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The Gospel of Jesus Christ
A foundational paper for how we understand the Gospel and its relationship to life in the world.
The Gospel and Sexuality
A paper considering how the Gospel shapes our lives in the area of sex and sexuality, and how the Gospel shapes the way we speak about sex and sexuality to the world.
The Gospel and Abortion
This paper is a short primer on our approach to abortion drawing implications from our Gospel and Humanity paper; a longer paper is currently going through the approval process with the PCQ Assembly.
Examining a Christian Posture towards the World
The same-sex marriage plebiscite in 2017 exposed the shift that has occurred in Australian society’s attitude towards Christianity. This has caused Christians to reflect on their relationship towards the society around them. What ought to be our posture as Christians towards society? This paper explores that question.
The Gospel and Humanity
how we understand who we are in the light of the Gospel. This paper formed our approach in a subsequent paper on Abortion.
The Gospel and Gender
A paper considering questions around gender, including Transgender, Intersex, and Queer theory.
The Gospel and Voluntary Assisted Dying
‘Our latest GiST issues paper provides an in depth look at VAD in light of the gospel. You can read it in two parts…
Welcome to and Acknowledgement of Country: Help and Guidance for Christians
How does the gospel shape our thinking about Welcomes to Country and Acknowledgements of Country in church services and related events? Do they help serve the clear proclamation of Jesus? Can they help build gospel hearted relationships with our Indigenous neighbours? We provide key principles and questions for leaders and all believers to work through in their local context.
The Gospel and the Environment
A paper considering how the Gospel shapes our understanding of the world we live in and how to treat it.
Domestic Violence
The Presbyterian Church of Queensland Assembly commissioned a special ad hoc committee in 2015 who produced this report that was adopted unanimously at the 2016 assembly with a series of recommendations and a framework for our churches and victims to understand how to bring domestic violence from behind closed doors and into the light.
The Gospel, Gender and Sexuality
Talking through gender and sexuality presents us with a great opportunity to come again to the feet of Jesus – to see afresh that he gives us what we most need, tells us nothing but truth but also lavishes us with mercy and love. Read the paper to explore contemporary themes on gender and sexuality within a gospel framework.