Jodie McNeill

Our Federal politicians are debating whether or not to strip dual-nationals of their Australian citizenship if those individuals are considered to be a terrorist threat. Whilst this is a policy of other, similar countries like the UK, it is causing controversy in parliament. Above all, it shows the high value of being an Australian citizen. … Read more

Suppose that you were to die today and stand before God and he were to say to you, “Why should I let you into my heaven?” what would you say? This famous question by the organisation Evangelism Explosion leads us to think carefully about how it is that we gain acceptance by God. If your answer to … Read more

Right now, our church is joining with Christians everywhere in trying to stop changes to the definition of marriage. We believe that redefining marriage will cause harm to our society because we believe that God’s framework of relationships is the best for everyone. But even though we don’t welcome the proposed changes to marriage, we’re not saying that we don’t welcome … Read more

It has been 18 years since the first National Sorry Day, which has served to help remember and commemorate the mistreatment of Australia’s Aboriginal people. Yet, even though the Prime Minister publicly apologised in 2008, the hurt amongst Australia’s indigenous people continues to this day. This Reconciliation Week, we are sorry for the ways in which we have contributed … Read more

In tomorrow’s combined leadership group meeting, we are reviewing the book Simple Church by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger. In writing this book, the authors examined thousands of different churches and concluded that the most vibrant ones were the churches that were the most simple. Yet, when they spoke of simplicity, they weren’t talking about the content or style of Bible talks … Read more