Our pastor (Rev. Dr. Chris Page) asked me to write a 500-word column for the church bulletin on each of the next four Sundays. Here’s the first (and here’s the second): Dear EDBC (East Doncaster Baptist Church) friends, Chris has asked me to write these columns while he’s away (there’s faith for you!). Today I thought we’d look at the [...]
JOHN MARK MINISTRIES serves Christian denominations and churches around Australia, and elsewhere, via seminars, counselling, consulting, mentoring, preaching and writing. We have three full-time staff-members – Les Scarborough (N.S.W.), Tim Dyer (Tasmania), and myself, based in Melbourne. To summarize our philosophy/ theology: we are seeking to facilitate within ourselves, and with/for others, what Jesus called [...]
She sued the Federal and South Australian Governments, defended herself in a five-month court-case – and won! ~~~ In 1987 the South Australian government ceased funding the Christies Beach womens shelter, due, it said, to ‘unsubstantiated allegations’ of misappropriation of funds, sexual misconduct, intimidation, physical harassment, and unprofessional conduct. Fifteen years later – June 21st 2002 – Supreme [...]
In the 1960s I spent several years wandering around the campuses of Australia (as an InterVarsity Fellowship staffworker). Here’s an evangelistic broadsheet which was reproduced a six-figure number of times, and provided the raw material for a talk I gave in many universities and colleges and church youth-groups. It has an ‘undergraduate’ feel to it [...]
Author: Walter Wink Walter Wink is Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Auburn Theological Seminary in NYC. He has taught at numerous seminaries. He is a United Methodist minister, works for a Presbyterian seminary, and attends Quaker meetings. His books include “Unmasking the Powers”, “Engaging the Powers”, “The Powers That Be”, “The Bible in [...]
JOHN MARK MINISTRIES is a counseling, consulting, preaching, mentoring, seminar and writing ministry, especially for pastors, ex-pastors, church leaders and their spouses. Named after John Mark, the young first century apostle who ‘bombed out’ of ministry when it was hard, we try to help/encourage pastoral leaders – and others – who are also ‘in transition’ due to stress and burnout.
(Rev. Dr.) Rowland Croucher