• See what we do

    Watch our 'Disruption and Innovation' video to see how we support Bible colleges in the Majority World and our response to the global pandemic.

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  • melbourne public talk

    3rd March 2020. OCA presents Rev. Tim Meyers at Melbourne School of Theology.
    Join us as we explore the essential role of theological colleges in equipping the body of Christ globally in such difficult times.

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  • PANDEMIC SUPPORT

    At this time of disruption, OCA's Shoulder to Shoulder Strategy is supporting innovation. You can help by donating to one of our Shoulder to Shoulder projects.

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Leadership training is one of the most pressing tasks for Western Christians who are engaged with a global church.

  • Student sponsorship

    Since 1987, Overseas Council Australia has contributed $5.7 million to support 2,686 students in ministry training.

  • Partner Colleges

    Overseas Council Australia supports theological colleges which are evangelical in theology and have a record of financial accountability and good governance.

  • Countries worked in

    Overseas Council Australia works with theological colleges and other strategic leadership development programs in twenty five countries.

"We believe in an emerging generation of Christian leaders whose lives demonstrate vision, integrity and competence. It is these men and women who preach and teach the redeeming gospel of Jesus Christ, minister to widows and orphans, seek justice in and through public institutions, lead their nations through the debilitating morass of corruption, and in a thousand other ways take God’s truth into the public arena."