Reformers (Reformers Bookshop) is a

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Christian

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and

bookseller Bookselling is the commercial trading of books which is the retail and distribution end of the publishing process. People who engage in bookselling are called booksellers, bookdealers, bookpeople, bookmen, or bookwomen. The founding of libra ...

operating in

Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologi ...

, plus telephone, internet and

mail order Mail order is the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. The buyer places an order for the desired products with the merchant through some remote methods such as: * Sending an order form in the mail * Placing a telephone call * Placing ...

worldwide. Originally set up in 1983 as a faith-based book ministry by a married couple of Stanmore

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compe ...

Church to sell

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literature, Reformers expanded its range over the years and in 2007 became a Reformed Baptist/Presbyterian

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and economic risk, risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four rea ...

in partnership with the Theological Education Committee of, and (from July 2009) the Trustees of, the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales. Its stated goal is to make available the best in historic and contemporary

Christian literature Christian literature is the literary aspect of Christian media, and it constitutes a huge body of extremely varied writing. Scripture While falling within the strict definition of literature, the Bible is not generally considered literature. Ho ...

, and its range reflects the

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stance of its various

partners i.e.

evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual expe ...

, Reformed and conservative i.e. with a high view of the

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as the ultimate authority in all things of which it speaks. Its senior staff are

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trained to ministerial level. Since 2007, it has grown to become the largest specialised seller of evangelical, Reformed literature in Australasia, with a brochure mailing list stated to be over 20,000 copies. In contrast with the multi-store approach of

Koorong Koorong is a Christian bookstore chain operating across Australia. It is the largest retailer of Bibles, Christian books and media in Australia. Koorong currently operates online and at 14 stores across the country. History Koorong began as a f ...

and

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, Reformers appears to have adopted a single-distribution-centre-cum-internet strategy for sales and order fulfilment. Reformers is the sole Australian trade distributor for both The Good Book Company, with its well-known Christianity Explored and Discipleship Explored ranges (by

Rico Tice Richard Ian "Rico" Tice (born 3 June 1966) is an Anglican clergyman and writer, co-author of '' Christianity Explored.'' He is currently associate minister at All Souls Church, Langham Place, London, and is well known in the UK as a speaker at ...

and Barry Cooper), and

P&R Publishing P&R Publishing is an evangelical, Reformed, Christian publishing company located in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. P&R publishes books that promote biblical concepts and Christian lifestyle according to the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catech ...

. Reformers is also an Australasian trade distributor or reseller for the imprints of a number of other well-known evangelical and Reformed

publishing house Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

s, including Christian Focus,

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Baker Book House Baker Publishing Group is a Christian book publisher that discusses historic Christian happenings for its evangelical readers. It is based in Ada, Michigan and has six subdivisions: namely Bethany House, Revell, Baker Books, Baker Academic, Chos ...

, Good News Crossway,

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, Evangelical Press,

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, Go Teach, Granted Ministries, Inter-Varsity Press UK,

Ligonier Ministries Ligonier Ministries (also known as simply Ligonier) is an international Christian discipleship organization headquartered in the greater Orlando, Florida area. Ligonier was founded in 1971 by R. C. Sproul in the Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania, o ...

Matthias Media Matthias Media is an Australian evangelical Christian publisher. The business was founded in 1988, and grew out of the ministry of Phillip Jensen and editor Tony Payne at St Matthias, Centennial Park, Sydney under the name St Matthias Press and T ...

and Shepherd Press. Reformers trades under a number of other names throughout Australasia including Reformers Bookshop, Reformers Christian Bookshop, Great Christian Books and Advantage Plus. Reformers supplies the books, either directly or via third-party, to a number of significant Australian conferences, including the EQUIP Women's Conferences,

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Conferences and

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Conferences, a biennial conference of Reformed speakers. Reformers also provides books for students of various Reformed

theological college A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, ...

s, including the Presbyterian Theological Centre Sydney, the

Queensland Theological College The Queensland Theological College (QTC) is a theological college in Queensland, Australia. Based in Brisbane, it is the training college of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland and takes a Reformed Evangelical or Reformed Protestant stance. T ...

, the Presbyterian Theological College Melbourne and the Reformed Theological College Geelong, as part of the Geneva Foundation grants. It also supports Christian missions via its sale-or-return arrangements with congregations. Reformers is a member of the Christian Bookselling Association of Australia.CBAA website
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{{Christianity in Australia Christian organisations based in Australia Bookshops of Australia Presbyterian Church of Australia Calvinist organizations established in the 20th century Christian mass media companies Christian organizations established in 1983 Book distributors

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