evangelical
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide Interdenominationalism, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "bor ...
Christian publisher. The business was founded in 1988, and grew out of the ministry of
Phillip Jensen
Phillip David Jensen (born 1945) is an Australian cleric of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney and the former Dean of St Andrew's Cathedral. He is the brother of Peter Jensen, the former Anglican Archbishop of Sydney.
Early life and conversion
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and editor Tony Payne at St Matthias, Centennial Park, Sydney under the name St Matthias Press and Tapes. Many resources now published by Matthias Media were developed as part of the ministry of
Campus Bible Study
Campus Bible Study (or CBS) was established in 1975 at the University of New South Wales by the then Anglican chaplain Phillip Jensen. CBS celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 2015, and continues to officially operate out of UNSW's Anglican Chaplain ...
at the
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...
. Since then the company has grown under the banner "Resources for growing Christians" and is now incorporated as a non-profit company under the name Matthias Media. By 2001 it was the largest evangelical publisher in Australia with over 100 books published.
Distribution in the UK is through an independent partner organisation (
The Good Book Company
The Good Book Company (TGBC) is an evangelical Christian publisher, located in Epsom, Surrey, England. They are structured as a large unquoted, private company, limited by share capital. Their practices include publishing, mission outreach and ...
) and in recent years a US office has been opened (Matthias Media (USA)).
Beginning with ''
The Briefing
''The Briefing'' was an evangelical Christian magazine published by Matthias Media in partnership with The Good Book Company (UK). It was printed monthly, and was circulated in Australia, North America and the United Kingdom. Although it w ...
'' (a (now) monthly news and resource magazine for evangelical Christians), ''
Two Ways to Live
2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many cultur ...
'' (an evangelistic tract developed by
Phillip Jensen
Phillip David Jensen (born 1945) is an Australian cleric of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney and the former Dean of St Andrew's Cathedral. He is the brother of Peter Jensen, the former Anglican Archbishop of Sydney.
Early life and conversion
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), and the pre-existing St Matthias sermon tape ministry, the company now publishes a range of bible studies, training courses, devotional guides, book and sermon CDs. The evangelistic materials focus on worldview in living as a Christian. ''Two Ways to Live'' and its sister publication ''Just for Starters'' were the official training resources for the Australian arms of the 1995
Billy Graham
William Franklin Graham Jr. (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well known internationally in the late 1940s. He was a prominent evangelical Christi ...
Global Mission.
The company is dedicated to publishing books and other resources such as training programs, tracts and Bible studies, and accept submissions for publishing resources where they relate to the growth of a gospel ministry, have content that is loyal to the Bible, and has a quality that is of a high standard.
Australian Christian Book of the Year Awards
*2020 Shortlisted: ''Where to Start with Islam'' by Samuel Green
*2010 2nd Prize: ''The Trellis and the Vine'' by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne
*2005 2nd Prize: ''Beyond Greed'' by Brian Rosner ()
*2004 Winner: ''Stirrings of the Soul'' by
Michael Raiter Michael David Raiter (born 19 September 1953) is a Christian preacher and trainer of preachers and a former principal of the Melbourne School of Theology in Melbourne, Australia. He is also the author of a number of books, including ''Stirrings of ...
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*2004 Highly Commended: ''Going the Distance: How to Stay Fit for A Lifetime of Ministry'' by
Peter Brain
Peter Robert Brain (born 2 April 1947) is a retired bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia. He was Bishop of Armidale from 2000 until April 2012.
Brain was educated at North Sydney Technical High School.
Brain studied at Moore Theological ...
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*2003 Winner: ''Islam in our Backyard'' by Tony Payne ()
*2002 Winner: ''What Some of You Were'' Edited by Christopher Keane ()
*2002 Certificate of Commendation: ''If I were God, I'd End All the Pain'' by John Dickson ()
*2001 Highly Commended: ''The Essence of Feminism'' by