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| But today John Flynn, the man on our $20 note, is an all but forgotten hero. So, on the centenary of the unique frontier service he founded, Compass tells the extraordinary story of the man and his mission. The Australian Inland Mission was established by the Presbyterian Church in 1912 to care for the needs of outback settlers. John Flynn, a young priest based in a bush parish, was appointed its founder and remained its superintendent for nearly 40 years. Rather than building churches, Flynn focused on providing nurses, clinics, hospitals and hostels. Practical and pragmatic, he saw the church as the people and their well-being as his ministry. His life's mission was to provide a 'mantle of safety' to the outback, and he was constantly on the road himself, personally assessing the changing needs of Australia's inland pioneers. The Man on the $20 Note includes rare archive interviews with people who knew and worked with him, and is set against the backdrop of the service's centenary celebrations in central Australia. Next week, Australian Anglicans have been invited to join the Catholic Church in a new Papal initiative called The Ordinariate. Compass finds out who's joining, and why in Anglicans Going Catholic. If you missed last Sunday's episode Food for Thought you can watch it on our website or on iView. Compass is also repeated on Tuesdays at 1.30pm on ABC1. Episodes of Compass programs can be viewed online for three months after broadcast, except for acquired programs which are only available for two weeks after transmission. | |||
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