Indigenous Australians and the Christian Gospel - with Michael Duckett
As I interviewed Michael Duckett on The Pastor’s Heart, I thought it would be helpful to create two clips - in case you might like to use one or both of over the next two Sundays.
Aborigines Sunday
Here’s the suggested introduction for 19 January:
The Sunday before Australia Day is known as Aborigines Sunday.
In 1938 the aboriginal leader William Cooper called on the churches of Australia to mark what he called ‘Aborigines Sunday’ on the Sunday before Australia Day.
He requested sermons be preached on this day dealing with the Aboriginal people and their need of the gospel and response to it and we ask that special prayer be invoked for all missionary and other effort for the uplift of indigenous Australians.
Let's watch this clip from Indigenous Pastor Michael Duckett, who leads the ministry at Macarthur/Campbelltown and who chairs the Sydney Anglican Indigenous People's Ministry.
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Australia Day from a Christian indigenous perspective
Script for 26 January
Today (26 Jan) we mark Australia Day. There are conflicting perspectives in the wider community on this.
We thought it would be helpful to hear from Indigenous pastor Michael Duckett. Micheal leads the Anglican Ministry at Macarthur/Campbelltown and chairs the Sydney Anglican Indigenous People's Ministry.
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Indigenous Australians and the Christian Gospel - with Michael Duckett
As we approach ‘Aborigines Sunday’ (19 January) we focus on the progress of the gospel among the indigenous in Australia.
What are the cultural changes and what openness to Jesus Christ among Indigenous Australians?
Where are we seeing growth? What are the roadblocks and opportunities for the growth of the gospel among the indigenous communities? How much has to do with the soil. How much has to do with things that we can change?
Michael Duckett leads the Anglican Indigenous Ministry at Macarthur/Campbelltown in the far south west of Sydney and Chairs the Sydney Anglican Indigenous Ministry Committee.
Aboriginal Sunday
In 1938 the aboriginal leader William Cooper called on the churches of Australia to mark what he called ‘Aborigines Sunday’ on the Sunday before Australia Day. He requested ‘sermons be preached on this day dealing with the Aboriginal people and their need of the gospel and response to it and we ask that special prayer be invoked for all missionary and other effort for the uplift of the dark people.’
