The Evangelical Alliance achieves its objectives is through its ministry networks and specialist activities.
The links below will take you to a brief description of each of these ministries and services, and then on to the respective web sites, where such sites exist.
Christian Management Australia
EA collaborated with Wesley Mission Sydney to establish Christian Management Australia (CMA) in 2002. CMA is a nonprofit, non-denominational membership association for leaders and managers of Christian churches and organisations. For more information visit: www.cma.net.au
National Director: Gary Williams
Contact: gary@cma.net.au
EA Insurance
EA has developed, in cooperation with EIG-Ansvar, a range of insurance products at competitive prices. Of particular interest is the specialised Mission Insurance, which recently saved one client $10,000 per year in premiums compared to their previous policy. more
Manager: Doug Gould
Contact: doug@ea.org.au
Indigenous Australians Commission
It was only recently that Iris Paulson found out where her mother came from. Iris, wife of Rev Graham Paulson, who was made the first Aboriginal president of Queensland Baptists was born on the Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement not far from Murgon. Her parents were members of the stolen generation. Iris’s story is told by Lynne Stringer in ‘An Australian story – Past, Present and Future .’ (1700 words).
Charles Green, chaplain of Presbyterian Ladies College asks ‘What about the aboriginal churches today? ’ He discusses the situation and encourages everyone to be involved, through prayer; through financial support; through friendship offered (600 words).
Moss Nthla is a theologian, and Director of the Evangelical Alliance of South Africa. His address ‘ A reflection on white Christianity from a black point of view’ was delivered at the AD Missions Conference. It discusses racism and being black in South Africa (3,300 words).
Co-ordinator: Jean Phillips
Email: jean@ea.org.au
Missions Interlink
is the Missions Commission of AEA, and exists to link mission agencies and related organisations enabling them to act nationally in promoting cross-cultural mission, in sharing resources, and in planning joint initiatives. more
National Director: Pam thyer
Contact: pam@ea.org.au
Religious Liberty Commission (RLC)
The Religious Liberty Commission is the Australian arm of the World Evangelical Alliance's RLC, which serves as a co-ordinating and networking team within the international advocacy community, on behalf of Christians persecuted for their faith. more
Co-ordinator: Ron Clough
Contact: aea@crossnet.org.au
Aid and Development
EA is closely linked with TEAR Australia, established by EA and now separately incorporated. It is a movement of Christians in Australia responding to the needs of poor communities around the world. Visit the TEAR website for more information: www.tear.org.au
National Director: Steve Bradbury
Contact: steve@tear.org.au
Public Theology
The purpose of the department is to identify those issues which the Christian community today must address and to apply to them the insights of Scripture and evangelical theology. The Theological Commission web-site contains numerous articles on a wide range of issues. more
Director: Ian Packer
Contact: ian@ea.org.au
Women's Commission
The vision of the Women's Commission is to multiply the influence of Christian women on our nation. The Women's Commission hold functions in some states, and has produced a number of helpful publications.
Gender or Giftedness: a challenge to rethink the basis for leadership within the Christian Community - by Marilyn B. ( Lynn) Smith – is a study on the role of women prepared for the Commission on Women’s Concerns of the World Evangelical Fellowship. It is an 87 page book, available from EA for $15.00 plus $2.45 postage (within Australia). It has sections on -
- Investigating paradigms – Jesus’ paradigm, biblical paradigms, the traditional paradigm
- Interpreting Scripture – Old and New Testaments
- Identifying Cultural Influences
- Implementing a response
Check out the World Evangelical Alliance webpages on Women's Commission for more details on some of the ministry carried out world-wide.
Working Together
Working Together is the title of EA's quarterly journal, which is provided to all members of the Alliance. See 'Publications' for more information, recent articles, and a subscription form.
Editor: Gil Cann
Contact: (03) 9755 2665 or gil@ea.org.au
Youth Commission
The Youth Commission is the newest of the commissions, and is right in the thick of its establishment process. More information will be added to this site as the development proceeds.
Co-ordinator: Chris Harding
Email: chris@ea.org.au
