Martin Bleby, an Anglican minister has been involved in pastoral ministry and teaching for forty years. He chronicles the discovery of the freedom he found in the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus, in a biographical book published by New Creation Teaching Ministries,The Vinedresser: An Anglican Meets Wrath and Grace. Martin presented this paper at the 2012 ACC Annual Conference held in Adelaide. It is included here in two parts. An edited version was published in the February 2013 edition of ACCatalyst.
Martin Bleby, an Anglican minister has been involved in pastoral ministry and teaching for forty years. He chronicles the discovery of the freedom he found in the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus, in a biographical book published by New Creation Teaching Ministries,The Vinedresser: An Anglican Meets Wrath and Grace. Martin presented this paper at the 2012 ACC Annual Conference held in Adelaide. It is included here in two parts. An edited version was published in the February 2013 edition of ACCatalyst.
More than 140 people gathered at Burnside City Church on November 7 to hear the inaugural Robert Iles Memorial Trust Lecture.
The lecture - the first in a series of five that will be presented annually - was the brainchild of the Robert Iles Memorial Trust and is a way of honouring issues close to Robert's heart and continuing his passion for the renewal of the church.
Professor Brian Edgar of Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky, USA presented an outstanding lecture entitled ‘A Tale of Two Cities' which discussed the relationship between Christ and culture; in other words, he delved into what the church needs to take into consideration when seeking to represent the gospel and share the love of God with the world.
He shared some provocative insights about what it means to know how to behave as a Christian in the Christian community we call ‘church' while also addressing the crucial context of the church's responsibilities within society as a whole.
Refreshingly, Professor Edgar addressed the issue of what Christians should reasonably expect from society at large and addressing the attitudes which can both hinder and help the renewal of the church and spreading the gospel. The full version of is available in a pdf format (click here)
Or in full word version - as web pages (note the lecture is 8150 words)
The Robert Iles Memorial Trust was honoured to have among the lecture attendees, Max Champion - Chair, Assembly of Confessing Congregations within the Uniting Church in Australia, Rob Williams - Moderator, Uniting Church in South Australia, representatives from Uniting College, Tabor College, and churches across South Australia.
The Iles family would like to thank the Trust and all those who attended the lecture. We know Robert would have been proud.
The ACC Discipleship and Evangelism Commission have produced a series of conversational DVDs, suitable for congregational, small group or lenten studies. In each DVD, 3 or 4 UCA ministers discuss a topic and questions. A study guide is also provided.
For the study guide - download from the website. For the DVD please contact the ACC office: accoffice@confessingcongregations.com
or contact your local ACC Congregation if you are a member.
Ted Curnow provides the first bag of ideas for ministry and service.
Rev Mike Raiter from the Centre for Biblical Preaching: Melbourne presented a stimulating and engaging keynote address on Friday morning 14th September 2012 at the Annual ACC AGM and conference. His topic reflected on the conference theme of 'The Heart of Worship', taking as his focus Music in Worship - The heart of the matter.
ACC Council member and Wesley Institute lecturer Rev Dr Peter Davis spoke about preaching after Christendom at the 2012 ACC conference.
Peter Bentley considers how churches can encourage and support marriages in an increasingly alien environment.
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