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October 1, 2017
A WORD FROM THE ARCHBISHOP OF PNG ALLAN MIGI Dear Friends, On behalf of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea I would like to thank the ABM-Australia in its commitment and continual mission partnership with ACPNG in the past, now and into the future. The Anglican Church of Australia through ABM and ACPNG have […]
May 1, 2017
In this special National Reconciliation Week (27 May-3 June) edition of Partners we focus on the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians from around the Anglican Church. The Journey of Reconciliation At the heart of the Gospel message is God’s act of reconciliation with the world through his Son. Christians, I believe, are called to model this […]
November 30, 2016
Dear Friend, I travelled to the Philippines recently to meet with our partner The Episcopal Church in the Philippines and visit some of ABM’s project sites. I had the great pleasure of visiting our partner staff of the Church and its community development foundation, E-CARE. We went to visit several villages that ABM are supporting […]
April 19, 2016
Dear Friend, In November 2013, at Busan in South Korea, the World Council of Churches, at its General Assembly, adopted a new Affirmation on Mission and Evangelism, entitled Together Towards Life. This affirmation reflects some significant changes in the understanding of mission and is a document which deserves much more attention throughout the Anglican Church of Australia. However, in […]
November 3, 2015
Dear Friend, I have recently returned from the celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the first mission to Korea that in time gave birth to the Anglican Church of Korea. It was an occasion that brought people from around the communion to celebrate with the Church – a celebration that was both thankful and hopeful. ABM has been […]
February 2, 2015
Dear Friends, The time has come for our yearly pilgrimage into the desert, the time that we remember Jesus’ 40 day journey traversing the wilderness and the challenges he faced. The time is Lent. Lent gives us the opportunity to turn towards God and examine our lives. It is a time of repentance. Repentance is a word […]
November 4, 2014
Welcome from the new Primate of Australia Dear Friend, In 1983 my wife, Joy, and I were sent to Kowanyama in Cape York Peninsula as some of the last generation of missionaries sponsored by ABM. We had great passion for working amongst Aboriginal people and I was ordained deacon and priest by the Bishop of Carpentaria. Little did I know […]
April 8, 2014
Dear Friend, Welcome to the 2014 Autumn edition of Partners. The apostle Paul spent a considerable amount of time writing letters to the Churches which not only dealt with issues of church order, but also sought to build connection between and across faith communities. Paul recognised that it was important for us to listen and learn […]
June 1, 2013
Dear Friends in Mission, I was recently honoured to be the guest of ABM in Australia. ABM is one of the founding organisations of the Anglican Alliance, of which I am the Chairperson and John Deane, ABM’s Executive Director, is one of the Alliance’s Trustees. The Alliance was set up in 2011 in response to […]
February 1, 2013
Dear Friends, The season of Lent reminds us of Jesus’ time in the wilderness and of the temptations that were set before Him; it also prepares us for the great salvific events of Holy Week. During a recent visit to the Diocese of Jerusalem, I journeyed through the wilderness on a trip to Jericho. It […]