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100 Footplate Padre articles  

100 Footplate Padre articles  

The Footplate Padre is celebrating 100 articles in Christian Today and copied to other publications railway, secular and Christian publications..

  • Baptist World Aid Australia is celebrating 60 years of impact

    This year Baptist World Aid Australia is celebrating our 60th Anniversary. Together with churches across the country there is such a rich, shared history to celebrate, and so I’d love to share with you about some exciting ways that you can be involved in this.

  • Two groups of internationals

    Press Service International and Christian Today function a young writers ministry, now for 10 years. In 2015 there were enough “internationals” to establish their own week which fitted in the 5 week Cycles as Week 1.

  • Basil Sellers opens Moruya Arts and Cultural Centre

    600 people turned out in the south coast New South Wales community of Moruya last Friday evening with Mr Basil Sellers AM announcing the bi-annual $20,000 Basil Sellers Art Prize and officially opening the new arts and cultural centre, named the ‘Bas’. 

  • Cycle 2 well under way for young writers

    Press Service International in association with Christian Today commenced Cycle 1 of the young writer program on Monday 14 January, and five weeks later Cycle 2 has commenced with a number of fresh people.

  • SBS amazing railway journeys

    As the Footplate Padre, I for one have been delighted to view the new style of railway documentary shown on SBS television in Australia. I have now viewed three of them and they run from 8.30pm thru to 10.50pm – that is well over two hours. The three I have viewed

  • Five praying ladies – a life time in ministry

    Forty two years ago when my wife Delma and I established our Christian ministry the first thing we arranged were five ladies willing to hold up our family and ministry in prayer on a daily basis. In all these years it has been these ladies who have penetrated the heavenlies.

  • The past reflects the future

    This is my 42nd year in Christian ministry and it's remarkable to look back and rejoice in what the Lord has done in one's life's ministry. In the midst of this have been some amazing people who have been mentors.

  • New leadership at Bible Society NZ 

    Bible Society New Zealand is delighted to announce the appointment of a new CEO, Neels Janse van Rensburg, who will commence his tenure on 1 April 2019.

  • Ministry and the corporate world (PSI Best of 2018)

    Ministry abounds in many places within our society and the bulk of the Australian population has some contact with such ministry – take for example church weddings, christenings, funerals, welfare agencies, play groups, fetes, education, sport, music, concerts.

  • One Day in Melbourne set for 10 August

    The 4th ‘One Day in Melbourne’ for missions’ communications personnel this year under fresh leadership will be held at Craigieburn Salvation Army on Saturday 10 August.

  • 2019 Kiwi young writers reminded on those who went before

    The 2019 Kiwi young writer program commenced with a fresh ‘behind the scenes’ team