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The Australian Church Record is an evangelical newspaper in the Reformed Anglican tradition of the historic creeds and the 39 Articles of Faith, and the standard of teaching and practice in the Book of Common Prayer. We accept the Scriptures as God’s word written, and as containing all things necessary for salvation and the final authority in all matters of faith and behaviour.

23/05/2024

It is good to get honest about evangelism.

Do you find evangelism hard? Why is that the case when we have the best news to share? Here lies a common tens…

21/05/2024

When you are sharing the gospel, do you ever feel like people treat you as though you have garlic breath? Stef shares what gospel truths keep her motivated in sharing the good news.

Stef is a CMS missionary in Santiago, Chile with her husband Chris and three children. Raised in a Christian h…

21/05/2024

How should churches juggle the two big priorities of mission? Local and global. Scott helps us think through maintaining both.

I remember the moment clearly. For several years my wife and I had been weighing up the prospect of vocational…

15/05/2024

Mission is all about doing God's work in God's way!

My wife Rachel and I recently visited some CMS missionaries in South-East Asia. We met the pastor of their church–a wonderful, godly man who had just...

09/05/2024

The Bathurst diocese is a treasure trove of Gospel opportunities. Hear from James as he asks us to pray for Kingdom work in this area, the lost and Jesus Name to be honoured.

Through the goodness of God, combined with the kindness and service of his people, the Anglican Diocese of Bat…

07/05/2024

Maree Jones tells us of the joy and privilege it is to teach SRE/Scripture in schools. It all starts with the need for the gospel.

Bronwyn Windsor: How long have you been teaching Scripture (Special Religious Education)? Maree Jones: I began as a young uni student in the late 70s/early...

03/05/2024

Simon Manchester encourages us to know the great goodness of the local church prayer meeting. It is fuel for the mission!

Desperation Please forgive two brief and tiny anecdotes which are to remind you that God is completely on top of His gospel mission. I was once telling God in m ...

30/04/2024

Imagine your whole church family excited and loving telling their family, neighbours, friends, and co-workers about the wonderful Gospel of Jesus! Dave encourages us to pray and work towards this beautiful picture of church.

Evangelism is tough. Of course, you know that already. Telling people about Jesus presents a series of challenges and difficulties for Christian people. Yet...

26/04/2024

An interview all about how to go about evangelising and the impact of Chappo!

Rico Tice was until recently the Senior Minister for Evangelism at All Souls Langham Place in London where he served for nearly thirty years. From...

23/04/2024

Who is church for? Andrew Heard asks this big question to get us thinking about the commitments our local churches have to mission.

What is the purpose of church? In one important sense, church is an end in itself: we believe that church is a gathering for the believer to adore God and...

18/04/2024

What should we be aiming for in ministry? Lionel takes us through how the gospel must shape what we focus on.

What are you aiming for in your ministry? How are you planning to reach these goals? What do you have to change to make it happen? Not just in your rhetoric...

16/04/2024

New ACR Journal!
This world needs to know Jesus Christ. We faithfully need to speak.

One of my favourite parts of the Bible is Acts chapter 4. There are many reasons to love this chapter of God’s word. For one, seeing the boldness of Peter...

06/02/2024

Here is a helpful resource that gets us thinking about how to have good Jesus-centred chats with our Catholic friends and family.

What can you say when a Catholic in your life talks about same-sex blessings? ‘It’s all OK now dear’. Those were the words of my fiercely Catholic mother when the Pope proclaimed that it was now accep

15/12/2023

As we think about the year coming to an end, what stood out to you? Murray encourages us greatly by thinking through this year from heaven's perspective.

It’s the season for reflecting on the year that has been. People are compiling lists of the biggest or most momentous events of 2023. While these lists can be interesting, I want to do something a...

12/12/2023

Has your social media feeds been full of Spotify Wrapped posts? Renee asks three questions to help us reflect on our life of faith in 2023.

My social media has been full of people posting their Spotify 2023 Wrapped in the past couple of weeks. If you haven’t seen it, Spotify collates your year in

28/11/2023

We long to see a world that is at peace. Lionel helpfully talks through the wars that are waging around the globe and the peace that is greater than anyone can imagine.

As the Israel-Gaza war rages, with all the tragic death and suffering it entails, many pressing concerns naturally spring to our minds. Why is the situation so dire? Who is to blame for the suffering?

21/11/2023

We make plans, but they often go awry. Rusdyan helps us contemplate prayer alongside our plans.

‘Just take things one day at a time’. It’s a helpful piece of advice, but inevitably our focus does shift beyond the next 24 hours to those things further ahead on the horizon – the next week...

14/11/2023

Hear from Isobel Lin about the seeing EQUIP grow over the last 25 years!

ACR: Watching EQUIP women this year, I was struck by the centrality of God’s word in everything that happened. Your first EQUIP conference was back in 1999; what led you and others to start this...

07/11/2023

How are we to understand the times? Annabel helps us understand this time that we are in through the lens of Haggai.

It’s awful when you get the time wrong. Missing a meeting, a party, a flight. I’ve done all those things at various points and it’s not a nice feeling! It’s important to get the time right. There’s…

20/10/2023

Halloween is coming up soon! We had an opportunity to interview Ian Carmichael about gospel opportunities this Halloween season.

Ian Carmichael is a publishing consultant for Matthias Media and author of the publishing company’s first Halloween-themed tract. The ACR caught up with Ian to hear about some of the opportunities we…

17/10/2023

Here is another of our series looking at the best resources for teaching and helping children understand the wonderful news of the Gospel. Joc tells of how this book has helped her whole family go through the gospel of Mark together.

Recently, a friend was telling me about a poll they conducted among the parents at their church. One question asked about whether the parents read the Bible regularly with their kids at home. They...

13/10/2023

In our latest journal, Talar reminds us of the challenge we receive from God's Word. How are we living out our hope? The hope Jesus Christ won for us needs to lead us in the way we live.

'Caution: slippery when wet' Our society is risk-averse. With our endless road signs, laws and regulations, we’ve cultivated a society that champions safety and prioritises the elimination of risk. Ou…

10/10/2023

Lionel Windsor takes us through our relationship with 'truth'. Society seems to scoff at the idea of objective truth. How do we share and hold fast to the truth?

“Whatever the cause, my memory is my memory, it does what it does, gathers and curates as it sees fit, and there’s just as much truth in what I remember and how I remember it as there is in so-called…

05/10/2023

Mental Health is part of life for God's people. How does God's Word help us in this area which is often difficult to talk about? Netane reviews a practical, realistic and accessible book.

Struggles with mental health are a common human experience. Yet many in our congregations attest to feeling alone, ‘different’ or ill-equipped to address this reality with Scripture (p 71). How do we…

04/10/2023

In our most recent journal, Mark teaches us about how to catechise children. They need to know about their Father and their Family. How are we passing on the Gospel to the next generation?

“Believe me, Sir, the Church of God will never preserve itself without a Catechism, for it is like the seed to keep good grain from dying out and causing it to multiply from age to age." So wrote the…

21/09/2023

Going behind the scenes at Synod has helped Sarah Cameron grow in thankfulness for the gifts God has given His Church.

The seventh in our series on lay synod reps… Mrs Sarah Cameron has served since 2021 as a lay representative f…

20/09/2023

Good change takes time. Serving in the governance of the Church is worthwhile. Hear from Kim Windsor, who served in Synod for eight years.

Mrs Kim Windsor served on Sydney synod for St Stephen’s Kurrajong (2005-2013). Why do you serve on the synod?…

15/09/2023

How long do we have to work until we see good? Doug has been working hard at listening for the past 40 years at Synod. Listening is an important part of Church governance.

Mr Doug Marr served on the synod for more than 40 years. Most recently, he served in an ex-officio role as Registrar of the Diocese. Before that, he was a parish representative for the Parish of Ryde…

14/09/2023

One main goal, and many different ideas on how to achieve it! This is a gift in the grind of governance. Andrew Buckley reminds us of why wisdom in Church governance is so important.

Mr Andrew Buckley is a lay representative. Why do you serve on the synod? I really value the opportunity to actively participate in the oversight and governance of the Diocese. Synod provides a...

13/09/2023

As Synod continues, we hear from Janet Austin, who is attending and wants to see Sydney reached by the powerful Gospel of Redemption.

Ms Janet Austin served on synod for many years as a lay representative for Lane Cove. Why do you serve on the synod? I was invited to consider being a Synod Rep by one of the sitting members who was..

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