Photo - Tronson du Coudray art – 'Optical Illusion'
The Pastor’s Pastor the Reverend Dr Rowland Croucher has begun writing five books titled - 'Questions and Responses: The most difficult questions 1 – and my fellow clergy – have ever been asked.
The first volume is due for release later this year, 2018.
Chapter titles:
Chapter 1 ABUSE: 'Pastor, I'm in trouble'
Chapter 2 MAVERICKS: What shall we do with today's prophets?
Chapter 3 TED TALK: Let's make it simple - What Would Jesus Do?
Chapter 4 JESUS' KEY TO UNDERSTANDING: Love
Chapter 5 SOCIAL JUSTICE (1)
Chapter 6 SOCIAL JUSTICE (2)
Chapter 7 DOM HELDER CAMARA: a modern saint who seriously followed Jesus
Chapter 8 PHARISEES ANCIENT AND MODERN
Chapter 9 WHY MOST DO - BUT SOME DON'T - BELIEVE IN THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
Chapter 10 BILLY GRAHAM: LIFE, MINISTRY & LEGACY
Chapter 11 IS GANDHI IN HEAVEN?
EPILOGUE - DEALING WITH GRIEF
POSTSCRIPT - COMING UP IN FUTURE VOLUMES
Photo - Reverend Dr Rowland Croucher the Pastor's Pastor
Reflections
For 55 years Rowland Croucher through his pastoral ministries and via John Mark Ministries has undertaken a remarkable ministry to pastors, church workers and those in mission who have found the going not only tough, but sometimes even toxic.
His wisdom and careful analysis is such that church authorities have taken on board his written submissions. Over a life time in this ministry Dr Croucher has often been interviewed on television on a variety of matters, but largely focused on the issues of the pastor’s heartache.
Now, he is attending to his keyboard with great care and sensitivity in compiling the issues associated with his ministry consultations by such as those described above – pastors, church workers, missionaries, missioners and of this ilk.
It was my privilege to interview Rowland Croucher for the Australian Missionary News IPTV and this short 6 min interview may be viewed on YouTube:
Photo - Tronson du Coudray art – 'Spring light'
Dr Mark Tronson is a Baptist minister (retired) who served as the Australian cricket team chaplain for 17 years (2000 ret) and established Life After Cricket in 2001. He was recognised by the Olympic Ministry Medal in 2009 presented by Carl Lewis Olympian of the Century. He mentors young writers and has written 24 books, and enjoys writing. He is married to Delma, with four adult children and grand-children. Dr Tronson writes a daily article for Christian Today Australia (since 2008) and in November 2016 established Christian Today New Zealand.
Mark Tronson's archive of articles can be viewed at