THEOLOGY@Brisbane

The ‘Culture, Chaos & Christ’ Conference hosted by the Centre for Asian Christianity & Sydney Chinese Christian Churches Association, will focus on Culture, Authority & Church: ‘Why don’t they listen to me?’Guest speakers include, Rev Ying Yee, Dr Devin Yu, Grace Lung, Rev Herbert Chan, Ps Adam Ch’ng & Rev Dr Andrew Prince. Online September 12 https://bst.qld.edu.au/event/cac-conference2020/

There are only a few days left to sign up for the intensive classes Interpreting & Applying the Psalms with Dr David Cohen through .  26-28 Aug + 28-29 Sept, 2020  David is an internationally renowned author, theologian and pastor who specialises in the Hebrew Bible. He is also the Head of Department of Biblical Studies; Lecturer in Hebrew Bible and Language at Vose Seminary. PhD (Murdoch University). will be taking place on Zoom.

Intensive: OT036-812/OT036-912

If you would like to register to Audit the unit and thus gain access to the Zoom lecture days, please register using this online form: https://form.jotform.co/93087951178873

The cost involved will be $200.

For the Love of God: How the Church is Better and Worse Than You Ever Imagined, published by the Centre for Public Christianity (CPX), is the 2020 Australian Christian Book of the Year. The judges chose For the Love of God from a short list of ten books. “This bold yet balanced appraisal of the impact of Christianity examines both the best and worst of what Christians have done over two millennia. Natasha Moore and her collaborators confront the failure of those who claimed to follow Christ but were responsible for the Crusades, the Inquisition and the abuse of children. The ease with which Christians through the ages have ignored both the teaching of Jesus and the dissenting voices of contemporary prophets is a caution. The authors also show how—when they obey Jesus—Christians have contributed to what is beautiful and beneficial in culture and society. In a time of social media echo chambers, fact-free opinion bubbles and divisive culture wars, this sort of fair and generous commentary is invaluable.” http://sparklit.org/acboy/

“Rumors of the church’s demise abound. Yet, if we open our eyes, we see that churches are being born and renewed at an astonishing rate, in almost every culture on the planet. Many of these churches are transforming neighborhoods while proclaiming the person and the gospel of Jesus Christ. This book will inspire you to see the church afresh—Christ’s vessel for healing the world.”
Graham Joseph Hill (Principal, Stirling Theological College) writes in a review of the recent book, Beyond Four Walls: Explorations in Being the Church.
Michael D. O’Neil, Peter Elliott and the Australian College of Theology’s book reveals many of the ways the contemporary Church remains an integral part of God’s redemptive purposes being worked out in the world, and that God’s call to the church is now what it has always been: to be the faithful people of God, bearing joy-filled witness to the resurrection of Jesus Christ in word, worship, and work, in its corporate life, and in the lives of each of its members.

Blackboard and the Teaching and Learning Conference Asia Pacific (TLC APAC) are holding an free, and interesting conference combined conference for Asia, Australia and New Zealand to help  navigate today’s toughest educational challenges. https://bbtlcapac.com/agenda/

A PhD Higher Degree by Research scholarship at UQ closes 18 September 2020. This anthropological project (to be undertaken by an Indigenous researcher) will take three to four case studies of major evangelisation activity across multiple generations in Queensland, and trace the significance of particular Christian traditions in relation to conversion experiences, inter-generational patterns of religious activity, and the significance of church membership as an aspect of Aboriginal identity. https://scholarships.uq.edu.au/scholarship/aboriginal-christianity-queensland-comparative-perspective-phd-scholarship

Ministry Formation Coordinator (0.6, fixed term, 12 months)

Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership (KCML) was established in 2007. Its primary purpose is to form ministers and individuals for service and leadership in the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. As well as training people for National Ordained Ministry, KCML provides resources for Local Ordained Ministers, Local Ministry Teams and other recognised ministries in the Church. We support synods, presbyteries and congregations in their leadership development and help resource continuing ministry formation among the Presbyterian Church’s ministers and elders.

We need a Ministry FormationFieldwork Co-ordinator to

1. Contribute to teaching and formation in ordination programmes and processes
2. Take responsibility to co-ordinate and teach in at least two areas of

• mission in communities
• worship
• theological reflection

3. Educational resourcing for the whole people of God
4. Other responsibilities as required and in consultation with the Principal of KCML.

Applications close 5 pm, Thursday 10 September, interviews are planned for 18 September, 2020.  We hope the successful applicant can start 15 November 2020, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Enquiries to Steve Taylor, principal@knoxcentre.ac.nz.

Warmly

Steve

Rev Dr Steve Taylor

Principal, Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership

Senior Lecturer, Department of Theology, Flinders University : Teaching Fellow, University of Otago

Latest research publication: “A COVID Christology,” Stimulus (online at https://hail.to/laidlaw-college/publication/1tI5uq8/article/7aaI8MP).

Author First Expressions – available from author or online – https://scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9780334058472/first-expressions

“impressed with the theological analysis ..  grateful ..  for your insightful comments .. [First Expressions is] an important book.” – Rowan Williams

“As we move from a ‘knowledge economy’ to a ‘wisdom economy’, books like First Expressions are crucial.” — Andrew Dutney, Professor of Theology, Flinders University, Australia

Contact details:

principal@knoxcentre.ac.nz
Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership
Knox College, Arden Street, Opoho, Dunedin 9010

DD!: 03 473 0784

Cell: +64 22 155 2427

Blog: www.emergentkiwi.org.nz

Twitter: @emergentkiwi

Stirling Theological College is seeking a Principal to lead the college in 2021 and beyond. Stirling is a Christian theological college affiliated with Churches of Christ in Australia. A college of the University of Divinity, Stirling teaches undergraduate and postgraduate (coursework and research) degrees to PhD level. https://stirling.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Advertisement-for-Stirling-Principal-Website-version.pdf

To mark the centenary of the death of Dutch theologian and statesman, Herman Bavinck (1854-1921), Brisbane School of Theology will be convening a two-day conference to examine the contours of Bavinck’s theology, relevance for contemporary Christianity, and aspects of Bavinck’s life, thought, and legacy. BST invites proposals for short papers (30 minutes) addressing any aspect of Herman Bavinck’s life, thought, and legacy. An abstract of 500 words should be sent to Rev Dr Bruce Pass, Lecturer in Christian Thought and History

bpass@bst.qld.edu.au Deadline: 7 December, 2020 https://bst.qld.edu.au/bavinck-conference/

https://bst.qld.edu.au/bavinck-conference/

Congratulations to Mark Lindsay on the publication of – The Doctrine of Election Through Christian History. Mark Lindsay is Joan F. W. Munro Professor of Historical Theology at Trinity and the University of Divinity in Melbourne. Rev Professor Mark Lindsay is also the President of ANZATS. On this journey through the Bible and church history, readers will discover how Christians have understood the affirmation that God has chosen. After exploring Scripture on the Christian doctrine of election theme, Lindsay turns to the various articulations of this doctrine from the early church fathers, including Augustine, and medieval theologians such as Aquinas, to the debate between Calvinists and Arminians, Karl Barth’s modern reconception of the doctrine, and reflections on election in the shadow of the Holocaust.