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Moore College appoints Charles Cleworth to the Faculty

Moore College appoints Charles Cleworth to the Faculty

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We thank God for the Governing Board’s approval of the Acting Principal’s nomination of the Rev. Charles Cleworth as a part-time member of the Moore College Faculty. Charles is married to Ash and they have three children, Poppy, Neve and Judah. Charles will continue to serve in ministry at Grace City Church as he takes up this new role at College.

Acting Principal, Simon Gillham, welcomed this appointment saying, “We are delighted to have Charles join the faculty and to welcome the whole family back into the community at Moore. Charles’ desire to see others grow in maturity of faith in the Lord Jesus and the intellectual rigour that he brings to that great enterprise make him well suited for the role.”

Charles will be part of the Theology, Philosophy and Ethics Department. His initial appointment is for two years, and after this time it is anticipated that he will complete PhD studies overseas. Charles remarked, “I’m really looking forward to investing in the lives of the students and digging up the richest treasures of God’s word with them. As a family, we’re excited to immerse ourselves in the community life of the College.”

Please thank God with us for the provision of Charles and pray for his transition into this new role.


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101 Moore College graduates for 2024

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Congratulations to the 101 graduates who celebrated with friends and family last night at the 2024 Moore College Graduation event at City Recital Hall. It was an evening filled with delight as the community, who have shared the journey of study with each of the graduands, had the opportunity to praise and thank God for what has been and what is still to come. One of the joys of College Graduation is hearing the ministry plans that the graduands have already in place and which God will continue to direct them in.

The Rev Dr Ed Loane, in the Occasional Address, exhorted the graduands to adopt an eternal perspective as they navigate what can be a hazardous expedition. “An eternal perspective changes everything. It energises us for the task at hand, it strengthens us as we face our challenges, it frees us from wrong priorities and it fills us with the confidence to keep on preaching Christ come what may.”

As Simon Gillham, Acting Principal encouraged the listeners, “You came to College to be trained for ministry and you leave with our love and our prayers that God may use you mightily for the glory of our Lord Jesus.”
Amen.


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Fourth Year Camp

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College weekends away provide cohorts the opportunity to be encouraged and enjoy fellowship outside the confines of the classroom and typically before the hustle of the academic year kicks in. Earlier this term, Fourth Year students and their families headed south to a serene spot at Port Hacking and had a wonderful time. Final year student Tony Kong felt encouraged by the time away together:

“Paul Grimmond, Dean of Students at MTC, spoke, in a timely manner, from the book of Titus, where we were reminded of the graciousness of our God, the preciousness of the gospel and the call to live godly lives that accord with the truth we seek to proclaim. We are thankful for Paul and Cathy Grimmond’s wisdom and experiences which they freely shared with us and helped us to think soberly about ministry life and some of the challenges that await us.

A particular focus was time spent in prayer for one another, for the remainder of College and for our prospective ministries after College. It was special to be able to enjoy and deepen those friendships and partnerships that God has blessed us with especially as we near the end of our time here.”

Thank you for keeping the Fourth year cohort in your prayers, especially that they might continue to grow in their capacity to be godly leaders of God’s people and grow in fellowship and partnership with each other this year and into the future.


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Take Jesus at His Word

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Faithful discipleship means following Jesus and submitting to his authority in every area of life, including how we treat the Bible. Jesus appealed to the authority of Scripture in the face of temptation and opposition. He used it in teaching his disciples. And importantly, he looked to Scripture to explain who he was, the message he preached, and the works he accomplished. Faithful reading of Scripture follows in Jesus’s steps by submitting to the authority of the Bible that both anticipates and explains him.
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Moore College farewells The Rev Dr Chase Kuhn

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Moore College’s much-loved lecturer in Christian ethics and theology, The Rev Dr Chase Kuhn, has accepted the Archbishop’s invitation to become the Rector of St Matthias Centennial Park in Sydney. Dr Kuhn’s long-standing love of church-based pastoral ministry means that this move has not surprised any who know him. While we will be very sad to see him go, we are so glad that he is able to use his very considerable gifts in the service of this community of God’s people. We share the joy of this opportunity with Chase, Amy and the family.

Chase has been on the Moore College faculty since 2016, lecturing units in Christian doctrine and ethics, directing the Centre for Christian Living and overseeing the John Chapman Preaching Initiative, especially its tremendously popular annual preaching clinics.

“Chase has been a very valuable contributor to the ministry of the College over the past seven years”, said College principal, Dr Mark Thompson. “He is a fine pastor, teacher, and scholar and he will most certainly be missed. I can’t help but be excited, though, for the congregations at Centennial Park and I am glad that in many different ways, he will remain connected to the College.”

The timing of the appointment meant, sadly, that the student body was not able to farewell Chase together before the end of the academic year. However, we do expect him to be around College in one form or another next year.


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