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John Blacket
John Blacket’s ancestors came to Australia from England in the 1840’s. He grew up in Sydney in a family home where Aborigines from all over Australia stayed. He has been a schoolte...view moreJohn Blacket’s ancestors came to Australia from England in the 1840’s. He grew up in Sydney in a family home where Aborigines from all over Australia stayed. He has been a schoolteacher, community worker, Christian minister, author, filmmaker and encourager to Aborigines for over 50 years, and was involved in the Aboriginal revival.
Indigenous Christian leaders of the World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People asked John to help them produce two books telling the stories and insights from their gathering in Australia in 2000, resulting in Chosen by God to Redeem Cultures by John Blacket and Reg Yates, and One Lord: Different Cultures by John Blacket.
John has also produced a documentary film from the WCGIP gathering in Israel in 2006, and documentaries on two indigenous revival movements that began in north Queensland and Arnhem Land, called GOD’s Fire: A Pocket of Fire, and GOD’s Firestorm. He has also begun a series of DVDs and YouTube clips, called Khesed’s Campfire Stories, with teaching from the Bible and stories from indigenous life experiences.
John lives in Perth, Western Australia, with his wife, June, and they have three daughters, seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. He is director of Khesed Ministries, a cross-cultural organisation building bridges of unity in Australia.view less