A Fresh Look at Romans
Posted on November 27, 2025
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“Commentaries on Romans often begin with a short justification as to why the author thinks we need yet another commentary on Romans. Rosner does not need to justify his contribution, as his volume is a genuinely fresh approach to the letter. His book is not a commentary, and it does not cover every detail, but it gives readers a comprehensive overview of the letter.
For preachers and bible study leaders, this kind of theological overview can often be as helpful as a commentary which is stronger at the detailed, exegetical level. This volume will be helpful for any reader who wants to grow in their knowledge of Romans.…”
– At The Gospel Coalition Australia, Peter Orr reviews Brian Rosner’s Strengthened by the Gospel.
MOCLAM in Mexico
Posted on November 26, 2025
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“When Sarah and I arrived as CMS missionaries in Mexico in 2009, my long-term task was clear: learn Spanish, get to know Latin American culture, and see what I could do to grow the ministry of MOCLAM beyond the solid base that had been established in Chile. …
I was continually reminded that reading the Bible as a whole book with Jesus as the focus was a new concept for many of my students …”
– At Moore College, Peter Sholl, currently International Director of CMS, reminds us of the blessings of MOCLAM and the PTC.
Image: CMS Australia.
The Birth of Multiculturalism
Posted on November 25, 2025
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From Phillip Jensen:
“The Australian government glories in the development of multiculturalism. However, Australian society is now straining to maintain social harmony. Consequently, the government is trying to regulate freedom of speech, freedom of association, and freedom of religion. For while migration can enrich a country, the concept of a nation celebrating and encouraging many cultures is a recipe for failure.
In the Bible, the creation of multiculturalism was God’s judgement at the Tower of Babel. In this episode of Two Ways News, we turn back to that great event recorded in Genesis 11.”
– Hear Phillip and Peter Jensen at Two Ways News.
Centre of gravity shifts from Canterbury to Abuja – with Paul Donison
Posted on November 24, 2025
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From The Pastor’s Heart, a special edition featuring an interview with Gafcon General Secretary Bishop Paul Donison –
“Paul Donison responds to global reaction to Gafcon’s reset of the Anglican Communion and its declaration that Canterbury’s time is over.
The Lord is removing his Spirit from the Canterbury–Lambeth lampstand, and the centre of global Anglicanism is shifting from London to Africa.
The average Anglican today is not English, not Western, not male — she’s a young African woman in her twenties, probably Nigerian. The Anglican Communion is now catching up with that reality.
Since the Gafcon Primates’ announcement on 16 October 2025 — declaring that Canterbury is out and that the Bible will be the foundation document for a reordered Global Anglican Communion — reaction has been electric: claims of schism, conflict in Ireland, tensions in ACNA, questions about women’s orders, realignments in England, silence from some primates, and fresh courage from others.
And what does this mean for a blended province like Australia?
Gafcon General Secretary Paul Donison joins us with an update on plans for the Global Bishops Gathering in Abuja, Nigeria, 3–6 March 2026.”
Bishop Donison is speaking at Moore College on Wednesday night at 7:30pm:
Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria
Posted on November 24, 2025
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“Fifty of the 315 children kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s Niger State on Friday have escaped.
The Christian Association of Nigeria says they have been reunited with their families. A major military-led search and rescue operation is under way for the remaining 265 children and 12 teachers who were taken with them. …”
– Report from BBC News.
Archbishop-elect looks towards a ‘new season’ in Melbourne
Posted on November 24, 2025
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“Melbourne’s Archbishop-elect Ric Thorpe wants Anglicans to engage with but also challenge the collective culture on matters that might be controversial both inside and outside the church, including same-sex marriage, gender identity and divorce.
Speaking ahead of his installation, Bishop Thorpe believed his involvement with the Church of England’s Living in Love and Faith process taught him what worked well and what didn’t in dealing with differences of view. …”
– This report from The Melbourne Anglican gives observers outside Melbourne some idea of what to expect from the new Archbishop, to be installed next Sunday, 30 November 2025.
Image: Bishop Ric Thorpe at The Gregory Centre for Church Multiplication in the United Kingdom.
Meals, missionaries, and the ‘Israel of God’: fresh light on the crisis in Galatia
Posted on November 23, 2025
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From Dr. Lionel Windsor:
“Galatians is a letter with sharp edges. It addresses fundamental doctrinal issues. Yet behind Paul’s forceful rhetoric lies a very human, very concrete social situation. It’s a situation that sheds light on the theological debates about justification, circumcision, and Paul’s relationship to the law. My academic study, published as Chapter 16 in the book Paul in His Jewish and Graeco-Roman Context, offers a fresh account of this concrete situation.
I argue that the crisis in Galatia needs to be understood in light of early Christian missionary practices, hospitality, and the dynamics of table fellowship.
This new angle helps illuminate a passage at the end of the letter that has long been contested: Paul’s blessing of ‘as many as will conform to this rule … and mercy also upon the Israel of God’ (Gal. 6:16). …”
– If you are preaching through Galatians, or simply want to understand the Galatians better, do check out this latest post at Forget the Channel.
Time to book for Launch 2026
Posted on November 22, 2025
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Launch 2026, the camp for school leavers, is approaching –
“Launch is the camp for school leavers keen to live for Jesus, where you will
- Meet others who have just finished school
- Listen to great Bible talks from Phillip Jensen
- Equip yourself for University/TAFE alongside leaders and staff-workers
Our leaders are an awesome group of young women and men just a few years ahead of you! They are keen to help you work out what it means to align your priorities to God’s in this next phase of your life whilst having a fantastic time meeting others doing the same thing. Launch camp truly is the best investment you can make to think through how to live for Jesus!
Your Launch registration payment includes accommodation and all meals.
There will be a bookstall on camp so bring some extra money to take home some good reading :)…”
– See the link for more details and registration. Phillip Jensen asks us all to uphold the camp in our prayers – and to encourage school leavers to attend.
Living water – John 7:14-53 – Moore College final Chapel service 2025
Posted on November 21, 2025
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Moore Theological College held its final Chapel service for the academic year today, 21 November 2025.
Principal Dr. Mark Thompson turns to the Lord Jesus’ words about Living water in John 7:14-53.
Watch and listen for your edification.
Everything you always wanted to know about Gafcon
Posted on November 21, 2025
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From Russell Powell at SydneyAnglicans.net –
“The General Secretary of the Global Anglican Future Conference (Gafcon), Bishop Paul Donison, has embarked on a speaking tour of Australia, with stops in capital cities including Sydney.
‘Sydney’s really been part of the Gafcon story right from the beginning,’ said Bishop Donison in a brief call from Melbourne Airpport during his whirlwind tour. ‘One of the opportunities for coming out to Australia is to help Australians realize how much love there is for Australia and how Australia can be such a key part of Gafcon moving forward.’
Bishop Donison has already spoken in Melbourne and Hobart and is on his way around the rest of the country before the Sydney meeting at Moore College on November 26. …”
– Read here. (Emphasis added.)
Image courtesy Gafcon Australia.
After Sydney, Bishop Donison will be speaking in Brisbane and Christchurch.
Anglo-Catholicism — Church Society podcast
Posted on November 21, 2025
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From Church Society:
“Lee Gatiss and Ros Clarke discuss the ongoing influence of Anglo-Catholicism, co-belligerence and doctrinal differences.”
Lee Gatiss observes, “Ironically, since they started as an anti-liberal movement, the Oxford Movement / Anglo-Catholicism helped to pave the way for liberalism in the Church of England by making it possible to ignore and sideline other doctrines and practices and get away with it.”
An introduction to what Anglo-Catholicism is and how it affects the Church of England today – well worth your time.
See also their previous podcast – on Roman Catholicism.
A Biblical Response to Transgender Theory
Posted on November 20, 2025
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From The Gospel Coalition –
“If gender is constructed, it can be deconstructed. If we built it, we can tear it down.
Now you know why some activists have been so determined to convince us that gender is something we assign, rather than something we receive. If we assign it, then we can reassign it as we wish. We don’t receive our bodies. We can remake our bodies.
No doubt you’ve observed the rise of transgender theory in Western culture. It’s the denial that the sexed body reveals and determines the gendered self. That’s the helpful summary we find in the excellent new book The Body God Gives: A Biblical Response to Transgender Theory, written by Rob Smith.”
– Hear Rob Smith interviewed by Colin Hansen. Programme starts 2 minutes into the audio file.
A very helpful insight into the whole field of research and debate.
Video of the State Funeral for John Laws CBE
Posted on November 19, 2025
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The State Funeral for John Laws was held at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney this afternoon (19 November 2025).
Watch the full service at this link – or click on the video above to jump to the sermon preached by The Rev Dr Michael Jensen. (Good to watch – good to share.)
See also:
The man with the golden microphone – Murray Campbell.
How to revolutionise your church towards a 5% conversion target
Posted on November 19, 2025
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From The Pastor’s Heart –
“How to turn around evangelistic stagnation in your church — or how to start pursuing a 5% goal?
Across Australian Evangelicalism there is a bold goal — growing our churches by 5% per year through conversion growth.
But some pastors are asking: “We haven’t seen anyone become a Christian here in years… where do we even start?”
We talk:
• Should we even have an evangelism target?
• What are the theological issues?
• How do you start when conversions have been rare?
• What cultural changes actually make a difference?
• Funnels, programs and “conversion engines.”
• And how to build momentum with stories, prayer and team alignment.
Three pastors who are right at the beginning of the journey, Brett Middleton (St Luke’s Miranda), Ben Molyneux (St Faith’s Narrabeen) and Dan Au (Cornerstone Kogarah) — We set an evangelism target – Now what?”
The Question for Joggers: Why are you Running?
Posted on November 18, 2025
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From Phillip Jensen:
“Last week’s episode of Two Ways News was very dark and gloomy.
This week, we are looking at the same passage, but turning our attention to the light of salvation that is caught in the rainbow covenant of God as we read of the saving of Noah and his family.”
– Hear Peter and Phillip Jensen in (theological) conversation at Two Ways News.
Among other things, Peter shares what happened the day he came to Christ – as well as the topic of Billy Graham’s sermon. Phillip recalls that same day.
More importantly, Peter appeals to everyone listening to take the opportunity to repent today – before it is too late.
Related:
Two Ways to Live – the choice we all face.
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…