Sent in by Cris, a surgeon and Interserve On Tracker working in UMN’s Tansen hospital. She and her family were attending a conference in Pokhara at the time of the quake. The earthquake was yesterday just before lunch, when we were just finishing our retreat program for the morning. The land roared for 30sec or […]
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has hit Nepal. All Interserve workers are confirmed safe. Please join us in praying for Nepal.
Christine Gobius, National Director of Interserve Australia, has shared her story in the most recent edition of BST Connect from the Brisbane School of Theology. Christine, along with many of our Partners and On Trackers, has appreciated time spent learning and growing at BST in preparation for ministry.
Stuart Coulton is the Principal of Sydney Missionary and Bible College (SMBC). He was key-note speaker at the Interserve Encounters Conference in New South Wales in July 2014. This is an extract of his address. Paul’s first letter to the church in Thessalonica reveals both the fruit of gospel mission – the community of God’s […]
Title: Crowned with Glory and Honour: Human Rights in the Biblical Tradition Author: Christopher D Marshall Book review by: Christine Gobius Available from Pandora Press, 2001. ISBN: 1-931038-04-X Marshall argues that Christians have something special to say about human rights because the notion of human rights is deeply, and uniquely, grounded in the biblical […]
Breaking Calabashes: Becoming an Intercultural Community is a timely new book offering practical ways to break our assumptions about others in the interests of becoming communities in which all are truly valued and included. God’s vision for our diverse world is that we all be one in Christ. By drawing deeply from interviews with a range […]
Jesus first asked Peter, “Do you love me?” and then said to him, “Feed my sheep”. Missionaries leave home, family, friends and comfort, not because the sheep are lovely, or even because they are in need, but rather because they love the Shepherd. But following the Shepherd in his mission involves both personal risk and […]
