PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

The Public Engagement Group wants to see churches flourishing, society flourishing and God glorified as together we bear witness to the grace of Jesus in our society. The role of the group is to enable, mobilise and coordinate the Association’s engagement with local communities and broader state and national issues. We serve the Association (including churches, affiliated bodies and the ministry centre team) by ensuring that our engagement in communities and broader public issues serves our purpose of advancing the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word, deed and sign, through interdependent partnerships.

Baptists have a fundamental commitment to standing alongside those who are poor and marginalised in our communities. This commitment has been formed by both the Biblical story and the history of the Baptist Movement. We seek to equip churches to act in ways that simultaneously empower the weak, build up the body of Christ, and help people encounter Jesus.

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We encourage you to engage with the campaigns and resources on this site and join us in taking action in the name of Jesus.

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT RESOURCES

Abortion Reform Bill 2019

Pastoral Response to Same Sex Oriented Persons

Domestic Violence

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ARTICLES

Sans Souci Baptist responding to Domestic and Family Violence with Empathy

This past year churches from around the country have been engaging with the Australian Baptist Ministries’ No Place for Violence Here campaign, raising congregational awareness of domestic and family violence (DFV) and exploring how the church can respond. One such...

Mona Vale Anglican Church-“There is no place for violence in our community”

This past year churches from around the country have been engaging with the No Place for Violence Here campaign, raising congregational awareness of domestic and family violence (DFV) and exploring how the church could respond. Mona Vale Anglican Church hosted a...

True Cost Screened at Blackheath RSL Club

By Blackheath Baptist Church On Sunday 27 May 2018, Blackheath Baptist Church (BBC) took over the local Blackheath RSL Club for the night, when BBC’s Catalyst Group, led by Jenny Bawden, screened “The True Cost” film. This screening followed a clothes swap held...

Recommendations for churches from a victim of Domestic and Family Violence

Recommendations for churches from a victim of Domestic and Family Violence By Kelly Crawford I was speaking recently with a woman who for many years was subjected to abuse-physically, emotionally, verbally, and more at the hands of her husband. Her husband also...

Domestic and Family Violence: Time to Act

By Kelly Crawford Last year, Northside Baptist Church in Crows Nest hosted a public event called “Time to Listen”. In the aftermath of several articles written about domestic and family violence in the evangelical church, organisers of the event recognised the need...

“When we talk about domestic and family violence, it loses its power”

The No Place for Violence Here campaign for Australian churches officially launched in November of last year. Since that time I have had numerous conversations with individuals and churches about their engagement around this important issue. One such conversation was...

Ethics of Life-Sustaining Treatment

The NSW & ACT Baptist Churches produced a statement on the Ethics of Life Sustaining Treatment in the mid-1990's. While it should be read in light of the fact that it is 20 years old, it highlights a number of the critical issues in this general area. The...

Start a Catalyst Group in your church

Are you interested in starting a Catalyst Group in your church? The Catalyst program is organised through Baptist World Aid Australia and will equip you and your church to seek the kind of world God longs for – a world free from poverty. The 2017 Launch for Catalyst...