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Archbishop launches appeal for Christchurch
Wednesday, 8 September 2010The Archbishop has launched an Appeal for the Diocese of Christchurch where the diocesan offices are still unable to be accessed and the Bishop and clergy are ministering to those suffering the effects of the earthquake and aftershocks.
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Anglican Church invites former attenders to come back to church
Wednesday, 8 September 2010Almost 100 parishes across the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne will take part in Back to Church Sunday (BTCS) on 12 September.
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Healing mental illness - just a matter for the professionals?
Wednesday, 8 September 2010Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry will join Archbishop Freier and social change leader Kerry Graham in a public conversation on mental health.
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A safer Victoria not achieved through more prison beds, say church leaders
Wednesday, 18 August 2010Archbishop Philip Freier is among a group of church leaders who have written to the Victorian Government, warning against the abolition of suspended prison sentences.
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Chaplaincy funding promise welcomed by Christian groups
Thursday, 12 August 2010Victoria's peak school chaplaincy body, ACCESS Ministries , has welcomed Labor's recent announcement to provide $222 million to expand the National Schools Chaplaincy Program. They have challenged the Liberal Party to match the funding, and guarantee the program's continuation.
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Christian voices get louder as election looms
Thursday, 12 August 2010The major parties are dodging the big election issues, according to some Christian groups. Christian voices are clamouring to be heard on issues such as climate change, poverty, housing and youth unemployment, but Anglicare Australia says the vision for social inclusion with which the previous government began has been absent from this campaign.
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Repeated Pentecosts needed to revive Church
Monday, 2 August 2010The Church needs to learn again that being filled with the Holy Spirit is the most essential ingredient to successful evangelism.
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Globalisation offers no hope, says theologian
Monday, 2 August 2010Globalisation is theologically significant but does not have the capacity to create hope beyond perpetual instant self-gratification, says Professor John McDowell.
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Churches on suburban fringe have a vital role to play
Monday, 2 August 2010Archdeacon Stephen May has a new role - Consultant on Ministry to the Urban Fringe.
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Online publishing alone no answer to Church's needs
Monday, 2 August 2010When organisations talk about online delivery of information, it is so often preceded by "just". Why not "just" publish it online?