Ridley will be hosting open days and information nights in October for you to find out about studying at Ridley.

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7 or 25 October 2010

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Faculty and students will be available to answer your questions about studying at Ridley.
RSVP e: registrar@ridley.edu.au  p: 03 9207 4800 (dial option 3)

Would you like some invitation cards? Contact the Registrar: registrar@ridley.edu.au  p: 03 9207 4800 (dial option 3)

Our students consistently give Ridley lecturers high scores on their evaluations because they appreciate the mix of scholarship, interaction and application. We also offer you many learning opportunities outside the classroom though ministry development groups (MDGs), chapel, special seminars, college mission and informal discussion.

For more information about the Application process visit this page on our website.

Our Learning Communities provide you with the opportunity to specialise in particular ministry areas, with new subjects, specialist speakers, mentoring, and networking opportunities. Whether you want to be a church planter, Anglican minister, educational chaplain, youth worker, missionary or pastor in a non-Anglican denomination, our learning communities offer you a tailored learning experience.

Courses range from a one year Graduate Diploma, three year Bachelor of Ministry, Bachelor of Theology, and Master of Divinity degrees. We also offer graduate courses for those who already have a theological degree including MA(Theology), MTh and ThD. Our courses are accredited by the Australian College of Theology and fee-help is available to eligible students.

For more information about studying at Ridley visit this page on our website.

Our concern is to give you the knowledge and skills to move straight into ministry upon graduation, as well as a solid foundation for your life long learning. We are concerned to build the character of each individual, so that you grow as a prayerful person with a vibrant faith, servant heart, good interpersonal skills, and the capacity to work in teams and equip others. Leadership is a special focus, and we offer you a range of opportunities to develop leadership gifts and express them with creativity and flair.

Due to volcanic ash over Europe, Professor Minkema was unable to join us for the launch of the Jonathan Edwards Center launch in April as previously planned. Professor Minkema will be teaching an MA intensive in this week of September on the life and legacy of Edwards, as well as giving this lecture on Jonathan Edwards and the Great Awakening.

Thursday 23 September 2010
Time: 5:30pm for refreshments, 6pm for lecture followed by supper
Venue: 170 The Avenue, Parkville Melways 29 2B.

Ridley Melbourne launched the Jonathan Edwards Center in April 2010 and joins a number of other Jonathan Edwards Centers which are in partnership with Yale, located in Tübingen (Germany), Wrocslaw (Poland), Stellenbosch (South Africa), and centres soon to be established in Benelux and Brazil.

Register for this event by or central events email address events@ridley.edu.au or leave a message on our dedicated events extension 9207 4800 ext 955.

There maybe a cost associated to this event or a request to make an offering to be donated to support the ministry of the college to our future.

We are pleased to welcome to Ridley the Rev'd Robert Evans to present the Charles Perry Lecture for 2010. Robert is the author of many books on the history of evangelism, President of the Uniting Church Records and Historical Society in NSW, and enthusiast for revivals, as well as being the recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia for his work in astronomy. The Charles Perry Lecture, named in honour of the first Bishop of Melbourne (1848-1876) explores the origins and development of Evangelicalism, especially in Melbourne, and plays its part in growing interest worldwide in evangelical faith.

Monday 19 July 2010
Time: 5:30pm for 6pm
Host: Ridley Melbourne, EFAC Victoria, St James Old Cathedral, Jonathan Edwards Center
Venue: 170 The Avenue, Parkville Melways 29 2B.

Register for this event by or central events email address events@ridley.edu.au or leave a message on our dedicated events extension
9207 4800 ext 955.

There maybe a cost associated to some of these events or an offering to be donated to support the ministry of the college to our future.

Ridley is 100 and Growing Strong

Ridley Melbourne celebrates its centenary this year with a record intake of 84 new students. This brings the student body to a total of 252 students. Principal, Rev Dr Peter Adam is obviously excited by the level of interest and the high standard of the new students. “We are very grateful to God, and pleased that vicars are taking seriously the need to identify people that God has gifted for ministry and sent them to us for training” he says. “The future health of ministry depends on ministers being intentional about raising up potential leaders.”

Dr Adam also credits the college’s specialist learning communities, updated curriculum and cross-cultural training are also credited with the high level of interest. Many of the students are studying on Wednesday evenings or online through eRidley. Devan Foster finished work as an architectural model maker in 2008 to study full time at Ridley. Since then he has engaged in the year of discernment. “As Ridley student you are formed to serve and love others by pointing them to Christ. The community atmosphere is fantastic for being challenged, equipped and growing” Devan says.

Xiaoxi Lou is studying part time. “Ridley’s timetable provides options for those who are looking to continue work while also wanting to develop and improve their Bible knowledge and ministry skills. The part time study options are great” she says. The centenary year is not just being celebrated with record student numbers, but with a program that includes a visit by Don Carson in August and the launch of the Centenary Appeal seeking to raise $8 million for vision implementation.

Photo: Devan Foster, Sam Gregory and Xiaoxi Lou. Sam is an ordination candidate for the Australian Defence Force.

Downloads from Don Carsons visit to Ridley are now avaliable. Click on one of the links below to be taken to a download page.

16th-20th August 2010

Annual Residential Preachers Conference
with Andrew Reid, Peter Adam and Don Carson

20th August 2010

Cross Cultural Training Day
with Don Carson (coming soon!)

23rd-27th August 2010

Christ-Expo
with Don Carson, hosted by Guy Mason

Christ-Expo Press Release

St. Alfred's Anglican Church (external link)

Suffering: A theological response (mentioned in question time at Christ-Expo)

When Ridley Melbourne’s College Director, Tim Foster, first heard Peter Adam’s plan to organise a crusade-style Mission to Melbourne he was skeptical. “I really thought, who comes to crusades these days?” Dr Foster says.

But this wasn’t the only “rule” that the mission, entitled Christ-Expo, broke. The speaker on each of the five nights was Professor Don Carson from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, in Deerfield Illinois. “Not only did we have an ‘unhip’ 60-something from North America at a series of events aiming to reach those under 40, but each talk was a very solid 45 minute exposition of a section of John’s Gospel” Dr Foster explains. “And we had a hymn and a prayer at the end of the night. It breaks all the rules!”

One of the most theologically heady talks was from John 5 on the doctrine of the Trinity. “When you evangelise these days, you cannot avoid the doctrine of the Trinity” says Professor Carson, alluding to the significance of this issue for Muslims. That evening there were a good number of Muslims in the audience.  Commenting on such an approach, Professor Carson says that engaging Muslims, “Is not about minimising the differences as we often think. Rather, it is about owning the differences and addressing them without needlessly causing offence”. He says that he spoke to some afterward and none had been offended.

Each night the number of attendees increased, averaging 680, and reached nearly reached the capacity of the 750 seat auditorium on the final evening.  The majority of those attending were in their 20s. Between 6 and 20 indicated that they had committed their life to Christ each night, and twice that number wanted further information. Most of the responses were from university students and city workers.

When asked if he was surprised by the response Professor Carson said, “No. There is a resurgence all around the world, a growing interest in Christianity, and most of it is from people under 30.”

Rev Guy Mason, Pastor of City on a Hill was MC, and his church’s band provided the music. Rev Tracy Lauersen from St Matthew’s Prahran trained the advisers for follow up, many coming from St Matthew’s as well as Glen Waverley Anglican Church and St Judes’ Carlton, while Kevin Pedersen from Ormand Anglican coordinated the prayer effort and Anna Johnson from St Hilary’s Kew was the event manager. RMIT Christian Union, City Bible Forum will be undertaking much of the follow up. Other churches that supported the event include Mentone Baptist, Scots’ Presbyterian, Holy Trinity Doncaster, St Alfred’s Blackburn North and St Columbs’ Hawthorn. Ridley’s own students were also involved.

Ridley Principal, Canon Dr Peter Adam, says that this shows what can be achieved when churches work together. “We can accomplish more working together than we can working separately” he says. That is an important lesson to be learnt, and it is not the only one. Dr Adam says, “Be prepared to risk failure in evangelism. This was a big risk for me, and right up to the first night I was afraid it would fail. I thank God that it went so well, and that so many people invited friends and got behind it.”

“Perhaps it’s time for a new rule book” says Dr Foster who is currently rewriting his lectures on evangelism at Ridley.

Don Carson at Ridley talk Downloads.

The 2010 Annual Residential Preachers Conference was held Monday 16 to Thursday 19 of August.

Peter Adam, Andrew Reid and Don Carson were the speakers and workshop leaders for the 2010 Annual Residential Preachers Conference (see separate folder for Peter Adam and Andrew Reid talks).

Workshops will be uploaded soon.
Smaller files of the Psalm talks will replace the files below soon.

The number that appears on the file is the date of the recording.

for example 100816:  10-Year; 08- Month; 16-Day