Finding something to excerpt from a Harry Reeder blog post continues to prove impossible. Everything is so well written and fits together so tightly. So read this post from his blog, Inperspective, and be challenged and instructed. The seventh paragraph nails it for me. In the inky black darkness of April 14, 1912, The Titanic, …

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This is a brief overview of the annual meeting of the Australian Presbyterian World Mission Committee. Each year representatives of the state churches meet and consider policy issues arising from the operations of working groups which are based in New South Wales (Sydney). So our functional brief is review, advise and endorse our ongoing work …

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The last week of January / first week of February is when the annual meetings of various committees of the Presbyterian Church of Australia are held in Sydney. As a pastor from one of the smaller state churches I back up and attend a few and make a week of it. Today I’ll be meeting …

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Ray Ortlund helps me understand what a local church should be. I’ve been satisfied with mgpc’s mission statement, but this is the essence of a wonderful vision statement. It’s what everyone needs. Everyone. Gospel + safety + time. A lot of gospel + a lot of safety + a lot of time. Gospel: good news …

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