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   From Surviving to Flourishing: Banksia Women’s Journey with Women 

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From Surviving to Flourishing: Banksia Women’s Journey with Women 

What does recovery from trauma look like when it’s led by women, for women, and grounded in gospel-shaped hope? That’s the heartbeat of Banksia Women—a Sydney-based ministry supporting women who’ve experienced domestic abuse. 

Founded in 2019, Banksia Women walks alongside women in their healing journey—offering care, connection, and community in the name of Christ. With the help of a Women in Ministry Support Scheme (WIMSS) grant from ADM, Banksia Women has been able to grow its services and strengthen the gospel foundations that shape every aspect of their work. 

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   Not the year I’d planned  New Deacon Rev. Polly Butterworth helps retool school chaplaincy for COVID19  By Elisabeth Carter     Polly Butterworth had a big first few months in 2020.   The year started as most do as she resumed her ro

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Not the year I’d planned

New Deacon Rev. Polly Butterworth helps retool school chaplaincy for COVID19

Following Polly’s ordination in February 2020, it was back to school, but not for long. The global pandemic upended the year’s plans. That meant she and the team of which she’s a part— under the leadership of Chaplain Rev. Jenni Stoddart, also Chair of ADM’s board—had to rethink school chaplaincy without losing their passion.

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    Global Call: How MAC Lecturer Jill McGilvray connects with Christian women around the world   By Sophia Russell

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Global Call

How MAC Lecturer Jill McGilvray connects with Christian women around the world

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.

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   Conversations: A real response to the 2020 fires  – By Emma Pitman   Viv and her husband Marty pastor a church on the South Coast in the coastal town of Sussex Inlet. It is a small town of 4,000 that booms to 20,000 in the summer months.

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Conversations: A real response to the 2020 fires

Viv and her husband Marty pastor a church on the South Coast in the coastal town of Sussex Inlet. It is a small town of 4,000 that booms to 20,000 in the summer months. January of 2020, though, looked very different as fires tore through the South Coast, altering the sky, the land, and everything in between.

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