2 weeks in South Asia
Through the car window I could see a multitude of vehicles; rickshaws, colourful buses with cracks in the windows, motorbikes and cars tailgating each other, weaving from the left side of the road to the right. The sound was a symphony of beeps and engines. As I sat in a van with a group of […]
Passionate missional leaders for our global church
At Baptist Mission Australia our theological posture matches this moment in history. ‘Everywhere to everywhere’ is not a throwaway slogan; it’s a commitment to humility, collaboration, reciprocity and mutuality in the body of Christ. As I stand in the unfamiliar surrounds of a humid, packed classroom in Asia, I am starkly aware how far away […]
A ministry of presence
As a team here in Outback Australia, we engage with the local communities through a ministry of presence. We walk alongside people living in isolated and challenging environments. While these communities seem remote to many, they are home to the First Nations people of these places. We count it a privilege to serve as alongsiders […]
Women’s wellbeing space
I hear the sound of rain on the church hall roof… “Oh no! Will any of my Muslim friends come to Women’s Wellbeing Space today?” Many of the women live in the surrounding streets and come on foot, some wrangling kids. Often when it rains, they stay home. But amazingly, five friends brave the rain […]
Sure and certain hope
Hope sometimes feels wishful, like crossing our fingers and dreaming of a good outcome. Today, we are all hoping for different things – some important, some less so – in this wishful, it may or may not happen way. Each year I hope the Newcastle Knights will win the NRL – and I know how […]
A safe space to connect
Please note: The following piece includes themes of abuse and trauma. Please read with care. ‘Samira’ (16) only finished grade one before leaving school to care for her younger siblings. A skilled footballer, she stopped playing when she married earlier this year. Her friends saw less of her, and she was absent from youth group […]
Walk the World 2025!
We’ve loved seeing all the ways people got involved in Walk the World! Here’s a glimpse of how Aussie Baptists walked the world this year… Watch the video with captions >> “A group of us had a great little prayer walk around Auburn. We saw some tower buildings near the station, and one of the […]
Using our voice
It’s not every day that I get to walk the seemingly endless corridors of Parliament House, guided by a friendly staffer and ushered into the art filled meeting room of an MP. So I was excited – and nervous – to be doing exactly that last week! Scott, Andrew, Geoff and I were representing Baptist […]
Introducing Food Plants International
We are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership agreement between Baptist Mission Australia and Food Plants International. This collaboration deeply enriches our shared mission and directly supports two of our four key Christ-centred causes: Local Community Transformation and Innovative Partnerships. Food Plants International’s expertise is in empowering communities to utilise local food plant resources […]
Why should we invest in local leaders?
A legend of our mission community, Roger Kemp, shares about why we should be involved in the training and development of local, passionate missional leaders. In my 48 years of involvement in theological education, I have always believed that every group of believers deserves someone who can teach and preach the Bible to them. Unfortunately, […]