Pr Alina (Coccetti) van Rensburg received her call to ministry while studying to be a physiotherapist. Volunteering in the Youth Department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Queensland during a gap year ignited a passion. “It was then a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’ I would attend Avondale,” says the Young Alumnus of the Year.
The mathematician who loves music
Friday, August 18, 2017Mathematics and music, two passions of Avondale Alumni’s Alumnus of the Year, have been the backbone of the working life of Dr Wilf Pinchin. Likewise, Wilf has been the backbone of mathematics at Avondale College—the 1967 graduate’s tenure as lecturer spanned 40 years.
The teacher who served students
Friday, August 18, 2017Avondale Alumni’s Alumna of the Year Esther (Strahan) Lane loves to teach. Yes, teaching has shaped her career, but no, it has not defined it. Those in Esther’s classrooms have defined a calling that began with her graduation from the Australasian Missionary College in 1957 and continued for 40 years.
Memories: A journey into mind
Thursday, December 1, 2016Dr Cedric Greive from Avondale College of High Education’s School of Education presents “Memories: a journey into mind” at the sixth Avondale Alumni Association Alumni Lecture.
The academic who wants to bring Adventists together
Thursday, October 20, 2016Dr Alden Thompson drew a crowd to his Sydney Adventist Forum lecture at Avondale College of Higher Education’s Homecoming in August. His writings are, at times, controversial. But the academic sees himself as a helper not a hindrance.
Jesus Hasn’t Come Yet: Uncle Arthur and a Host of Witnesses to the Rescue
Wednesday, September 14, 2016Professor of Biblical Studies at Walla Walla University Dr Alden Thompson examines the difficult questions, Why has Jesus yet to come? and, What does this mean for Seventh-day Adventists?