Values and local Church mission
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Philip Hughes has been the senior research officer of the Christian Research Association since 1985. He is also an honorary research fellow in the School of Psychology and Social Sciences at Edith Cowan University and with the Melbourne College of Divinity. He has written many books and articles on Australian culture and Church life. He was ordained in 1977 and has had experience in local Church ministry in both Baptist and Uniting Churches.
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