This first volume of the New Wineskins series introduces the very best of current research and reflection on congregational transformation among Australian Baptists. This volumes authors share the conviction that Baptist congregations must find new ways of engaging with the increasingly secular context of Australia. Collectively, they take the view that this requires congregations to remain spiritually vital, practically engaged, missionally relevant, and theologically authentic.

The New Wineskins Symposium created a platform upon which our authors shared findings, made recommendations, and...

We are Pilgrims is a superb collection of essays and reflections gathered in honour of Ross Langmead-and it does him proud. It's a remarkable collection, reflecting the wide interests and skills of the man himself. There are scholarly explorations of our diverse, multicultural and supposedly secular age, analysing the implications and challenges for Christian mission today. There are richly personal stories of marginalisation and the discovery of faith and hope amidst suffering and alienation. The experience of indigenous and immigrant Australians is given richly personal space and honour,...