Knowing your place – Acts 7:1-19

Posted on March 14, 2026 
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Moore College’s Lionel Windsor spoke at College Community Chapel on Tuesday morning.

He spoke from Acts 7:1-19 – God’s chosen place – Stephen’s speech. An encouraging reminder of the key importance of Biblical Theology.

– Watch here.

Michael Youssef on the Left-Islamist alliance

Posted on March 14, 2026 
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From John Sandeman at The Other Cheek –

“Egyptian-born Michael Youssef is possibly the Moore College graduate with the widest global reach. He heads Leading The Way, which has a focus on reaching Muslims in the Middle East for Christ. He is concerned about Islamist influence in the West.

Youssef is in Sydney for a short visit and spoke to The Other Cheek. …”

– Read it here.

Image: Michael Youssef on The Pastor’s Heart in 2022.

An Enduring Legacy: William Tyndale’s Life Translation and Legacy

Posted on March 14, 2026 
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The latest video from Tyndale House, Cambridge –

“In this series we are exploring William Tyndale’s life, Bible translation and legacy, including interviews experts in the sixteenth century. In this episode, we discuss Tyndale’s legacy and ask how William Tyndale impacted theology, Bible translation and our understanding of the Reformation over the last 500 years.”

– See the latest instalment here.

A video report on the Global Anglican Communion to play in church on Sunday

Posted on March 13, 2026 
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From The Pastor’s Heart, here’s a video report on the Global Anglican Communion you could play in church on Sunday – with a bit of explanation beforehand as to what it’s all about.

– Watch here.

Watching a heart soften

Posted on March 13, 2026 
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From The Australian Church Record:

“Emma came to our church three weeks before the end of the student year. She lived across the country and was about to return home for the Christmas holidays. She told me she was a philosophy student and that she had grown up in an atheist home—which is unusual for the middle class in South Africa. This was her first time ever in church.

When I asked her why she had come, she didn’t really know. She said it just felt right. But I knew. It was the beginning of something wonderful the Lord was doing in her life.…”

– Grant Relief shares this encouragement from South Africa.

Photo: Grant and Lillibet Retief serve at Christ Church Stellenbosch.

The Global Anglican — Church Society Podcast

Posted on March 13, 2026 
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From Church Society –

“Peter Jensen and Kirsten Birkett discuss The Global Anglican theological journal, and Peter shares his thoughts on the state of global Anglicanism more broadly.”

– Listen here. Recorded just before G26 met.

Taking Grandma To Be Put Down

Posted on March 12, 2026 
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“In 2016, Canada legalized what it calls Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)—physician-assisted death for those experiencing severe suffering. At the time, the policy was presented as a narrow and compassionate option reserved primarily for those nearing the end of life.

Less than a decade later, the numbers tell a very different story. Since legalization, over 70,000 Canadians have died through MAID, with more than 15,000 deaths in 2023 alone. That means roughly one out of every twenty deaths in Canada now occurs through assisted suicide.

What began as an exceptional measure has quickly become a normalized part of the healthcare system. And that should make us pause. …”

– At AP, the Australian Presbyterian journal, Tim Madden, writing in the US, looks at what is happening in Canada and calls for a Christian response. (It’s also well on the way in Australia.)

Public Lecture on Padre Hugh Gough

Posted on March 11, 2026 
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Mark Earngey, Head of Church History at Moore College, is giving a free online public lecture for the Evangelical History Association –

“In the 1950s, Hugh Gough emerged as a rising star among British evangelicals. His involvement with the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union (CICCU) and his courage in publicly supporting Billy Graham at a time of ecclesiastical controversy won him admiration across the evangelical world. Nowhere was this more evident than in Sydney, where he was elected Archbishop and served from 1959 to 1965. Yet Gough’s relatively brief episcopate, combined with the scarcity of accessible primary sources, has meant that he remains less well known than his predecessor Howard Mowll and his successor Marcus Loane.

Recent archival discoveries, however, have begun to illuminate neglected dimensions of Gough’s life and ministry. Among the most significant is a substantial body of material from his service as an army chaplain during the Second World War, including battlefield photographs from North Africa and personal correspondence written from the front. These sources open a crucial window onto Gough’s formative years as a padre.

This paper traces his wartime ministry from Jerusalem to El Alamein and into Italy, revealing how these experiences shaped the convictions and character of one of twentieth-century evangelicalism’s most significant yet understudied leaders.”

– On Wednesday, 18 March 2026 at 8:00pm AEDT. Free registration to watch online.

Photo: Padre Hugh Gough in North Africa – thanks to Mark Earngey.

Laurent Mbanda: First extended interview with Chairman of the new Global Anglican Council

Posted on March 10, 2026 
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From The Pastor’s Heart –

“In this special episode of The Pastor’s Heart, Dominic Steele speaks with Archbishop Laurent Mbanda of Rwanda, newly appointed chair of the council guiding newly inaugurated the Global Anglican Communion.

Speaking from Abuja, Nigeria, just days after the historic gathering that launched the new communion,

Archbishop Mbanda reflects on the extraordinary journey that brought him from displacement and poverty to global church leadership.

He shares the emotion and conviction behind the moment — why many Anglicans believe a new structure was necessary, why unity must be theological rather than geographical, and why the authority of Scripture remains central

Archbishop Mbanda also responds to narratives circulating in the media — that the new movement is about women bishops or opposition to LGBT people — arguing instead that the central issue is the authority of Scripture and faithfulness to biblical teaching.

Along the way, Mbanda warmly commends Vaughan Roberts’ Lausanne Conference address and new book Full of Grace and Truth, urging churches to hold together biblical conviction and Christ-like grace in their response to questions of sexuality.

This episode is brought to you by Anglican Aid.”

– Terrific interview – well worth watching.  Watch here.

Plus, here’s the video of Vaughan Roberts mentioned above:

Choose This Day Whom You Will Serve — Gafcon Prayer Update

Posted on March 10, 2026 
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“At the historic Gafcon Global G26 Conference in Abuja, leaders from across the world gathered to seek the Lord’s guidance for the future of the Global Anglican Communion. The Abuja Affirmation begins with the words of Joshua: ‘Choose this day whom you will serve.’

We thank God for the clarity and conviction shown by faithful Anglicans who gathered in Abuja to reaffirm their commitment to serve the Lord Jesus Christ above all else.

Please pray that churches across the Global Anglican Communion will continue to choose the Lord each day. Pray that bishops, clergy, and lay leaders will stand firm in their devotion to Christ, leading their churches with courage, humility, and faithfulness as they proclaim the gospel in every nation.”

– Source: Gafcon.

The Two Wisdoms

Posted on March 10, 2026 
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From Phillip Jensen –

“Dear friends,

We do appreciate comments and feedback, and even questions from our many subscribers.

Sadly, we haven’t got the time or resources to be able to answer each question; however, two of the comments that came in to us on the Acts 17 passage we thought would be very helpful to air in this episode of Two Ways News, before we look at the two wisdoms contrasted in 1 Corinthians chapter 2.”

– Listen here. And, as always, thoughtful, helpful and informative.

Castle Hill’s historic Lober House celebrates a century

Posted on March 10, 2026 
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An interesting bit of history –

“An historic house in Sydney’s north-west, which went on to become Australia’s first retirement home, is celebrating 100 years.

Lober House, now the social heart of Anglicare’s Castle Hill villages, was built in the 1920s as a private residence by Robert and Eva Dixson and originally known as Elwatan.

Purchased by the Anglican Church in 1958 and opened the following year, it was the launchpad for a new model of retirement living shaped by two influential women — Dorothy Mowll and Dame Pattie Menzies — who pushed for aged care that supported retirees to live independently. …”

– This article at Australian Seniors News has some background on the key building at Anglicare’s retirement villages – otherwise known as Mowll Village – at Castle Hill.

Image: Paintings of Dorothy Mowll (artist unknown), Archbishop Howard Mowll (by Alfred G Reynolds, 1958) – both at one time on display in Lober House – and the plaque commemorating their vision – also at Lober House.

The plaque reads –

“THIS VILLAGE IS ESTABLISHED AS A
DIOCESAN TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND WORK
OF
HOWARD WEST KILVINTON MOWLL
C.M.G., DD.

BORN 2nd FEBRUARY, 1890       DIED 24th OCTOBER, 1958

ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY
METROPOLITAN OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW SOUTH WALES
1933-1958

PRIMATE OF AUSTRALIA
1947-1958

AND OF HIS WIFE
DOROTHY ANNE MOWLL
O.B.E., F.R.G.S.

BORN 18th JUNE, 1890       DIED 23rd DECEMBER, 1957

“Workers together with Him”
2 Cor. 6:1

THE MAIN HOUSE WAS OPENED AND DEDICATED
BY

THE MOST REV. HUGH ROWLANDS GOUGH
O.B.E., D.D
ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY
ON
24th OCTOBER, 1959.”

Has God changed his mind over same-sex marriage?

Posted on March 8, 2026 
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“Despite their setback over gay wedding celebrations, Church of England ‘progressives’ are still hell-bent on replacing Christianity with toxic neo-Marxist identity politics.

The February 2026 General Synod in Westminster saw the end of the Bishops’ Living in Love and Faith (LLF) process which they launched in 2020 to prepare the way for dedicated services of blessing for same-sex couples. …”

– At The Conservative Woman, Julian Mann echoes the alarm bells sounded by Martin Davie over a new move coming to the Church of England’s General Synod.

Archbishop of Sydney’s Statement on The Abuja Affirmation, Nigeria, 2026

Posted on March 8, 2026 
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Archbishop of Sydney Kanishka Raffel has released this statement –

Archbishop’s Statement on The Abuja Affirmation, Nigeria, 2026

I have been enormously encouraged by the breadth and vitality of global Anglicanism displayed at the ‘G26’ meeting in Abuja Nigeria and I wholeheartedly welcome the shared commitment of majority-world Anglican provinces to accept the stewardship of the Anglican Communion.

The Abuja Affirmation charts a path forward for global Anglicans faithful to the Lord and his mission and committed to the primacy, sufficiency and trustworthiness of God’s word.

Recognising that our existing structures have failed to uphold Anglican doctrine and discipline, the task of re-ordering the Communion around the Scriptures, begun in Jerusalem in 2008, continues with the formation of the Global Anglican Council.

True to our history, the Council brings together every part of the Church – clergy and laity alongside bishops and senior advisors. We share this stewardship, and we go forward together in prayerful dependence on the Lord.

The Global Anglican Communion is determined to focus on the building of Christ’s church, rather than managing cultural capitulation or accommodating unbiblical beliefs.

I invite all Anglicans, in our own diocese and across the world, to reflect on the landmark Abuja Affirmation, produced by delegates through the collaborative process that has long characterised Gafcon gatherings.

As the statement declares: “At Abuja, we rejoiced in the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ – the good news that God, in his great love for sinners, gave his Son so that, through his death and resurrection, sinners might be forgiven and adopted through the Spirit and live as God’s beloved children forever. Without this gospel, the Church dies.”

This gospel is our precious and powerful message, our task for the future, and our one hope.

Archbishop Kanishka Raffel
8 March 2026.

Source: SydneyAnglicans.net. (PDF file.)

Image: Archbishop Kanishka Raffel interviewed in Abuja by The Pastor’s Heart.

A new day! Round the world reaction to the ‘Global Anglican Communion’

Posted on March 7, 2026 
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From The Pastor’s Heart, very helpful and encouraging responses to what is happening with the re-ordering of the Anglican Communion –

“The announcement of the new Global Anglican Communion has triggered an extraordinary wave of reaction from evangelical Anglican leaders gathered in Abuja this week. For many delegates, the moment was deeply emotional. One leader described it as “the privilege of crossing the river and entering the promised land,” capturing the sense that years of theological tension and debate have now led to a decisive new chapter for Anglicans committed to the authority of Scripture.

Inside the conference hall the mood was striking. As the news settled in, African bishops began dancing in praise on the platform and in the aisles — a spontaneous expression of joy and thanksgiving to God. The atmosphere was markedly different from the gathering three years ago in Kigali, where the tone was sombre and reflective as leaders lamented the direction of parts of the Anglican world. In Abuja the feeling was relief, gratitude and renewed confidence about the future.

In this special episode of The Pastor’s Heart, Dominic Steele brings together reactions from senior Anglican leaders across the global church following the release of the Abuja statement and the establishment of the new Global Anglican Council.

Reactions from

Michael Stead, Julian Dobbs, Alfred Olwa, Emmanuel Egbunu, Vaughan Roberts, John Dunnett, Glenn Davies, Darryl Parker and Richard Condie

as they respond to what this moment means for their provinces and for the global Anglican movement. The discussion was recorded for Advent Cable Network Nigeria, where host Promise Njoko-Adebe invited Dominic to co-host.

We start with the personal reaction of Miguel Uchoa, Primate of the Anglican Church in Brazil.”

– Do watch here – or direct on YouTube.

And, for important context, see

The Abuja Affirmation – 06 March 2026

A Council to Lead the Communion – 05 March 2026

The Future Has Arrived – Martyrs’ Day Statement – 16 October 2025

The Jerusalem Declaration – 29 June 2008.

and some historical background:

Global Anglican Future Conference planned – December 2007.

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