Photo: Photo of Bondi Beach by Alex Wong on Unsplash Rev Dr Michael Jensen, one half of the WADR Team, is the rector of St Marks Anglican Church Darling Point, a parish very close to Bondi Beach in Sydney which he visits most days. Here is his prayer written just hours after the 14th December mass shooting at BondiContinue reading “Prayer for 15th December 2025, by Michael Jensen”
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There is Racism in the Church by Michael Jensen
And the truth is this: if you ask a person of Indigenous or Asian background whether they have experienced racism in Australia, their answer will be pretty much yes. Sometimes even in church.
WADR Podcast Be Our Guest: The Compleat Set
In our ten seasons, we have been privileged to host 81 guest appearances on the With All Due Respect podcast. Here is the complete list, along with links to their episodes. We will update this list periodically. Listed alphabetically by surname. If you are wondering, we have done a gender count, as this is something we do keep an eye on. As of the end of our tenth season, 37 appearances have been by women, that’s 46%.
The Australian Anglican Primate Elect: In His Own Words
On 19 July 2025, the 18th Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia was elected. The Right Reverend Dr Mark Short, Bishop of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, will serve as Primate alongside his current role. He takes up his new duties on 1 November 2025. Bishop Short graciously took some time to answer questions put to him by the WADR team to help people gain some insight into the new Primate. These answers are printed as given.
The 2025 Baptist World Congress Speaks Freedom by Megan Powell du Toit
This year‘s Baptist World Congress, held in Brisbane from 7-12 July, felt like a decisive moment for Baptists, giving a choice to take certain paths and not others. The Baptist World Alliance has held a world congress every five years in various countries since 1905.
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