Although more theologically akin to the Uniting Church, the Presbyterian Church (USA) shares a similar governmental structure to the Presbyterian Church of Australia. Steve Salyards provides his usual thorough and insightful examination of the nominees and election of the Moderator (and deputy Moderator) of this year’s General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) here. Of …

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The ballot for the position of Moderator of the 2013 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia is being conducted. The nominees are: Reverend Andrew Bray, a retired pastor from Victoria. Andrew served the Moorabool Parish as their pastor, and has also served a two-year term as Moderator of the Victorian State Assembly (in …

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What does Love Without Walls (Laurie Beshore, Zondervan, 2012) promise? In 150 pages Laurie Beshore writes about her personal experience in founding and leading the outreach ministry arm of Mariners Church in Orange County, California, USA. Beshore aims to provide a book about “what not to do in ministry… figuring out how to love the …

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