Mark Tronson

Sleepovers – co-ed – someone else’s place?

Eight years ago I addressed this subject in an article that essentially gave a very conditional okay with so many checks and balances that the Australian Mint 'security' would blush. Since then a whole lot of youth social mores have changed and not least in the Christian scene.

10 years for the young writers

2019 celebrates the 10th year of the young writer ministry with 250 young people having been young writers or continue as young writers.

Preparing for war – 1939 Australia

My late mother, who died in 1995 aged 75, was an aspiring writer. Although, like many of her generation, she had been unable to complete her formal education, she had continued to educate herself about history, politics and world affairs by devouring newspaper articles and any other information she could get her hands on.

New young writers  

The Press Service International young writer program in conjunction with Christian Today sees numbers of new young people become part of the program each year.

Why statistics and records are kept

Easter available for Laguna Quays Respite

The Whitsundays Laguna Quays Respite coordinated by Well-Being Australia for missions has announced Easter is available - now in its eighth year the Whitsundays mission respite facility has provided many mission families / couples and chaplains - a much deserved rest and recuperation. 

Massive increased international readership

Press Service International (PSI) in conjunction with Christian Today provide a young writer ministry and more so, the PSI web site houses each young writer’s articles in their own CV sites.

Fishing and community

Fishing is one of Australia's largest participation sports and whether your living on or near the coast or in regional and rural Australia near waterways, fishing clubs play an important social role in all such communities.

Book review: Pizza and Choir

“The sound of smooth jazz enticed the guests to the entrance doors where vines of fairy lights and white flowers hung on suspended ladders from the ceiling. The aroma of freshly baked sweets and savouries filled the senses and the visual dance of linen laden tables, shabby chic décor and friendly faces all made for the warmest of welcomes on entering Kingdom House, Tanawah on the Sunshine Coast last Saturday.”

Pakistan ministry

Pastor Nelson Pervaz is not your run-about Christian Pakistani evangelist, rather he and his brother Tariq Pervaz have developed an astonishingly far reaching SKYPE ministry.