Greg Clarke to step down as head of Bible Society Australia

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Greg Clarke to step down as head of Bible Society Australia After serving for nine years with ‘absolute distinction’ After nine years at the helm of Australia’s oldest continuous organisation, Dr Greg Clarke announced today he will be stepping down from his position as CEO of Bible Society Australia. Clarke told staff and supporters this morning that he felt like his role at BSA was one he had “prepared for my whole life.” “I remember taking my Bible with me…

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New dawn for Morning Star as it joins Bible Society Australia publishing arm

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New dawn for Morning Star as it joins Bible Society Australia publishing arm A publisher nimble enough to bring out both a new book on Martin Luther and the Catholic Worship Book II for the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has joined the Bible Society Australia publishing arm. Morning Star Publishing’s Martin Luther: A Wild Boar in the Lord’s Vineyard by Lutheran scholar Mark Worthing is shortlisted for the 2018 Australian Christian Book of the Year. Catholic Worship Book II is…

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Bible Society Australia is launching The Invisible Book video contest

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Bible Society Australia is launching The Invisible Book video contest Wednesday 11th April 2018 — Bible Society Australia fears Australian children are in danger of becoming as Bible-illiterate as those in the UK, where 25% of children aged 8 to 15 think the Golden Goose is part of the Easter story!  To help turn the tide, Bible Society Australia is launching The Invisible Book – a user-generated video content series that may help bring the Bible back to Australia’s youth….

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Bible Society Australia releases book on Sydney’s iconic “Mr. Eternity”

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Bible Society Australia releases book on Sydney’s iconic “Mr. Eternity” Mr Eternity: One Man, One Word Eternity. It’s a word that has captivated the people of Sydney and beyond. For 30 years, from the 1930s to the 1960s, ‘Eternity’ was written in beautiful copperplate script with yellow chalk on the pavements of Sydney, country New South Wales, Newcastle and Melbourne. The word itself inspires hope for tomorrow and a vision well beyond today. It took just one man, Arthur Stace,…

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Bible Society Australia teams with Cameroon Bible Society to help fund trauma healing for girls and literacy programs for refugees

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Bible Society Australia teams with Cameroon Bible Society to help fund trauma healing for girls and literacy programs for refugees It’s time… to heal the hurt While most Australian girls enjoy a safe upbringing, it’s a different story in the central African country of Cameroon. More than 20 per cent of Cameroon girls between the ages of 15 and 19 have been raped or sexually abused in their lifetime according to UNICEF. However, the Cameroon Bible Society believes the situation…

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Bible Society Australia retells Easter “2017 style”

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Bible Society Australia retells Easter “2017 style” Easter in con-tex If this Easter was the very first one, how would we hear about it… SMS? social media? #Diditreallyhappen? Our “Holy Text” campaign is a unique Bible-based drama, where users will receive eye-witness texts from those who were there when Jesus died and famously rose again. We’re not changing Easter, but we are telling it “2017 style”. Bible Society Australia CEO Greg Clarke says “it’s a unique re-telling of the Easter…

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Bible Society Australia teams up with brewery for 200th anniversary commemorative beer

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Bible Society Australia teams up with brewery for 200th anniversary commemorative beer “A good drop for the Good Book” Australia’s oldest family brewery is toasting Australia’s longest living organisation with an extraordinary Bicentenary tribute! Turning 200 this year, Bible Society Australia has teamed up with Coopers Brewery for the launch of a commemorative Coopers Premium Light beer. The special commemorative light beer is now available to the public from retail liquor outlets which normally sell Coopers’ products. Accepting the specially…

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Bicentenary Bonanza – The Good Book 100% off SALE

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Bicentenary Bonanza – The Good Book 100% off SALE The world’s best-selling book is on special – not just half price – but absolutely free As Australia’s oldest living organisation celebrates its 200th birthday, Bible Society Australia is giving away a free Bible to anyone who needs one, or wants to share God’s Word with others. In the week of our bicentenary, we want to spread the Good Book further and wider in Australia than ever before. If anyone needs a Bible or wants…

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Bible Bicentenary: Bible Society Australia Celebrates 200 Years

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Bible Bicentenary: Bible Society Australia Celebrates 200 Years Oldest continually operating organization in Australian history Australia’s longest living organisation may not be who you think it is. It’s not Houghton Wines or Westpac or the Australian Agricultural Company and it’s certainly not McDonalds. There wasn’t a Big Mac in sight when community leaders Governor and Lady Macquarie created Bible Society in 1817. Ahead of its Bicentenary on 7th March 2017, Bible Society remains the oldest continually operating organisation in Australia’s history….

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KOORONG, AUSTRALIA’S LEADING CHRISTIAN RETAILER, ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH BIBLE SOCIETY AUSTRALIA

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KOORONG, AUSTRALIA’S LEADING CHRISTIAN RETAILER, ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH BIBLE SOCIETY AUSTRALIA  August, 19, 2015. Bible Society Australia, whose core mission is to educate, translate, and distribute biblical materials to audiences, announces the acquisition of Koorong, Australia’s leading Christian retailer.   Richard Grellman, Chairman of Bible Society Australia, believes the Koorong partnership will create an impacting synergy for both organizations in the marketplace, and to the Christian community.   Through this acquisition, the Bible Society will provide additional bible-based services and enhance access to the word…

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