This morning’s talk among the pastors of Mount Gambier revolved around those who had prayed for our conversions and those who had been models of Godliness for us as we grew in our Christian lives. Our different stories revealed the same grace mediated through a great diversity of relationships and circumstances. God is pleased to …

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I’m too tired to type a summary of today’s closing session. I’ll do it tomorrow morning instead. But, thanks to the GAA and webmaster Michael Wharton the sermons preached through the week are now available at the Presbyterian Church of Australia website free. Three sermons from J Ligon Duncan. One sermon from Moderator-General David Cook …

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Thom Rainer identifies these as: “eight of the most common areas where ministers, particularly in America, are often unprepared for ministry.” I think it holds up for Australia as well. To these I’d add: Skill in developing constructive peer support relationships; and Strategies to cope with lack of expected fruitfulness for labour. Relational intelligence. I wish …

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