Mark Tronson
Press Service International
Dr Mark Tronson - a 4 min video
Chairman – Well-Being Australia
Baptist Minister 45 years
- 1984 - Australian cricket team chaplain 17 years (Ret)
- 2001 - Life After Cricket (18 years Ret)
- 2009 - Olympic Ministry Medal – presented by Carl Lewis
- 2019 - The Gutenberg - (ARPA Christian Media premier award)
Gutenberg video - 2min 14sec
Married to Delma for 45 years with 4 children and 6 grand children
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One Day in Melbourne – 2 plenaries and afternoon fun
The 4th ‘One Day in Melbourne’ for missions’ communications personnel this year under fresh leadership will be held at Craigieburn Salvation Army on Saturday 10 August.
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The Footplate Padre story
An opportunity came to me to become the Footplate Padre which in turn opened numerous doors for ministry over many years. I was a Locomotive Engineman for ten years before I entered Morling Seminary to study for the Baptist ministry.
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Money issues for the young
My parents were what one might call 'thrifty' as many of their generation were. This was a generation who had come through the Great Depression in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
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Young writers Brain Trust last weekend
On Saturday 4 May in Melbourne the young writer’s Brain’s Trust met - led by chair Sam Gillespie, a gathering that has met since 2015 as a consultancy body for Press Service International and Christian Today.
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Family fun being banned
I for one wonder why News.com would publish this story is beyond "the remarkable" as why would any celebrate Roman Catholic Priest in today's climate, ever consider giving a child a piggy back ride, is surprising in the extreme.
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Saturday - Young Writer’s Brain’s Trust in Melbourne
Saturday (4 May) sees the annual young writer’s Brain’s Trust meeting in Melbourne chaired by Sydney’s Sam Gillespie.
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Insurance simple??
The reader might recall South Australia some time ago, where twelve new Safe-T-Cams have been 'happy snapping' unsuspecting motorists, show that there were 11,699 unregistered vehicles - more than 30 a day - recorded during a recent 12 month period.
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Can churches franchise
Some interesting statistics about Franchise businesses have recently been revealed. "A franchise is a right granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services within a certain territory or location. Some examples of today's popular franchises are McDonald's, Subway, Domino's Pizza,"... and many others not just fast food outlets. (Definition from franchises.about.com/od/franchisebasics/a/what-franchises.htm).
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Genuine mystique
Mystique is a word that accurately describes my feelings in 1999, when the Messianic Christian Israeli tour guide led his small group through a small doorway adjacent to the Wailing Wall, which symbolises the 'promise' of the rebuilding of the Temple on Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
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ANZAC has a strong local component
As long as I am able to recall even from a very early age, ANZAC Day involved three things - attending the ANZAC Day March, talking about the ideals of ANZAC within the family, learning about ANZAC at school.