Continue reading »]]> Well, the banter’s back.  And our esteemed guest, Rev. Andrew Thorburn can sure match us in banter.

Andrew’s a really great bloke who Steve knows from the good old days at St. Andrew’s, Wahroonga.  These days, Andrew Thorburn is enjoying greener pastures working for Anglican Youthworks, and specialising in Schools Ministry.  Exciting stuff!

In this podcast, we get to know Andrew a bit, and get to hear lots of great things that the Lord is doing in schools around NSW.  One very interesting item of discussion is the current debate over the St. James Ethics trials which are taking place in our schools.  Andrew outlines what’s going on, and why it’s threatening the place of Special Religious Education (SRE), or as it’s often called, Scripture.  He gives us some good tips on how to get involved.  One of which, is a why for Church planters to link into Schools and use them as great platforms for reaching the community. Great stuff here.

All up, Andrew’s a great guy to listen and learn from.  With a wealth of experience, and great insight, he’s a bloke well worth listening to! (dunno about Steve and I though – we just like bantering as we learn!)

Also:
As mentioned in the podcast, the Anglican Church League is holding an excellent panel discussion over the SRE vs. Ethics issue.  Speakers include: Bryan Cowling (CEO Anglican Education Commission), Karin Sowada (CEO of the Anglican Deaconess Institution), Russell Powell (CEO Anglican Media), Zac Veron (CEO Anglican Youthworks), Janet Simpson (Scripture Teacher and Youthworks Executive).  7.30pm, Thursday 15th July, 2010. Come and join me there! Details here.

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