From practical multiculturalism in parish ministry to groundbreaking policymaking at the state and Federal levels,
Jim Houston’s lifelong work brought together ‘secular social policy and sacred ministry’, charting a way forward for both nation and church.

More than just a love story, The Promise powerfully and accurately portrays one of the most gruesome yet forgotten episodes of modern history, the Armenian Genocide of WWI. But far from being someone else’s history in a faraway land, the film’s theme has a strong Australian connection.