Brian Rosner's Farewell as Principal Public Lecture Strengthened By The Gospel: The Purpose of Romans and the Future of Ridley College This is a recording of Brian Rosner's farewell as principal public lecture, held on the evening of Wednesday, 16 October 2024. His lecture theme was “Strengthened by the Gospel: The Purpose of Romans and the Future …

Episode Description Dr Katherine Firth was a guest speaker at our 2024 Women's Writing Retreat and joins us on the podcast to share her new book "Writing Well and Being Well for Your PhD and Beyond: How to Cultivate a Strong and Sustainable Writing Practice for Life" (Routledge, 2023). Dr Firth is head of Lisa Bellear house, a residential hall at M…

Song of Songs: A metaphor for God and the church or a celebration of sexuality? Episode Description One of the most beautiful parts of the Bible, Christians often do not know what to do with the Song of Songs. Is it a metaphor for God and the church? A celebration of human sexuality? Or something else? In this panel discussion, Dr Kamina Wüst and D…

Episode Description Tamie Davis was at Ridley for this year's Alf Stanway lecture in mission. In this episode, Hannah Craven sits down with Tamie to learn a bit more about her research, to dig a bit deeper into the "Mafanikio" theology of Tanzanian Christian women, and to reflect on the value of missiological thinking in our Christian lives and min…

Episode Description In this episode, Deputy Principal: Academic, Revd Dr Mike Bird, chatted with faculty member Dr Andrew Malone about his book, To Walk and to Please God: A Theology of 1 and 2 Thessalonians. This book explores 1 and 2 Thessalonians and highlights the life cycle of Christian discipleship—turning away from idols, trusting in the gos…

Episode: 12 The Alf Stanway Lecture in Mission 2024 Pleasure, Pain.... And Prosperity: Advancing The Mission Conversation In Australia Guest Speaker: Dr Tamie Davis Description: Majority World theology is growing as the Spirit of Christ grows God's people in both breadth and depth. What might Christianity in Australia stand to gain from it? This le…

The Leon Morris Lecture in New Testament Studies 2024 Ambassadors of Hope: A New Testament Theme Episode Description This lecture will explore one of the key themes of the New Testament – that of reconciliation. Reconciliation shows the heart of God, and the church is called to reflect that heart. This echoes something Leon Morris himself emphasize…

Description Dr Darrell Bock gave the 2024 Ridley College Leon Morris Lecture in New Testament Studies on 18 July 2024. While visiting Ridley, our principal, Dr Brian Rosner, sat down with Darrell to discuss several topics in New Testament Studies and also the question of how to promote the gospel in our fractured world. About Dr Darrell Bock Darrel…

Description In this episode, Dr Mike Bird interviewed one of his students, Lachlan Vines, who won the Journal of Anglican Studies Student Essay Competition in April 2024. Lachlan is currently studying for the Master of Divinity at Ridley College and wrote an essay on Rowan Williams' Theology of Revelation for one of his assignments. He shares how h…

Description: This episode, Atonement Culture, is one of three expositions presented by Dr Rory Shiner at the Ridley College's Annual Preachers' Conference: Set Apart - Preaching from Leviticus, held on 23 - 24 April 2024. The conference featured Dr Rory Shiner (Providence Church, Perth) and Revd Dr Katy Smith (SMBC), who spoke on theological themes…

The Anglican Institute Lecture 2024 Deep Things We Share: Discipleship and the Lord's Supper Description We celebrate the Lord's Supper as Jesus instructed, but for many its role in daily discipleship has been neglected. Learn again how the discipleship agenda for your church - whatever it is - might be strengthened by sharing in the deep things of…

Episode Description In this episode, faculty member Hannah Craven chatted with the Revd Dr Mike Bird, Deputy Principal: Academic, about his book, A Bird’s-eye view of Luke and Acts. Mike shows us how these two books, when read together, tell a cohesive narrative about Jesus, the Church, and the mission of God--with implications for the whole of our…

Welcome to the new season of the Ridley College Podcast in 2024 In 2024, we are pleased to be expanding our podcast with more regular episodes and a broader range of conversations. Here, you’ll find Public Lectures, stories from our students and faculty, and insights from leading experts on the Bible, theology and ministry. Episode Description In t…

Episode Description Stepping into the world of Leviticus with Dr Rory Shiner. Dr Rory Shiner (Providence Church, Perth) is our guest preacher in the upcoming Ridley Annual Preachers' Conference. We have an opportunity to chat with him about his life as a preacher and the importance of preaching from the Old Testament, especially from the book of Le…

Episode Description On 1-2 March 2024, our Ridley Students Committee organised the return of Launch Camp. In this overnight getaway, faculty, staff, and students got together and bonded through games, meals, and prayer. Faculty member Hannah Craven had the opportunity to chat with some of them to try to get to know them better. Get to know some of …

Welcome to the new season of the Ridley College Podcast in 2024 In 2024, we are pleased to be expanding our podcast with more regular episodes and a broader range of conversations. Here, you’ll find Public Lectures, stories from our students and faculty, and insights from leading experts on the Bible, theology and ministry. Episode Description This…

Welcome to the new season of the Ridley College Podcast in 2024 In 2024, we are pleased to be expanding our podcast with more regular episodes and a broader range of conversations. Here you’ll find Public Lectures, stories from our students and faculty, and insights from leading experts on the Bible, theology and ministry. Episode Description In th…

The Charles Perry Lecture in Melbourne Evangelical History 2023 God, Menzies and Christian Public Engagement Description This lecture will highlight the evangelical formation of Sir Robert Menzies, Australia's longest serving Prime Minister, and explain how this Christian formation impacted Menzies's public engagement in Melbourne and beyond. Click…

Special Edition This is a special edition of the Ridley College Podcast. David Furse-Roberts is the Research Fellow at the Menzies Research Centre and also our guest speaker for the upcoming Charles Perry Lecture in Melbourne Evangelical History. Faculty member Rhys Bezzant had the opportunity to interview David where they chatted about child prote…

The Leon Morris Lecture in NT Studies 2023 1 Corinthians 1: The Wisdom of the Cross, and Cultural Engagement Description This lecture will do a deep dive into 1 Corinthians 1, exploring Christian engagement in the public space. It will argue that this rich biblical paradigm for cultural engagement should be at the heart of contemporary Christian in…

Special Edition This is a special edition of the Ridley College Podcast. Dr Chris Watkin was the guest speaker of the 2023 Leon Morris Lecture in New Testament Studies. While visiting, our principal, Brian Rosner, had a chat with him about his new book, Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture…

The Peter Corney Lecture in Youth Ministry Lessons from Christian Endeavor “A Training School for the Church” Speaker: Dr Ruth Lukabyo, Youthworks College, Sydney Download Download Lecture Slide Deck: https://bit.ly/PCL2023-Slides-CE Description: Christian Endeavour was arguably the largest and most influential worldwide youth movement. Founded in …

The Anglican Institute Lecture 2023 Preaching the Word in a Culture of Scepticism: Reflections on Jeremiah Guest Speaker: Dr Chris Wright Description: This lecture explores ways in which the culture of Judah had become not unlike the worst aspects of contemporary Western culture in so many nations and what was God’s answer? A sceptical young lad wh…

The Alf Stanway Lecture in Mission 2023 A Less Straight Forward Future: An Exploration of the Church and its Mission Guest Speaker: Steve McAlpine Description: Tim Keller has recently suggested that the decline of the church in the West may not be as inevitable as many suppose. This lecture will explore the current pressures facing people both of f…

The Peter Corney Lecture in Youth Ministry 2022 Your Story: Hearing The Voices Of Young Australians Guest Speakers: The Rev'd Dr Graham Stanton and Dr Rowan Lewis Description What are the experiences, choices, and relationships that have shaped the faith of Australian young people? The 2022 Peter Corney Lecture in Youth Ministry presents findings f…

The Anglican Institute Lecture 2022 Reforming And Renewing Anglicanism: A Way Forward Guest Speaker: The Rev'd Dr Peter Adam OAM Description This lecture organised by the Anglican Institute has the title "Reforming and Renewing Anglicanism: A Way Forward." It will acknowledge the crisis in the national church, and ask how we might imagine and plan …

The Leon Morris Lecture in NT Studies 2022 The Problem Of Evil And Jesus: An Answer I Can Live With Guest Speaker: The Rev'd Graham Cole Description The existence of evil in the world is undeniable. The media gives us access to local and global news of violence, suffering, and death 24/7. People suffer and die, friends suffer and die, loved ones su…

The Alf Stanway Lecture in Mission 2022: The Influence of Australian Women Missionaries in Shaping Modern China Guest speakers: Robert and Linda Banks Description: A window into the personal lives and lasting legacy of several prominent CMS missionaries, especially from Victoria, during half a century of outstanding service. Thank you for listening…

The Leon Morris Lecture 2021 Pray without Ceasing Guest Speaker: Dr Andrew Malone Description Andrew explored the role of prayer in the two letters written to the Thessalonians by Paul and his missionary team. Arguably more than in any other Pauline correspondence, prayer dictates the shape of these writings. Many of the prayers are offered as mode…

The Leon Morris Lecture 2020 Jesus Among the Gods: Early Christology and the Ancient Theologies of Divinity Guest Speaker: The Rev'd Dr Mike Bird Description This year’s Leon Morris Lecture will feature our very own the Rev'd Dr Mike Bird on the topic of Jesus among the gods: Early Christology and the Ancient Theologies of Divinity. Thank you for l…