Our Future Directions
The world is changing! The global church is changing! The Australian church is changing! So, what does this mean for Baptist Mission Australia and our future? Innovation, change and responding to God’s world – as it actually is – has always been part of the Baptist Mission Australia story. It’s an enduring thread of our […]
Driving Change
There are more than 10,000 Nepalese speaking people in Hobart, mostly from Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim backgrounds. We found the Nepalese migrants and students were coming to Tasmania without a driver’s license, but because they were living so far from work opportunities and the Hobart public transport is limited, they struggled to get a […]
Prayer for the World
Join with other believers in praying for the world. Father God, We pray for our world. Thank you that since the beginning of time you have walked alongside your people. Thank you for your beautiful creation and the diverse places and cultures that you have established. Help us to join with you mending our […]
How did I get here?
Danny shares six key moments that have led him to serve in Outback Australia with Baptist Mission Australia. One From an early age, I was fascinated with those serving interculturally. I loved hearing them share their stories and challenge us at meetings. My parents often offered hospitality to those on home assignment. I prayed […]
Sowing Seeds
One of Baptist Mission Australia’s core values is that we foster innovation – taking appropriate risks and encouraging creativity. One of Baptist Mission Australia’s core values is that we foster innovation – taking appropriate risks and encouraging creativity. These words sound great on a page, but what does that mean when the people we […]
What happens when you teach a child to read?
In 2017 the team in South East Asia began running mini-libraries for economically and socially disadvantaged children in two provinces. We call them ‘Reading Gardens’. In one province the focus is on assisting children living in large cities, on or next to garbage dumps where their families scavenge for recyclables or anything else they […]
Holding the ropes
Thanks for holding on! These are our heartfelt words to those supporting churches, individuals and groups who have willingly stepped up to support and partner with us in our calling to serve in Malawi. We shared our story and they believed in what God was doing, so much so that they promised to hold the […]
Joining with God
Followers of Jesus in different contexts share what it means for them to join with God in His restorative work in the world. Rachel | Cambodia “The limited understanding about disability in Cambodia means that it is often linked with feelings of guilt, shame and isolation. At our Language of the Heart clinic, one […]
Embodying justice: The Gospel lived out loud
As followers of Jesus, we are beckoned onto a path that winds through the dense forest of injustice with the compass of the Gospel of Christ in our hands. The Gospel, a story of God’s love and redemption, encompasses far more than personal morality and individual salvation—it is also a blueprint for societal restoration. For […]
Sharing rice and life
Every week I meet together with a group of seven Khmer men. We share rice and life together – the happy, the sad and the hard. Of this group, some are followers of our God of Peace and are continuing to mature and deepen in their faith. One of the men is a follower […]
