Importance of Youth Ministry

Importance of Youth Ministry

In this post-Christian era that we live in, Youth Ministry needs to be a high priority in churches today. Research from NCLS data tells us that 80% of people make a decision to follow Jesus before the age of 20. Research also indicates that those who have committed to following Jesus at a young age, are more likely to continue in their faith for the rest of their lives. Research also tell us that 40% of youth say that youth group experiences are significant for their spiritual formation.

Christianity Offers No Answers About the Coronavirus. It's Not Supposed To

Christianity Offers No Answers About the Coronavirus. It's Not Supposed To

Greetings everyone, I trust you are surviving your various forms of house arrest.

Below is a link to an article by N.T. Wright regarding the current COVID-19 pandemic recently published in Time Magazine

https://time.com/5808495/coronavirus-christianity/

I sent this article with some endorsement to the Board. However, one of the Board members rightly pointed out that the title and article could be read as if we as Christians had little or nothing to say. So, here is my considered response.

It's time to put down our swords in the culture wars and talk about the Bible

ABC recently published an opinion piece written by Dr Mark Stephens, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity reflecting on Tom Holland's recent book "Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind".

2019 Annual Dinner with Dan Paterson - FAITH, FACT AND FEELINGS: Making Decisions in a Post Secular Age.

On Friday 10 May we held the Mathew Hale Public Library annual dinner.  Over 90 people attended this event to engage in fellowship with fellow believers committed to the promoting of Biblical teaching in the Anglican Diocese of Southern Queensland. Thank you to all those who attended and blessed the ministry of the Mathew Hale Public Library. Read more

Made in God's image?

Made in God's image?

One of the most radical verses in the bible, one that changed the course of history but now forgotten is Genesis 1:27 which says: “God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” In January my daughter-in-law lost the baby in her womb. It was 21 weeks old. He was given the name Matthias Peter Begbie. It may seem a strange question for us, but in our strange new world it is a significant to ask, was this embryo human?