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PART 2 Prayer occupied a central place in Morling’s pastoral theology because it was the natural expression of this communion with Christ. He regarded prayer not merely as one pastoral responsibility among many but as the atmosphere in which all Christian life and ministry are sustained. Drawing upon the practice of the apostolic Church, he …
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PART 1 George Henry Morling (1891–1974) was one of the most influential Baptist leaders in twentieth-century Australia. Serving as Principal of the Baptist Theological College of New South Wales from 1922 to 1960, he shaped generations of ministers through his teaching, preaching, pastoral care, and personal example. Although he published comparatively little, his influence extended …
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The experience of suffering and grief in the life of G. H. Morling Bush fires aside, the year 2020 was supposed to be a good one. A new year, a new decade, the year number itself a virtual palindrome – what could go wrong? And then Covid-19 stepped in, no longer a far-off disease …
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