BCA IS HIRING

Executive Assistant to the National Director

We seek a keen Christian with a passion for supporting ministry in rural Australia This is a full-time, in office position, based in the Sydney CBD

The successful candidate will have previous experience in an EA position, preferably in a Christian not-for-profit organisation We value an ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing Advanced computer literacy, organisation skills and a capacity to problem solve and prioritise workloads are essential An existing understanding of the Anglican Church structure, culture and mission is desirable

Some of the main tasks include:

Prioritising the day-to-day function of the National Director’s Office

High level administrative support

Coordination of board and committee meetings

Engaging with key stakeholders on the ND's behalf

For a detailed position description call 02 9262 5017 or email national.director@bushchurchaid.com.au

Applications open until a suitable candidate is found

During each step of this ministry journey Mrs Fauchon ministered alongside her husband, teaching Scripture, leading GFS, Bible study groups and running women’s ministry. The Fauchons retired to the Central Coast in 2001, continuing to serve wherever they found themselves.

“Dad would be quick to pray with us in times of need,” David Fauchon recalled at his father’s funeral. “I remember some troubled moments as a teenager. Without fail after confiding in him he would always finish our conversation with, ‘Let’s pray about it together’.

“We will miss his incredible example of what it is to run the race to the end, to fight the good fight, to trust in Jesus for our compass in this life and to trust in Jesus for our safe transition to eternity with him.”

The Rev Brian Wynn died on August 12, 2022.

Born Ernest Brian Wynn on September 20, 1935, he was brought up in the Illawarra suburb of Woonona, where he learned about and trusted in Jesus’ love through the witness and teaching of his local church.

After school, Mr Wynn worked in public relations at BHP before attending Moore College in the late 1950s, finishing in 1960. He met his future wife Lenore while a student minister at West Lindfield, and they married in 1962 – after the completion of his studies and her own at Deaconess House.

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Upon retirement Mr and Mrs Wynn moved to Copacabana on the Central Coast and, according to Mrs Wynn, before long her husband was asked to “pastor the branch church of Empire Bay in the Kincumber parish, with a full range of activities, at the same time as taking part in our parish church of St David’s, Avoca!

“Brian enjoyed his work with children,” she adds. “Holiday Bible schools, kids’ clubs and Scripture classes all benefited from his flair for the dramatic.”

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In 1961, Mr Wynn became curate at Narrabeen, followed by curate-in-charge/rector roles at Sylvania (1964-68) and Matraville with Phillip Bay (1968-72).

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He then became curate-incharge at Ermington, saw it brought to full parish status two years later, and remained rector until 1988, when he moved to his final parish of

Says Mrs Wynn: “True to his calling, Brian was a man of sincerity and integrity who had an underlying love for people. His family and his many friends will miss his ready ear and wise counsel.”

Poetry

THE SEEKER, THE FINDER

(Matthew 13: 44-46)

Me and Ben is different – a bit like chalk and cheese, He’s a go-go-go-type man and I just take my ease.

I think that’s ’ow we’re made, you know – the way we’re put together, I don’t suppose you’ll change it – just accept it like the weather.

Ben’s a man of business, who chases all the margins

And me – I’m just a farm hand – I never look for bargains. He’s in search of something of a one-and-only kind, While I just plough the furrows and keep my daily grind.

But one great day Ben found it – the brightest pearl on earth. His anxious search was over, his heart rang out with mirth!

But with me there’s nothing changing, I just stuck to weary toil, Until one day the plough, it jumped, and just below was spoil.

Ben sold up all he had to buy the thing that he had found. I did the same, I gave my all to own my piece of ground. He had the pearl, I had the gold, we both had found our treasure –Came at it from our different ways, rewarded in all measure.

I guess some folks are searchers and others found by grace. God’s good news can reach them both – each one in his own place.

David Hewetson

Adelaide. It was born out of lots of pastoral conversations, which then moved to being a sermon series with Bible studies. That developed further into a series of topical articles on each of the Christian essentials.

A move to Lower Mountains Anglican in Sydney meant that I could have another go at preaching through each essential topic with reworked Bible studies and a podcast. All the while I was meeting with folk to read the Bible, and by this stage there were others who were also using the material to read with someone they were discipling.

COVID lockdown happened, which provided some time to write the material into book form, get more feedback, and then present it to Matthias Media. From there the theological and literary edit happened – and many months later we have a book called Christian Essentials!

Why detail this long process? Well, I want to say that this book is not something written from the confines of my study. What I liked about this process was that it was road tested over and over again by people willing to engage with the content, which has ultimately shaped it into a more useful book under God.

What sections of the book have had a particular impact in your life?

Jesus discipled his disciples and taught them in word and deed what it meant to live for God in a world that often rejected or ignored him. He showed them how to shine their light before others so that their good deeds would be noticed and God would be glorified (Matthew 5:16). I think it is important that Christians live attractive yet consistently principled lives in a world that may not share those same principles.

The gospel has impacted my life in ways that I would never have imagined before becoming a Christian and now, in living

Incident In The Shopping Plaza

There’s a lion loose in the shopping plaza. The word goes around the lunchtime shoppers. Some scream, run off, take to the lifts, the escalators, the fire escapes – anything to get away. Others watch, some are drawn closer, curious, and want to see more.

The lion pads on, dividing the onlookers; ignoring the BIG CHRISTMAS 10% SALE sign; ignoring the PHOTOS TAKEN WITH SANTA stand. A woman in a wheelchair follows, a child breaks from his mother’s grip and runs after. A TV news crew arrives. The managers confer, wondering how to box him up. The PR team consult about the brand image of the plaza once the news gets out. An announcement breaks into the carol music warning people to beware of the lion – he is not tame. The screams and shouting soften, arguments and talking take over about how to label this incident and what to do with the lion. Some question whether the lion is really there in the plaza. The lion pads on. Polarising people. Small seeds are left behind.

Ian Keast

out that gospel, there seems to be such a clear logic to what the gospel asks of those who accept it. As such, there is a logical flow to this book. Each of the nine essential characteristics are aspects that I have had to consider as I have grown as a Christian. Foundationally, an understanding that I am saved by grace not by my works (Chapter 1) – for all that follows means nothing without that beautiful truth. Instructively being grounded in the word (Chapter 2) and faithful in prayer (Chapter 3) helps me in my growing, two-way relationship with Jesus.

It is those three chapters together that help me to understand the importance of all the following characteristics in the life of a believer: to be bold in witness (Chapter 4), resilient in suffering (Chapter 5), committed in membership to a church (Chapter 6), loving in relationships – even with those who may disagree –(Chapter 7), godly in giving (Chapter 8) and, finally, now with those essential characteristics in place, I can understand the call to be fruitful in service (Chapter 9).

So, what do you want readers to take away from Christian Essentials?

My prayer is that people will read it, and that it will help people to grow as disciples who shine brightly for the gospel. And here is my tip. Don’t rush through the book. Perhaps read each chapter over a week. Monday: start with the Acts reflection as a way into the topic. Tuesday/Wednesday: do the Bible study, listening to what God is saying in his word. Thursday/Friday: work through each section of the topic as addressed. Saturday: work through the practical application. Sunday: talk about what you have been reading/thinking from the chapter with others in your church family. Or better still, read through the book with a friend or a small group over a nine-week stretch (and notice that would fit into the length of one school term!). SC