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At St David’s Cathedral on Sunday, 29 November 2009 at 4.30 pm, I had the privilege of commissioning Andrew and Pam Lake as CMS-Tas Missionaries to All Saints Church, Damascus (Syria). A special part of the service was the presentation of “Symbols of Ministry” to Andrew and Pam: John van Emmerik the Bible, Margaret Cannell the [...]

David Rogers-Smith and a team of our own people are now producing monthly study outlines to assist us in bible ministries. I hope that these outlines will be useful for our team members and others asked to assist in the preaching and teaching ministries. The material is a gift in helping you get into the [...]

‘How is social cohesion gained and nurtured in a multifaith society?’ has been a major interest of mine since returning to Australia in the late 1980s. See my Religious Policy, Multi-faith Dialogue and Australian Values and it is one of the reasons I am attending the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne 3-9 December 2009.
 The issue [...]

 These are the stories of changing climatic conditions that fuel my prayers and passion for international engagement with the vexed issue of climate change.

On the front line of climate change, the people of the Pacific Islands are desperately looking for higher ground. Adam Morton reports from Kiribati. November 21, 2009,  
 
When a coconut tree dies the [...]

On our morning walk along the idyllic Devonport foreshore some weeks ago, the Director of Ministry Services directed my attention to a fine bust of Joseph and Enid Lyons. The erudite Director inspired my interest and when I saw the November Quadrant magazine featuring,  ’The Annus Mirabilis of a Subdued Radical: Joseph Lyons in 1931′, I [...]

Nervousness, expectation, joy, humour, a noisy mob on a bus from Ulverstone (was it Joanie?), processions, pageantry, prayer, praise and applause – a Cathedral celebration of God’s goodness and grace to his people. What joy! And it was our new Dean of Hobart, Richard Humphrey’s first time at organising an ordination service. Richard, you did well! [...]

Great news this morning for the well-being of young Australians. The Prime Minister has announced the extension to Federal Government funding for School Chaplaincy to the end of 2011. I trust that the school chaplaincy program will be further extended and that funding will be increased to minister more fully to our young people. In Tasmania some [...]

Preaching page
A great ministry initiative. This resource is provided for the help and encouragement of those in our diocese who are entrusted with the important task of preaching and teaching the Bible. Whether you are just starting out or an experienced preacher, preaching in church or at weddings and funerals, we believe you will find this [...]

I am preparing to participate in the Parliament of World Religions in Melbourne early next month. I am looking forward to joining with Archbishop Philip Freier of Melbourne in a worship time in which I have been invited to preach the sermon. Unfortunately the workshop I was to give seems to have dropped off the program!? [...]

I congratulate our Prime Minister. This is the second apology that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has offered, the first being to the Aboriginal Stolen Generations. As a citizen of Australia I am very grateful for his leadership in working for reconciliation within our national life. 
KEVIN Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull yesterday offered a historic apology to [...]