Ridley College

04/06/2026

Register now for the Ridley Women's Writing Retreat

Do you wish you had some time and space to focus on your writing? The Ridley Women's Writing Retreat — Friday 31 July & Saturday 1 August — might be just what you need!

This two-day event at Ridley College is for women who want to write, in the company of other women. Come for one day or both.

Each day begins with an inspirational talk on connecting with God through writing, followed by plenty of dedicated writing time, great conversation, and good food and coffee. ☕

We're also offering workshops on publishing, Scrivener, persuasive writing, and finding women's stories in Scripture.

Click this link to register: https://www.ridley.edu.au/Women_WR_26

04/06/2026

🎙️ Episode 5 is live!
Join Anna Davy, Dave Chiswell and Joshua Millard talk AI, young people, and the church — what it's doing to formation, why some friction is worth keeping, and what Christians uniquely have to offer in this moment.

A must-listen for anyone in children's or youth ministry. 🎧
Listen wherever you get your podcasts or click here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/13660d72

02/06/2026

🎉 We have some exciting staff updates to share!

We're delighted to welcome Dr Susan Bradbeer as our new COO and congratulate Ben Roberts on his promotion to CFO — both beginning their new roles on 13 July 2026.

We also want to acknowledge our outgoing CFO Michael Petering, who will be with us until the end of August after seven years of distinguished service to Ridley. Thank you Michael!

Read the full announcement via the link below. 👇
https://www.ridley.edu.au/staff_updates

31/05/2026

Ridley College EOFY Appeal 2026: Confident in the Lord
Donate: https://www.ridley.edu.au/eofyappeal

29/05/2026

Ready to deepen your understanding of Biblical Theology and Christian Doctrine? Enrolments for our Wednesday Evening Classes at Glen Waverley Anglican Church are now open for Semester Two — and we'd love to have you join us.

Enrol by 19 June 2026click here to learn more: https://www.ridley.edu.au/evening-classes

27/05/2026

🎙️ Episode 4 is live!

Rhys Bezzant chats with Sam Oldland from St Jude's Carlton about building a ministry traineeship program, forming Gen Z leaders, and why every church — big or small — has a role in raising up the next generation of gospel workers.
Practical, honest, and really encouraging. 🎧

Click here to listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/ed81d0ac

27/05/2026

Upcoming episode dropping soon! 🎙️

"It's never money. It's never location. It's never having enough people. It's always about having the leaders to do it." — Sam Oldland

Episode 4 of the Ridley College Podcast — Raising the Next Generation of Leaders with Sam Oldland of St Jude's Carlton — dropping soon. Find out about building a ministry traineeship program, forming Gen Z leaders, and why every church — big or small — has a role in raising up the next generation of gospel workers.

18/05/2026

I Built an App and Indexed a Book in 7 Minutes Using AI

13/05/2026

🎙️ Episode 3 of the Ridley College Podcast is live
▶️Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GPuY3G3PBsA
🎙️ Listen here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e295d66f

In our Inside Ridley sub-series, faculty members Hannah Craven and Mike Bird catch up on what's been happening at Ridley — from Mike's sabbatical adventures across three continents, to Hannah's reflections on the new Women in the New Testament intensive, to Ridley's biggest ever graduation cohort.

And then things get interesting — they go head-to-head on AI. One's an enthusiastic adopter. The other's a proud "friction maxxer." You'll have to listen to find out who's who. 🤖📖

13/05/2026

😲 We released 30 extra seats yesterday. They sold out. So we've found room for 25 more.

In-person General Admission tickets for The Anglican Institute Lecture 2026 are available again. This is truly the last release, so if you've been trying to get a seat, please don't wait.

Register now:

Join us for The Anglican Institute Lecture 2026 with Archbishop Ric Thorpe - Discernment and Partnerships: Renewal for the Diocese of Melbourne.