A few weeks ago, I returned from a holiday in New Zealand having celebrated my father’s 90th birthday. One simple question our wider family faced, “what do you give someone who’s turning…

On June 11th Port Pirie Baptist Church commissioned Suzanne for God’s service in the Silk Road area. Approximately 100 people gathered to share in the service as one part of Suzanne’s journey came…

Eli Jones was baptised at Springpark Baptist Church amongst friends and family on the 4th June. Congratulations Eli! On the 27th May, the Iranian Church (a ministry associated with Unley Park Baptist),…

4D Leadership Conference gathered leaders from across South Australia and the Northern Territory, representing a wide range of churches, backgrounds, and generations.  While the theme of the conference was Discipleship Matters, two…

Grange Baptist generously hosted our Autumn Assembly with over 120 attendees on the 19th May. Our President, Rev Scott Cadman, shared a witty reflection on the story of Eutychus (Acts 20). He…

Hungry and expectant. These are the two words I have consistently heard to describe the posture of our young people as they entered Easter Camp one drizzly Friday in April. Each year…

A key part of developing as a sacred agent is learning to live off-centre. It may sound obvious, but if Jesus is king, then we’re not. If Jesus is the centre, then…

Ten or twelve years ago, while chatting socially with a woman who worked as a psychologist, I mentioned rather sheepishly that I had a fear of flying. “You should come and see…

Sam Thomson is an enigma. A curiosity. A rarity. A gem. Since the mid 1970s, Sam has held the role of Youth Pastor at Blackwood Hills Baptist. While this means that at…

I was reading an article by Stan Grant, the current presenter of the ABC’s Q&A programme. He commented that in all the varied articles, views, and voices speaking on the issue of…