One Monday night, Jill McGilvray made a cup of tea and sat down in her home in the Blue Mountains to take part in a virtual meeting... That night, her screen lit up with Christian women leaders of all ages – a tapestry of faces from lounge rooms and home offices around the world.

Rev. Suzanne Gorham, Katie Tunks Leach and Rev. Kerrie Newmarch shared their stories of chaplaincy in hard places at ADM's Engage Dinner in February 2020. Rev. Gorham is Senior Chaplain to the Specialist Units in the New South Wales Police Force. Tunks Leach is an Ambulance Chaplain and Rev. Newmarch is a Chaplain at Bankstown Hospital and was previously a Chaplain for the Professional Standards Unit (Safe Ministry) for the Sydney Anglican Diocese.

After almost five years of service as CEO of Anglican Deaconess Ministries, Dr Kate Harrison Brennan has accepted a new role at another philanthropic organisation to lead a Civil Society program. The move builds on Harrison Brennan’s lifelong pursuits to address economic injustices and cycles of disadvantages, areas she has addressed throughout her professional and educational careers.

The new Principal of Mary Andrews College, Rev. Dr Katy Smith, has a special message in regards to MAC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kate Bradford, Chaplain, 2018 ADM Senior Research Fellow & former CMS Missionary, reflects on her time as a missionary in Tanzania.

Amanda Masonis an Evangelist and Community Chaplain with the Sydney Anglican Department of Evangelism and New Churches. During her Fellowship at ADM this year, she’s creating accessible resources to equip Australian churches in discipling Buddhist-background believers and mobilise them to reach their families and social networks.

Closing reception Keynote at ADM’s 2020 School of Theology, Culture & Public Engagement

There are many sociological and historical theories of change but rarely is prayer taken seriously as a radical and disruptive political force. In this keynote lecture, Professor Sarah Williams (Research Professor in the History of Christianity, Regent College) draws on stories of the past to explore the role of prayer in moments of political and cultural upheaval, and to inspire us to pray in fresh ways for our culture.

'Apologetics and the Imagination'

Watch the opening keynote from the 2019 School of Theology, Culture & Public Engagement, delivered by Rev. Canon Dr Alison Milbank. In this lecture, Dr Milbank brings together theology, literature, and culture to open up fresh ways of seeing faith in today’s world.

Dr. Michaela O’Donnell Long — entrepreneur, theologian, and ADM’s 2019 Visiting Fellow — shares her journey from the softball field to the seminary, and how faith, work, and calling come together in surprising ways.