Baptist Heritage Queensland

New Book - Now Available

Pressing on with the Gospel

080905

 Pressing on with the Gospel
  Milne launching book
 

 Gwyn Milne President Baptist Union of Australia launching at Queensland Baptist Convention Sept 2, 2005

The Story of Baptists in Queensland 1855-2005

 

by David Parker (editor)

& Les Ball and Stan Nickerson

192 pages -- over 70 pictures -- indexed
18 features pages on Queensland missionaries, MTQ, migration,
multicultural and indigenous ministry, Baptist beliefs - and more

Launched at 150th Queensland Baptist Convention

Friday 2nd Sept 2005 - 12 noon Ashgrove Baptist Church

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see ordering details below

Celebrating 150 years of Baptist Witness in Queensland

2005 marks the 150th anniversary of official Baptist church life in Queensland

The first church, Brisbane Baptist Church was formed in August 1855,

but even earlier in 1846 James Swan was the first Baptist to arrive in Brisbane

and in 1849 Rev Charles Stewart, the first Baptist Minister arrived as chaplain on the Fortitude

and formed the United Evangelical Church which included Baptists along with Presbyterians and Congregationalists

here is a brief historical outline of the early days

Price: $20 plus pack and post $4

Cheques: Baptist Historical Society of Queensland

Post to - BHQ Publications 98 Yallambee Rd, Jindalee Q 4074

The story is here for all to read - of heroic if flawed pioneers, of faithful and hard pressed leaders as well as of the ordinary church members. This story should be read by every Queensland Baptist but is also warmly commended to all who are interested in the evangelical movement and its influence in Australia. . . . . eminently readable and balanced history.


Dr Ken Manley - in the Foreword

 

This book is edited by Dr David Parker. He also wrote the section dealing with the period 1945-2005 and the feature articles. Other authors are Dr Les Ball (for the period 1855-1900) and Dr Stan Nickerson (1900-1945)

 

The Authors


Rev Dr David Parker, MA, BD, PhD, a consultant theologian, is honorary Archivist for the Baptist Union of Queensland. He is a member of the Baptist World Alliance Heritage & Identity Commission, and the World Evangelical Alliance Theological Commission. He has written and edited many historical and other publications.


Rev Dr Stanley W Nickerson, MA, BEd, BD, PhD was Principal of the Baptist Theological College of Queensland (Malyon College) 1983-2001, and did his doctoral research on its history.


Dr Leslie J Ball, BA (Hons), DipEd, BEdSt, BD, PhD, is Academic Dean at Malyon College, where he also teaches Church History and New Testament. His doctoral work was a study of Baptists in 19th century Queensland.

 

For more information, contact the editor dparker@pacific.net.au

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Previous histories of Baptists in Queensland
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