Anglican Church League 2026 Annual General Meeting — Thursday 18 June
Posted on May 16, 2026
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The ACL gives notice and warmly invites our members to attend the 2026 Annual General Meeting. Click for details.
Come and hear Lionel Windsor, New Testament Lecturer at Moore Theological College and ACL Council Member on – “Built on the foundation, joined together”: Does God care about inter-church organisations?
Date:
6:00 pm, Thursday 18th June, 2026.Location update
New location – St Andrew’s Cathedral School, Level 4.
Entry – via the school foyer on St. Andrew’s Square.
Directions – Council members will be in the square to help direct people.
Check-in – Members will need to check in with school security inside the foyer.The list of current Council members can be found here.
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Freedom Matters June 2026
Posted on June 18, 2026
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The latest episode of Freedom Matters – for June 2026 – has been released – by Freedom for Faith.
“Our focus today is the Human Rights Bill that’s been introduced by the Greens. We’re going to look at that bill and think about what are the implications for religious freedom in particular.
The Human Rights Bill was introduced by the New South Wales Greens back in March of 2025 … was referred to … a parliamentary inquiry, in March of this year … with the submissions closing on the 3rd of July. There are some real challenges in this bill for religious freedom.”
– Bishop Michael Stead is Chair of Freedom for Faith. He is joined by Monica Doumit, Chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and Freedom for Faith board member.
Have we preached the word richly, but failed to let the word dwell richly among us?
Posted on June 17, 2026
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From The Pastor’s Heart this week –
“Have we preached the word richly, but failed to let the word dwell richly among us?
Tony Payne provocatively argues that while evangelicalism has successfully recovered expository preaching and every-member ministry, we have not adequately recovered every-member word ministry.
Tony argues that the Reformation remains unfinished, that we haven’t fully thought through the implications of the priesthood of all believers, and that passages like Ephesians 4, Hebrews and especially 1 Corinthians 11-14 may need to be read rather differently than many of us have assumed.
Tony asks, have we trained people to serve on teams, but not trained them to speak God’s word to one another?
It’s a challenge that reaches into some of our most fundamental assumptions about Christian ministry.
We discuss prophecy, the ministry of women, the role of the pastor-teacher, preaching and discipleship, and what it would actually look like for the word of Christ to reverberate through a congregation rather than stopping at the pulpit.”
Related:
Let the Word Dwell Richly — by Tony Payne – post 03 June 2026.
Gafcon Australia and NZ Conference 2026 early-bird registration closes soon
Posted on June 17, 2026
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Early-bird registration for the Gafcon Australia and NZ Conference 2026 (planned for 9th to 12th November in Melbourne) closes on 30th June.
Five Foundations for Ministry to Children — Colin Buchanan
Posted on June 17, 2026
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“I want to share something of my story to encourage you to consider that God is in the midst of your story, working it out and equipping you. I want to encourage you that your ministry techniques can rise out of your story, but more importantly, can rise out of the scriptures and your understanding of the Bible.
Here are a few things I’ve learnt from my time in ministry to children. They are principles that have arisen out of my personal experiences and the scriptures. These are just a few foundations, five ministry “stones” I have learnt over the years. …”
– Colin Buchanan shares this encouragement – from a talk he gave at the SMBC 2026 Children’s Ministry Conference.
Ben Kwashi appointed Bishop of Chad
Posted on June 16, 2026
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“The Most Rev. Benjamin Argak Kwashi, the retired Archbishop of Jos and former General Secretary of GAFCON, has been installed as Area Bishop for Chad in the Diocese of North Africa in the Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria.
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Ashley Null, Bishop of North Africa, told Anglican.Ink that Archbishop Kwashi was installed on 6 June 2026 ‘at my request of the Archbishop and the Province’ to serve as his Area Bishop for Chad. ‘So yes, Ben is my suffragan,’ Bishop Null said.
The installation was held in Cameroon, rather than Chad, at the invitation of Bishop Dibo Elango. Bishop Null said the venue was chosen because American clergy in the diocese, including the bishop, are not presently able to enter Chad, while Chadian clergy can face difficulty obtaining visas for other countries in the diocese. …”
– Report by George Conger at Anglican.Ink.
Photo: Anglican.ink.
The love that builds up
Posted on June 16, 2026
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An important and practical topic from Phillip Jensen –
“Dear friends,
‘Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up’. What a challenge Paul gives to us in the first verse of his answer to the Corinthians’ question about food offered to idols.
As we continue our discussion of this part of 1 Corinthians, I hope you will share with us the wonder of thinking lovingly about knowledge. For knowledge, especially the knowledge of God and his ways, is very important. But knowledge, like many good things, can be used for evil as well as for good. Without love, our knowledge will be used for our benefit instead of the benefit of others. And so we will fall under the condemnation of being puffed up instead of building others up.
It is just so fascinating how Paul’s discussions of particular problems in 1st century Corinth open up for us such permanently important topics.”
– Hear Phillip and Peter discuss, at Two Ways News.
Book Review: Sing! — reviewed by Liv Chapman Leggett
Posted on June 16, 2026
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At The Australian Church Record, Liv Chapman Leggett reviews Keith and Kristyn Getty’s Sing! –
“Netflix’s animated smash hit K-Pop Demon Hunters has been watched over 500 million times worldwide, its songs streamed to the top of the charts, and its stars rocketed into global fame. Amid the flashy animation, insanely catchy tunes, and moments of genuine humour runs a surprisingly clear and powerful message: what you sing shapes you. It’s not surprising that millions of young people have accepted this to be true. As Christians, this offers a timely invitation to reflect more deeply on our own convictions about music, and to consider how deliberately and carefully that formative truth is carried—and protected—within our church’s music ministries.
Sing! How Worship Transforms Your Life, Family, and Church by Keith and Kristyn Getty is the perfect companion for this journey. …”
– Read and be encouraged here.
Find the book here – The Wandering Bookseller and Reformers, among others.
St Barnabas’ Orange East at 100
Posted on June 15, 2026
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The parish of St Barnabas’ Orange East celebrated the centenary of the parish and Christian ministry in this key central west city on Sunday.
Photo: Cutting the celebration cake. The Rev’d Bob Cameron, immediate past Rector, Bishop the Rt Rev’d Mark Calder, and the Rev’d Ben Mackay, current Rector.
Via the Bathurst Diocese Facebook page.
Letters that touched my heart
Posted on June 15, 2026
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Archbishop Kanishka Raffel shares –
“In October of last year Cailey and I had the great privilege of visiting the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Although it is called a ‘library’, it is what we would usually call a museum – although that is too tame a description for the 14 galleries recording the remarkable ways in which the Lord used William Franklin Graham Jnr (known to the world as Billy Graham) to preach the gospel to more people in more places across the globe than anyone else before or since.
Attached to the Billy Graham Library is a research archive, which houses an enormous collection of papers, recordings, journals, campaign and other materials from Billy Graham’s more than 60 years of public ministry. …”
– Read it at SydneyAnglicans.net.
Also published in the current edition of Southern Cross magazine.
Nothing in my hands…
Posted on June 15, 2026
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From the Dean of Sydney, Sandy Grant,
“Dear Friends, sadly, diphtheria has been in the news again, due to the outbreak of this serious bacterial infection interstate. …
Diphtheria was a common cause of death in Australian children until the 1940s. Today, cases are rare due to high vaccination rates. …
The impact of diphtheria was brought closer to my consciousness when I served in the Parish of Kurrajong. The minister’s residence had a cemetery right next door.
The saddest graves were a family plot near the entrance. In it were buried George and Henrietta Jaffray, and four of their children. …”
– From the St. Andrew’s Cathedral Sydney newsletter for 4th June 2026.
In addition, he shares, “P.S. On a different note, here is one of the most helpful articles I’ve read all year… by a tradesman, not an academic.”
Photo: Cemetery of the former Presbyterian Church in Cranbrook, Tasmania.
John Lennox interviewed on The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett
Posted on June 13, 2026
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Oxford mathematician and Christian apologist John Lennox in a brilliant interview –
“A powerful conversation on AI, God, hell, truth, and more.
John Lennox sat down with Steven Bartlett to discuss his life, his faith and his insights on what it means to be human in the age of AI on one of the biggest podcasts in the world.”
It’s 86 minutes long, so set aside the time. (Direct link on YouTube.)
Consider how you might share it with others – whether Christian or not.
How to Create an Online Presence for Local Churches — Church Society podcast
Posted on June 12, 2026
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From Church Society –
“Tony Cannon, Regional Director of Church Society, talks to Jo Lewis, from Hailsham Parish Church, about how a local church can create an online presence, ideas for presenting the gospel and drawing people in, and some of the pitfalls to watch out for. Jo has a whole range of creative and practical ideas.”
– Listen here.
No condemnation No separation — Romans chapter 8
Posted on June 11, 2026
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Bishop of Bathurst Mark Calder is continuing his series on Romans – this week he is up to chapter 8.
See the full series here.
Self-control in preaching
Posted on June 11, 2026
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Encouragement from Michael Leong at The Expository Preaching Trust –
“One of the most common requirements of an elder, overseer, or pastor is that he be self-controlled (1 Tim 3:2; Titus 1:8). Self-control is the opposite of self-indulgence; the word implies that there are things about us that are unsavoury or shameful, and they should not be let out to run riot in our families, churches, or public lives.
Self-control goes against the grain of our culture. Our world encourages us to ‘trust your feelings,’ ‘follow your heart’ or ‘you do you,’ a way of living called Expressive Individualism in Christian circles. Some workplaces encourage their employees to ‘bring your whole self to work;’ Christians who understand their own sinfulness know that this is destructive and harmful, rather than helpful.
Preachers should certainly not ‘bring their whole self’ to their preaching. Our preaching must be conditioned by the text we are preaching from, the sound doctrine entrusted to us, and the needs of the people under our care. …”
– Read it all.
Rare find: The King’s Book
Posted on June 11, 2026
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“The Donald Robinson Library was delighted to recently acquire a copy of the King’s Book, properly titled ‘A necessary doctrine and erudition for any chrysten man: set furthe by the kynges maiestye of Englande’, printed in 1543. …”
– Erin Mollenhauer, Senior Archivist and Special Collections Librarian at Moore Theological College, explains the background.
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…