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Preacher: Rowland Croucher
At Open Icon Baptist Church, we value great preaching — preaching that engages deeply, humbly and honestly with Jesus, the Bible, and the pain and joy of living in the real world. And since going permanently online, we have been able to welcome great preachers from all over the world without having to wait for them to visit our shores. Click here to meet the inspirational preachers depicted in the gallery above, none of whom have preached for us!
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Rowland Croucher
The Rev Dr Rowland Croucher is a retired Australian Baptist pastor, counsellor, and author best known as the founder and director of John Mark Ministries, a support network for clergy and church leaders. Often referred to as the "Pastor's Pastor," he has spent decades providing counselling and retreats for ministers who have experienced burnout or "church-related" trauma. After training in 1964, Rowland pastored several churches, including Blackburn Baptist Church in Melbourne, which became a "megachurch" under his leadership in the late 1970s. He also served briefly at First Baptist Church in Vancouver, Canada. He founded John Mark Ministries in 1991, to specifically address the needs of the approximately 50% of clergy who leave parish ministry. Its website is one of the most extensive non-denominational religious resources in Australia, hosting over 20,000 articles. Rowland served as the Director of Leadership Enhancement for World Vision Australia from 1983 to 1991. He was married to Jan, also an ordained Baptist pastor, for over 57 years until her death in 2017.
Sermons by Rowland Croucher
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11 December, 2005
To those for whom the griefs of yesterday or the fear of tomorrow is just too much, come Lord Jesus.
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20 November, 2005
Preacher: Rowland Croucher
Topic: Faith, Forgiveness, Justice
Every relationship in the universe – between God and creation, between humans, and between humans and creation – is driven by three dynamics: justice, mercy and faith.
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16 October, 2005
Preacher: Rowland Croucher
Scripture: 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Exodus, Matthew, Psalms
We are given gifts from God – faith, love and hope – to help us cope with all that is less than God – especially when ‘principalities and powers’ overwhelm us.