Geoffrey Blackburn
Geoffrey Herbert Blackburn
Baptist Union of Australia
.
Blackburn was born in
.In 1947 Blackburn was appointed as the Baptist Union of Victoria's first full-time Youth Director, during which time he completed a
Baptist Union of Australia from 1949 to 1971 and its President General from 1971 to 1975.[1] He also served as vice-president of the Baptist World Alliance from 1975 to 1980.[2]
Blackburn obtained an
DMin from Fuller Theological Seminary
in 1991, writing on cross-cultural ministry.
Blackburn was granted the
After his official retirement Blackburn engaged in several interim ministries in Victorian churches, including
Heathmont and Diamond Valley Baptist Churches. From 2001 he served as part-time Pastoral Care minister at Scots' Church, Melbourne. In April 2012 Blackburn retired for the final time, at the age of 97. In 1940 he married Edna Atkins, who died in 1967. They had two sons. In 1969 he married Jessie Campbell, who died 29 March 2019. He was survived by Jessie, sons Keith and Alan and five grandchildren.[6]
Further reading
Geoffrey Blackburn, Beyond Imagining: 65 Years of Christian Ministry (
ISBN 0-646-41775-4
)
References
- ^ David Parker, Assemblies and Officers of the Baptist Union of Australia Archived 6 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2010-02-16.
- ^ David Parker, Baptists in Australia Archived 9 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2010-02-16.
- ^ University of Melbourne Library Catalogue, accessed 2010-02-16.
- ^ University of Melbourne Library Catalogue, accessed 2010-02-16.
- ^ Review: Geoffrey Blackburn, 'Beyond Imagining', Rowland Croucher on John Mark Ministries website. Accessed 8 August 2007.
- ^ "A Tribute: Rev Dr Geoffrey Herbert Blackburn, OAM (1914-2014)". Whitley.unimelb.edu.au. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
