It’s a blessing to meet with other church leaders based in Mount Gambier on a weekly basis. Some of us have been together for a while now, and we talk about our lives and our vocations as friends and mutual encouragers. As pastors, we often run into answers or conversation ‘blocks’ which are given by …

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Michael Horton was asked to give some thought to the issue of how the church and individual Christians should engage with various issues in the wider public sphere. He provides the following reflections as a starting point. …In all of these points, the key is to make distinctions without oppositions: Distinguish Christ’s kingdom from the …

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Through the circumstance of human generosity and God’s provision mgpc possess a building in which we meet and from which we carry out our ministries. We know what it’s like to be reminded to be thankful every time we turn the key on the front door. Turns out that one more thing we have in …

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If you’ve ever tried to slip into the back pews of Scots’ Church, Melbourne, you’ve more than probably had a mature-aged gentleman come and welcome you, inquiring about where you were from, and generally making you feel at home. It’s happened to me, and that man is the Reverend Geoffrey Blackburn, who concluded his service …

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