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Gafcon Australasia 2021 – More Than a Giant Selfie

Jodie McNeill13 Jan 2021
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...
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Lady Jane Grey: A Firm Faith

Mark Earngey08 Jan 2021
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....
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From Sydney to Gunbalanya

Peter Carroll04 Jan 2021
“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...
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Losing Community and Gaining Opportunity

Michael Figueira28 Dec 2020
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...
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Challenges and opportunities in rural NSW

Mark Calder22 Dec 2020
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.
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The great unmasking of God

Glenn Davies22 Dec 2020
"Christmas represents the great unmasking of God. In the coming of Jesus, we see God’s face.”
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COVID shows us something deeper

Russell Powell22 Dec 2020
The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Glenn Davies, says Christmas is the desperately needed circuit-breaker after a harrowing year of COVID.
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Review: The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by...

Lionel Windsor15 Dec 2020
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...
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Principal’s Christmas Message

Mark Thompson14 Dec 2020
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...
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GAFCON Commitment 2020

Moore College11 Dec 2020
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...
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The Global Reach of Moore

Trevor Cairney11 Dec 2020
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...
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Response to actions in the Diocese of Wangaratta

Glenn Davies10 Dec 2020
We are deeply distressed that the previous Bishop of Wangaratta should take presumptive action by blessing a same-sex marriage.
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A Theological Account of Blessing

David Hohne10 Dec 2020
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...
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The Christmas Tree

Mark Thompson09 Dec 2020
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....
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Pastoral care for the sluggish

Ben George08 Dec 2020
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...
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The Young and Old, Seeking the Lost

Trevor Cairney03 Dec 2020
“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...
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When to take a stand

Tom Habib03 Dec 2020
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...
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Sydney Diocese’s Unchanged Priority for over Eighty Years

Moore College02 Dec 2020
“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...
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Australian Church Record - Summer 2020 Journal

Mark Earngey02 Dec 2020
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....
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Singing is back!

Russell Powell02 Dec 2020
"Give us a break and let this Christmas season be a time of celebration and joy," Archbishop Davies told Channel Seven news last Monday. "
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Beyond Sydney - Moore Matters Summer 2020

Trevor Cairney01 Dec 2020
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...
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Equipped and sent out

Ben George25 Nov 2020
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...
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The powerful Christian life: according to Ephesians

Lionel Windsor24 Nov 2020
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...
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Are you ‘Practising the Presence of God?’

Peter Adam22 Nov 2020
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.
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General Synod to consider legal opinions on same-sex blessings

Russell Powell20 Nov 2020
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...
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Around the world in many contexts

Michael Sadler20 Nov 2020
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
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Hamilton, and the drive to leave a legacy

Jocelyn Loane19 Nov 2020
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...
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Moore’s longest student studies on

Russell Powell16 Nov 2020
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...
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The end of the universe “a sad, lonely, cold place”?...

Moore College13 Nov 2020
“[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.
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Jesus: the light worth celebrating

Ben George12 Nov 2020
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.
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The Appellate Tribunal of the Anglican Church of Australia

Robert Tong11 Nov 2020
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...
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Preliminary thoughts on the Appellate Tribunal ruling

Mark Thompson11 Nov 2020
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....
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Time management advice from Ephesians 5

Carl Matthei11 Nov 2020
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.
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What does it mean to “redeem the time”?

Carl Matthei03 Nov 2020
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...
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Rays of Hope

Trevor Cairney02 Nov 2020
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...
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You don’t know how long you’ve got

Gary Nelson02 Nov 2020
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...
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Head of Mission announced as new Vice Principal of Moore...

Moore College30 Oct 2020
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....
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We can all help to raise up workers for the...

Gary Koo29 Oct 2020
The topic of a perceived shortage of rectors has generated some interest, but should we be satisfied even if we had enough?
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Meaning of life found in Christ

Simon Manchester29 Oct 2020
Simon Manchester talks to Dr Paul Barnett about the meaning of life.
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Who will make the bombs stop?

Moore College28 Oct 2020
Alumnus Talar Khatchoyan writes on war in Southern Cross November 2020.
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Thanksgiving prayer for the end of drought

Glenn Davies28 Oct 2020
The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Glenn Davies, leads in prayer at the end of the drought. October 2020
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Looking Beyond

Gary Koo26 Oct 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...
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Reflections on My Expectations of Ministry Fifty Years Ago

John Mason26 Oct 2020
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.
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Marketing and Gospel Ministry: Can they work together?

Ben George23 Oct 2020
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...
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Obeying government and obeying God

Glenn Davies20 Oct 2020
The Bible’s teaching on our relationship to human authorities is quite clear. Those who govern us are set in place by God.
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Our lives are in God’s hands – Please Pray

Trevor Cairney19 Oct 2020
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...
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A place of hope opens in Sydney’s West

Russell Powell18 Oct 2020
'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.
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Staying fresh as a rector

Ray Galea15 Oct 2020
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...
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Congratulations to the New CEO of Anglican Deaconess Ministries

Moore College14 Oct 2020
Moore Theological College warmly congratulates Jo Gibbs on her appointment as the new CEO of Anglican Deaconess Ministries (ADM).
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Why We Should Say Yes to Sydney and Anglican!

Nigel Fortescue12 Oct 2020
“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...
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A guaranteed way to deepen your faith

Tara Sing10 Oct 2020
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,...
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Frontline church leader battles cancer

Russell Powell08 Oct 2020
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...
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Not I, But Christ

Mark Earngey06 Oct 2020
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....
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Equipped and sent out to speak

Ben George02 Oct 2020
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...
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GAFCON: Lift up your hearts devotional series in Deuteronomy

Simon Manchester01 Oct 2020
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...
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Review: The Mission Before Us

Peter Jensen01 Oct 2020
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...
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Building for the Future - Replacing John Chapman House

Trevor Cairney30 Sep 2020
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...
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New Part-time Lecturer in New Testament Appointed

Moore College29 Sep 2020
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...
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Church and the Emergency Online Provision

Mark Thompson28 Sep 2020
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...
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More children offered a home as adoption rates rise

Tara Sing27 Sep 2020
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...
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Where is God in the pain of systemic injustice?

Amy Orr-Ewing25 Sep 2020
Where is God? Does God have any relevance in the face of great mountains of human degradation and pain?
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GAFCON: Praying for Christians in Sudan

Moore College24 Sep 2020
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...
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Cardi B – What I Wish I Could Unsee

Sarah Balogh22 Sep 2020
"Our bodies are holy. One day God is going to make them completely new … he calls us to a better story"
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Church, the Flesh and the Devil

Dominic Steele22 Sep 2020
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.
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The gospel according to a 5-year-old

Bronwyn Windsor17 Sep 2020
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...
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Andrew and Andrew at St Andrew’s

Judy Adamson16 Sep 2020
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...
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Plagues and Protestants

Mark Earngey15 Sep 2020
Plagues and Protestants
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It’s an emergency! Let’s not get comfortable

Mark Thompson11 Sep 2020
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...
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Lower Blue Mountains TrainingWORKS

Juliette Antoon04 Sep 2020
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...
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Baby steps: our first six months in Uruguay - Pedro...

Moore College01 Sep 2020
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...
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SUFM pauses traditional summer missions

Tara Sing31 Aug 2020
“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...
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Does Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine Represent Endorsement of Abortion?

Megan Best31 Aug 2020
If many members of the public have concerns about the ethics of vaccination, it could be a serious public health problem.
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Graduation 2020

Michael Sadler31 Aug 2020
“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...
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Death and starvation as floods destroy South Sudan - ABC

Moore College31 Aug 2020
Death and starvation as floods destroy South Sudan
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The Lydia Project: interview with Claire Smith

Moore College30 Aug 2020
"The Christians at school voted me the person in the year least likely to become a Christian..."
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The people who haven’t come back to Church

Judy Adamson29 Aug 2020
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.
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Three ways to keep recruiting for ministry

Tara Sing27 Aug 2020
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...
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The motivation to do good in a Corona-filled world -...

Moore College27 Aug 2020
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...
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Call for ‘ethically uncontroversial’ COVID vaccine

Russell Powell24 Aug 2020
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.
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Societas 2020

Moore College24 Aug 2020
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...
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A spiritual health check for your church

Tara Sing21 Aug 2020
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?
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Gafcon's Theological Education Network

Moore College21 Aug 2020
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....
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Locating Singleness in Genesis 2

Simon Flinders20 Aug 2020
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...
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The Minister Drought: A Millennial’s Perspective - Angus Martin

Moore College18 Aug 2020
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...
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On toppling statues

Kanishka Raffel17 Aug 2020
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,...
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Beware The Dangers of a Victim Mentality

Akos Balogh12 Aug 2020
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...
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Ways to pray for future Sydney

Tara Sing12 Aug 2020
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...
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Australian Church Record Winter 2020 Journal

Mark Earngey11 Aug 2020
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....
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Will FEE HELP changes make theological study out of reach?

Tara Sing09 Aug 2020
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.
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In whom do we place our trust?

Trevor Cairney07 Aug 2020
“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...
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Loving Beirut

Russell Powell06 Aug 2020
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.
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Singing together when we can't sing together

Moore College01 Aug 2020
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...
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Ministering from a distance: Paul’s ministry from prison

Caroline Clarke30 Jul 2020
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...
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Praying well before COVID-19

Ben George30 Jul 2020
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...
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How to respond when someone gives up their faith

Tara Sing23 Jul 2020
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...
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How scripture teachers feel about returning to school

Tara Sing21 Jul 2020
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...
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Glory of Christ #2

Andrew Leslie21 Jul 2020
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...
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A giant of 20th century evangelicalism

Mark Thompson18 Jul 2020
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...
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Now he truly knows

Russell Powell18 Jul 2020
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...
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“Silence is violence”: where are the Christian voices standing up...

Hannah Thiem17 Jul 2020
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...
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How the COVID outbreak is affecting southwestern Sydney parishes

Judy Adamson17 Jul 2020
Every parish is different, but all the local churches contacted are treading more carefully in light of the outbreak.
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Grief over passing of Congo Bishop Désiré Mukanirwa from COVID-19...

Malcolm Richards13 Jul 2020
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.
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A new resource for ministry to Aboriginal inmates

Tara Sing11 Jul 2020
Prison Fellowship Australia have launched a new resource specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people who find themselves in jail.
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The “new normal” and the same old story: Evangelism in...

Lionel Windsor07 Jul 2020
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...
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The bread and butter Christian – Psalm 136

Ben George02 Jul 2020
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...
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Where are all the senior ministers?

Peter Lin27 Jun 2020
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...
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Moore Theological College partners with Preservica for sustainable preservation of...

William Hood11 Jun 2020
Press release: Moore Theological College has chosen Preservica’s cloud-hosted active digital preservation software.
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Supporting Moore College in Challenging Times

Trevor Cairney02 Jun 2020
There is nothing quite like a crisis to help us assess the deep desires of our hearts.
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Is Freedom of Religion a Human Right?

Chase Kuhn01 Jun 2020
Article on religious freedom by the Director of the Centre for Christian Living
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60 years for Club Billy

Michael Sadler22 May 2020
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...
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The importance of Priest and priest

Ben George21 May 2020
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...
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Is Church-Online Church?

Lionel Windsor04 May 2020
Episode of the 'Reach Australia' podcast with Lionel Windsor, Mikey Lynch and Andrew Heard.
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Different paths, one purpose

Trevor Cairney01 May 2020
“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...
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Creative ways to care for people you have never met

Judy Adamson29 Apr 2020
So, how do we, as a church and as individuals within it, make contact with all these new people and love them well?
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The small and significant blessings from Covid-19 - Chris Edwards

Moore College29 Apr 2020
With all due respect to Netflix and YouTube, creature comforts fail to fill the vacuum social distancing and isolation creates.
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How to preach a binge-worthy sermon

Russell Powell29 Apr 2020
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,...
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A missionary from the Democratic Republic of Congo shares on...

Malcolm Richards29 Apr 2020
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...
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How to Live for Jesus in the COVID-19 Age -...

Moore College29 Apr 2020
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.‘
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Waiting - Susan An

Moore College29 Apr 2020
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...
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Can you imagine? - Angus Martin

Moore College29 Apr 2020
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...
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Anglicans and pandemics: 101 years on - Bronwyn Windsor

Moore College29 Apr 2020
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...
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Christians and Pandemics through the Ages (260, 1347, 1665,…2020) -...

Moore College29 Apr 2020
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...
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My Coronavirus Meltdown Moment

Jocelyn Loane29 Apr 2020
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...
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My afflictions, your glory (Ephesians 3:12–13)

Lionel Windsor29 Apr 2020
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...
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Fear or Faith | COVID-19 - Tawanda Masango

Moore College29 Apr 2020
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...
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Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) – Moore College Response

Moore College28 Apr 2020
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...
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This Easter is different

Peter Mayrick08 Apr 2020
A poem about Easter 2020 by Peter Mayrick, co-Director of the Centre for Ministry Development (CMD).
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Good news in the COVID-19 season

Ben George07 Apr 2020
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...
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Gospel Partnerships - the latest edition of Moore Matters

Trevor Cairney03 Apr 2020
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...
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Why would you? An Australian Church Record interview

Moore College17 Mar 2020
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...
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Praying for patience - Kirsten McKinlay

Ben George10 Mar 2020
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....
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1969 Alumni Reunion

Michael Sadler10 Mar 2020
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...
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How I celebrate IWD - Kara Hartley

Ben George07 Mar 2020
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...
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Theological College - Have I missed the boat? Rowena Russell

Moore College06 Mar 2020
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.
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“We have lost a great champion for the gospel”

Russell Powell05 Mar 2020
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...
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Does the Bible produce bigots?

Ben George03 Mar 2020
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...
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It Pays to Hold Your Nerve in the Transgender Debate...

Ben George03 Mar 2020
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...
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Are we really called to the ends of the Earth?...

Ben George01 Mar 2020
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...
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The Bible tells one big story - John Menear

Ben George28 Feb 2020
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...
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A Summer Not Easily Forgotten

Trevor Cairney20 Feb 2020
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...
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Why Would You? - An Australian Church Record Interview

Moore College19 Feb 2020
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...
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On the Removal of Steve Timmis, Head of Acts 29...

Moore College14 Feb 2020
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.
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How Jesus helps my fear

Ben George11 Feb 2020
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,...
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Novel coronavirus - fearful or careful?

Simon Gillham10 Feb 2020
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....
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Sending our graduates into the world

Trevor Cairney07 Feb 2020
“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...
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On the road to serve in Dongara

Moore College01 Feb 2020
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...
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Churches and Coronavirus

Russell Powell31 Jan 2020
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...
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The Congregation has spoken: “We also want systematic theology!” -...

Ben George30 Jan 2020
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...
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Pursuing Sanctification – God’s work or ours? Part 2 -...

Ben George28 Jan 2020
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,...
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We need to change the conversation about adoption in NSW...

Ben George27 Jan 2020
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...
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God, History and Australia Day - Kanishka Raffel

Ben George24 Jan 2020
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,...
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Pursuing Sanctification – God’s work or ours? Part 1 -...

Ben George24 Jan 2020
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...
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An Aboriginal Pastor shares on Australia Day

Russell Powell23 Jan 2020
"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...
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Reading Ephesians (Ephesians 6:21–24)

Lionel Windsor22 Jan 2020
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...
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We need you – you need us, Aboriginal leader tells...

Ben George22 Jan 2020
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.”
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How long, Lord, must we call for help?

Ben George21 Jan 2020
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...
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The ACR asks P&A Director Jane Tooher about the Priscilla...

Jane Tooher16 Jan 2020
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...
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Prayer: the heart of evangelism (Ephesians 6:17–20)

Lionel Windsor15 Jan 2020
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...
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Gerald Bray Essay Prize Winners

Moore College13 Jan 2020
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...
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5 Reasons Why Women Can Love the Apostle Paul

Jane Tooher13 Jan 2020
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,...
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Preaching on Australia Day?

Peter Adam08 Jan 2020
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...
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The importance of being a struggling Christian (Ephesians 6:14–16)

Lionel Windsor08 Jan 2020
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...
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In tragedy, God is our refuge and strength

Archie Poulos07 Jan 2020
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...
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Grace Under Fire - The Gospel Coalition Australia

Ben George07 Jan 2020
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...
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The message is the mission (Ephesians 1:13)

Lionel Windsor06 Jan 2020
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...
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A voice that wins and warms believers - Anne Lim

Ben George04 Jan 2020
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...
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Prayer for protection amid bushfire emergency

Russell Powell02 Jan 2020
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.
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Stand your ground (Ephesians 6:10–13)

Lionel Windsor01 Jan 2020
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,...
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Never too old to be born again - Anne Lim

Ben George28 Dec 2019
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.
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The gospel for the boss (Ephesians 6:9)

Lionel Windsor25 Dec 2019
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...
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The truth about truth

Ben George24 Dec 2019
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,...
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God with us as we face drought and bushfire

Russell Powell22 Dec 2019
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...
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Bishop gets warm welcome in the West

Russell Powell20 Dec 2019
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...
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‘Tis The Season to Be Jolly, So What If I’m...

Jocelyn Loane19 Dec 2019
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...
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The gospel: beyond freedom (Ephesians 6:5–8)

Lionel Windsor18 Dec 2019
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...
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Communicating Christmas - Kylie Yip

Ben George17 Dec 2019
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...
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The gospel and fatherhood (Ephesians 6:4)

Lionel Windsor11 Dec 2019
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...
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Chase Kuhn announced as New Director for the Centre for...

Moore College06 Dec 2019
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...
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Book Review of 'Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship'

Chase Kuhn05 Dec 2019
Dr Chase Kuhn's review of 'Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship' by John Piper. Published in themelios,
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Paul the Apostle does children’s ministry (Ephesians 6:1–3)

Lionel Windsor04 Dec 2019
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...
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1 Kings by John Woodhouse: A review by Hank Lee...

Moore College03 Dec 2019
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...
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Fat souls

Ben George01 Dec 2019
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...
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Training for Christian ministry: what to look for? - Australian...

Moore College28 Nov 2019
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...
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Why would you….(come to Moore College)?!

Moore College27 Nov 2019
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...
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The gospel and marriage part 2: Husbands (Ephesians 5:25–33)

Lionel Windsor27 Nov 2019
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...
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Forgiveness - Peter Orr & Rory Shiner

Peter Orr27 Nov 2019
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...
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You: created and cared for - Adrian Russell

Ben George19 Nov 2019
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...
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A new Bishop for the West

Russell Powell19 Nov 2019
The Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Glenn Davies, has announced he has appointed the Rev Gary Koo to be the next Bishop of Western Sydney.
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Thank God for ordinary pastors

Mark Earngey07 Nov 2019
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...
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Cross-cultural head for Anglican Aid - AMS staff

Moore College04 Nov 2019
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...
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Reformation Day 2019 Announcement

Mark Earngey31 Oct 2019
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...
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What’s wrong with drunkenness? (Ephesians 5:18)

Lionel Windsor30 Oct 2019
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
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Moore College a Community Heritage Grant Recipient in 2019

Moore College30 Oct 2019
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...
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What has the Sydney Morning Herald got against Anglican women?...

Ben George28 Oct 2019
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...
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“Who Am I?” A Sydney Anglican Female Perspective - Dani...

Ben George28 Oct 2019
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...
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What future has the Anglican Church of Australia? - David...

Ben George28 Oct 2019
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...
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Ed Loane appointed 12th Warden of St Paul's College

Moore College25 Oct 2019
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...
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New role for Bishop Lee in church growth

Russell Powell24 Oct 2019
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...
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Why would you? - ACR Team interviewing Chris Townsend

Ben George23 Oct 2019
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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Donald Robinson Library

Moore College23 Oct 2019
Visit our extensive theological library.
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The power of forgiveness (Ephesians 4:31-32)

Lionel Windsor21 Oct 2019
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...
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Waiting for the day of the Lord - Kara Hartley

Ben George19 Oct 2019
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...
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Marriage motions passed as General Synod support questioned

Russell Powell16 Oct 2019
“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...
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Living light (Ephesians 5:11–14)

Lionel Windsor16 Oct 2019
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...
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Guarding the faith in a changing world

Russell Powell14 Oct 2019
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.
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The test that matters (Ephesians 5:10)

Lionel Windsor12 Oct 2019
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...
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Interview on evangelism at the Anglicare villages - ACR team

Ben George10 Oct 2019
Leigh and Kim Windsor on their experience of evangelism and ministry in the ARV (Anglicare Villages) at Castle Hill.
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A gospel heart for Japan

Moore College04 Oct 2019
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...
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Children of light (Ephesians 5:8–9)

Lionel Windsor02 Oct 2019
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...
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The opened eyes of Wilberforce - David Ould

Ben George02 Oct 2019
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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Apply now: Learn to think theologically!

Moore College30 Sep 2019
Apply now, join Moore College and be equipped to think theologically in any situation.
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Apply now: Prepare yourself for world mission!

Moore College30 Sep 2019
Apply now, join Moore College and prepare yourself for mission throughout the world.
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Apply now: Join the Moore College community!

Moore College30 Sep 2019
Apply now, join the Moore College community and prepare for a lifetime of ministry.
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Historical evidence of biblical conquest discovered

Russell Powell30 Sep 2019
“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...
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I don’t try to do quiet times any more -...

Ben George30 Sep 2019
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...
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Mark Thompson welcomes new SMBC Principal

Mark Thompson26 Sep 2019
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...
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What do you want to become? (Ephesians 5:5–7)

Lionel Windsor25 Sep 2019
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...
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Moore, the African Church and Theological Education

Ben George24 Sep 2019
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...
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Moore, Theological Education & the Global Church

Ben George24 Sep 2019
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...
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Moore, GAFCON & Theological Education

Ben George24 Sep 2019
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....
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Changes

Mark Thompson24 Sep 2019
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...
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Faithfulness or fruitfulness: when your ministry isn’t a success

Ben George20 Sep 2019
“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?”....
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Public Announcement: A New Co-Director for the Centre for Ministry...

Ben George18 Sep 2019
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...
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When did you last go to Church? - Antony Barraclough

Ben George18 Sep 2019
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...
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Holy talk (Ephesians 5:3–4)

Lionel Windsor18 Sep 2019
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...
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Battery hens given more thought than babies

Russell Powell15 Sep 2019
"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...
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Why study at Moore College? - Dr Ashley Null

Ben George10 Sep 2019
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...
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Preaching sermons and shepherding the flock: What’s the connection?

Lionel Windsor09 Sep 2019
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...
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Life lessons from our stillborn son - Tawanda Masango

Moore College05 Sep 2019
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...
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The ardent feminist who found delight in biblical submission -...

Ben George04 Sep 2019
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...
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The power of forgiveness

Lionel Windsor04 Sep 2019
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...
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Romans 7 and the Resurrection of Lament in Christ

Will Timmins04 Sep 2019
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...
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Vale Dr William A. Andersen

Ben George03 Sep 2019
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...
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The Amazon Fires: A Gospel Response

Lionel Windsor03 Sep 2019
Lionel Windsor's article on a gospel response to the Amazon fires. This is written for The Gospel Coalition Australia.
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New Bathurst Bishop elected

Ben George02 Sep 2019
The Bishop Election Board in the Diocese of Bathurst has announced that the Reverend Mark Calder has been elected as the next bishop.
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The value of theological education in community

Ben George01 Sep 2019
"...[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...
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Words with purpose

Lionel Windsor01 Sep 2019
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...
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The Victory of the Cross

Lionel Windsor01 Sep 2019
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...
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The gospel for criminals

Lionel Windsor30 Aug 2019
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...
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The seduction of worldly wisdom - Ainsley Poulos

Moore College28 Aug 2019
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...
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Things I’ve learned along the way: studying D. W. B....

Moore College26 Aug 2019
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...
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Grace and anger

Lionel Windsor25 Aug 2019
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...
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The valuing and devaluing of theological education

Mark Earngey20 Aug 2019
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...
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Further towards a culture of death?

Mark Thompson13 Aug 2019
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...
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Moore College Sunday 2019: Mission

Moore College12 Aug 2019
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...
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Moore College Sunday 2019: Theology

Moore College11 Aug 2019
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...
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Moore College Sunday 2019: Community

Moore College10 Aug 2019
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...
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Telling the truth

Lionel Windsor07 Aug 2019
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...
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From Sydney to Seoul, studying the Bible in community

Moore College04 Aug 2019
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...
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From Sydney to Seoul, studying the Bible in community

Moore College01 Aug 2019
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,...
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Become who you are

Lionel Windsor30 Jul 2019
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...
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ECM at Mission Awareness Week

Moore College29 Jul 2019
Hear from Ray Busuttil about his time at Mission Awareness Week.
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Interserve at Mission Awareness Week

Moore College29 Jul 2019
Hear from Judy Kay about her time at Mission Awareness Week.
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OMF at Mission Awareness Week

Moore College29 Jul 2019
Hear from Johan Linder about his time at Mission Awareness Week.
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SIM at Mission Awareness Week

Moore College29 Jul 2019
Hear from Malcolm Watts about his time at Mission Awareness Week.
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Bush Church Aid at Mission Awareness Week

Moore College29 Jul 2019
Hear from Ted Brush about his time at Mission Awareness Week.
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Africa Inland Mission at Mission Awareness Week

Moore College29 Jul 2019
Hear from David Pym about his time at Mission Awareness Week.
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Wycliffe at Mission Awareness Week

Moore College29 Jul 2019
Hear from Ross Webb about his time at Mission Awareness Week.
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Diary of a missionary: One year on and so many...

Moore College29 Jul 2019
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...
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Grandparents and the gospel

Ben George27 Jul 2019
Russell Powell writes on the third National Grandparents Conference at Figtree in Wollongong. Praise God!
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Societas 2019

Moore College26 Jul 2019
Societas 2019
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Learning Christ

Lionel Windsor24 Jul 2019
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...
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Turn around and walk the other way

Lionel Windsor23 Jul 2019
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...
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The Location of the Risen and Ascended Christ and Biblical...

Peter Orr17 Jul 2019
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)....
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Pastoral ministry: a noble task?

Andrew Leslie16 Jul 2019
“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...
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Want to know the Bible better?

Ben George10 Jul 2019
Archbishop Glenn Davies talks about the benefits of studying the Preliminary Theological Certificate (PTC).
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Complementarianism and Campus Ministry: An interview with Carl Matthei and...

Moore College10 Jul 2019
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...
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New CGM Director consecrated Bishop for International Relations

Ben George06 Jul 2019
“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...
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The Advanced Diploma Equipping for Mission

Ben George26 Jun 2019
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...
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Reading or speaking the Bible? - Scott Newling

Moore College25 Jun 2019
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...
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Gifted beyond measure

Lionel Windsor22 Jun 2019
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...
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Paul Barnett on Queen's Birthday Honours List

Ben George10 Jun 2019
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...
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No second-class Christians (Ephesians 2:19)

Lionel Windsor09 Jun 2019
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...
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Partnership with Northern Ireland

Ben George06 Jun 2019
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...
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Sydney says sorry and celebrates Bush Church Aid centenary

Ben George27 May 2019
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...
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CGM Partnerships with DRC and Indian Ocean Provinces

Simon Gillham23 May 2019
Simon Gillham, Head of the Department of Mission, speaks with Archbishop Wong and Archbishop Katanda about partnering for the Gospel.
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Caring for single mums at church - Ruth Baker

Moore College21 May 2019
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...
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Archbishop's update about Tanzania

Ben George21 May 2019
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...
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A new diocese & bishop for the Church of Confessing...

Ben George21 May 2019
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...
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Bathurst needs Sydney’s pallium

Ed Loane20 May 2019
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...
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Moore College Sunday 2009

Ben George10 May 2019
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.
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Moore College confronts turbulent future

John Woodhouse10 May 2019
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.
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BCA Announces new National Director

Ben George08 May 2019
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,...
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Interview with Cameron Jones

Ben George01 May 2019
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...
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Distance Service Team 2019

Moore College26 Apr 2019
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...
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Malcolm Richards Appointed as Director of CGM

Moore College16 Apr 2019
“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...
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Day 8 at Shore / An Incredible Opportunity

Moore College31 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 8 / The Last Hoorah at St David's

Moore College31 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 8 / Our Last Day at Sadleir Anglican

Moore College31 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 8 / What a Week at Auburn & Newington...

Moore College31 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 8 / Fellowship and Farewells at Valley PC

Moore College31 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 8 / The Reason for Church at Watson's Bay

Moore College31 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 8 / Last Day at Penrith Anglican

Moore College31 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 7 / BBQ in Auburn Park

Moore College30 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 7 / A Samoan Feast

Moore College30 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 7 / The Word That Changes Hearts in Epping

Moore College30 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 7 / Door Knocking & Women's Event

Moore College30 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 7 / Fodder, Food, Family and Fun Day in...

Moore College30 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 6 - 7 / Students and Soweto

Moore College30 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 7 / Sausages and Cheese For Outreach at St...

Moore College30 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 6-7 / On For Young and Old in Camden...

Moore College30 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 6 / Ships Not Boats in Geralton

Moore College29 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 5 / Telling Tourists the Good News

Moore College29 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 6 / Science & Religion at Shore

Moore College29 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 6 / Newington Anglican and Auburn Kids Club

Moore College29 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 6 / Three Youth Groups at Sadleir

Moore College29 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 6 / Blue Women, CREW & Beef With God

Moore College29 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 6 / Scripture and Youth Group

Moore College29 Mar 2019
   
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Day 6 / Cold Contact at Watson's Bay

Moore College29 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 6 / Discipling Melbourne's Next Generation

Moore College29 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 6 / Scripture and Shepherds, Cookies and Cupcakes

Moore College29 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 6 / What a Day at St David's

Moore College29 Mar 2019
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...
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107 Men & Women Sent Out Into the Harvest Field

Michael Sadler29 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 5 / Team Day Off in Epping

Moore College28 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 5 / Picking the brains of the ministry team

Moore College28 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 5 / Invigorating Faith

Moore College28 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 5 / Vlog Update - Surprising Assurance

Moore College28 Mar 2019
   
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Day 5 / Lives Changed

Moore College28 Mar 2019
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....
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Day 5 / The Supernatural and Celebrities

Moore College28 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 3 - 5 / Op Shop and Gospel Opportunities

Moore College28 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 5 / A Day Off for Team Tamworth!

Moore College28 Mar 2019
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:...
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Day 3 - 5 / Masterchef and Mandarin

Moore College28 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 5 / Scripture, Seniors, Salty Conversations and Sceptics

Moore College28 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 4 / Meeting Over 100 Kids

Moore College27 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 4 / The Good Shepherd and a Puppet Named...

Moore College27 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 4 - 5 / Visiting a Mosque

Moore College27 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 4 / Panthers, Dragons and Jesus

Moore College27 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 4 / Learning how to care pastorally for young...

Moore College27 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 4 / Dog Walking and Dancing

Moore College27 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 4 / Questions and Answers at Shore

Moore College27 Mar 2019
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...
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Days 3-4 / Experiencing the Hong Kong Life, Ministry and...

Moore College27 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 3 - 4 / Come All and Worship

Moore College27 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 4 / Team Day Off in Forrestville

Moore College27 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 2 / The Drought and Evangelism in Tamworth

Moore College26 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 3 / Vlog Update from Yagoona / Condell Park

Moore College26 Mar 2019
   
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Day 3 / Can Teenagers Have Any Hope?

Moore College26 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 3 / $15 Million Homes

Moore College26 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 3 / Learning Suffering

Moore College26 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 3 / Scripture and Training in Penrith

Moore College26 Mar 2019
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,...
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Day 3 / G’day from Geralton Mission!

Moore College26 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 1 -3 / Team Melbourne

Moore College26 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 3 / Coffee, Calrossy and Christian Unity

Moore College26 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 3 / Village Visits and Crucial Conversations

Moore College26 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 0 - 3 / Throwing the Norms Out the...

Moore College26 Mar 2019
  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...
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Day 3 / Cross Cultural Training in Auburn

Moore College26 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 2 / Vlog Update from Yagoona / Condell Park

Moore College25 Mar 2019
   
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Day 2 / Making Friends in Auburn

Moore College25 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 2 / SRE and What Jesus Says About Slavery

Moore College25 Mar 2019
­­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...
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Day 2 / First Classes at Shore

Moore College25 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 2 - Anglicare Afternoon

Moore College25 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 1 - 2 / Malibongwe

Moore College25 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 2 / Planning Day

Moore College25 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 2 / JBC and the Apartheid Museum

Moore College25 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 2 / Campus Evangelism

Moore College25 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 1 / Newman Anglican Part 2

Moore College24 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 1 / Newman Anglican

Moore College24 Mar 2019
Check out the photos and videos of Day 1 at Newman Anglican below.
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Day 1 / Sunday Sermon at Forrestville

Moore College24 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 1 / Grace and Love Demonstrated

Moore College24 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 1 / A cracking Sabbath in sunny South Tamworth!

Moore College24 Mar 2019
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....
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Day 1 / Wedding Feast At Boarders' Chapel

Moore College24 Mar 2019
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...
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Day 1 / The Gospel in Hong Kong

Moore College24 Mar 2019
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,...
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Day 1 / Nowruz Mubarak!

Moore College24 Mar 2019
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....
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Toward Tamworth…

Moore College23 Mar 2019
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...
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Graduates from the 1950s and 60s reunited

Moore College18 Mar 2019
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...
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Canadian PTC Students Visit Distance at Moore College

Moore College14 Feb 2019
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...
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One Among Our Cloud of Witness

Moore College12 Feb 2019
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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Online & Community Prospectus

Moore College03 Jan 2019
A guide to Moore College's Online and Community Courses and Student Life for prospective students.
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Undergraduate Prospectus

Moore College02 Jan 2019
A guide to Moore College's Undergraduate Courses and Student Life for prospective students.
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Moore College Annual Report 2018

Moore College01 Jan 2019
An annual report and statement on the College’s activities and operations including financial statements, teaching and learning and tracking results.
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Postgraduate Prospectus

Moore College01 Jan 2019
A guide to Moore College's Postgraduate Courses and Student Life for prospective students.
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The 162nd Academic Year Concluded at Moore

Luke Simpson16 Nov 2018
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...
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Apply Now to Be Equipped for a Lifetime of Ministry!

Luke Simpson01 Nov 2018
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...
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Is God Green? – New Book by Lionel Windsor Now...

Moore College23 Oct 2018
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...
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Meet the third Indigenous student ever to attend Moore College

Chase Kuhn14 Oct 2018
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...
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The Legacy of David Broughton Knox – Now Available

Moore College12 Oct 2018
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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Societas 2018

Moore College11 Jul 2018
Societas is the annual magazine publication edited, produced and published by the students at Moore Theological College.
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DAY FIVE AND SIX // Events Galore

Moore College27 Mar 2018
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...
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Mission Accomplished! (sort of)

Moore College27 Mar 2018
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...
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A Great Week in Bomaderry

Moore College27 Mar 2018
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...
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Introducing Jesus

Moore College27 Mar 2018
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...
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DAY 7: See you later Culburra, Callala and Currarong!

Moore College26 Mar 2018
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...
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DAY 5 and 6: Jesus is worthy of praise!

Moore College26 Mar 2018
  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...
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A Cross-Cultural Partnership

Moore College26 Mar 2018
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...
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Jesus is my Replacement

Moore College26 Mar 2018
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...
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Jesus is for Women

Moore College26 Mar 2018
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....
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Meet the neighbours pt. II

Moore College25 Mar 2018
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...
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The Rule of Three

Moore College25 Mar 2018
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...
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D A Y 5 + 6 | O P P...

Moore College25 Mar 2018
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...
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DAY 4: Super Saviour to the Rescue!

Moore College24 Mar 2018
  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...
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Meet the neighbours!

Moore College24 Mar 2018
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...
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Encouragement from Young and Old in Sutton Forest

Moore College24 Mar 2018
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...
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Day 6 & 7 - divide and conquer (and rest)

Moore College24 Mar 2018
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...
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Places of Prayer and Prostration

Moore College24 Mar 2018
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,...
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DAY 3: Jesus is a mystery to some

Moore College24 Mar 2018
  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...
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Please Pray for Mittagong Today!

Moore College24 Mar 2018
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...
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When one resident plants, another uproots...

Moore College23 Mar 2018
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...
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DAY 2: Jesus is ……

Moore College23 Mar 2018
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...
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The Heroic Husky Howls Again!

Moore College23 Mar 2018
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...
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Aunty Jenny

Moore College23 Mar 2018
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....
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DAY FOUR // Clubs. Classes. Clergy.

Moore College23 Mar 2018
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...
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Jesus is__ Working in Shoalhaven

Moore College23 Mar 2018
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...
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Jesus is... alive and active on day five in the...

Moore College22 Mar 2018
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...
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Walk Up, Training and Evangelism

Moore College22 Mar 2018
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...
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Super Saviour!

Moore College22 Mar 2018
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...
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Wannabe Superheroes and Rapping Romans in Robertson

Moore College22 Mar 2018
At Robertson, Mez, Jordan, Josh and Grace spent the first part of the week immersed in the world of kids.
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DAY THREE // To All Generations

Moore College22 Mar 2018
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...
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Work. Rest. Play.

Moore College22 Mar 2018
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...
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Jesus in the Schools

Moore College22 Mar 2018
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...
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DAY 1: Welcome to sunny Culburra, Callala and Currarong!

Moore College22 Mar 2018
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...
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Days 3 and 4: Pancakes, milkshakes, donuts, and rest.

Moore College22 Mar 2018
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:...
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Day #5 – Jesus is the WORD

Moore College22 Mar 2018
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...
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DAY 3+4 | SURPRISES

Moore College21 Mar 2018
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...
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Bible Yarns Through Pictures

Moore College21 Mar 2018
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...
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Photo Frenzy

Moore College21 Mar 2018
  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...
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Day #4 – Jesus is our rest

Moore College21 Mar 2018
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...
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Al Stewart and the Australian Jesus

Moore College21 Mar 2018
On Tuesday night we hosted the first of two big "Jesus is" evangelistic events for the Southern Highlands at Moss Vale Services Club.
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Jesus beats our greatest enemy

Moore College21 Mar 2018
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...
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Praise and Worship in a Taxi

Moore College21 Mar 2018
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...
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Day 1 + (2) + 3 - Athas Muscat team...

Moore College21 Mar 2018
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...
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Discipleship Starts With A Bowl Of Soup

Moore College20 Mar 2018
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....
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Day #3 – Jesus is worth following

Moore College20 Mar 2018
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...
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Sharing Jesus on Mossy Doorsteps

Moore College20 Mar 2018
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...
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Jesus is... Faithful!

Moore College20 Mar 2018
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...
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Too legit to quit; A glimpse into Day 3

Moore College20 Mar 2018
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...
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DAY TWO // Jesus is an Astronaut

Moore College20 Mar 2018
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...
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Welcome to Shoalhaven

Moore College20 Mar 2018
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...
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When ethics teachers hear the Gospel

Moore College20 Mar 2018
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...
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The generosity of God's people

Moore College20 Mar 2018
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...
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DAY 1 + 2 | MACARTHUR

Moore College20 Mar 2018
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...
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Day #2 – Jesus is uniting us

Moore College19 Mar 2018
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...
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Looking Through Aboriginal Windows

Moore College19 Mar 2018
“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...
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Treasure in Jars of Clay

Moore College19 Mar 2018
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...
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3 out of 10 - a world score

Moore College19 Mar 2018
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...
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Day 2: Some things are worth celebrating

Moore College19 Mar 2018
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...
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Caption These Photos...

Moore College19 Mar 2018
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,...
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Jesus is Worthy of our Love

Moore College19 Mar 2018
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...
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South-West Sydney: A Place of Heat and Hospitality

Moore College19 Mar 2018
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...
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The "Flat-Landers" arrive in the Highlands

Moore College19 Mar 2018
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...
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ماذا قالوا؟ - What did they say? (Sunday)

Moore College18 Mar 2018
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...
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Day #1 – Jesus is the Relevant Lord!

Moore College18 Mar 2018
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...
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The Good Shepherd

Moore College18 Mar 2018
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...
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Blood, sweat and tears

Moore College18 Mar 2018
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...
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“Never have doorknockers been welcomed so eagerly”

Moore College18 Mar 2018
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...
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DAY ONE // Festival of the Churches

Moore College18 Mar 2018
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...
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Day One - A warm, sunny welcome!

Moore College18 Mar 2018
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...
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Working for the lost and found department

Moore College17 Mar 2018
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...
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Fools for Christ

Moore College16 Mar 2018
We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ.
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Prayer points for the Poulos/Spencer team

Moore College15 Mar 2018
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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Moore College Annual Report 2017

Moore College01 Jan 2018
An annual report and statement on the College’s activities and operations including financial statements, teaching and learning and tracking results.
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Integrity journal Vol 4 (2015)

Stu J15 Nov 2017
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...
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Day 8 at Panania Anglican

Moore College05 Aug 2017
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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Societas 2017

Moore College20 Jul 2017
Societas is the annual magazine publication edited, produced and published by the students at Moore Theological College.
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Tadaima (I am home)

Moore College04 Apr 2017
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...
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The kingdom of God belongs to such as these

Moore College04 Apr 2017
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...
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What about the church?

Moore College04 Apr 2017
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...
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That post about the end of Mission.

Moore College02 Apr 2017
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...
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Day 9: Coming to a close

Moore College02 Apr 2017
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...
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New Zealand Day 8: Game on!

Moore College02 Apr 2017
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...
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Saigo (final) Saturday and Sunday

Moore College02 Apr 2017
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...
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Super Cold Saturday!

Moore College02 Apr 2017
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...
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Can We Get an Amen!

Moore College02 Apr 2017
‘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...
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Loving the least of these

Moore College02 Apr 2017
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....
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Talking Heart to Heart

Moore College01 Apr 2017
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...
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The islands will put their hope in Him

Moore College01 Apr 2017
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...
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If the first paragraph could be the title, It would...

Moore College01 Apr 2017
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...
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If I were God, I'd get rid of Mondays

Moore College01 Apr 2017
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...
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Day 7: Full-on Friday!

Moore College01 Apr 2017
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...
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Young, Wild and FREE

Moore College01 Apr 2017
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...
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Evangelism like a cyclist

Moore College01 Apr 2017
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...
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Ministry and Mission in Perth: Part IV

Moore College01 Apr 2017
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...
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"Wahroonga, what do you need?"

Moore College31 Mar 2017
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...
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Culture and Language

Moore College31 Mar 2017
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....
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A Frenchman in Vanuatu

Moore College31 Mar 2017
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...
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"Because of the Ancestors"

Moore College31 Mar 2017
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...
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Team Hobart's Day Out

Moore College31 Mar 2017
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...
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Being fishers of men..and fish too (feat. Super Cosmic Spandex...

Moore College31 Mar 2017
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...
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New Zealand Day 7: Two ways to what?

Moore College31 Mar 2017
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...
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Day 6

Moore College31 Mar 2017
  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...
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Day 5 in Milperra and Panania

Moore College31 Mar 2017
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...
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How local is local?

Moore College31 Mar 2017
“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...
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It's not a #MooreMission till...

Moore College31 Mar 2017
…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...
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Meat & Revelation

Moore College31 Mar 2017
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...
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Ministry & Mission in Perth: Part III

Moore College30 Mar 2017
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...
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New Zealand Day 6: Ordinary

Moore College30 Mar 2017
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...
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Fruitful and Rest

Moore College30 Mar 2017
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...
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Grow with the flow

Moore College30 Mar 2017
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,...
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Be there to knit-a-square

Moore College30 Mar 2017
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...
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That Day I Warned You About Earlier... (AKA Thursday)

Moore College30 Mar 2017
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...
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We’ve been exposed!

Moore College30 Mar 2017
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...
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Panania Public school scripture

Moore College30 Mar 2017
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...
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Day 5: The state of Tasmania

Moore College30 Mar 2017
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...
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The Ohanami Café (without hana)

Moore College29 Mar 2017
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...
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The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.

Moore College29 Mar 2017
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...
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Engage youth

Moore College29 Mar 2017
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...
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The best thing you can do for a successful mission.

Moore College29 Mar 2017
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...
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Its hard work resting!

Moore College29 Mar 2017
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...
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New Zealand Day 5: Walk up, meet ups and catch...

Moore College29 Mar 2017
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...
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On Wednesdays, We Sing Hymns

Moore College29 Mar 2017
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!...
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The Difference Jesus Makes

Moore College29 Mar 2017
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...
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Pirates, stinky feet and Jesus!

Moore College29 Mar 2017
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...
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Wild and Choppy

Moore College29 Mar 2017
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:...
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New Zealand Day 4 - Smell you later

Moore College29 Mar 2017
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...
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Ministry and Mission in Perth: Part 2

Moore College29 Mar 2017
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...
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The Tokyo Relay - Passing on the Baton

Moore College28 Mar 2017
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...
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Butterflies, Ministry and Training.

Moore College28 Mar 2017
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,...
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Two Judges

Moore College28 Mar 2017
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...
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Day Off? More like Game On

Moore College28 Mar 2017
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...
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Day 3: The storm before the calm

Moore College28 Mar 2017
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...
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Panania - Day 3

Moore College28 Mar 2017
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...
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Entering the Promised Land of Kingsford

Moore College28 Mar 2017
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...
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A bag full of Ritalin.

Moore College28 Mar 2017
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...
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Gujarati Christian Fellowship

Moore College27 Mar 2017
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...
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Why are you excited for Mission?

Moore College27 Mar 2017
What is it about this years mission in parramatta that excites us? Read on and find out.
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Tokyo Churches and School Kids

Moore College27 Mar 2017
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,...
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Ministry and Mission in Perth: Part 1

Moore College27 Mar 2017
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...
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In the Land of Pressed Serviettes

Moore College27 Mar 2017
The first two days of our time in Wahroonga.
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Day Two

Moore College27 Mar 2017
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...
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And so it begins...

Moore College27 Mar 2017
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...
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New Zealand Day 3: "In a hole in a ground...

Moore College27 Mar 2017
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...
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Poly-prep-planning-day (AKA Monday)

Moore College27 Mar 2017
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...
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Making Jesus known in Malabar

Moore College27 Mar 2017
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...
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Off to a quick start

Moore College27 Mar 2017
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...
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Newcomers

Moore College27 Mar 2017
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...
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Eat, Pray, Plan. (Not in that order)

Moore College27 Mar 2017
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...
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All roads lead to Perth

Moore College26 Mar 2017
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...
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Take a Hike Tokyo

Moore College26 Mar 2017
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...
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Seeking Out the Lost

Moore College26 Mar 2017
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...
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Why Bother?

Moore College26 Mar 2017
  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...
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Sunday in the Cove

Moore College26 Mar 2017
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...
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New Zealand Day 2: Popcorn please!

Moore College26 Mar 2017
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,...
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Praising the King in Kingsford

Moore College26 Mar 2017
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...
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Some moments from day 1

Moore College26 Mar 2017
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...
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Only in the Country!

Moore College26 Mar 2017
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...
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"Hope Found Here"

Moore College26 Mar 2017
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....
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Going up to the High Places

Moore College25 Mar 2017
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...
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New Zealand Day 1: All smiles?

Moore College25 Mar 2017
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...
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Same but Different

Moore College25 Mar 2017
  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...
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New Zealand: So close, so far

Moore College24 Mar 2017
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...
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Team Tokyo - Let's Go

Moore College23 Mar 2017
  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...
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1 Samuel: Long Live the King

George Athas25 Jan 2017
George Athas, Koula Athas. Ten sample studies and leaders notes on 1 Samuel
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Moore College Annual Report 2016

Moore College01 Jan 2017
An annual report and statement on the College’s activities and operations including financial statements, teaching and learning and tracking results.
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Societas 2016

Moore College28 Oct 2016
Societas is the annual magazine publication edited, produced and published by the students at Moore Theological College.
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Days 7 & 8: No trivial pursuit

Moore College25 May 2016
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...
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Coming home... what a magnificent week!

Moore College24 May 2016
  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...
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Cultural Reflections

Moore College24 May 2016
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...
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Kriol Workshop

Moore College24 May 2016
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...
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Jesus love is even better than bacon love

Moore College23 May 2016
  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...
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Bringing the Gospel to the captives

Moore College23 May 2016
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...
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Bondi: Closing Reflections

Moore College23 May 2016
  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...
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Bronzed Bodies & Coffee Culture

Moore College23 May 2016
  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...
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The Difference Jesus Makes

Moore College23 May 2016
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....
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What a week - Mission Reflection

Moore College23 May 2016
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...
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Day 7: Preach The Word Conference

Moore College23 May 2016
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,...
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The Church of the Good Shepherd at Fred's Pass

Moore College23 May 2016
            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...
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Day Eight

Moore College23 May 2016
    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,...
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Townsville mission: a wrap up

Moore College22 May 2016
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...
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Gamers Night at Northmead Anglican

Moore College22 May 2016
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...
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Thank God for our hosts

Moore College22 May 2016
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...
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Day 8: Our last day at church

Moore College22 May 2016
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...
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"Back to Church” | Saturday + Sunday

Moore College22 May 2016
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...
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Day 5 & 6: Visiting the Kriol Prayer Book Workshop...

Moore College22 May 2016
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...
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Day Seven: St David's

Moore College21 May 2016
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...
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Day 7 part 2: Bowls, BBQ and work

Moore College21 May 2016
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...
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Day 7 part 1: Pop-up church

Moore College21 May 2016
                        Today we started the day by heading down to the Strand in town and setting up a giant...
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Day 6: Army, planning and gospel certainty

Moore College21 May 2016
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...
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Day 7 - Skating on thin classics

Moore College21 May 2016
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...
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Day Six with SRE

Moore College21 May 2016
  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...
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The "Oak Flats and Jamberoo” Storm

Moore College21 May 2016
  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...
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"Did we just welcome drug dealers to the area?" -...

Moore College21 May 2016
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...
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Feast

Moore College21 May 2016
  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...
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Vox popping!

Moore College21 May 2016
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...
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Breakfast and theology

Moore College21 May 2016
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...
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Tube City

Moore College21 May 2016
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...
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Day 6: The depths of sin, the depths of grace

Moore College21 May 2016
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...
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Day #6 on Camden Mission

Moore College21 May 2016
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...
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The Calm before the "Oak Flat & Jamberoo" Storm

Moore College20 May 2016
  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...
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10, 9, 8; isn't God great?!

Moore College20 May 2016
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...
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My Day in Two Halves

Moore College20 May 2016
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....
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The Notebook

Moore College20 May 2016
    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...
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Day #5 on Camden Mission

Moore College20 May 2016
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...
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Day #4 on Camden Mission

Moore College20 May 2016
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...
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Day Five: Christ Church Northern Beaches

Moore College20 May 2016
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...
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Pray for Pop-up Church

Moore College20 May 2016
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...
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The Army needs you

Moore College20 May 2016
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!)...
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More pics!

Moore College20 May 2016
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:            ...
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Door knocking in the 21st Century

Moore College20 May 2016
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....
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Rob and Danae the radio stars

Moore College20 May 2016
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...
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Growing Families

Moore College20 May 2016
Bondi nightlife: parenting seminars!                 The church here in Bondi has been keen for us to help them connect with young families. Well,...
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"Come for community, stay for Jesus… feel free to write...

Moore College20 May 2016
… 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...
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Epic Fail(?)

Moore College20 May 2016
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...
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Day 5 at Northmead Anglican

Moore College20 May 2016
            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...
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Day 5: Pancakes at the Uni

Moore College19 May 2016
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...
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Rest| Beach | Pray for Oak Flats and Jamberoo

Moore College19 May 2016
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...
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Days 4 & 5: Where food came in stacks

Moore College19 May 2016
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,...
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'Living the dream!'

Moore College19 May 2016
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...
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2 Christians knock on a door, you won’t believe what...

Moore College19 May 2016
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....
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Babies, High School, a Dinosaur, Cars and a High tea

Moore College19 May 2016
  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...
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Day Four

Moore College19 May 2016
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...
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Day 3: Seeking trivia teams, tricky questions and toothpaste

Moore College18 May 2016
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...
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Day 4: Day off

Moore College18 May 2016
Rest.  
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Day 4: Anglican clergy breakfast, school and university evangelism

Moore College18 May 2016
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...
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Surfing Into Eternity

Moore College18 May 2016
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...
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Women's Bible Study at St Peters

Moore College18 May 2016
“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...
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When am I ever going to use this in real-life?

Moore College18 May 2016
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...
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Rest day - Day 4 at Northmead Anglican

Moore College18 May 2016
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...
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‘…Created in Christ Jesus for good works…’

Moore College18 May 2016
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...
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Day 4 - House Rules and Dialogue

Moore College18 May 2016
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...
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Sometimes the Most Beautiful Places are the Most Broken.

Moore College18 May 2016
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...
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St David's... so much gospel

Moore College18 May 2016
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....
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Ami and Danae testify to God's Amazing Grace

Moore College18 May 2016
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!...
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Jam-packed Tuesday (jam not included)

Moore College18 May 2016
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...
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A Human Face

Moore College18 May 2016
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...
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Day 3 at Northmead Anglican

Moore College18 May 2016
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...
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Day #3 on Camden Mission

Moore College17 May 2016
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...
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Day 3 - Three Trees and Hopeful Pirates

Moore College17 May 2016
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...
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Day 2: How to make friends and offend them with...

Moore College17 May 2016
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...
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A Day of Rest

Moore College17 May 2016
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...
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Day 3: Visiting Nungalinya College in Darwin

Moore College17 May 2016
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...
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A gathering from every nation, tribe and tongue in Keiraville

Moore College17 May 2016
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...
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MEAT, meat, and tales of rescue

Moore College17 May 2016
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...
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Lattimores are back - alright!

Moore College17 May 2016
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...
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Day 3: The gospel to students

Moore College17 May 2016
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...
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Uncertainty, dessert and Jesus

Moore College17 May 2016
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...
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Triple Team Tuesday

Moore College17 May 2016
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...
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So it turns out I have a daughter in the...

Moore College17 May 2016
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...
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Day 2: Prep, meetings and dessert

Moore College17 May 2016
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...
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Day #2 on Camden Mission

Moore College16 May 2016
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,...
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Bonhoeffer, Building and Bullion

Moore College16 May 2016
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...
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Monday, Mission, Madness, Majesty

Moore College16 May 2016
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...
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Meet Jesus. (He's a Manly fan.)

Moore College16 May 2016
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...
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Day 2 - Curly Fries and Cake

Moore College16 May 2016
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,...
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Jumping in at Jannali

Moore College16 May 2016
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...
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Day Two: St David's

Moore College16 May 2016
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...
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Meet the team! Day 2 at Northmead Anglican

Moore College16 May 2016
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...
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The Evangelistic Power of Studying Hebrew! (Bondi Days 1 &...

Moore College16 May 2016
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...
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Day 2: Briefing Day

Moore College16 May 2016
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...
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Jamberoo (and Oak Flats): Where God controls the action

Moore College16 May 2016
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...
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Mission starts before we get there

Moore College16 May 2016
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...
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Day 1: Ross River Anglican church

Moore College16 May 2016
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...
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And now for something completely different...

Moore College16 May 2016
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?...
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...Are We on Mission or Holidays?

Moore College16 May 2016
  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...
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5pm Pentecost service from many nations, tribes and languages at...

Moore College15 May 2016
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...
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Pentecost at Batchelor, St Francis Anglican Church

Moore College15 May 2016
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...
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Day #1 on Camden Mission

Moore College15 May 2016
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...
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Church, church & church

Moore College15 May 2016
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...
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And we're off! Day 1 at Northmead

Moore College15 May 2016
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...
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Day 1: Know Jesus, Know Hope, Know Life (and no...

Moore College15 May 2016
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...
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Jesus offers rest to all the weary and burdened

Moore College15 May 2016
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...
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Day 1 - Lord's Supper x 4

Moore College15 May 2016
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,...
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This is good news

Moore College14 May 2016
  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...
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Touchdown in Townsville

Moore College14 May 2016
  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....
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Setting out on a Quest for Community

Moore College14 May 2016
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...
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Pray for Forestville Mission

Moore College14 May 2016
    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...
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From Cambridge to colony: Charles Simeon's enduring influence on Christianity...

Ed Loane08 Apr 2016
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,...
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Gospel Speech - evangelism resource by Lionel Windsor available as...

Lionel Windsor07 Apr 2016
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...
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Gospel Speech - the relationship between every Christian and evangelism

Lionel Windsor07 Apr 2016
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...
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Moore College Annual Report 2015

Moore College01 Jan 2016
An annual report and statement on the College’s activities and operations including financial statements, teaching and learning and tracking results.
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Image of God – humanity in resurrection & ascension

Peter Orr18 Dec 2015
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...
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Perspective on the New Perspective (1) – a key difference

Moore College18 Dec 2015
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...
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Perspective on the New Perspective (2) – The Moral Centre

Moore College18 Dec 2015
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....
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Perspective on the New Perspective (Appendix)

Moore College18 Dec 2015
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...
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Let your yes be no

Moore College18 Dec 2015
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...
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Can I call you mentor?

Moore College18 Dec 2015
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.
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What is the gospel?

Mark Thompson17 Dec 2015
An article written for SydneyAnglicans.Net blog by Moore College principal Mark Thompson.
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No king like Him (no not Him)

Peter Orr17 Dec 2015
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...
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When Billy Graham met Karl Barth

Peter Orr17 Dec 2015
In his autobiography Billy Graham recounts the time that he met Karl Barth, arguably the 20th Century’s most significant Protestant theologian.
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Shouting is not a debate

Mark Thompson23 Aug 2015
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...
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Societas 2015

Moore College21 Jul 2015
Societas is the annual magazine publication edited, produced and published by the students at Moore Theological College.
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Why learn biblical Hebrew? – Dr Lionel Windsor

Lionel Windsor17 Apr 2015
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...
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Jesus Christ and the Revolution of Destiny

Lionel Windsor14 Apr 2015
Easter Talks presented by Dr Lionel Windsor at UNSW Campus Bible Study.
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Oxley Vale Wrap

Moore College31 Mar 2015
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...
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Three vegetarian sausages

Moore College31 Mar 2015
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...
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First Year Impressions of Mission

Moore College29 Mar 2015
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...
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Gospel Conversations

Moore College29 Mar 2015
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,...
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Cars, Meat, Men, & Christ.

Moore College29 Mar 2015
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...
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What has Penrith to do with Athens?

Moore College29 Mar 2015
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....
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Déjà Vu

Moore College28 Mar 2015
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...
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Solomon Islands Days 7-10

Moore College28 Mar 2015
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...
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Day 7 to Day 10 Daily Records

Moore College28 Mar 2015
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...
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Cuts & Conversations

Moore College28 Mar 2015
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...
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Children of Penrith Unite!

Moore College28 Mar 2015
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...
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Clear Eyes, Full Hearts

Moore College27 Mar 2015
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...
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A Frenchman, an American girl and a Swiss guy walk...

Moore College27 Mar 2015
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...
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The Religious Diversity of Hoxton Park

Moore College27 Mar 2015
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...
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Erin's Thursday mission adventures

Moore College27 Mar 2015
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...
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He sounds like Batman

Moore College27 Mar 2015
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...
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Princess Antoinette Threatens to Behead College Student

Moore College27 Mar 2015
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....
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A Flipping Great Time in Dee Why

Moore College27 Mar 2015
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...
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What's Easter? (Penrith Day 5)

Moore College27 Mar 2015
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...
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Penrith Day 5: Life & Ministry in the Next Phase

Moore College27 Mar 2015
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...
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More Than a Day Off

Moore College26 Mar 2015
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,...
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So about Monday

Moore College26 Mar 2015
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?...
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Diary of a Reluctant Door Knocker

Moore College26 Mar 2015
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...
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Final Footy Failure

Moore College26 Mar 2015
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...
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Penrith Day 4: Suffering, Religious Wars, and Confidence

Moore College26 Mar 2015
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...
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There Are Three Things You Never Mention in Public...

Moore College26 Mar 2015
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...
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Well, that was unexpected...

Moore College26 Mar 2015
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...
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Creative Conversations

Moore College26 Mar 2015
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...
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Penrith Day 3 (1): Our Prayers & God's Expedient Answer

Moore College26 Mar 2015
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...
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The Bliss of Port Mac

Moore College26 Mar 2015
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...
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How To Teach Kids About Easter With Beachballs

Moore College26 Mar 2015
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...
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New(town) Connections

Moore College25 Mar 2015
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...
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What in God's name do you(s) think you(s) are doing?

Moore College25 Mar 2015
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...
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Engaging in the conversation: Royal Commission

Moore College25 Mar 2015
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...
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Our time here in the Solomons has been full of...

Moore College25 Mar 2015
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...
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Harmonious in Christ

Moore College25 Mar 2015
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...
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A Muslim, an Atheist and a Seventh-Day Adventist Walk on...

Moore College25 Mar 2015
  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...
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Great start to mission at St Luke's Grammar

Moore College25 Mar 2015
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...
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Discussion panel and the Royal Commission

Moore College24 Mar 2015
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...
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The Psychology of a Leafletter Part 2

Moore College24 Mar 2015
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...
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5 Signs You're on a Tamworth Mission

Moore College24 Mar 2015
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...
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Monday Ministries

Moore College24 Mar 2015
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...
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Train-ing in Righteousness

Moore College24 Mar 2015
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...
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Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Panel and Q&A

Moore College24 Mar 2015
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...
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Jesus Is ___________ (Shore School)

Moore College24 Mar 2015
Progress for the gospel at Shore School.
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Petersham prepares for an eggcellent Easter

Moore College24 Mar 2015
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...
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God has sent his son to be the saviour of...

Moore College24 Mar 2015
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...
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Hurstville Grove - we're here!

Moore College24 Mar 2015
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...
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Erin's account of ministry and mission

Moore College24 Mar 2015
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...
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The Psychology of a Leafletter

Moore College24 Mar 2015
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...
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Let the weak say I am strong...

Moore College23 Mar 2015
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...
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Newtown With New Eyes

Moore College23 Mar 2015
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...
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Man vs Puppet

Moore College23 Mar 2015
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...
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Preparing to Proclaim

Moore College23 Mar 2015
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,...
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Prayer for Petersham

Moore College23 Mar 2015
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...
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Q&A comes to Gymea

Moore College23 Mar 2015
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...
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Do you know what Easter is about?

Moore College23 Mar 2015
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...
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Humans of All Saints Petersham

Moore College23 Mar 2015
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....
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Outrageous Love

Moore College23 Mar 2015
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...
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Penrith Day 2: Where Are We?

Moore College23 Mar 2015
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...
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Penrith Day 1: Meeting the Locals

Moore College23 Mar 2015
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...
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Newtownian Mechanics

Moore College23 Mar 2015
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...
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The Lord's Day v2.0

Moore College23 Mar 2015
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...
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The Great Rescue!

Moore College22 Mar 2015
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...
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Oxley Vale Mission

Moore College22 Mar 2015
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...
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Newtown launch

Moore College22 Mar 2015
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...
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We're all on mission together

Moore College22 Mar 2015
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...
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Brian the Builder comes to Petersham

Moore College22 Mar 2015
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...
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Roadtrip on the Sabbath

Moore College21 Mar 2015
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...
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Suffering and the biblical world-view

Moore College10 Mar 2015
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...
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The ‘Seed,’ the ‘Many’ and the ‘One’ in Galatians 3:16...

Lionel Windsor01 Feb 2015
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...
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Moore College Annual Report 2014

Moore College01 Jan 2015
An annual report and statement on the College’s activities and operations including financial statements, teaching and learning and tracking results.
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Societas 2014

Moore College24 Oct 2014
Societas is the annual magazine publication edited, produced and published by the students at Moore Theological College.
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Where is Jesus?

Peter Orr09 Oct 2014
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...
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Why Jesus is still human and why it matters

Peter Orr09 Oct 2014
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’...
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What is Jesus doing now?

Peter Orr09 Oct 2014
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...
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My doubts about doubt

Andrew Leslie09 Oct 2014
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?"...
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The work of the Lord

Peter Orr09 Oct 2014
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...
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Living it up... in a retirement village

Moore College01 Apr 2014
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...
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Minchinbury, this is what happened.

Moore College01 Apr 2014
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.
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Photo Essay - Day 8 - Northmead Anglican

Moore College31 Mar 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...
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Will you accept God's invitation?

Moore College30 Mar 2014
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...
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Goodbye Gunnedah

Moore College30 Mar 2014
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...
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Ain't no montage like a photo montage! #Megapost

Moore College30 Mar 2014
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...
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Days 6 & 7!! Team Kurrajong's Final Update.

Moore College30 Mar 2014
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...
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Farewell to Dapto Anglican

Moore College30 Mar 2014
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...
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Jesus is . . . freedom

Moore College30 Mar 2014
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...
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Liz Hooper Slapped Me…..Twice!

Moore College29 Mar 2014
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...
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Day 7 Mission – Northmead Anglican Church

Moore College29 Mar 2014
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...
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Dapto Street Crew heads out for the night

Moore College29 Mar 2014
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!
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Day 6 Mission – Northmead Anglican Church

Moore College29 Mar 2014
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...
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Day 5 Mission – Northmead Anglican Church

Moore College29 Mar 2014
‘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,...
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Day 4 Mission – Northmead Anglican Church

Moore College29 Mar 2014
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...
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Jesus Brings Relationships, Reptiles and Re-runs

Moore College29 Mar 2014
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...
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#MOOREMISSION 2014 – DAYS FIVE AND SIX

Moore College29 Mar 2014
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.
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Good Shepherd Finds 2 Lost Sheep

Moore College29 Mar 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...
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Clutter: An Outside and Inside Problem

Moore College29 Mar 2014
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...
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Who would Jesus have a beer with?

Moore College29 Mar 2014
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...
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The farmer who thought he had everything

Moore College28 Mar 2014
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...
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Dapto Kids Outreach Brings 85 kids!

Moore College28 Mar 2014
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...
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"That's good news!"

Moore College28 Mar 2014
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 –...
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Kurrajong Days 4 & 5!

Moore College28 Mar 2014
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...
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Doorknocking in Christchurch

Moore College28 Mar 2014
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...
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Stop, Hanmer Time

Moore College28 Mar 2014
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...
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Street Crew at Dapto Mall

Moore College28 Mar 2014
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...
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Jesus is . . . the only way to God

Moore College28 Mar 2014
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...
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Thursday Youth

Moore College27 Mar 2014
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...
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Meaty Conflict Hits Gunnedah Team

Moore College27 Mar 2014
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...
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Jesus Is. . . at ARV

Moore College27 Mar 2014
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...
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The Dapto Diaries - Day 5

Moore College27 Mar 2014
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...
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The Grey Wizard Leads the Team Into Battle

Moore College27 Mar 2014
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...
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God the hacker: technology mockery and the cross - Martin...

Moore College27 Mar 2014
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.
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The best place for theological training - Phillip Jensen

Moore College27 Mar 2014
An article about theological training by Phillip Jensen.
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Whopper Wednesday

Moore College27 Mar 2014
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...
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Boys and Girls...

Moore College27 Mar 2014
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...
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#MOOREMISSION 2014 – DAYS THREE AND FOUR

Moore College27 Mar 2014
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...
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New Women's Cafe Church at DAC

Moore College26 Mar 2014
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...
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Hump-day; heartbreak & hostels

Moore College26 Mar 2014
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...
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Learning New Zealandish

Moore College26 Mar 2014
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...
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The Quest to Find Out "Who is Jesus?"

Moore College26 Mar 2014
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...
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Dapto Adventures Day 4!

Moore College26 Mar 2014
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...
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Finding beauty in the broken

Moore College26 Mar 2014
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...
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Kurrajong Day 3!

Moore College26 Mar 2014
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...
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Ladies and Gentlemen...

Moore College26 Mar 2014
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...
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Doorway Chats in Eastwood

Moore College26 Mar 2014
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...
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Wednesday morning in Dapto!

Moore College26 Mar 2014
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...
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Vern, Visits and Breeza

Moore College25 Mar 2014
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...
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Jesus is . . .

Moore College25 Mar 2014
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...
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The proof is in the eating

Moore College25 Mar 2014
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,...
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Setting out on an adventure

Moore College25 Mar 2014
When thirteen dwarves set out for Erebor, they recruited Bilbo Baggins so that they wouldn’t have an unlucky number. When fourteen Moore College students set out for Townsville, one of...
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Jesus Brings Peace, Forgiveness and Satisfaction

Moore College25 Mar 2014
Here’s a wrap of Sunday’s sermons with links to audio. 7:30am Bainesy kicked our mission off telling Eastwood that Jesus Brings Peace from Jn 14:15-31. No recording though 🙁 9am...
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St Matts. The 3rd Day: Schooling and Evangelism.

Moore College25 Mar 2014
Scripture, scripture and more scripture. St Matts is blessed with a wonderful ministry in our public schools, ranging from Pennant Hills High to Balkham Hills High. Amongst the different schools...
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Dapto Train Station Ministry!

Moore College25 Mar 2014
Grant (2nd year) and Talar (1st year) have been coordinating the train station mission at Dapto. Many people commute up to Sydney and this week we’re handing out donuts (organised...
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Team time

Moore College25 Mar 2014
It’s great to spend time together sharing stories of walk-up, coffee carts and play group. We did our planning yesterday (while the rain turned the grass green) and met up...
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Kurrajong Mission: Day 2 Recap!

Moore College25 Mar 2014
Kurrajong team back at it again. Monday was just like any other day. That is if any other day for you involved a few hours of door knocking, several s.r.e...
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The fine dining of the "Strangely Good" event

Moore College25 Mar 2014
Last night in Kurrajong the ladies got some of their most interesting recipes together for a group dinner, capped off with talk from Kirsty. Here are some photo hi-lights of...
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#MOOREMISSION 2014 - DAYS ONE AND TWO

Moore College25 Mar 2014
Lots happened on days one and two of MooreMission 2014. Here is a video with some highlights.
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Dapto Scripture - Hayes Park

Moore College25 Mar 2014
The primary scripture team did the first two of nine assemblies today! We are teaching the story of the prodigal son and had 150 kids this morning!
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A Vision of Jesus

Moore College25 Mar 2014
Lights, camera, action! Well perhaps not the middle part, due to a recent theft, but Figtree certainly has some lighting and even more action going on. As lights faded through...
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The 2nd day. Preparation and Prayer

Moore College24 Mar 2014
A coffee cart and some friendly conversations started the day spend preparing and praying for the rest of the week.
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Preparing for the week

Moore College24 Mar 2014
Monday at Shell harbour has a been buzz of activity with the mission team preparing for the week ahead! The wet weather is causing complications, but spirits are high. Give...
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Planning Monday

Moore College24 Mar 2014
After praying for rain in the church services yesterday, God answered so loudly that I was woken in the early hours of the morning with rain bucketing down on the...
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Christchurch continues...

Moore College24 Mar 2014
Christchurch mission began in earnest yesterday with three different services spread over two sites. The two sites (St Saviours and St Nicholas’) have only become the one parish within the...
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Wet Socks

Moore College24 Mar 2014
So it’s been a little wet in Eastwood today, which made door knocking a little more intimidating than usual. We decided to put it off for today and spend some...
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Giving Out Thankyou Water at Clovelly Bus Stops

Moore College24 Mar 2014
Every morning this week, the Moore Mission team in Clovelly is giving away free Thankyou Water at bus stops around Clovelly – a gift from St Luke’s that will help fund clean...
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'The Cafe' at Dapto Anglican Church

Moore College24 Mar 2014
The Cafe sits within the Anglican Church building at Dapto. It apparently makes the best coffee in town! Jill runs The Cafe, and she serves the church in an incredible...
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Tikanga Pakeha Christchurch

Moore College24 Mar 2014
What I’ve learnt over the past 48 hours in Christchurch is that ministry here is complicated, but also a great joy. Tikanga Pakeha refers to the traditions or customs of...
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Don't I Know You?

Moore College24 Mar 2014
Heidi (MTC team member) and Ellen, a leader at Figtree’s “Fuel” Youth Bible Study had this moment yesterday afternoon. Then followed furrowed brows as each tried to place the other’s...
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Nothing's Beyond Your Control

Moore College24 Mar 2014
Often on mission our two-pronged approach at church services is preaching the gospel and personal testimony. On Sunday at Eastwood, Nate powerfully combined both of these elements with a song...
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Kurrajong Mission: Day 1 Recap

Moore College24 Mar 2014
Kurrajong Mission team signing in! Sunday started off with a bang as 3rd year Craig Mills brought the word to the 8 am service which meets in a small traditional...
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Thank You Week | Team Clovelly

Moore College23 Mar 2014
We live in such a beautiful part of the world. Life’s good around here and there’s so much to be thankful for! This week, the Moore Mission team in Clovelly...
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West Pennant Hills Day #1 - A day of many...

Moore College23 Mar 2014
Moore College Mission has started at St Matthews West Pennant Hills. Sundays are a busy for day St Matts, with 7 services running on the day with an additional service...
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Boggabri, Gunnedah & Mullaley services Sunday

Moore College23 Mar 2014
*Before you launch into reading this blog, let me justify the length slightly by saying that our Gunnedah team actually went to church services in three different locations today. So...
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Real Forgiveness

Moore College23 Mar 2014
What is our greatest need? In all our life what is the one thing we cannot do without? Air? Food? Family? The paralytic from Mark 2 needed to be healed....
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Dapto's Church Building

Moore College23 Mar 2014
Dapto’s church building is unique and very new! It’s a big white cube, with a glass front – but it’s completely black inside. It seats about 500 people but somehow...
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The Eastwood Vibe

Moore College23 Mar 2014
Other than attending multiple church services, Team Eastwood spent Sunday scoping out the place, looking for that Eastwood ‘vibe’. A few fun facts: – Eastwood is very Asian (55% of...
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Sunday at Shellharbour

Moore College23 Mar 2014
The harvest is plentiful but the labourers are few. Today was our first day at St Paul’s Anglican Church in Shellharbour. The people here are lovely, and the views of...
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Lunch with our billets

Moore College23 Mar 2014
Sausage sizzle is always a great hit, kids & adults, billets & billetees, everyone enjoys it!
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The team arrives!

Moore College23 Mar 2014
As we arrived we were welcomed and encouraged to join in. The service began with praising God and as we sing with our brothers and sisters here, I am reminded...
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It begins!

Moore College23 Mar 2014
We’re on our way to Northmead, excited to meet everyone and join in with the 9:30 service. Are you?
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The Erin and Mich adventure

Moore College22 Mar 2014
This evening, we hope that our entire team have arrived safely in Gunnedah and are billeted out to the  appropriate people. Mich and I left Newtown bright and bushy-tailed at...
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Shellharbour

Moore College22 Mar 2014
Hello! Our group is heading to St Paul’s Anglican Church in Shellharbour* for mission week! Our theme for the week is “The J Factor”, and we have lots of church...
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Mission Eve

Moore College22 Mar 2014
And so another mission is almost underway. Sermon scripts have been scrawled on in workshops, Sunday school craft supplies have been purchased and leaflets and tracts have been printed. We’ve...
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10 Fast Facts about Christchurch

Moore College22 Mar 2014
We’re at the airport ready to board! While we’re flying here are some facts about Christchurch to familiarise yourselves with where we’re headed: Christchurch is the third largest city in New...
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Preparations are nearly complete.

Moore College21 Mar 2014
#mooremission 2014 will be here in two days. Our teams have been praying, packing, checking how cold NZ will be and doing final planning for the next week. Here are...
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Preparing for takeoff.

Moore College20 Mar 2014
The Christchurch mission team is in it’s final stages of preparing. The last of the assignments that were due prior to leaving are done and team members are getting packed...
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Let's go to Figtree!

Moore College19 Mar 2014
Figtree – actually a suburb just South-West of Wollongong, not just an inner-west-y name for a church. Our Moore College mission team is heading down the M1 on Saturday 22...
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Welcome to Minchinbury

Moore College18 Mar 2014
Hi there! We’re the team going to Minchinbury during #MooreMission 2014. We will post more soon, but here are some prayer needs that we have: 1. Pray for the different...
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Welcome to Moore Mission 2014

Moore College18 Mar 2014
It gives us great pleasure to introduce the #mooremission online hub for 2014. Here you will find all the stories of mission 2014. Be encouraged during the week as we do mission,...
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Welcome to West Pennant Hills Team

Moore College18 Mar 2014
Hi there! We are the team conducting mission in partnership with West Pennant Hills Anglican Church. Some prayer needs: We have many speaking opportunities. Pray for our speakers to be...
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Societas 2013

Moore College11 Jul 2013
Societas is the annual magazine publication edited, produced and published by the students at Moore Theological College.
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Matt Oliffe’s Mulgoa Mission Report

Moore College27 Mar 2013
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My Top 10 Mulgoa Mission Memories

Moore College26 Mar 2013
Here’s my favourite moments from our extraordinary week in Mulgoa. Thank you to the Saints of St Thomas’ Mulgoa and Christ Church at the College. You are a great encouragement....
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Redfern Mission in photos

Moore College25 Mar 2013
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A big thank you to Glenmore Park Anglican

Moore College25 Mar 2013
 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.  Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to...
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Well that was a bit dramatic

Moore College24 Mar 2013
On Friday the high school team had the privilege of running three scripture seminars for St Paul’s Grammar School. Gareth preached from Psalm 23 and John 10 about Jesus being...
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Photo essay

Moore College24 Mar 2013
Matt (3rd Year) doing the Kid’s Spot during the morning service. Using his ‘empty bag’ as a prop he reminded the children that we have life through Jesus because of...
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