Lesson Plans That Work is a website that provides weekly Episcopalian Lectionary-based lesson plans which follow the Revised Common Lectionary for young children, older children, and adults.
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"Sharing the Fruits of your Contemplation: An Anglican and Catholic Approach to Evangelism"
Felix Arnott Lecture 2015 – Watch it now!
About Pilgrim with Bishop Stephen Cottrell
Bishop Stephen Cottrell visited Australia recently. As one of the co-writers of Pilgrim: a course for the Christian journey, he was only too happy to sit down with Jonathan Sargeant and answer some questions about the course...
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!
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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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.
Read MoreThought about Christian Meditation?
How much time do you spend a week being still? How much time in actual intentional prayer?
Maybe you’ve wondered about experimenting with Christian Meditation but didn’t know where to start...or maybe you enjoy it and could use some new resources?
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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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Abbey of the Arts
A website about contemplation, reflection and the expressive arts, Abbey of the Arts is staffed by experts in Christian spirituality.
With resources on offer both free and paid, the website is a treasure trove of programs, materials, videos and the like to enable us to get in touch with what might be a quieter side of our spirituality.
You can register for retreats here or even become part of a virtual online retreat. Wonder how that would work? Have a look and find out. It might just be possible!
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 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?
Read MoreFormedfaith 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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Book Launch Lecture – Dr Matthew Tan
Book Launch Lecture – Dr Matthew Tan
9 July, 2015 from 5.30pm in the Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre, 277 Elizabeth St, Brisbane City
Brisbane Launch “Justice, Unity and the Hidden Christ”, by Archbishop Mark Coleridge.
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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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Small group resources - Exploring Life’s Big Questions
Small group material that deals with topical common questions about faith are like reality TCV shows: there’s a lot of them out there and most of them are rubbish!
Finding material written by terrific and trusted authors that get to the heart of issues without being bogged down is much harder. So that’s why the new SPCK series Little Books of Guidance are so valuable. There are four in the series so far.
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New BIBLE360 modules on the way!
After the huge success of BIBLE360: Introduction to the Bible, work is underway on a range of modules to extend your knowledge and engagement with Scripture. First out of the gates will be BIBLE360: Introduction to...
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