Mark Tronson
Press Service International
Dr Mark Tronson - a 4 min video
Chairman – Well-Being Australia
Baptist Minister 45 years
- 1984 - Australian cricket team chaplain 17 years (Ret)
- 2001 - Life After Cricket (18 years Ret)
- 2009 - Olympic Ministry Medal – presented by Carl Lewis
- 2019 - The Gutenberg - (ARPA Christian Media premier award)
Gutenberg video - 2min 14sec
Married to Delma for 45 years with 4 children and 6 grand children
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Two good paths on offer
Recently I wrote to a young man suggesting he might prayerfully consider a ministry opportunity that if handled in the right way, would provide him remarkable evangelism, especially within the area of his interest.
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Footplate Padre – country depot
In the days of steam on the New South Wales Government Railways young men initiated their career as Trainee Enginemen to becoming a Train Driver, and their role as a Trainee Engineman included cleaning the steam engine cabins, managing the turntable, oiling the steam engine's rods and motions and the like.
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Slavery of Children
Whatever set of statistics I provide this week – as 2020 progresses – the figures will be increased by next week - in this horrible trade of children in slavery, including sexual slavery.
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Domestic violence
Domestic violence was part of the recent election campaign. Some time ago, the NSW Baptists' Director of Ministries Steve Bartlett circulated a letter to ministers and churches on the ABC article and 7.30 Report story highlighting the issue of domestic violence in Christian churches in Australia.
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Mahogany of soul winners - Tronson du Coudray
Dr Mark Tronson was the Australian cricket team chaplain for 17 years and when he relocated to Tweed Heads on December 2005 he initiated a season of professional art (painting under his historic family name – Tronson du Coudray).
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Mission - Gold Coast Airport
Chief Operations Officer for Gold Coast Airport Marion Charlton addressed the Tweed Heads Chamber of Commerce at a breakfast meeting and bought along some statistics.
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Realism (a philosophical difference)
A surprising realisation came from the lips of Ric Charlesworth many years ago, the renown Australian hockey player and coach, a World Cup gold medallist from London in 1986, and coached Australia’s national women’s team, the Hockeyroos to Gold and the Kookaburras to World Cup glory.
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Laguna Quays Respite one of three
The Whitsundays Laguna Quays Respite coordinated by Well-Being Australia for missions has already set the scene with two other sister missions respite facilities..
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Death considerations
A modern issue for Christian evangelism is that every day we are visually invaded on the television news with multiple deaths of good people who have led meaningful and value-add community and family lives.
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Rural Australia - part 2
Mid-year is a good reason to consider relocating to rural Australia.