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In September 2026, I had the great privilege of attending the opening session of the Presbyterian General Assembly. I enjoyed meeting old friends. I first met assembly expositor Chris Chia […]
The Presbyterian Church of Australia (PCA) is in relationship with various other Presbyterian and Reformed Churches (i.e. denominations) across our country and the world. One of the goals of our […]
Australian Presbyterianism has been associated with Korea since 1889, when the Presbyterian Church of Victoria sent Rev Joseph Henry Davies and his sister Mary there as missionaries. After only six […]
It was an honour to be invited to the Opening Service of the 52nd General Assembly on 7th September 2026. It has been a regular feature of the triennial Assembly […]
One hears a number of recent stories of Protestants jumping ship to either Roman Catholicism or Eastern Orthodoxy. I don’t know the statistics, but I do hear anecdotally that this […]
In the NSW Presbyterian Church at the moment there is a campaign which has been mounted to seek to get Presbyteries to reject the Assembly’s decision to have male only […]
In the wake of the decision of the NSW Presbyterian Church to reaffirm the historic Reformed understanding that the office of elder is reserved for qualified men, much public discussion […]
The following is a lightly edited version of a speech delivered on 15th July 2026 at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of New […]
Next week (14-17 July 2026) the New South Wales Presbyterian Church will be holding its annual General Assembly. I am a commissioner and I should be looking forward to it. […]
On a Sunday morning while living in Sydney, I woke to a brisk winter day. I jumped at the opportunity to wear my purple felt cloche hat to church. Why? […]
An Apocalypse of the Local Church, The One Great Hope for Our World A sermon from Revelation 1, preached at the opening of a new church building for Mandurah Presbyterian […]
Western culture can be summed up with three words – cancel, consumer and counsel. In a week where a well-known TV journalist was cancelled because he interviewed someone the establishment […]
As the NSW Presbyterian Church nears the time of making a decision about female elders, some have been exposed to the contents of a paper that was proposed to the […]
The first parts of this correspondence can be found here – This is the third and final exchange of letters: Dear David, I like your metaphor of a sermon in […]
This is part two of my dialogue with a former women elder. Part one is here – https://ap.org.au/2026/05/08/a-real-consultation-a-dialogue-with-a-female-elder/ My friend’s comments are in italics. For those who asked – yes […]
Setting the Context – A Clear and Present Danger to Presbyterianism in NSW The Presbyterian church in NSW is facing a real existential crisis. There is a clear and present […]