Mark Short elected new Australian Primate
The Anglican Church of Australia has elected Bishop Mark Short as its new Primate, following
Deborah Bird
Brisbane Synod Session 3: From Words to Work
Following lay conference, Synod moved quickly through many items of formal business, with significant motions
Brisbane Synod Session 2: One Church, One Mission
The great Walter Brueggemann who died last month, wrote that, “Sunday morning is the practice of a counter life through counter speech. The church on Sunday morning or wherever it engages in its odd speech, may be the last place left in our society for imaginative speech that permits people to enter into new worlds of faith and to participate in joyous, obedient life.” We are creating worlds with our words and the world we create matters. (+Jeremy Greaves)
Brisbane Synod Session 1: Hope, Dignity and Saying Yes
Do you turn to Christ? Do you repent of your sins? Do you reject selfish living and all that is false and unjust? Will you by God’s grace strive to live as a disciple of Christ? These are not questions for ceremony alone. They are invitations to live with intention and with integrity. invitations to this daily decision to examine our words, our decisions, our direction and ask, are we aligned?
Church Planting Bishop Appointed Archbishop of Melbourne
The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne has elected Bishop Ric Thorpe as its next Archbishop, an
“Season of Holy Women” explores Women’s Faith, Experience and Leadership
A cluster of feast days that honour extraordinary women of scripture, tradition, and contemporary witness
Aboriginal Culture and Spirituality
A new discussion resource, Aboriginal Spirituality & Culture: A Conversation with Revd Dr Garry Worete
Primate Geoff Smith Announces his Retirement
Archbishop Geoff will lay up the Pastoral Staff on November 1 with the Board of Electors expected to meet this July to choose his successor.
A New Liturgical Psalter: Invitation to Parishes
“The Anstey Psalter is to be a contemporary liturgical translation of the entire book of Psalms, for public worship and private devotion for Australian Anglicans, combining the latest scholarship with close attention to poetics and musicality.”
Praying the Apology to the LGBTQIA+ Community
In offering the Anglican Church Southern Queensland Apology to LGBTQIA+ people at Pride Evensong 2024,
Gender Disparity and the Leadership Experiences of Women
Over the course of its history the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn has been at the forefront of the extension of women’s ministry to the three orders of ordained ministry.. However, not all is as it should be or might have been expected. This report examines why levels of leadership among women in parish ministry have gone backwards despite this long-term commitment to their access and involvement in ministry as deacons, priests and bishops.
What Makes An Apology?
.. a meaningful, genuine and effective apology starts with saying sorry. Period. It is very tempting to want to explain why, or to indicate that one didn’t mean it to cause harm, or to refer to social mores at the time and so on. This undermines the effectiveness of the apology. Anything that sounds like self-justification doesn’t help those to whom the apology is directed. This is one of the costs of being prepared to make an apology. And reminds us to remember that the apology is for those who have been hurt, not those who are doing the apologising. The words of the apology therefore need to be clear and unequivocal; free of any desire to save face, to qualify or justify.