatting with our hosts and after a good night’s sleep, our team met in the morning to pray and plan for the...

Sunday was a busy day in local churches (St James Menangle and Camden Anglican), we were ready to take on our week’s activities. Give thanks for these two churches and...

Monday for team Unified Ulladulla is meeting and planning day. Will He scoping out our plans for unified Ulladulla mission. The view is Ulladulla Harbour the breakwater. Our morning began...

“This is a discipline stick,” says Michael as he hefts a heavy wooden club, “we show the young fellas this so they behave, ya know?” Then he smiles and the...

Day 2 If Sunday was all about diving in head first, Monday was a chance to take a breath. That is, after the 5:45 start! Our team spread themselves across...

Score the world. 0 to 10. 5 is a pass. What would you give? A thirteen-year-old boy’s answer? 3. What makes a boy in year 8 say that the world...

Something we did: Today started early, with a group heading down to the local station to meet commuters with an early morning sugar rush (read Easter egg treat) and an...

Day off… Fun times were had as we rested before a week of activity. What is the best caption you can come up with for the following photos? “Hey Paul,...

We’re here! (Day 1) It’s hard to ignore the natural beauty of this region as we drove down from Sydney in the glorious sunshine! Our great Creator God’s beautiful work...

Nothing quite beats the first day of mission… The excitement and anticipation were overflowing. Energy levels were high (despite the 40 degree heat) and we were eager for whatever came...

Fuelled by Crispy Cremes, banana bread, brownies and 7-11 Coffees from Pheasants Nest, Paul, Tom, Andrew and Lucy descended (or perhaps ascended) on the picturesque Sutton Forest Parish to begin...

The Crew and what we do. Meet the crew. You can call us the Cousin Crew. We aren’t all related as the name might insinuate. We just got our cousins...

Team Unified Ulladulla arrived safely in the beautiful and tranquil harbour township of Ulladulla. The team consists of Rachel Burgess (4th Year), Will He (3rd Year), Aaron Yap and Ada...

A warm welcome at Corrimal On Sunday morning, Moore College students were excited to begin mission as we were warmly welcomed by churches across Wollongong. At Corrimal Anglican Church, we...

Blood, Sweat and Tears Day 1: South Wollongong Sweat Self-talk can be really helpful.  Today, it was essential.  Our team were split up, visiting 5 different churches.  Keiraville International Church definitely had...

Today was hot in the Shire! But despite the unseasonal heat, Jesus was at work building his church. Our Sunday in 5 points… We partnered with the local Anglican church...

Today our mission team was spread over 6(!) churches. Here’s a snapshot of what it looked like: St Andrew’s Cronulla We headed to Cronulla and our team was particularly encouraged...

Day One of Illawarra mission has kicked off with a beautiful, hot and sunny morning down south. All of our team were spread across a number of churches throughout the...

Waving goodbye The father-of-two from Newtown returned to Los Angeles and wanted to show off in front of his children and his younger brother. Who said theologians were stuffy and...

We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ.

Prayer points for the Poulos/Spencer team Thank God for the four churches – Caringbah, Miranda, Cronulla and Kurnell that have welcomed our mission team to partner with them. It is...

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Students in their fourth year of the Bachelor of Divinity degree at Moore Theological College have the opportunity to research and write a 5 000 word essay in Church History...

The final day of college mission was a big one. We started at 8am with a traditional service. Seb Lane gave a clear and challenging talk from Mark chapter 1....

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Monday was another early start. The time was ok, but we also had to pack our bags and put away our futons. My energy for early morning starts had just...

Julia reports on our day at school on Epi Island. After two days and two nights on a small island in the middle of the Pacific one starts to notice...

If you’ve been following our blogs this week, you may have noticed something: we haven’t talked much about things we’ve done with Providence church. Sure, we talked about how the...

Kingsford mission was a blast for all of us. Not because it was simply fun, but because as Christians we absolutely love to share the gospel with those who don’t...

We enjoyed an extra hour of sleep on Saturday night due to the end of Daylight Savings time, and this helped us to summon up our last reserves of energy...

Today was a day of games with the team taking part in and watching rugby, soccer and board games with people we’ve met during the week who want to know...

As we get to the end of our time here, the blogs are being combined into one. That’s kind of how the days feel as well. One benefit of being...

As the cold and gusty Autumnal weather settled into Hobart, the men braved the elements to head to church to enjoy manly chats over bacon, eggs and beans. Using the...

‘God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more...

During this week we have had several opportunities to partner with other organisations and ministries here in Perth which are seeking to reach those on the fringes of society here....

Beth reflects on what we’ve learned about the realities of Bible translation. Mission opens up opportunities for conversations you wouldn’t usually get to have. In Vanuatu, the time we’ve spent...

Ed reflects on early Christian mission in the South Pacific. Accompanied by church elder Joshua, and Ross and Lyndal’s local helper Louis, a small group of us ascended the hills behind...

Face painting. Paper airplanes obstacle course with sparklers (AKA Ring of Death). Portrait sketches. Worldview survey. Conversations. Visitors and church-goers. Bookstore with material for guests to take. Nerf gun shooting...

After a day off on Thursday catching up on sleep and checking out what Lane Cove and the surrounding areas had to offer, the team was back at it ready...

Fridays are a bustling, busy day at St Marks. The church run an op shop every Wednesday and Friday, with a variety of people from the local community coming in...

If you’re a country music fan, put your hands up! Let me hear a woop woop! … Okay, maybe that’s a little too hip hop for y’all. I guess I’ll...

Yesterday we were very thankful to have Al Stewart (City Bible Forum, City East Fellowship Bondi) come and share with the team his thoughts on evangelism. I don’t see myself as...

So much of our training for ministry happens at the feet of those who are just a little bit ahead of us. We had the privilege of chatting with Rory...

This week I’ve come across, for this first time, a self-proclaiming Atheist Anglican, or Anglican Atheist (he hadn’t worked out which one sounded better). We started our conversation as I...

Lachlan shares some insights on culture and language. I’m about to tell you you’re wrong. But hold on anyway and we’ll have fun. Promise. There are two myths about culture....

Peter has been exploring the French side of Vanuatu. You may not be aware, but French is one of the three main languages in Vanuatu (Bislama and English are the...

Thursday began in our usual way. The boys slowly woke up on their walk to Eifuku-Minami. It was to be a reasonably slow day, so not too much urgency (except...

Day 6 was a day out for Team Hobart. Alan invited the gang over to his mum’s place just down the road from church, waking up way too early to...

Cosmic Hero of heavenly Proportions. Would you believe, dear Blog-Viewer, that some people don’t believe superheroes are real?! Outrageous I know. Because today there was a real superhero in our...

Training When you are training someone for evangelism, eventually you have to hand over the reigns. Such was my experience with M today. An enthusiastic Christian, M was happy to...

  Friday morning was another good opportunity to watch some of the experienced scripture teachers. It was striking to see how strategic they were at was using every one of...

Day 5 of mission started off with a scripture at Milperra Public and Panania North. Panania North had a special event combining all the primary year classes into a large...

“Are you a local?” “Oh, no, I’ve only been here 20 years”. This conversation has been surprisingly common this week.  Apparently we’ve had our definition of ‘local’ wrong.  One 70...

…You’ve embarrassed yourself in front of a bunch of primary school students. At least, that’s what Rory Shiner told us before we arrived in Perth. If that’s the case, then...

I ate lots – and lots – of cheese. That was followed by a large hunk of lamb. It makes for an interesting digestive combo, but the effects are delayed...

A significant part of mission is the gem collecting that happens when the ministers just ramble on about life and ministry in their context. We wanted to share that with you, so...

Catch ups. Walks ups. Training. It’s been another great day of holding out the gospel alongside Auckland EV. Conversations have been hard, the rejections have sometimes been weird (ask Vinno), people...

The team at Lane Cove – Mowbray have just had their rest day. Wednesday morning the team again was split into different locations and different activities. We had most of...

Thursday, Day 5. BEFORE | Scripture Assembly #2 + #3 Over the last few days, a solid 5 hours were spent grinding brains, writing, rehearsing and memorizing Stinky Feet: a skit,...

Tonight we had a women’s event at Holy Trinity Kingsford. We were knitting squares to send to South Africa where a charity would assemble them into blankets to be given...

That you are reading this, dear blog-viewer, means the tidal wave of Thursday has come and gone. There were 2 primary scripture assemblies, 2 high school scripture seminars, a seniors...

Our infiltration of these country towns has not gone unnoticed!  Our presence here and our alien status has been announced to the public in the Guyra Gazette.  Fortunately the locals...

First thing on for day 4 was assisting with Panania Public school scripture. It was a privilege to watch some of the really experienced scripture teachers in action and we learnt...

Wednesday, Day five of Hobart mission, was another encouraging day for us serving in Bellerive. As a team we have found ourselves quickly warming up to a culture down here...

Today (Wednesday) we started our group time with a character study on Job. After the high of looking at Jesus yesterday, Job is a far cry from that. But it...

Prayers were answered and the knockabout weather cleared up for Day 4 in Hobart.   With the morning sun warming the brisk air, we divided up and headed out to...

Engage is St. John’s youth group that runs during two morning English services (9:30am and 11:00am). It was great to meet and chat with some of the high schoolers before...

Carmen Lau from our team reflected on our prayer meeting and wrote this down for us: “Even if you focused all of your energy on listening it would have been...

The art of resting, oh dear reader, is near impossible to master, and further challenges are imposed when one is on mission. You’re here to serve the lord feverously after...

So what are we doing in NZ? Well in short – our goal this week is evangelism. We’re partnering with Auckland EV and catching up with its members to engage...

When I soar through realms unknown, Bow before the judgment throne, Hide me then, my refuge be, Rock of Ages, cleft for me. What powerful words about our awesome God!...

Tuesday night saw our team training the uni-aged crew at CCIW in writing and sharing testimonies. While many of them had shared their testimony before, they were encouraged to develop...

After our day of rest, came a great day of telling the Easter story to young people. First up, we had a ‘Special Religious Education’ Easter Assembly for Malabar Public School. Here...

Written last night. Draft lost, morale sunk. Rewritten today, Wednesday. But let’s just pretend it’s still Tuesday. BEFORE | A Swim It’s 10am. Maroubra Beach, 3.5km from Malabar. Predicted forecast:...

Today was day 4 and the plans you’re been praying with us about have kicked into action. After a team meeting debriefing about Sunday, we scattered across Auckland meeting up with...

Day 3 in Perth. Today we were given an insight into how several different ministries in this city are run. We were able to go ‘behind the scenes’, sitting in...

Monday was supposed to be a bit of down time, and after the fast paced action of the previous days it was kind of. We spent team time working through...

Welcome back dear blog-viewer. I told you earlier this day what the outlook was for our day, and I must say the day was a blast. After a hearty lunch,...

Three Scripture assemblies, English conversation classes, a bunch of growth groups, and a scholar. One of the privileges of living in NSW is the ability to teach SRE in local...

How to discover what your mission teammates are really like: play Avalon with them on your day off. Fortunately at the end of the day we’re all still friends (right...

On  Day 3 (Monday) of mission we were met with forecasts of an unusually warm 28 degrees, but windy with showers – so we didn’t really know what we would be...

Today saw an early start to mission for the Panania team to reach the morning peak for leafleting at train stations. the team spread out across Panania, Revesby and East...

Today is shaping up to be a day of variety. Even as I speak, there are people preparing for the tidal wave of Scripture seminars looming over our Thursday. Preparations...

James Piggott in 1st year tells me that he once ate a peanut m&m that turned out to be his housemate’s Ritalin tablet (medication for ADD). My experience of Rouse...

One of the most wonderful strengths of Mission in Parramatta is the great diversity of people and cultures that reside within the one city. St John’s Parramatta wants to celebrate...

What is it about this years mission in parramatta that excites us? Read on and find out.

Our first Sunday in Japan started for the boys with a brisk walk in the rain from Hamadayama Church to Eifuku-Minami Church. Despite getting a little lost along the way,...

Day 2 in Perth – the jetlagged haze has begun to lift, and we’re starting to get used to the ocean being on the other side! Today we began to...

The first two days of our time in Wahroonga.

After the morning team meeting the group divided and conquered. Some of the team helped run the morning playtime group for 0-5yrs at the church. We were grateful for the...

With three services over twelve hours, Day 2 was long and tiring, but kicked off our super exciting week of mission with the saints at St Mark’s Bellerive. The 8.30am...

Well today was our rest day – which may seem a bit odd considering it’s Monday. However, our mission program (which we’ll talk a bit more about tomorrow) is heavily...

Welcome back faithful blog viewer. You might very well be wondering what the Moore mission team in Kingsford got up to this fine sunny day. Well, you’ve come to the...

Meet our Moore Mission Team – we’re not in Japan, or New Zealand, or Perth – no, our team has travelled as far as Malabar for Moore Mission, because they need to...

The Panania team arrived bright and early for the 8am traditional service. Dave Bingelli preached up a storm on Isaiah 52 and then we met the more ‘mature’ members of...

The Moore College mission team were the least-important newcomers at Christ Church Inner West on Sunday. The team landed on Sunday morning in two nearby but very different suburbs of...

Spotted: Todd, Jordan, Rhys and Dan jamming in preparation for the gospel café in Guyra this Saturday night. The locals are in for a quality repertoire of country tunes with...

Praise be to our God and Father. In his great providence, he has blessed us in the Heavenlies with Lala Land and season 4 of Brooklyn 99. It was a long...

With grateful thanks for your prayers, we safely arrived in Tokyo on Friday night. We travelled by taxi, plane, bus, and train (we couldn’t find a boat to round out...

Luke Shooter reports on our third day of mission. This morning we got up early for our first attempt at cross cultural ministry in Vanuatu – two Sunday School classes...

  Beth with Bethan and Sue, two women who are working for SIL on different projects. Bethan and her family spent seventeen years on Tanna, an island in the south...

Today we were fed. Twice. At 8 am on Sunday morning the team arrived at St Andrew’s, Lane Cove. St Andrew’s is the larger of the two locations within Lane...

We wandered into Westfield and right past the ticket booths. Surrounded by the buzz of anticipation we settled into the comfort of a cinema chair, and… ‘welcome to Auckland Evangelical’. Later,...

Praising the king of Kingsford, the Lord Jesus Christ, was fantastic today. The Moore college mission team was able to attend both 8am and 10am services. Each had their own...

Today we got to meet the church at Holy Trinity Kingsford and get a feel for the suburb. Located just south of UNSW the area has both older residents and...

Do you know what the process of sheep-crutching involves? We didn’t either! Until some of the team visited the church congregation at Dundee this morning, and had their very own...

There’s a fourth Moore College team going overseas this week – Team Hobart have taken off over the Bass Strait and met up in the Eastern Shore suburb of Bellerive....

What’s the collective noun for theological college students? A Crowd? Commission? Disturbance? Well, whatever it is, one such group has landed in Guyra and Glen Innes. Repeat, we have landed...

Well it begins! Today it was all about airports, planes and custom gates. It’s an interesting feeling the first day of an overseas mission. It feels in many ways like...

  I kid you not. Though we were told to expect lots of surprises when we arrived in Vanuatu, something about the restaurant where we ate our first meal felt...

Welcome to the New Zealand Team blog bro! We’re excited that you’ll be coming along for the ride with us over the next week. As a team, we’re a diverse...

  Today is the Thursday before Moore College Mission. Yesterday we had a day of prayer for all of the Mission teams and all of the churches/ministries we will be...

George Athas, Koula Athas. Ten sample studies and leaders notes on 1 Samuel

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Societas is the annual magazine publication edited, produced and published by the students at Moore Theological College.

What is the ground level circumference of Ayers Rock? By what name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight more widely known? What does the Scoville Scale measure? Saturday evening saw a bunch of...

  We had a marvellous time in Darwin, and we love every bit of the mission. Christ proclaimed, friendship made, ministry lessons learnt, each other served, cross-cultural experiences came to...

Well, we are back. Back to cheap(er) coffee, blankets at night, walls with no louvres, milk within walking distance, and hitting the books. Now seems like a good time to...

On Thursday 4 men from the Darwin Moore mission team along with Bishop Greg Anderson, went to Katherine to take part in a translation workshop. The aim was to sit...

  This morning the men had a hearty breakfast of eggs, bacon, spaghetti, beans and more bacon. Tom spoke about how our love for God and neighbour should not be...

On Sunday afternoon, some of the team had a chance to visit a maximum security juvenile prison in Darwin, bringing the Gospel to some serious offenders from across Australia aged...

  It just doesn’t get old. Our team has had a brilliant week in the eastern suburbs. We’ve been treated to marvelous hospitality, to the beauty of creation, and to...

  Bondi turns it up a notch on Saturday morning. Saturday in Bondi, and the suburb is abuzz. The Moore College team is in the thick of it, undertaking a...

USYD Vice-Chancellor Rev. Dr. Spence speaks about enjoying the busyness of life. On Friday night we had the privilege of having the Vice Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Rev....

Another mission week is over. But what a week! We vox-popped and garden blitzed. We pondered the big questions while gazing long into the crackling bonfire. We spent hours in...

On Saturday we had David Cook come over from Sydney to Darwin for the Preach the Word conference and he gave us lots of practical tips on preaching good sermons,...

            This morning we had the privilege to share fellowship with the congregation of The Church of the Good Shepherd at Fred’s Pass. The church...

    The mission numbers: 8 days, 13 Services, 5 BBQs, 4 Hostel visits, 3 schools, 3 youth groups, 2 churches, 2 bible studies, 2 women’s events, 2 men’s events,...

Bags are packed, toothbrushes won’t be forgotten, plane tickets are prepared, and flights checked into. We are leaving the clear blue skies and warm tropical breezes. Townsville, it’s time for...

We have reached the end of our mission with Northmead Anglican! We had an incredibly fun and encouraging time spent with the church. And we learnt so much along the...

Mission would not be possible without the kind hospitality of and partnership with our hosts. They have fed us, housed us, encouraged us, shared life with us, allowed us to...

Our last day at Ross River Anglican. For this mission at least! Morning church. We turned up and spotted people we now knew and recognised. Even some we didn’t! Thank...

After a week of mission and engaging with the community, the grand finale, the denouement, the big fish was finally here! Men’s Breakfast The “Back to Church” gamut of activities kicked...

On Thursday and Friday a few of us went to Katherine to see the translation of the Prayer Book from English into Kriol. Bishop Greg Anderson picked us up at...

Today’s numbers: 200 sausages, 70 colouring in books, 1 jumping castle 9am The day began with a sausage sizzle at the local shops. It was free and aimed at advertising...

Tonight we had a men’s night. People from Ross River Anglican invited their mates along to play bowls, eat some BBQ together and to hear about a Christian view of...

                        Today we started the day by heading down to the Strand in town and setting up a giant...

After our trip to the Army barracks, the team sat down to prepare for the next couple of days – pop up church and church on Sunday. Friday night then...

Our second last day at mission and things are no less busy than ever. We had some regular ministries to attend to in the morning, a prayer meeting and dialogue...

  Today’s numbers: 5 seminars, 3 schools, 3 cockatoos, 9am The kids team did SRE again at two local public schools Meanwhile, the youth team did 5 high school seminars and...

  Friday was a big day. Multiple events were happening through this day. Most of the team were scheduled to give the same Christian Religious Education Assembly, 5 times (that’s...

This afternoon’s door knocking experiences were many and varied… David H and Hannah Thought they’d knocked on the door of a drug den, which they think turned out to be...

  Mmm, croissants! This morning was, in a word, bounteous. Danishes, croissants, French toast (not too eggy), muesli and yoghurt, fruit platters, tea and plunger coffee. We went back for...

The term ‘vox popping’ sounds like a cheesy radio segment. But no. Vox Popping isn’t two bogans on the air, making lame jokes about the latest viral youtube clip. Tom...

Hannah: Hi guys, how was the men’s breakfast? Jason. Breakfasty. Tasty. Andrew: Yeah, good. Katherine: Guys, she needs something to blog about! In spite of this little exchange, it appears...

The Jannali team had another great opportunity this to chat with Neil, Chris and Andrew about the method and mechanics of ministry at Jannali, which allowed us to ask lots...

Mixed emotions prevailed in a day largely centred on housing commission ministry, but somehow we always ended up back at the grace of God. A morning doorknock of the large...

Today was our day off so we enjoyed a visit to Warrgamba Dam and learned a lot about water at the Visitor’s Centre. The weather was so beautiful and we...

  On Thursday morning we met up as a team, for the final time, until Saturday afternoon. Things were about to get real busy – and quick. Friday means a...

It’s been a long, good week of mission. Many songs have been sung (such as Mr Buchanan’s old favourite above), many conversations had and many mistakes made. We hope, pray...

A day can probably have as many parts as you want it to. My Friday May 20, 2016 on my last Moore College mission (pending B. Div) had two halves....

    This morning four of us continued a coastal garden blitz for some of the women at Coast EC church. This time around it was Alex, David, Tom and...

Every Thursday morning St John’s runs a Women’s Church. It is a fantastic opportunity for women to gather and worship God with their sisters in Christ. For some, it is...

This morning Keith turned us to 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10 to reflect on the kind of idols people living in Camden might have: the quiet lifestyle or the nice home. We...

Today’s numbers: 1 puppet, 2 fishermen, stacks of kids 9am The day kicked off with our kids team teaching SRE at a local primary school complete with a puppet! While...

Tomorrow (Saturday), we will be involved in the big event of our mission – Pop-up Church. This is where we’ll set up on the Strand, the main drag in Townsville...

Today some of the team had a tour of the Lavarack Army Barracks here in Townsville. We part jogged and part walked (to appreciate the physical nature of the army!)...

Some more pics from of our team preaching the gospel to students yesterday. Sarah K speaking with year 4-6 students at the Cathedral school:            ...

Greg shares just one of many interesting experiences out door-knocking in Figtree. This afternoon we went to Redgum Ridge, a new housing estate up on the hills above the church....

Rob is English, and can now add ‘disc jockey’ to his list of skills. This morning Danae and I had he chance to be interviewed on local radio station VOX...

Bondi nightlife: parenting seminars!                 The church here in Bondi has been keen for us to help them connect with young families. Well,...

… such were the wise words of Jono Ward as we discussed door knocking and walk-up strategies. Although not many of us chose to adopt his evangelism strategy, we had...

What could possibly go wrong with a church planted here?  On Thursday morning we experienced something of a failure. One of the exciting opportunities this week was to run an...

            We came back full force on Thursday morning, starting off with 3 back-to-back Scripture assemblies at Winston Hills Public School. For each year group...

Today we spent the day at James Cook Uni, working with the Christian Union. The strategy was simple – make pancakes for people and speak with them about Jesus. And...

After the big day of Tuesday, Wednesday had been set aside for a rest day. We got to experience a beach nicknamed… get ready for this… “the Farm”. Once upon...

Staggered days off over Wednesday and Thursday saw half-strength teams continue full-strength mission aided by double-strength coffee! More letterbox drops in the morning, followed by a chance to hear from Geoff,...

Kicking off the day in the scriptures, we reminded each other what is the plan of God in Christ: that Jesus is building His church among the nations, having broken...

Today was our day off so we thought we would do something different here. Throughout the week we have had the chance to go door-knocking around Lithgow, Wang and Portland....

  What do they all have in common? Not much, except that this is what the team at Oak Flats got up to on an eventful Tuesday   Morning devotion Our...

Today was our day off so a bunch of us headed to the beach! The day off didn’t stop the seniors team from hosting a senior’s afternoon tea. It was...

An exciting day in which literally hundreds of Redfern and Green Square residents had some form of contact from, or interaction with, one1seven church. If you happened to be in...

Rest.  

Just like at Moore College, we had a chapel communion service at St Peters on Wednesday morning–but this was with all the Anglican clergy of the Northern Territory! Our chaplain...

Follow the Pacific Hwy up north, turn right on to the Oxley highway and turn left at the end. Straight ahead of you is Town beach where the water is...

“you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God” (1 Thessalonians 1:9) The gospel is powerful, whether in 1st Century Thessalonica or 21st Century Darwin. It...

Our team has landed in Port Macquarie, and, contrary to our virtual-sleepiness, it’s been nothing but action since Sunday. More reflections to come about the team, and how we’ve been...

A very, very welcomed day of rest today for the team. Not much to update you on, except some photos on how some of us chose to use our rest...

Our morning opened with Chase guiding us through Ephesians 2:1-10. It was a precious time: stopping and remembering our past (v1: ‘dead in trespasses and sins’), but also the gracious...

As our mission continues, the news of the chocolate cake of all cakes is spreading. Today I got the chance to inform a room full of mature Christian ladies about...

Forster is a beautiful place, some would argue one of the most beautiful towns in the world. As the MTC Forster Mission team have been serving, we have started to...

Today’s numbers: Psalm 23, 4 soups and 5 dangerous stories. 9-11am A team went to visit St David’s Hostel Retirement Village and got to spend some time with the residents....

Straight from morning devotions, we entered a large room filled with the chatter of elderly ladies. They were busy at work. I have never seen such serious devotion to craft!...

After a Monday spent planning, Tuesday was set to be jam-packed! The team began with a devotion time in Ephesians 2, meditating on God’s great love towards us and praying...

Tuesday at famous Bondi Beach. A summery 26ºC; sun shining. Not quite sitting hunched over a desk in the College library,* but I guess someone has to do it! It’s...

Our Tuesday may have looked a little like yours… Waited for public transport? Our awesome team headed out to the three of the M2 bus stops at 7am! We handed...

This morning Keith reminded us that 1 Thessalonians 1:1-7 teaches us to not lose confidence in the power of God’s word and to pray that God would be at work...

Over dinner I had an important conversation. My hosts informed me that the owner of the Tin Shed, and therefore the seller of the epic chocolate cake, is a neighbour...

One of the great things about mission week is the way it takes you so far out of your familiar college routines. Where once you would have whiled away long hours in...

Mission is about serving a church, but it’s about serving each other as well. Every mission week the team is given a day off, to refresh and relax and get...

The team had a chapel service today with other Indigenous students and ministered by Peter Johnson at Nungalinya College in Darwin. We learnt about Samson in the Old Testament and...

Keiraville International Church (or KIC for short) had their sixth anniversary celebration on Sunday night! 7 of us went along to the service and we were encouraged to hear about the...

Tonight was terrific. The blokes got together for Men Eating And Talking (M.E.A.T). I was pretty pumped for the ministry even before it started because I heard there would be approximately...

Monday was preparation day. (παρασκευη for all of you out there revising your ancient greek testimony) After hearing Lionel encourage us from Romans saying that the ones saved by Jesus...

Today we got to go and speak with those in the same position as us – those who study! A group headed to the Cathedral school, where Chris T spoke...

Fairy lights. Delicious dessert. A woman with a terrible illness. The joy of certainty. What have these things to do with one another? They all came together at the women’s...

Hi Mel, what have you been up to today? I went to Playtime, which is a group where the church engages with the community of mums and young children up to 3...

Of all the ways I expected today to go down, finding out about family all over the Northern Territory was decidedly left of field. Let me explain… Today our team...

Monday was a prep day, so at most points in the day, you could find a few people feverishly working away at talks or other things they had to do...

Day 2 started off with a team meeting where Keith reminded us of 3 things in 1 Corinthians 3:1-15: that God is actively at work in his mission to save,...

Day three of mission in Jannali saw our first team meeting! It was great to review the weekend of ministry and to have David encourage us with a section from...

One of the parts of mission that’s often the most interesting is seeing how the church works. The thoughts and reasons behind how things are and what people do give...

Day two began bright and early at Jannali, with a small group of students meeting with the 8am congregation, including Scott preaching and Jayne giving her testimony. Following this, 10am...

We are now officially stuck into our mission. We are getting to know each other better and today we got to spend our first meal together (salad and cheese sandwiches,...

Having acquired the necessary immigration paperwork and successfully navigated passport control at the gateway to Sydney’s Sutherland Shire, a small number of intrepid scouts from Team Jannali made their way...

Today’s Numbers: 3 teams, 2 curries, 1 fort 9am We began our team meeting thanking God in prayer for yesterday’s mission opportunities and Will drew us to look at 2...

Meet Victor and Rob! As these two second year boys went out for their second time door knocking this week they thought about how they could quickly get into a...

Five minutes’ walk from the Bondi Beach site. Not bad… Bondi is a beautiful suburb. The parish of Bondi has two centres, both overlooking the famous beach – one a...

This morning our Chaplain Ed Loane taught us from Philippians 1 about ministry in partnership with our brothers and sisters in Darwin. Then Bishop Greg Anderson gave us an overview...

7500 people.  2 parishes. 1 really energetic Rector Jodie McNeil NSW’s biggest theme park “Where you control the action” If you’re a Sydney-sider you probably know where we are right...

Some of our team were on the way up to Townsville and were reminded (and encouraged) that mission starts before we get there. Cam writes, We were waiting at Sydney...

Mission is off to a great start. We got to gather with our partners in the gospel, Ross River Anglican church, proclaiming the gospel and spending time together. First off...

Have you ever sat around a table eating sushi and chocolate spiders during a Pentecost Sunday sermon? What about singing the same song verse 11 times, 10 in indigenous languages?...

  The coastline is never ending and the roads wind for hours. The trip to Forster is a blur. It seems like every mission is the same – no matter...

James Galea preached a wonderful sermon at 5pm Pentecost service at St Peter’s Nightcliff on the healing of the paralytic with 120 peoples who came from a diversity of at...

Today some of us celebrated Pentecost at a rural church in the Territory. Batchelor is a remote small town, about one hour drive South from Darwin. It has a population...

The Keith Condie/Cathy Smith chaplaincy group are in Camden this week to serve alongside St John’s Anglican. St John’s runs 6 services every Sunday and we had the privilege of...

Today’s numbers: 6 services, 2 churches, a lunch and an afternoon tea. 8am The day began with a service at St Davids Forestville – our host church! 9am A team...

It has been a MASSIVE day here at Northmead Anglican! Five services throughout the day, a special BBQ lunch, and an afternoon of door knocking (lucky this place has their...

It is a privilege this week to partner in the ministry of one1seven church at its two campuses in Redfern and Green Square. The church serves a large, diverse, and...

Rob just spoke at the 6pm FUSE service at Figtree Anglican. I caught up with Rob after the service, to see what happened. Hi Rob, who did you speak to...

Hello from the very chilly Lithgow. We would love to keep you up to date with our plans and experiences throughout the week and ask for specific prayer. Praise God,...

  Iggy Wong is just minutes away from preaching the first sermon of mission week.  Iggy, what are you preaching this morning? I’m preaching on Luke 18:9-14, the parable of...

  Bags were packed, toothbrushes almost forgotten, planes boarded, and disembarked from. We emerged to clear blue skies and warm tropical breezes. Townsville, we have arrived. It feels like holidays....

The Figtree Mission Team has landed, and we’re all looking forward to a great week of intentional relationships and gospel proclamation. We’re excited. Rob, what are you excited about this...

    For good collaboration as a team, for creativity and versatility as we minister to multiple age groups For primary school assemblies: that students would hear the gospel clearly...

That Charles Simeon was one of the most influential early evangelicals through his long ministry at Holy Trinity, Cambridge (1783-1836) is undisputed. This book explores just how influential he was,...

Who has the job of evangelism? Is it just professional pastors or "evangelists"? Can I just live a godly life and let my actions do the talking? Faculty member Lionel...

If our speech really is a reflection of who we are, and if being a Christian is a fundamental and even primary way we describe ourselves, should we expect gospel...

An annual report and statement on the College’s activities and operations including financial statements, teaching and learning and tracking results.

Peter Orr in a series on the Image of God, with some deep thinking about how the resurrection and ascension of Jesus revise our understanding of what it means to...

Because part of my job involves teaching Paul’s epistles, I am frequently asked what I think about the “New Perspective” on Paul. This is a hard question to answer because...

One weakness in the New Perspective understanding of justification is that it confuses meaning with context. Although justification and the related righteousness language can be used in covenantal contexts (e.g....

I am neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but I think John Barclay’s Paul and the Gift will be the most significant book on the apostle Paul...

Now, before you rightly rebuke me for misquoting Jesus and James, let me explain what I mean by “let your yes be no”. I think too often in ministry, be...

2015 Moore College Fourth year student Michael Leite reflects on why mentoring relationships are of value for Christian fellowship and growth in this article written for GoThereFor.com.

An article written for SydneyAnglicans.Net blog by Moore College principal Mark Thompson.

Here is a description of an Old Testament king: “there was no king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and...

In his autobiography Billy Graham recounts the time that he met Karl Barth, arguably the 20th Century’s most significant Protestant theologian.

As the discussion around the proposal to change the definition of marriage to include same-sex couples is played out in the media and in the parliament, other larger questions have...

Societas is the annual magazine publication edited, produced and published by the students at Moore Theological College.

I teach first year Hebrew to Christian ministry trainees at Moore College. Learning Hebrew can be fun, but it also takes organisation, discipline and effort especially for students who are...

Easter Talks presented by Dr Lionel Windsor at UNSW Campus Bible Study.

It was an amazing week to spend together as a team in Oxley Vale and we were thankful for the prayers we received while we were away. The highlight for...

Over the course of Saturday, we got rid of a hundred hot cross buns and another hundred beef sausages, but, surprisingly, only three ‘sausages’ of the vegetarian variety. The event, which...

With mission coming to a close, we asked some of the first year students to reflect on what they have been challenged and encouraged by over the week. Alan Reader...

On Friday night, Andrew had a long conversation with a man called Rob who earlier in the week had been door knocked by two of the Hoxton Park Mission Team,...

The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. So to get God into a man’s heart you should be able to go via the same route. Throw in...

We met a woman on Friday morning who was on her way to one of the local welfare centre in Penrith. She stopped for a free coffee and got chatting....

Wait, Saturday again? Didn’t we already have our Saturday of mission? Yes. We did. I made that witty joke about it being the original Sabbath, remember? Well here we are...

Day 7 (Wednesday 25 March) This morning the women in our Team led a Seminar for local women on the theme of mission.  Over the course of the morning the...

Day 7 (Wednesday 25th) This morning the women in our Team led a Seminar for local women on the theme of mission.  Over the course of the morning the Team...

Conversations have been the order of the day for us in Penrith. Last night St. Stephen’s held a ‘men and meat’ night, with a BBQ dinner and a talk from...

As we noted a few days ago, just over a fifth of Penrith residents are fourteen or younger. Our team is spending a large portion of their week seeking to...

As (arguably) the foremost philosopher of our generation once noted “it’s Friday, Friday” and I couldn’t agree more. Say what you will about Rebecca Black, today she was spot on...

No, this is not the start of a joke, just one part of my experience connecting with Newtonians on Monday. “If you could do some things in Newtown that you...

On Tuesday morning we had the privilege of hearing from the sheik at the Bilal Mosque in Hinchinbrook. The sheik went over the foundations of Islamic belief and took questions over...

Every Thursday, All Saints Petersham runs ‘Hub of Hope’.  They open their doors to people from the community in order to provide a free lunch, Internet, a community garden and...

Alex, also known as ‘the human mega-phone’ and ‘sonic-boom’, spoke this morning at Fort St High School’s lunch time group. The passage was 8:27-30. Jesus asked who the people say...

OFF WITH HIS HEAD! It was a close call at the Oxley Vale scripture assembly this week with Abe getting on the bad side of the very unpredictable puppet princess....

We were told that chaplaincy work in schools was flat out and that we would be going at a hectic pace for the week…now at the end of the week...

Utilising the wonderful lawn out the front of St. Stephen’s, which is situated right on High St. in the middle of Penrith, the team has been helping the church this...

Once a month St. Stephen’s hosts a ‘Friends of St. Stephen’s’ (FOSS) event, comprising of a service followed by lunch. It’s an event for over-55s to fellowship together, and for...

Today was the team day off. But maybe that’s a misleading description (just as ‘day of preparation’ was inaccurate), seeing as some team members still attended the Hillvue breakfast club in the morning,...

I’m going to cop heaps for my hopelessly unchronological posting. Just go with it. If you want to get anyone’s attention in this city, use coffee. Want to be noticed?...

Let’s just say it: we were all dreading the door knocking that would inevitably happen this week. For even the most mature of Christians, the most seasoned of veterans, this...

The first day of mission pitted Moore College against the best Naremburn Cammeray Anglican had to offer. “The church has an evangelism strategy of putting on events that will get...

Most people who become Christians do so through the influence of a Christian friend or relative. With this in mind, St. Stephen’s hosted an evangelism training evening for parishioners, held...

During this week at Gymea, the team has been out in the community getting to know people and sharing the gospel. Dave Binggeli (2nd year) shares a few stories from down...

The get-to-know-you game in Mitch’s kindy scripture class this week was designed to show that sometimes things don’t work out the way you expect. In a funny old way it...

One night, three different dialogue events. “We ran a bible study discussion on evangelism,” says Jason, “we looked at 2 Corinthians 4, and were encouraged that we shouldn’t loose sight...

Near the end of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer’s ‘Morning Prayer’ service the congregation prays the Prayer of Saint Chrysostom: Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this...

Port Macquarie is idyllic. At risk of sounding like a sponsored travel blog, this coastal town has a whole lot going for it. It is easy to become enamoured with...

Were you wondering why I bought those beachballs on Monday? I know you were. Nothing gets past you. You’re like a bloodhound for information, a detective on the case of...

The team has been connecting with the people of Newtown on the streets, in cafes and pubs, at churches and schools. Excitement, disappointment and amusement: Newtown has provided it all. Here are...

Written by Blake Hatton, 4th year A little philosophy on mission This is my fifth* Moore College Mission and each year, the most valuable and memorable time is when the...

Last night, Petersham church opened its doors and had a public explanation with a panel speaking into this church’s response to the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in Sydney...

Day 1 (Thursday 19th) We touched down at Honiara Airport on Thursday afternoon and after a slight delay with one of our number (Vanessa de Sauty) being interrogated by the...

David encouraged us with words from scripture about being unified in Christ. We have also been hearing a bit of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book ‘Life Together’ that talks of the Christian...

  One of the most exciting parts of mission at Gymea has been the opportunity to tangibly express Christian unity. This is has not just been between Gymea Anglican and...

It has been a great start to the week for the mission team at St Luke’s! A small team of seven (Hannah, Daz, Kat, Ed, Lily, Topher and Pat) from...

50 members of the church and public met for All Saints Petersham’s Panel and Q&A on the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse. The two aims of the evening...

Day three of mission found the Naremburn Cammeray mission team back on the street, this time at the train stations: Artarmon, St Leonards, Chatswood, and Wollstonecraft. “We grabbed a bunch...

For some of us this is our fourth Moore College Mission, and there are certain quirks we have come to expect. However, each year the specific location brings it’s own...

Team meeting at HQ (Simon’s house) 8am. First item: Simon’s cat is grounded and must not, under any circumstances, be let out of the house… 10 mins later, WHO LET...

The early bird gets to share the Word. Today we got to start the day with a glorious sunrise at Leppington train station. We teamed up with members of the...

It is hard to think of a more serious topic for Australia’s institutions right now. The Royal Commission is investigating how institutions like schools, churches and sporting groups responded to...

Progress for the gospel at Shore School.

Jesus has the power to forgive sin. That was the central message of Meredith’s talk at the Easter Women’s Event. Meredith spoke from Mark 2:1-12 where Jesus healed the paralytic man...

This morning we visited Taverners Hill Infants School for the regular scripture lesson. One of the best parts of the lesson was the impromptu re-enactment of the Easter story. Alex...

St Aidan’s Hurstville Grove exists to know Christ and to make him known. This week, a team of theological students from Moore College will have the privilege of working alongside...

Sunday was jam packed. After talking with the rest of the team Erin remembers the first day on mission. We heard a lot of good news on Sunday. The numbers...

Day two of mission found the Naremburn-Cammeray engaging commuters at bus stops. “We were handing out invitations to people for an Easter event,” explains Yoke. “We tried a few different...

This song always reminds me of my year 11 biology teacher, Mr Binns. I want to say it was his favourite, but maybe he just introduced it at chapel sometime...

There’s so much about Newtown that’s familiar to me. The smell of Thai food as you walk down King St, the abundance of good coffee and over friendly baristas, the...

Puppets played a big part on the first day of Naremburn Cammeray mission, specifically a big blue puppet named Gary. “I took on the role of Gary”, says Sam who...

It’s a classic Monday on mission week. A few members of the team disappeared to scattered ministry opportunities (like the Hillvue breakfast club [each one of us is a brain,...

Tonight we are praying with the saints of All Saints Petersham. Jesus told his disciples to pray to the Lord of the harvest to send more workers into the harvest...

If there is one word which sums up the Moore College Mission at Gymea this week, a likely candidate will be Q&A (which is not even a proper word!) .There...

Today at Stanmore Public School we remembered the true meaning of Easter at the SRE Easter assembly. The cross on the hot cross bun reminds us that Jesus died for...

MTC Mission is a two way exchange. While we come to encourage and spur on the local church to love and good deeds, regularly they encourage us in our faith....

Have you heard the story about the guy who fell through a roof while playing hide and seek, split his chin open and had to get a cow tranquilizer until...

Today is a preparation day for the rest of the week, so let’s learn a little about Penrith, post code 2750. A bit of a longer read, but a helpful...

The first day of mission kicked off nice and early with the 7:30am service, the first of three weekly services at St. Stephen’s Anglican Penrith. After 3rd year student Alan...

Newtown: famed for its restaurant-riddled King St, its live music, as home to a diverse assortment of people and, of course, to Moore Theological College. The percentage of those in...

After attending church at St Peter’s Tamworth, it was a strange experience to go home to bed and wake up for… church (again). For a small moment we were like...

This is my fourth(and Lord willing, final) Moore College Mission.  In spite of the usual feelings of trepidation that come with being somewhere new, it is an exciting time. Over...

What a great first day of mission in Oxley Vale and surrounds! I’m writing this while gazing out the window of my billet’s house into the gorgeous country sunset, breathing...

Church in Newtown today, it’s like an all you can eat buffet (we were split between Newtown Baptist, Newtown Anglican, Resolved, Erko-Villiage, Cottage church and Newtown mission). It was great...

Although MTC is on mission to Petersham, Petersham Anglican Church is also on mission. As a mission team we are partnering with the local church and very much endeavouring to...

Good morning Petersham! It’s great to be on mission with you. Thank you for your warm welcome in the service. We’re looking forward to serving you this morning. First off...

Day one of mission and like Jack Kerouac, Thelma&Louise, or the family from Little Miss Sunshine before us – we were trying to ‘find ourselves’ with a classic roadtrip. We followed the road...

Ben Lattimore (2nd year) reflects on his time at a Gymea LIFE Group. On Wednesday night Lachlan, Richard and I enjoyed the warm hospitality of one of the Gymea Anglican’s...

Appearing in this outstanding book which gathers together leading scholars to consider ways in which Jesus and his earliest followers understood their identities and missions in the light of their...

An annual report and statement on the College’s activities and operations including financial statements, teaching and learning and tracking results.

Societas is the annual magazine publication edited, produced and published by the students at Moore Theological College.

Where is Jesus now? It is the sort of question we can imagine the seven year old asking their Sunday School teacher. And in one sense it is quite an...

As Christians our orientation is often to the cross of Christ – and rightly so. Paul was insistent that he determined to ‘know nothing’ except ‘Jesus Christ and him crucified’...

There is a surprising amount of material in the New Testament describing what Jesus is doing now, but I want to concentrate on two which help us think about the...

I was standing at the door shaking hands after church when John* said to me, “Can someone please explain the Bible to me?” 1. "Can someone please explain the Bible?"...

1 Corinthians 15 is perhaps one of the most theologically rich chapters in the New Testament. Here Paul defends the resurrection of Christ and the future resurrection of believers. After...

By Yoke Lee. For the past week, I have had the privilege of staying with a delightful 86 years old lady in a self-contained unit within the compound of a...

We didn’t blog much on mission. This doesn’t mean we didn’t do anything, quite the opposite. This is what happened out in Minchinbury for #mooremission 2014.

9:30am – Tom retelling the story of Blind Bartimaeus through paint.  9:30am – Luke preaching on Mark 10; Jesus has the power to give sight to the blind…but after we...

Today is the last official day of Moore Mission in Christchurch. What better way to end our time here at St Saviours and St Nicholas than reading and hearing God’s...

Where can I even start summing up our last few days at Gunnedah missions?! We have had so many great conversations and opportunities to get alongside people not only from...

Because I’ve been a bit light on the back half of the week I thought I’d make up for it by interviewing a few of the team so you could...

Hey everyone first from me is a quick apology. Recently my updates have been a bit behind schedule because I lost a day to a vicious migraine attack, so I...

Our week at Dapto Anglican Church is coming to a close, and we are sad to go home. The church is a vibrant and growing community that has welcomed us...

Leading fifteen sessions across six schools, the team here at Forestville has become a bit of a scripture assembly factory. The primary school team ably and boldly proclaimed that Jesus...

On Wednesday members from our team had the opportunity to teach two High School SRE classes. Both classes looked at Mark 2:1-12; Jesus healing a paralysed man. To illustrate the...

Today was a recovery morning for the brave soldiers that gamed into the wee hours of the evening. Those on the team with more sense had a good night sleep...

The Street Crew team from the Anglican Church and 12 students from Moore have headed out for the night. The Street Crew trailer is based at the train station tonight!

Friday was a big day for the team with many of us serving the young people of Northmead. MAD lunchtime group at Model Farms High, The Cage (yr 5-6 afternoon...

‘Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is sleep’ With so many things happening this week, day 5 saw a welcomed day off. It was a chance rest, sleep,...

Today the team had the honour to teach 2 SRE classes (Model Farms High) and an SRE assembly (Winston Heights Public). Sharing the gospel with more than 200 school students...

Relationships… Last night, Pavis preached to a packed combined youth night at St. Philip’s Eastwood. The youth heard the good news that Jesus brings the ultimate relationship. Tashi shared how...

Mission is nearly over for 2014. But lots of stuff has been happening int he back end. Here is a recap of days five and six of #mooremission 2014.

Exactly what you’d hope would happen. 15 minutes later than expected, over 100 Year 8 students from the adjoining Figtree High School ambled into the church auditorium for an Easter...

Declutter: To simplify or get rid of mess, disorder or complications. I’m sure you’d agree that there is a lot of messiness, disorder and complications in life. Certainly many women agreed...

If Jesus came to Christchurch today – who would he have a beer with? That’s the question Gus challenged people to think about at the Beer Tasting event held last...

Breeza Dinner report by Rachelle Last night some of us went out to Breeza, a tiny town half an hour’s drive from Gunnedah, for a church dinner with an evangelistic...

Dapto Anglican’s kids club ‘Mobstars’ changed times tonight to coincide with the screening of Noah at the cinema for adults. 85 kids came to the church and played on jumping...

Today we spoke with a woman who identified as Catholic. She believed that Jesus’ death AND the good works she does saved her. She admitted that she lacked assurance –...

Kurrajong Team here again! A special double dose of an update for you today. Wednesday was another busy day for us.  Jono and some of the team led another easter...

A key part of the Christchurch Moore Mission has involved door knocking the streets around the two churches that we are based out of (St Nicholas’ & St Saviours) and...

Yesterday the team enjoyed a day off together at Hanmer Springs, an alpine spa town two hours drive from Christchurch. It was hard not to be left speechless by the...

The Street Crew is a new initiative by John Batten and Dapto Anglican Church. The church received a grant last year and bought a trailer complete with tv’s and play...

There’s nothing like neutral ground to promote candid discussion, and on Wednesday night Forestville RSL was Switzerland. From high school students to church members’ parents, there was diversity amongst the guests...

This morning was a super-early start as the Youth team had to be at the local high-school by 8:30am. So Dan didn’t get to recite the Dorothea Mackellar poem he...

Blog hijacked by Scott Millar Tension has arisen in the Gunnedah team. As one team member put it, a real bone of contention. It all flared up in our morning...

Some of us roamed Manly Corso, inviting an array of locals and tourists to offer up their conclusion to the sentence ‘Jesus is_____.’ Others took part in a womens’ Bible...

Day 5 has been busy for the team! The train station ministry contined at dawn, and there was a ‘Mind, Body and Spirit’ breakfast at the church! Play patch and...

Smaug was too great for a mere thirteen dwarfs and a hobbit. Help was required from the men of Laketown to slay the fearsome beast. Likewise, this Team’s mission was...

This article by Moore College’s educational technologist explores the Bible's attitude towards technology, focusing on God's appropriation of the technology of the cross.

An article about theological training by Phillip Jensen.

Heaps happened on Wednesday in Eastwood. Here’s a rundown. Cheers to @iggywong85 for a lot of the pictures. 7-8am 500 flyers handed out at Eastwood station 8-9am Boon did Tai...

Exactly what you’d hope would happen. One morning, three primary school Scripture assemblies, one dopey puppet Gary (aka MTC team member Sam), and one great message of the cross to...

As you can tell from reading this blog, so much good stuff has been happening this year on Moore Mission. This is what happened over on Instagram during days three...

Tonight Dapto Anglican launched their new church service, an informal evening service specifically for women. The Cafe Church operates on a Wednesday morning already, but many women weren’t able to...

Part I by Erin There is a lady in church named Ivy who is passionate about ministering to minority people groups in Gunnedah. So yesterday she took Dan and David...

As we explore Christchurch,  so much that reminds us of home. But occasionally something surprises you … There been some lost in translation moments too … Jandals = thongs Chilly...

On Tuesday, the Moore Mission team did a skit at five Scripture assemblies which followed Detective Dave’s quest to find out “Who is Jesus?” After searching all around Clovelly, Detective...

Wednesday afternoon has been busy for the team again! Some of us went to Dapto High and Kanahooka High for lunch time groups – and it’s here that you see...

Whenever you travel through Christchurch you can’t help but be reminded of the earthquakes. From lumpy roads, building works, concrete reinforcements, empty blocks of land, right up to condemned buildings...

Kurrajong Team back again! Another brilliant day in Kurrajong yesterday. We started off with a devotional from 2nd year Paul White on the wonderful verse John 3:30. This led to...

Over 150 men and more than 100 women flooded into the Figtree facility in the last day – but not at the same time! On Monday night, Figtree hosted MEAT...

The weather held out yesterday in Eastwood – so off we went to knock on doors and talk about Jesus. Here’s a few encouraging stats: – Multiple gospel conversations were...

Wednesday morning has been full on for the team! The train station ministry continued this morning at 5.45am! The primary scripture team went to Mount Brown school with Nate and...

At Tuesday’s morning team meeting, Rachelle and James told us about their visit the night before. They were nominated to go and visit a newly wed couple as they were...

Jesus is love. A myth. A man who became a God. Not for me. Our Lord and saviour. A historical figure.  As the Forestville team has taken to the streets of...

Today has been a jam packed day for the Christchurch team! First up was Caterpillars playgroup, where many little ones and their carers joined us for lots of games, toys,...