Ridley College

05/10/2026

🎙️ The 2026 Alf Stanway Lecture in Mission is live!

Is creation care truly part of global mission or is it a optional extra?

CMS missionary Anna Radkovic on why Christians care for creation — because we love God, we love our neighbour, and we follow Jesus.

With a response from Revd Dr Wei-Han Kuan, Executive Director of CMS Victoria. 🎧

🎙️ Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/4bcb95c8
▶️ Watch: https://youtu.be/ttS6Wgspc4M

28/09/2026

Listen or watch the latest Ridley College Podcast: Inside Ridley conversation with Archbishop Ric Thorpe

🎙️ Listen here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/a45ab230
▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DcWoWZ0vJEQ

25/09/2026

🎙️ A very special episode of the Ridley College Podcast is live!

In this special edition of Inside Ridley, our Principal, Rhys Bezzant, sits down with the Archbishop of Melbourne, Archbishop Ric Thorpe, for a warm and wide-ranging conversation about the church, leadership, and what the next season holds for the Diocese of Melbourne. Ten months into his time in Melbourne, Ric is already brimming with vision and energy. He shares what he's been discovering across the diocese, what excites and challenges him, and where he believes God is at work.

They also talk about what it takes to raise leaders at every level, the upcoming church planting intensive at Ridley, and what he'd say to every theological student sitting in a lecture right now. Genuine, energising, and full of hope for the future of the church in Melbourne.

Plus a rapid-fire round that reveals his sporting allegiance, his favourite Bible verse, and what he'd be doing if he wasn't an Archbishop. 🎧

🎙️ Listen here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/a45ab230
▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DcWoWZ0vJEQ

24/09/2026

Best piece of advice you ever received and who gave it to you...
New episode dropping soon!

22/09/2026

🎉 Ridley College Annual Dinner 2026

Join us Friday, 6 November at 6:30pm as we celebrate all the Lord has done at Ridley this year — and look ahead with confidence to the next season of the College's life.

We're excited to have Bishop Richard Condie share his renewed vision for Tasmania and stories of transformed lives in his diocese. (Fun fact: relative to population, Tasmania has more Ridley online students than anywhere else!)

We'll also hear from students supported by our Student Scholarship Fund, powerful stories of what's possible when our community invests in future leaders for the church.

Come celebrate, be encouraged, and consider partnering with us to help men and women pursue their call to ministry.

Let's walk this path together.

🔗 Register now: ridley.edu.au/annual_dinner

21/09/2026

Congratulations to Kate B**r, who has been appointed Director of Ordinands with the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, starting 12 November 2026! 🎉

Kate's contributions to Ridley through the Anglican Institute, her videos on Indigenous Christianity, and her teaching in Professional Pastoral Supervision and Reflective Practice have been significant and long-lasting. We'll miss her care for our students, and we're excited to see how God will use her in this new role.

Read the full announcement from our Principal, Rhys Bezzant: https://www.ridley.edu.au/faculty-announcement

Anglican Diocese of Melbourne

07/09/2026

Wherever you are on your path of considering theological study, we would love to invite you to join us for a Ridley College Open Day!

Click https://www.ridley.edu.au/open to RSVP today!

Open Day - On Campus
14 October 2026
9:30 am – 1:00 pm (lunch to follow)

Open Day - Online
14 October 2026
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

07/09/2026

Join our team!

Do you love building relationships, championing a mission, and bringing people together around something that truly matters? We'd love to hear from you or if you know someone who'd be a great fit, please pass this along.

Applications close 18 September 2026.

Click on this link for more information and to apply:
https://www.ridley.edu.au/joinourteam

Do you love building relationships, championing a mission, and bringing people together around something that truly matters?

Ridley College is seeking a warm and strategic Partnerships Manager to grow our connections with churches, dioceses and ministry organisations — and to play a central role in how we raise up the next generation of ministry leaders.

Click on this link for more information and to apply:
https://www.ridley.edu.au/joinourteam

Application closing date: 18 September 2026

04/09/2026

Thank you to every individual, family, parish, and organisation who has donated or prayed for us. With your support, we continue to form leaders for the church in Melbourne and beyond.

Please keep praying for us as we seek to equip our students, form future leaders, and partner with local churches and parachurch organisations.

03/09/2026

🎙️ Episode 12 of the Ridley College Podcast is live, and it's a good one!

🎙️ Listen here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/0780f2ef
▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XOqM6khURAI

Our Principal, Rhys Bezzant, and faculty member Bec Muir are back for another Inside Ridley catch-up, covering everything from a new kitchen and executive team, to a new COO and CFO, to Ridley's Women's Writing Retreat, to Rhys's Reformation tour through Germany, France and Switzerland.