Got past security into the private oak-panelled lounge, redolent of leather couches, pipe tobacco and brandy where the theological committee meet. Took a picture of two new principals: Gary Millar of the Queensland college and Peter Hastie of the Victorian college. Pray for these two men and the colleges they will lead as they take …

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The big news from the Relations With Other Churches committee is the impending visit of the board of directors of the World Reformed Fellowship to Australia in April 2012. These folk will be guests of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, which has determined to host the visit in Sydney. (sigh. Where else?) The World Reformed …

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David and Gae McDonald represent a new season for the Flynn Patrol (northern South Australia) of the Presbyterian Inland Mission, as well as pioneering a new model of service as patrol padres. Named for John Flynn, founder of the Australian Inland Mission, of which the Presbyterian Inland Mission is the successor in the Presbyterian Church …

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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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