Rev Bob Thomas chaired the 2017 gathering with Cheryl McGrath CMS the scribe for the day
Christian media leaders meet for the second year tomorrow (Saturday) 10 February at the Salvation Army's Stanmore House in Sydney.
Last year, the inaugural gathering saw media leaders from
Eternity
New Life
Christians in the Media
Salvation Army
Chinese Media
Christian Today
Press Service International
Young writers ministry
Uniting Confessing
The gathering finalised 'One Day in Melbourne' and discussed a Sydney sister gathering with an emphasis on helping small Christian media.
The target was the same as 'One Day in Melbourne' – that of mission society on-line and hard copy publication editors, Christian writers, bloggers, social media maverns, and small Christian media.
2018 will be the 3rd One Day in Melbourne.
Chinese Christian Media Colman Chan and Peter Chung with John Sandeman. Editor of Eternity
Sydney gathering
Eternity editor John Sandeman expressed an idea last year to bring together a similar group focusing on Sydney to package a presentation to assist such small Christian media operators.
In this past few months John Sandeman and Rev Bob Thomas the stalwart New Life Editor put their heads together and developed an idea for the 10 February to work through a program for 2019.
This program 'discussion' in effect solidifies the idea for the delegates to bring their own input for a practical workshop application for small Christian media to bring their issues and to work through them.
Whereas One Day in Melbourne is a seminar type program, the Sydney model is a workshop scenario. In other words each compliments the other.
Much the same leadership group is meeting – we are expecting the same and others -
Eternity
New Life
Salvation Army
Christians in the Media
Uniting Confessional
Chinese Media
Christian Today
Press Service International
Young writers ministry.
and others …...
Rev Bob Thomas has an agenda for the day which commences at 10.30am over morning tea, 11.00am to12.30pm meeting, lunch and anything remaining after lunch.
The young writer's Brain's Trust is planning to meet after lunch as they did last year.
Eternity editor John Sandeman with Christians in the Media Dominic Steele and Liam Denny last year.
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