Mark Gilbert

Mark Gilbert works for Certainty4Eternity, an organisation established to help churches share the gospel with people from a Roman Catholic background. Mark grew up as a committed Roman Catholic, but despite this did not hear the gospel until he started university. He trained as a doctor before retraining as a minister, and has served in Anglican churches in Sydney since 2000. He currently works as an evangelist on the Northern Beaches. Mark has published a number of resources with Matthias Media to help people share the good news about Jesus with people from a Roman Catholic background including The God Who Saves, The Road Once Travelled and Stepping Out in Faith.

A Year of Mercy for Catholics

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 6 June 2016

Given that 2016 has been declared a Year of Mercy for all Catholics, Mark Gilbert shares some thoughts on how to engage Catholic people in conversation on this subject.

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Divorce, annulments and dissolutions in the Catholic Church

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 4 December 2015

On the 25th October the general assembly of the Synod of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome concluded what was popularly known as the Synod on the Family. The two big issues were, crudely, “Can divorced couples be allowed to receive Holy Communion?”, and “How should the Catholic Church deal with homosexual couples?” The second issue was not really addressed.

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Some questions on talking with Catholics about Jesus

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 17 November 2015

If one person asks a question aloud, then usually there are a lot more people wondering the same but without a chance to ask! Hear are my answers to some great questions a student at a theological college asked me about talking with Catholics about Jesus.

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Book review: Roman Catholic Theology and Practice

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 23 September 2015

This is the first book I'm aware of since Vatican II that looks at Roman Catholicism as a system (rather than just a set of isolated beliefs) and then critiques that system. The advantage of this is that it helps us Protestants understand how all the different bits of Catholicism fit together, and as a result be wiser in the way we speak about it.

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How are institutional responses to child abuse affecting your faith?

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 27 July 2015

The Royal Commission will certainly challenge people’s trust in the institution of the Church, whether that be Catholic, Anglican or otherwise. And that is not a bad thing, if, instead of to the Church, we are able to point people’s trust toward the promises of Jesus and him alone.

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The surprising secret to church growth in the United States

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 4 May 2015

We hear a lot about church growth from Americans. From Saddleback to Willow Creek and beyond, church growth has been one of the hot topics this decade. Having returned from a visit to the Together for the Gospel conference in Louisville, Kentucky, I think I’ve worked out their secret.

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The God Who Saves

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 27 March 2014

These five Bible studies will help people from a religious background (eg. Roman Catholocism, Greek Orthodox) to sort out what the Bible says about how to be saved.

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Stepping Out in Faith (ebook: .epub or Kindle .mobi files)

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 21 March 2013

Former Catholics tell their stories.

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Stepping Out in Faith

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 31 January 2013

Former Catholics tell their stories.

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The Road Once Travelled: Fresh thoughts on Catholicism (ebook: .epub or Kindle .mobi files)

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 24 May 2011

The Road Once Travelled is a beautifully presented, full-colour evangelistic booklet for giving to Roman Catholic friends, colleagues and family.

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