If you are interested in having a stroll through the ideas of someone who has been working in the field of faith formation for a long time, and who has significant runs on the board of encouraging people towards discipleship then the blog of UCA Education specialist Craig Mitchell is a great place to start.
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Video Resource: Australian Suffragan Bishop seeks climate justice
Suffragan Bishop Tom Wilmot in the Archdiocese of Perth, Anglican Church of Australia, welcomes the moral leadership provided by the Papal Encyclical Laudato Si’ and reflects on the situation in Australia.
Watch this video in which he urges us to...
Read MoreArchbishop Phillip explores Anglican Identity and Ethos
After much discussion about how good the Archbishop’s address to Synod was this year, here’s the terrific section on Anglican identity, shared again with the PAX group at St Thomas’ Toowong a few weeks ago.
If you’ve ever wondered about the origins of the Anglican Church, have a look!
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The model of the Vibrant Faith team...
Innovation! The Youth Ministry Change Project
Anyone who’s been in youth ministry awhile shares some ongoing frustrations: Families are busy. Programs are not attended like they once were. It’s not clear that programs even work. What you have observed at your church is backed up by cross-denominational research: programs don’t build faith.
But now we know what does...
Read MoreSkills for Living with Diversity
Wondering if there are better ways to deal with religious and cultural diversity? If part of God's mission for the church is to discern where God is already at action in the community around us then that's something worth wondering about!
Here are the details of a program being run by Griffith Uni's Centre for Interfaith and Cultural Dialogue and Believing Women for a Culture of Peace...
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Free Resources for Freedom Sunday
There are estimated to be between 21 and 30 million people caught in slavery in the world today - suffering cruel and brutal treatment in every part of the world. The Freedom Sunday resource has been designed for local churches and can be adapted for use in different contexts around the Anglican Communion...
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A Doubter's Guide to the Bible
Dr John Dickson appeared on Brisbane's 612 ABC station recently to talk about his new book, A Doubter's Guide to the Bible. Introduced by announcer Steve Austin as a historian, Dickson gives a masterclass in apologetics.
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COMING SOON – Big BIBLE360 news
You’ve already heard about the new modules in the BIBLE360 series coming your way. That’s Introduction to the Prophets and Exploring Anglican Spiritualities, in case you missed that news. Both of those are dynamite and manage to combine learning and personal faith growth material too.
But on the way is some big news about the expanded “360” family of learning experiences for your parishes.
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Marks of Mission conference
The Common Life Missions Conference looks like it will be a good one. I've heard of a few people from our diocese (Southern Queensland) who will be heading across, including people from ABM and others.
With more than 50 workshops focusing on all aspects of the Marks and keynote speakers from New Zealand, Ireland and more it'd be hard to come away feeling like you'd had anything other than a great learning experience.
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The new Monasticism?
Spirituality expert Mark Berry is visiting from the UK to share about the new monasticism that Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is encouraging.
Read here to find out when he'll be in Brisbane...
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New Lifelong Faith Journal - FREE!
You've heard me talk before about John Roberto's Lifelong Faith website. The new journal is out this week and features 82 pages of expert practitioner advice about parish faith formation in all its forms.
Find out more...
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How do others view your church?
In the journey of being faithful Anglican communities, objectivity is sometimes hard to come by. It's easy to get so into the groove of doing what we do that getting an outsider's point of view can be helpful. How welcoming are we? What is it like for a new person to walk in our doors?
Read MoreChildren's Church - Yay or Nay?
How we construct our worship so that it enables people to interact with God and God's story is a vexed question these days. Is it better to worship with all ages together? Is it better to arrange for separate educational activities for the young which match the purpose of the sermon for adults, but in another location? Or are the arguments for such bi-locational worship more about expediency for the adults left behind?
Read MoreWho are the Happiest People in Australia?
Happiness is a loaded term these days.
It seems to be the goal of many people but what does it mean? Is it a day by day proposition? Or is it a more long term sense of one's existence, in the same way that climate is different to daily weather? Is it the 'be all and end all'? Or is there more to life?
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Church of England launches resource on death and dying
The Church of England has launched a new resource to assist in ministry with issues of death and dying. Find out more here...
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Formedfaith at Synod
We look forward to seeing many of you at the Ministry Education information booth during Synod this month!
Do come by and check out the resources available through St Francis Theological College and the Ministry Education Commission.
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Debating Faith
When we engage with the Bible in small groups, we inevitably begin to look at issues of faith and the Church. But finding good resources to do that can be a challenge. Small groups that study the Bible can utilise an array of resources and one terrific place to bookmark is here online at Westminster Faith Debates.
What's that?
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How do Australian Kids Feel About Refugees
Discovered through an article on the Brisbane Times website, this website features videos made using interviews from a range of children on the subject of refugees. Ads you watch, you begin to realise that some of these kids were born in Australia and some were born elsewhere and had to make their way here to escape strife.
Have a look.
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Ready for a Bible Odyssey?
Ready to look a bit deeper into the Bible?
Bible Odyssey is the website for you.
It features the latest work and ideas as well as a cornucopia of material on every facet of the Bible.
Read MorePaula Gooder on the Bible
Paula Gooder, co-author of the wonder Pilgrim: a course for the Christian Journey series speaks here about the Bible and does so in a creative and interesting way. And it's less than three minutes long! What do you think?
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