A NEWSPAPER FOR THE CANBERRA & GOULBURN DIOCESAN COMMUNITY VOL. 31 FREE N0. 2 3,900 COPIES EVERY MONTH ANGLICAN NEWS March 2014 Plan for transfer of Anglicare’s aged care facilities announced RSL Lifecare to take over fi ve care centres After a thorough review, the Board of “two organisations share similar values, Anglicare (NSW South, West & ACT) is four key aims for Anglicare’s aged care pleased to announce a new stage in the services will be preserved”. These are: development and growth for Anglicare’s 1. a commitment to the local community, fi ve residential aged care facilities. building on the wonderful support of “Together with the Bishop-in-Council our volunteers and donors; of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and 2. providing state-of-the-art facilities that Goulburn, the Board of Anglicare has meet the needs of people requiring unanimously resolved to transfer owner- care and service, not only today but ship of these facilities to RSL LifeCare,” into the future; said the Presiding Member of the Angli- 3. building the Anglican Church’s care Board, Professor Ingrid Moses. spiritual care of older people in the There are two facilities affected ACT and the south coast of NSW; and in Canberra: Ginninderra Gardens 4. ensuring staff continue to receive and Brindabella Gardens, and three the highest quality professional on the NSW South Coast: Bimbimbie development, training and support at Merimbula, Nullica Lodge at Eden so they are able to do what they do and Mariner Park at Tura. The best - caring for their residents and sale arrangement also includes co- community clients. TRANSFER: Chairman of RSL Lifecare, Major Rod White, and Bishop Stuart located Independent Living Units and Anglicare CEO Jeremy Halcrow said shake hands after signing the contract to transfer Anglicare’s aged care community aged care packages. The that “alignment with Anglicare’s mission” facilities. Departmental process of transferring was a very important consideration. the bed licenses is expected to take “One of the most exciting aspects three months. of the arrangement is that it will allow Mr Ron Thompson CEO of RSL the Anglican Church and Anglicare New Director for St Mark’s LifeCare said the arrangement means to continue delivering the existing that “these services will remain available chaplaincy and pastoral care services Bishop Trevor Edwards, President of for local people”. to the residents. Most signifi cantly, the St Mark’s Council, announced today the “With RSL LifeCare’s involvement new chapel at Brindabella Gardens will appointment of The Reverend Dr Andrew comes a commitment to continuing the be consecrated and operated by the Cameron as Director of St Mark’s National great service of Anglicare and ensuring the Anglican Church.” Theological Centre. strengthening of future services,” he said. Mr Halcrow also said the sale would The appointment follows a careful, thorough The new ownership arrangement sees allow Anglicare to re-focus on two core and rigorous selection process by St Mark’s RSL LifeCare announcing a commitment purposes – caring for vulnerable children Council and the Bishop in Council which must to upgrade and reopen the Ginninderra and helping people overcome poverty. give its consent. It will be effective from 1st July Gardens nursing home, to refurbish “We will now be in a stronger 2014, and follows the resignation of the Right the Brindabella Gardens nursing home position to face some of the major policy Reverend Dr Tom Frame. and also to redevelop residential care at challenges happening in the community Dr Cameron is currently Senior Lecturer Bimbimbie plus a plan for a dedicated sector. One example is the National in Christian Thought at Moore Theological community lounge for the retirement Disability Insurance Scheme which College where he teaches Christian ethics, social living residents. requires us to make investments in new anthropology, public theology, philosophy and INCOMING DIRECTOR: Professor Moses said that as the IT, fi nance and care systems,” he said. ethics. (continued on page 2) Dr Andrew Cameron. alsoalso inin thisthis issue:issue: Intentional One -Day Clergy Batemans Bay prepares Christian Conference ... page 3 for Spirit ‘14 ... page 5 ccommunity ... page 7 Page 2 Anglican News March 2014 THE DEAN’S COLUMN Mission combines evangelism and social action Remember the Five Marks in a book called Issues facing idealistic days of the late the Christian faith in many of Mission? Christians today and in it he 19th century and early 20th cases became alienated In the 1990’s the Anglican discusses the historical reasons that the kingdom of God and from social concern. The Dean Consultative Council for this split. a Christianised society were Gospel and respectability Phillip developed the Five Marks Stott says : the same thing. This meant were sometimes indistin- of Mission which have been Evangelism and social that in reaction other Chris- guishable. Saunders widely adopted throughout concern have been intimately tians concentrated on evan- Stott concludes that our Anglican Communion – related to one another in gelism and personal charity genuine social concern will including this diocese. the history of the church. only. embrace both social service belief in the one who died and The Mission of the Church Christian people have often The third reason was the and social action - and so do I. rose for us; and without social is the mission of Christ: engaged in both activities quite widespread disillusion and These tensions exist in engagement and action our unselfconsciously, without pessimism after WW1, all our traditions; between Christian faith is not being truly 1. To proclaim the Good News feeling any need to defi ne what which led to a view that the need for evangelisation lived out. But taking the two of the Kingdom; they are doing or why. because of sin society was and personal and community together - we can change the 2. To teach, baptise and irreformable; voices speak- spiritual development on the world for Christ. nurture new believers; ing of the providence and one hand; and the need for common grace of God were Christian social concern and 3. To respond to human need Dean Phillip missing or unheard. action on the other. by loving service; It is my strong The fourth reason was the Of course all the Marks of 4. To seek to transform unjust belief that Christians need spread of the Schofi eld Bible Mission are interdependent; structures of society, to - and its infl uential author Evangelism and Social Action challenge violence of every both evangelism John Darby (founder of the especially. Justice is a sign kind and to pursue peace and social action Exclusive Brethren), who of the Kingdom we proclaim, and reconciliation; together. taught that the present evil and connections with others 5. To strive to safeguard the world is beyond improve- through Social Action can lead Anglican News integrity of creation and ment or redemption, and to authentic evangelism. It is sustain and renew the life of will keep on deteriorating historically true that spiritual A newspaper for the the earth. Stott speaks of what he calls until the coming of Christ. If renewal movements inevitably Canberra and Goulburn “The Great Reversal”. the world is inevitably get- led to social reform. Anglican Diocesan Today I want to look at The reaction against theologi- ting worse and only Jesus Think of the Evangelical community the Fourth Mark of Mission cal liberalism, when many in can fi x it at his coming, and Revival and the social reforms in particular. It has caused both protestant and catholic there is no point trying to of the 19th century, to name Editor: Lewis Hitchick contention at times, but is it traditions became preoccu- reform it. one. Address: PO Box 23 contentious anymore? pied with defending the faith The spread of Christianity It is my strong belief Bathurst John Stott speaks about the and social action took a back among the Victorian middle that Christians need both NSW 2795 split between social concern seat. classes who tended to iden- evangelism and social action Phone: (02) 6331 1722 and action on the one hand, and Reaction to the social gospel tify the Christian faith with together. Our social concern 0427 373 446 personal religion on the other, - which taught in the heady, their own culture, and so and action fl ow out of our Email: anglican.news @bathurstanglican.org.au New Director for St Mark’s NTC (from page 1) Advertising: enquiries to the editor He is also the initiator reputation of being generous Dr Andrew Cameron was dissertation entitled ‘The logic Deadlines: and foundational director in relationships, inspiring ordained in 1993 after obtaining of love: a theological approach Editorial & advertising of the Centre for Christian in his teaching and clear in a Bachelor of Theology to the relationship between Living established in 2011 communication. His leadership (Honours 1) through the ethics and emotion’. 18th of the month prior to to contribute generally style will be collaborative Australian College of Theology. On a more personal note publication. to Christian intellectual and cooperative. I believe he Subsequently he obtained a he is married to Mary-Anne Anglican News is printed by life, including among the will guard the ethos, values Master of Theology with Merit with two adult children. As for Capital Fine Print, Fyshwick, professions. and research culture of St while ministering in the parish hobbies he cycles when he can ACT. Post Print Publication Dr Cameron has been the Mark’s, while creatively and of St Phillip’s Caringbah. and likes listening to jazz. He is No. 299436/00093 Chair of the Social Issues realistically imagining a new He then studied at King’s looking forward to moving to Executive of the Diocese of future for the institution in College in the University of Canberra because he believes Diocesan Offi ces Sydney and since 2004 has a challenging environment.