Planning for Parish Flourishing
How can we have every parish in the Diocese flourishing? Ultimately it is a work of God. He is the one who builds his church (Matt 16:18). But how do parishes cooperate with the work of God to build his church in both godliness and number? One of the aspects of this...Silencing the Church?
Throughout history the church has had a role in bringing attention to important community issues and speaking truth to power. In ancient Rome at times bishops courageously challenged the moral validity of the actions of the emperor. Christians were likewise active in...The Gift of Listening
Bishop Mark Short recently conducted a ‘listening tour’ of Goulburn and Tarago to hear from community leaders and concerned residents regarding an industrial-scale waste incinerator proposal for Tarago. The proposal by Veolia is to build a ‘waste to energy facility’...
Gap Year at St Nick’s!
How does a smaller parish create a gap year program without lots of staff or the financial resources of the bigger parishes? ‘I was asking that question whilst looking at the handful of young people in our church and knowing that we needed to do more to disciple...