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– By Rev. Jo Gibbs
An important area in Christian ministry is growing and developing leaders. Following the example of Jesus, we want to be on the lookout for future leaders, investing time in them, teaching them, modelling a life of holiness and grace. As disciples of Jesus, we are to make disciples for Jesus – in our whole life, in every relationship in every moment.
Six women serving in local churches throughout Sydney have received funding to support church-based mercy ministries through ADM’s COVID-19 Church Response Program.
ADM is thrilled to announce that thanks to a generous donor, an additional $10,000 in funding will be available for Christian women with book projects at the 2021 Annual Funding Event.
2020 was a year of change, a year like no other. While it was a stretching year, for many it has brought the opportunity to reflect on our lives and our work, and to consider what the future holds.
Mrs Dorothy Black (nee Lennox) is Sydney’s oldest living deaconess and today celebrates 70 years of being set apart for Christian service as a deaconess with the Anglican Church.
Attendees at ADM’s 2021 School of Theology, Culture & Public Engagement look back on how they were shaped by the masterclasses they attended at this year’s online STCPE.
After 11 years of faithful ministry, Rev. Jacinth Myles is retiring from her role at ADM as Chaplain to the Deaconesses and Retired Deacons. She will be replaced by Rev. Jan Donohoo, who will take on the role of ADM Chaplain.
ADM is pleased to announce the appointment of Jo Gibbs as its new CEO, effective 17 November 2020.
Jo Gibbs joins ADM from St Pauls Castle Hill, where she has been the Care and Assistant Discipleship Minister. Prior to this, Jo spearheaded work in international and cross-cultural settings.
Mary Andrews College has appointed Dr Louise Gosbell as Dean of Students. The new position has been created to strengthen support for students from application to graduation.
After almost five years of service as CEO of Anglican Deaconess Ministries, Dr Kate Harrison Brennan has accepted a new role at another philanthropic organisation to lead a Civil Society program. The move builds on Harrison Brennan’s lifelong pursuits to address economic injustices and cycles of disadvantages, areas she has addressed throughout her professional and educational careers.
The new Principal of Mary Andrews College, Rev. Dr Katy Smith, has a special message in regards to MAC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
What I learned from a time of flood, famine, pestilence and epidemic for such a time as this
Kate Bradford, Chaplain, 2018 ADM Senior Research Fellow & former CMS Missionary, reflects on her time as a missionary in Tanzania.
ADM sponsored Jerusha Mather reflects on her recent trip to Parliament.
Last month, Libby Sanders, ADM’s program manager for Mercy & Justice, 2019 Senior Fellow Brooke Prentis and 2019 Creative Fellow Emma Pittman joined 200 Australians and 15 Pacific Church leaders in Parliament with the goal of sharing their support for Australian Aid and to discuss what the Pacific Step Up means for Pacific people.
For almost two and a half years, Dr Meredith Lake got used to writing in public libraries. She went from one “hot desk” to another, trying to piece together different historical documents to create a narrative about the Bible’s role in shaping Australian culture. It was tough going for the office-less historian, especially between pre-school drop off and pick up.
ADM caught up with Natasha in between her writing, researching, podcasting and preparations for the 7 November Annual Public Lecture ‘The Pleasures of Pessimism: On hope, culture and the end of the world’, and asked her a few questions that might help get us ready!
When Dr Sarah Crowe, a Sydney-based ophthalmic surgeon, visited an eye clinic in the Solomon Islands, she saw first hand the serious vision problems of many residents. Even as she diagnosed them, she realised that few had access to treatment or surgery let alone glasses.
Because of her passion for theological education, her commitment to and vision for Gospel-centred ministry, and her exemplary Christian leadership and scholarship, Rev. Dr Katy Smith has been appointed the eleventh principal of Mary Andrews College (MAC) in Sydney.
ADM awards Christian women $60,000 for unique initiatives.
Before Sono Leone, an indigenous woman in Queensland, turned 22 years old, she had experienced domestic violence not unlike what many other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia have endured. In fact, indigenous women are 32 times more likely to be hospitalised due to family violence than non-Indigenous women, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. For Sono, though, experiencing abuse first-hand led her out of the darkness and into a relationship with Jesus.
