The Heritage Program at the

18th Baptist World Congress

Jan 5-9, 2000AD Melbourne Australia

'Baptist Heritage in the New Millennium'

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*Visit the major display in the Exhibition Hall - featuring Baptists in Oz

*Read about Baptists in Australia and their origins

*Attend Focus Groups - two sessions with global & local perspectives

THURSDAY Jan 6, 2000.  2.30pm to 4.30pm  "Remembering the Future"

A round table conference with Aussie ice cream and drinks hosted by Eljee Bentley, Chair BWA Heritage Commission discussing The Meaning and Value of Baptist Heritage in the New Millennium

with three introductory presentations:

 

Open Conversation moderated by the chair on the theme:

Remembering the Future - strategies and methods promote Baptist Heritage

 

Conclusion: Drawing Things Together - the work of the BWA Heritage Commission and its hopes for the next 5 years.

 

 

FRIDAY Jan 7, 2000  2.30pm to 4.30pm: Dinkum Baptist Heritage: Shapers Of The Australian Baptist Identity

 

Chaired by Dr Geoff Pound, this session of the Focus Group features:

 

Dr Ken Manley, premier Australian Baptist Historian, on "Shaping the Australian Baptist Movement"  discussing such questions as Who were the earliest Aussie Baptists? What countries did they come from? Where did they settle? How the Australian geography and conditions have shaped Australian Baptists; Unique features of Baptists in Australia.

 

Ros Gooden, historian of  Australian Baptist women missionaries, speaks on

Australian Baptists Into All The World: The Story of Baptists in World Mission

 

Graham Paulson, first Baptist Aboriginal pastor & National Coordinator of the

Aboriginal and Islander Baptist Council of Australia discussing "The Baptist Mission and the Indigenous People of Australia"

 

NB: This Focus Group Program is in preparation - details may change before the event.

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