As I mentioned the other day, the data from the 2011 Australian Census has begun to be released. Again, below are the figures for religious affiliation for our local area: postcodes 5290 and 5291. At first glance we might be tempted to respond ‘Yay Presbyterians! We’re still number four!’ Even though we know those figures …

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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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