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The Great Collapse
One of the challenges we are all living with is the reality that many churches will close in the next decade. It gives me no pleasure to say this, but it is a reality that is upon us. Every Diocese in Australia has a cohort of churches with very small numbers and mainly elderly parishioners. […]
From Anglo-Catholicism to Evangelicalism
Jack Lindsay’s recent article describing the joy and satisfaction he found in Anglo-Catholicism after a start in Anglican Evangelicalism led me to reflect on my own journey – discovering Anglican Evangelicalism after a High Church upbringing. Firstly, I am not confident to draw the fuzzy but existent line between High Church and Anglo-Catholic. Nevertheless, there […]
CULTURE CLUB
This is a paper I presented recently at a discussion/mentor group for a small group of younger clergy and youth workers new in ministry, called “Culture Club” “How should the Church respond to rapid and major social and cultural change?“ I have just read and reviewed three books on the history of the Australian Church […]
Training Evangelical Anglican Leaders in the Developing World – Tim Swan
An extract from Essentials, Summer 2020 By Tim Swan, CEO, the Archbishop of Sydney’s Anglican Aid Right now, a terrifying number of pastors and teachers around the world are inadvertently leading their people astray because they lack solid biblical understanding, and are being “blown here and there by every wind of teaching.” (Eph 4:14). At […]

John Stott's Dream for the Church

Details: Written by: John Stott; Created: 05 September 2011

From John Stott's 'The Living Church'. It was originally penned on 24 November 1974, in honour of All Souls Church's 150th anniversary of its dedication.

I have a dream of a church which is a biblical church — which is loyal in every particular to the revelation of God in Scripture, whose teachers expound Scripture with integrity and relevance, and so seek to present every member mature in Christ, whose people love the word of God, and adorn it with an obedient and Christ-like life, which is preserved from all unbiblical emphases, whose whole life manifests the health and beauty of biblical balance. I have a dream of a biblical church.

John Stott Memorial Service Sermon by Rev. Canon Dr. J. I. Packer

Details: Written by: Chris Appleby; Created: 09 August 2011

Rev. Canon Dr. James I Packer spoke at a memorial service for John Stott in Vancouver on 5/8/11.

the video of his sermon can be found here:

John Stott Memorial Service Sermon by Rev. Canon Dr. J. I. Packer (1/3)

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John Stott Tribute by Richard Bewes

Details: Written by: Richard Bewes; Created: 07 August 2011

From Richard Bewes, for Anglican-Mainstream.net

‘A messenger of the church and the glory of Christ’

JOHN R.W. STOTT

Richard Bewes writes about the Founder of The Church of England Evangelical Council, and the Evangelical fellowship in the Anglican Communion

John Robert Walmsley Stott, born on April 27^th, 1921, was called to rest on July 27^th, 2011, after a lifetime of church leadership, Bible teaching, evangelism and writing – stretching across a canvas that covered every continent. In the minds of thousands of pastors and students of Scripture worldwide, he has been the unofficial holder of the Blue Riband in Bible exposition.As one theological college Principal

JRWS on safari. (Photo: Richard Bewes)

commented to me, “When called upon to expound a Scripture passage, I would refrain from consulting John’s published comments too early, because no sooner had I read them than it seemed there was simply nothing left to explain!” When embarking upon his commentary on the letter to the Romans, it is no exaggeration to state that John Stott read every major work available – including all fourteen volumes of Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ influential expositions.

New appointment to Adelaide

Details: Written by: Chris Appleby; Created: 28 July 2011

It has been recently announced that Tim Harris will be leaving his work as the Principal of Bishopdale College in Nelson, New Zealand, to take up a new position as the Bishop of Mission and Evangelism in the Diocese of Adelaide.

Prior to his work in Nelson, Tim was the rector of St Matthews Kensington in the Diocese of Adelaide, as well as a former Chairman of EFAC South

Australia. Tim has asked that we pray for him and his family as they make this move, that God would continue to equip him with all the gifts he needs to undertake this important work.

Vale JohnStott

Details: Written by: Peter Jensen; Created: 28 July 2011

EFAC Australia recognises with great sadness the passing of John Stott, the driving force and inspiration behind the founding of EFAC in London in 1961- exactly 50 years ago.

See the EFAC blog for more comments than those below or to add your own contribution/tribute.
You might also like to go to the John Stott memorial site to read and even add to the tributes that have flowed in from around the world

John was renowned around the world as the author of more than 50 books including Basic Christianity (translated into 63 languages), the Cross of Christ, Issues Facing Christians Today, and commentaries on many books of the New Testament in the Bible Speaks Today series. He was one of the authors of the Lausanne Covenant and was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2005.

The President of EFAC Australia, Archbishop Peter Jensen, has written the following about the influence of John Stott.

John R W Stott

There are a few, a very few, who deserve to be called a Prince among the people of God. John Stott was one such.

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