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Welcome to the Christian History Research Website! In this site are many online books of Christian history in Australia and South Pacific. Please click on any of the book covers or links below to find material relevant to your church or personal needs. There are also several indexes and a search engine to help find material.
The year 2012 is a significant one in the history of the Presbyterian Church as it marks a centenary of ministry to Inland Australia. In 1912 a pioneering work to provide a 'mantle of safety' was initiated under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. John Flynn through the Australian Inland Mission (AIM). The work of the AIM is continued today by the Presbyterian Inland Mission, its successor in the Presbyterian Church of Australia.
Flynn's work with the flying doctor and the pedal radio were to transform him from being simply a church leader to a figure of national and eventually international significance. By the 1950's, the Royal Flying Doctor Service was acknowledged by former Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies as "perhaps the single greatest contribution to the effective settlement of the far distant country we have witnessed in our time." Flynn had become quite simply the most famous and significant Presbyterian in Australia's history because he had made such a major contribution to the building of the nation and the development of a national Australian consciousness.
In 1977, the work of the AIM continued in the Presbyterian Church as the Presbyterian Inland Mission and in the Uniting Church as Frontier Services.
Also see:
- Uniting Church in Australia Frontier Services History
- Presbyterian Inland Mission (PIM)
- John Flynn interactive
"Beyond the Furthest Fences: 100 years of Inland Mission" by Stuart Bonnington, 2nd ed, Presbyterian Inland Mission, 2011 (Kindle ebook)
John Flynn: An Interactive Biography
John Flynn was a Christian Missionary who created the Royal Flying Doctor Service. In this application you will learn how Flynn, by trusting God, would become one of Australia's greatest leaders.
The application features:
- a concise biography
- an interactive timeline
- an interactive twenty dollar note
- audio re-enactment of some of Flynn's statements
- and plenty more...
This application will take about 20 minutes to complete. You will require Adobe Flash Player 10 or higher.
Options
- Download (6MB) (Windows)
- Web Version
© Copyright 2012 Graham & Pam McLennan, Christian History Research
This application may be used and distributed freely for personal interest, education and research purposes. It may not be sold, copied or used for any commercial purposes without written permission of the copyright owner.
NEW DOWNLOAD: Our Australian Christian Heritage 97 Slide Presentation
(a PDF file of 3MB)
- detailing individuals, institutions, documents and events
useful for church and school groups
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- to download the file in full, right click on the link to the PDF and select 'save as'
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or view via Our Australian Christian Heritage (Slideshare)
NEW DOWNLOAD: Our Australian Christian Heritage 97 Slide Presentation Printable Edition
(a PDF file of 7MB)
NEW DOWNLOAD: The Meaning of Our Flag
(a PDF file of 91KB)
NEW DOWNLOAD: History Makers Radio with Matt Prater - interviews many high profile people including Australians
(iTunes Podcast - HistoryMakersRadio.com)
NEW DOWNLOAD: Don't go to Gilgandra or you will get converted: a story of the Aboriginal Naden Family
(a PDF file of 1.44MB)
or view via Don't go to Gilgandra or you will get converted: a story of the Aboriginal Naden Family (Slideshare)
or view via Don't go to Gilgandra or you will get converted: a story of the Aboriginal Naden Family (HTML)
The Anzacs and Israel - a common destiny by Kelvin Crombie (HTML)
NEW DOWNLOAD: One Blood: 200 years of Aboriginal encounter with Christianity: a story of hope by John Harris, Albatross Books, 1990
(a PDF file of 191MB - 40 minutes @ 700 kilobits per sec)
Historical Revisionism in the National Curriculum by Prof Augusto Zimmerman (HTML)
40 Days of Prayer and Fasting 22 February-1 April, 2012
http://www.40daysofprayer.com.au/
Five Point Plan:
- Renew your first love for Christ.
- Make a list of friends you will pray for on each of these 40 days, to find Christ.
(We suggest you give them each a rose at Easter, as a sign of God's love.)
- Mobilise your church to pray and include this call to prayer in your church calendar.
- Each church to set a prayer goal for souls to find Christ and be baptised.
Pray each day for a renewal and transformation for Australia.
"Jesus said I am the way the truth and the life." John 14:6
We invite you TO pray and fast for 40 days
THAT PEOPLE WILL COME TO JESUS -
AND AUSTRALIA WILL BE TRANSFORMED BY HIM.
Website: http://www.40daysofprayer.com.au/
- Prayer Guide
- http://www.40daysofprayer.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/40-Days-Prayer-Guide.pdf
Christian History for Schools
This is a new section of our site which will be expanded with more material for schools. In it are books, links and downloads for children and youth to help with study and assignments on Australian Christian History.
Australia's first Bible
On Sunday 3 February 1788, the first Christian Service in the colony of New South Wales was conducted by the chaplain, Richard Johnson. Johnson's text came from Psalm 116, beginning 'What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?' The Bible was the large leather-bound King James Version which Johnson carried with him on the First Fleet. Johnson's Bible, and his Book of Common Prayer, foundational documents in the formation of Australia, now reside under the care of St Philip's York St Anglican Church in Sydney. The current rector of St Phillip's, The Reverend Justin Moffatt, considers Johnson's KJV to be one of our greatest treasures...
View video ( 7 Minutes ) http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2011/08/24/3301174.htm.
