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A philosophy of Service

A philosophy of Service

Jeremy Dover in 2012 wrote an article of 'service in sport' and how this is such a strong illustration of Christian service. I wish to take this theme further..

  • A friend

    A vital question for an Australian male is the difference between a friend and a mate?  This came up in the pre interview discussion in a recent Australian Missionary News IPTV interview with the World Circuit Professional Surfing Chaplain Abe Andrews.

  • Video on sport ministry 18 years to 2000

    Mark and Delma Tronson established the Sports and Leisure Ministry in 1982 having attended an international congress on sports mission in Hong Kong and returning to see this vision come to fruition.

  • Peter Nelson - a Sport Panellist in the young writer program

    Peter Nelson is a retired Church of Christ Minister, AIS chaplain and a sport writer panellist. These are his own words.

  • Top Driver – Footplate Padre

    New South Wales Government Railways locomotive crews in the days of steam out the back blocks of the state such as at Nyngan Locomotive Depot, everyone worked together to get their trains over long difficult dusty destinations, especially in mid summer.

  • 30 years of ministry – 10 years ago – a video

    10 years ago Dr Mark and Delma Tronson celebrated their 30th year in Christian Ministry and a video was created with an array of their ministries along with several salient interviews.

  • Simon Farrer - a Sport Panellist for the young writer program

    Simon Farrer has practised as an accountant in the public corporate sector all his working life and has served as a sport panellist since 2014. These are his own words.

  • Reality statistics – Non-Conformists

    For many years, in the eyes of the mainstream Australian journalists - Anglicans and Roman Catholics appear to be the only Christian people in Australia and that they don't see nonconformist news or comment reflected at one end of the spectrum, nor that of the nine different Orthodox groups at the other end.

  • When it goes pear-shaped

    London has hosted the Olympics three times, 1908, 1948 and 2012. A lot of things went awry at each.

  • Check this out – athletics and theology

    London Olympics 100 metre final:  (1st) Usain Bolt, Jamaica. (2nd) Rohan Blake, Jamaica. (3rd)  Tyson Gay, USA.

  • Liz Hay - New Zealand Panellist in the young writer program

    Liz Hay is a professional in her literary field and a NZ young writer panellist. These are her own words.

  • Footplate Padre takes the viewer of rail clean-up

    One of the Well-Being Australia ministries exercised by Dr Mark Tronson is as the Footplate Padre.