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Scott Pilgrim is Baptist Mission
Australia ’ s Executive Director .
He is passionate about seeing more people , in Australia and across the world , experiencing and expressing the love , hope and peace of Jesus .
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As we near the end of the year and start to look back on 2024 , what are you thankful for ?
Where have you seen God ’ s Spirit at work in your life and community ? What are you excited about when you look ahead to 2025 ? Let me encourage you to join me in writing responses to these three questions and be reminded of God at work in our everyday lives .
As I look back on 2024 , I am very thankful to God for the wonderful partnerships Baptist Mission Australia has with faithful people and church communities across the country .
I have the privilege of visiting church communities across Australia , and I am always reminded of the joy of being part of a big mission-focused movement . I have met many people , each committed to playing their part in seeing others across the nation and the world experience the life-transforming hope of Jesus . It ’ s so good to cheer each other on as we live as alongsiders in our neighbourhoods .
We join God in bringing the hope of Jesus to a world that is hurting and rapidly changing . You can read about this change in the centre spread of this edition of Resonate . In the coming months , I look forward to sharing more with you about our Future Directions process and where we see God ’ s Spirit leading Baptist Mission Australia in the years ahead .
Like me , I am sure your heart is broken by the many tragedies in our world today . These include the war in Ukraine , the devastation in Palestine , Israel and Lebanon , famine in Africa , the terrible situation in Myanmar and the injustice we see in our own local communities . In such times we hold strongly to our faith in God , and we are called to live as people of shalom . In this edition of Resonate , Graham Hill reminds us that pursuing justice and advocacy is core business for followers of Jesus .
Across Africa , Asia-Pacific and Australia our teams and partners are sharing hope and expressing the love of Jesus , in a myriad of innovative and contextual ways . Read on and be inspired and challenged by some great articles in this edition of Resonate , including a Cambodia feature , a South East Asia feature and a reflection on the importance of partnership by Melanie Downes .
In the pages that follow we celebrate God at work across our world , and our privilege of serving together as partners in the good news of Jesus . Thank you for joining with us in God ’ s restorative work !
Grace and peace Scott
Baptist Mission Australia is the intercultural mission arm of the Australian Baptist Church . We long to see more people experiencing and expressing the transforming love and hope of Jesus .
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