For the last week, from April 29 – May 6, Moore College students participated in 13 missions – 10 of them within the Diocese: Asquith, North Rocks, Inner West, Quakers Hill, Eastwood, Greenacre, Gymea, Miranda, Willoughby and Forestville, plus two missions in regional NSW (South Tamworth and Glen Innes) and one to Papua New Guinea.

Andy Pearce is a second year student who served on the Asquith team.

“It was an awesome week,” he said. “I was slightly nervous, not knowing what to expect, but the church was great. We were able to add extra man power to what they were doing, and we had some really good conversations. From the Bible we do expect opposition, but I didn’t have a very hard time, even when they didn’t want to talk to me the people in Asquith were really nice!”

Missions are a vital part of the education of students and take place annually. The head of Moore College’s missions department, the Rev Dr Greg Anderson, said: “One of the ways Moore College trains students is by participation in church missions. This provides great experience in evangelism through special mission events, Sunday preaching, doorknocking, SRE in schools and other community activities. Every year we hear of people coming to Christ through missions that the students have been involved in.

“It’s great for the students to be reminded of the power of the gospel that they are learning about in the classroom,” he added. “This year, one of the highlights [was] a team travelling to PNG to join with Christian Leaders Training Centre in Mt Hagen. In recent times, Moore College has been strengthening its links with churches in the Pacific – both by visiting churches in and hosting visitors from the Pacific. This trip will give students a first-hand experience of mission and theological education in our closest geographical neighbour. The hope is that some of our graduates will be involved as ministry partners in the Pacific in the long term.”  

To read a blog from one of the students, click here.