A Prayer Book For Australia is an important step forward in Anglican liturgical revision. It provides many helpful improvements in ease of use and simplicity. However, this revision has also made unhelpful changes in direction and emphasis from the original benchmark of the Book of Common Prayer. It is our intention to evaluate the Holy Baptism service in terms of methodology and theology. We will draw attention to both helpful changes and areas where amendments have been made that represent an unacceptable shift from the theology of BCP.
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One of the funniest television commercials to appear for some time is the so-called Toyota ‘bugger’ ad, receiving almost universal praise for its humour. In this assignment, I intend to analyse this ad, and try to discern what makes it so funny. Then, I will try to establish what this tells us of Australian culture, and consider the implications of this reflection upon the ministry of teaching God’s word.
This case study considers the adaptation of a three-talk sermon series on the book of Leviticus from 25-minute monologues to one-hour teaching sessions. Despite positive comments on the sermons in their original format, I decided to implement some adult-education teaching techniques for the weekend houseparty context to enhance their delivery. The resources available included an overhead projector, a whiteboard, plus flexible seating.