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Book Review:
To Give or not to Give? Rethinking dependency, Restoring generosity, & Redefining Sustainability
by John Rowell, published by Authentic Publishing, Atlanta. 2006. 253 pages of text plus Bibliography. ISBN 978 1 932805 86 4
At one level this book challenges the "three-self" paradigm of modern mission practice (self-governing, self-supporting and self-propagating). But it does so in a global context in which the author describes the rich western churches deciding not give generously to new churches in poorer countries in case they become dependent. At another level it is about giving and generosity. The discussion is set in a mission context. The author has been working together with Bosnian Christians to see churches planted in that war-torn country.
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Dale Appleby was the locum minister at St Mark's Bassendean, in the Diocese of Perth, from 2016 - 2021. Since then he has served as a locum at Carnarvon, Geraldton. and Lockridge. He has a PTO in the Diocese of Perth and the Bishop's Licence in the Diocese of North-West Australia
Dale was educated in Sydney, and worked as a primary school teacher on the North Coast of NSW for three years. After studying theology at Moore College in Sydney, he was ordained in the Diocese of Perth in 1973 by Archbishop Geoffrey Sambell. He served in Fremantle and Whitfords parishes before working in Darwin at St. Peter's Nightcliff for six years. He was the Rector of Highgate parish in the Diocese of Perth for 14 years, 1988 -2003, the minister at All Saints Jakarta from 2003 - 2009, and the Rector of Willetton parish in the Diocese of Perth from 2009 - 2015.
Dale is married to Joy, who was a teacher of Indonesian and ESL. They have four married children and eleven grandchildren.
Education
Balmain Teachers College 1964-65
Teacher's Certificate 1968
Moore Theological College 1969-72
ACT ThL (Hons) 1971
University of London BD (Hons) 1973
ACT ThSchol 1984
Ministry
Diocese of Perth 1973 - 1982
Deaconed and priested (Perth) 1973
Curate St. John's Fremantle, 1974-76
Member of the Diocesan Youth Commission 1974
Rector Whitfords Parish 1976-82
Member of the Parish Ministry Commission 1980
Diocese of Northern Territory 1982-88
Rector St. Peter's Nightcliff 1983 - 1988
Trustee Nungalinya College 1983 - 1988
Visiting lecturer Nungalinya College 1983 - 1988
Member Diocesan Council Diocese of Northern Territory 1983 - 1988
Diocese of Perth 1988 - 2003
Rector St. Alban's Highgate 1988 - 2003
Member of Diocesan Council 1990-91
Chairman of CMS WA 1990-95
Served with the Protestant Christian Church in Bali (GKPB) during long service leave in ministering to their English speaking congregation in 1995
Member of Anglican Youth Ministries Board 1999 - 2000; 2002- 2003
Chairman of EFAC WA 1999 - 2002
Member of Diocesan Council 2000 - 2003
Area Dean Perth Deanery 2001 -2003
Chair Anglican Youth Ministry Team 2002 - 2003
Canon of St. George's Cathedral 2002- 2003
Diocese of Singapore 2003 - 2009
Associate Minister All Saints Jakarta 2003 -2004
Vicar All Saints Jakarta 2004 – 2009
Member Council of Gereja Anglikan Indonesia 2003 – 2009
Visiting lecturer Institut Anglikan Indonesia 2004 – 2006
Member of the Translation and Editorial Team for The Prayer Book of the Anglican Church in Indonesia 2005 - 2009
Diocese of Perth 2009 - 2015
Rector Christ the King Willetton 2009 - 2015
Diocese of North West Australia 2015
Locum tenens Dongara Mingenew Parish Aug - Sep
Locum tenens Broome Parish Sep - Dec
Diocese of Perth 2016 -
Locum tenens Bassendean Parish June 2016 - 2021
Diocese of North West Australia 2021-22
Locum tenens Carnarvon Parish Sep - Dec 2021; May June 2023
Locum tenens Geraldton Parish August 2022
Diocese of Perth 2022 -
Locum tenens Lockridge Parish Nov 2022 - Nov 2023
Publications
The Transforming Spirit Acorn Press 1989
Explaining Christian Giving Sovereign World Press 1997
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This web site contains a variety of articles, sermons, book reviews and other resources which may be helpful as resources for ministry, or may help you come to know Christ better. I hope you find it of benefit. Dale
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Look up and Look out
18 Oct 2009
Did you know that Church Council has been contributing 10 percent of our giving to seven mission groups? ABM, CMS, BCA, CCE, Indian Inland Mission, Kokstad, and Sonshine FM. Since the beginning of May we have sent more than $3,000 to these groups.
Is it worth while contributing to such groups? They always say they appreciate our donations of course, but is it helpful to us?: Would we be better off using the money here in Willetton? Are we giving just because we ought to?
I suppose one of the reasons for giving to groups like these is because we think they are doing something that the Lord has his hand in – and we want to have a share in it (like the Macedonians mentioned in 2 Cor 8).
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Hope for the Church?
11 Oct 2009
One of the continuing questions is whether Christianity has a future. Some hope it will die out, but those who predict future trends think that both Islam and Christianity will continue to grow.
An associated question is whether the Anglican church has a future. The answer to this is much less certain given the continuing aging of the membership. But there are signs of hope – at least in some parts of the Anglican world. Unfortunately for us these parts tend to be in Africa, South America and South East Asia.
Is there hope that the Anglican Church in Willetton and Canning Vale will survive and even grow? It depends doesn’t it? On...
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Learning to read.
4 Oct 2009
This week the lectionary sets aside one of the days to remember William Tyndale. Tyndale was an Oxford scholar who did more than anyone to lay the foundations not only for modern English translations of the Bible, but for modern English itself. The 1526 edition of the New Testament was published at Worms and smuggled into England and England was never the same again.
It is hard to imagine today why anyone would oppose having the Bible in the first language of the readers but in Tyndale’s time the opposition was led by the highest in the land. Tyndale himself had to flee to the Continent (where he was eventually assassinated by agents of the King and the Bishop of London).
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Which way now?
20 Sep 2009
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat.
“I don’t much care where – “ said Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat.
“ – so long as I get somewhere,” Alice added as an explanation.
“Oh, you’re sure to do that,” said the Cat, if you only walk long enough.”
Sometimes church seems a bit like Alice’s adventure. We want to go somewhere but we don’t know where. And the advisors often seem as unhelpful as the Chesire Cat. Or we try this direction and that direction and find ourselves still in Wonderland.