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Taste and See
Kurt & Bec Langmead’s heart for mission led them to the remote parish of Lightning Ridge in early 2020. It’s a place that attracts people who want to get away and it’s joked that there are more people listed as members of the Bowling Club than on the town census.
22 Nov 2024
The Gospel and Neurodiversity
In 2023 I met my neurodivergent brain for the very first time. As a late-diagnosed, high-masking “AuDHDer”, it was not until my mid-thirties that I learnt I’d been living with undiagnosed ADHD and autism.
15 Nov 2024
Announcement:
Farewell to the Goldmans
Farewell to the Goldmans
At the end of the year, we will bid farewell to another BCA family, the Goldmans, who are set to commence a new journey serving God.
4 Nov 2024
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The church on the borderlines
In 2023 BCA re-established the Theological Bursary Program for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. The first ever theological trainee Eric Felton was sent to Mungindi in 1927 for his first posting. Below is an excerpt of an article that appeared in the book ‘These Ten Years’ written by our founder S J Kirkby.
1 Nov 2024
Announcement:
From Bursary Student to Minister in Training
From Bursary Student to Minister in Training
After completing his theological studies with financial assistance from BCA, Malachi Walker will commence as a BCA-supported Minister in Training at Geraldton Cathedral, WA in 2025.
30 Oct 2024
Life as a Field Staff Kid
Nineteen-year-old Lilly Knight lived in Port Hedland with her sister Bella and BCA Field Staff parents Philip and Elke from 2006 – 2020. She was just six months old when they arrived and fifteen years old when they moved back to Melbourne where Philip now serves as the Minister at St Mark’s Forest Hill. Living in such a remote community had some joys and challenges as Lilly explains…
25 Oct 2024
Announcement:
New Field Staff for Gladstone
New Field Staff for Gladstone
BCA return to Gladstone.
Today BCA is delighted to announce that we have new Field Staff joining the BCA community in 2025, supporting ministry in the Diocese of Central Queensland.
21 Oct 2024
Winter in Jindabyne
Snow season is a busier time of year for the McGrath family serving in Jindabyne, but with this busyness comes the opportunity to reach more people with the Gospel. Trent tells us more:
18 Oct 2024
BCA 4 Kids: Fun, friendship and fellowship
Sixty kids from across the country enjoyed catching up with old friends and making new friends at the BCA Field Staff Conference in Collaroy, Sydney.
11 Oct 2024
Announcement:
A change in the Top End
A change in the Top End
After four years in the role of Children’s Ministry Officer for the Diocese of the Northern Territory, Naomi Ireland will be concluding.
8 Oct 2024
Bathurst experiencing gospel-focused change
An edited conversation between Simon Gillham and The Right Reverend Mark Calder, Bishop of Bathurst and The Revd James Boarman, BCA Ministry Trainee at Bathurst Cathedral.
2 Oct 2024
Announcement: Welcome back to BCA
BCA is delighted to announce that in 2025 we will welcome back David & Joanne Piper along with their sons Daniel, Luke and Matthew. David will take over the reins of the Parish of Emerald/Blackwater from Daniel & Jenni Avenell.
30 Sep 2024
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