Two 25 min. talks a week about living.

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Install Microsoft Teams first - https://shorturl.at/XNlz6 --- You may book after the course has already started. Francis Macnab held a Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of Aberdeen. He had honorary doctorates from the University of Melbourne and RMIT University in psychology and applied science. In 1961, Macnab opened The Cairnmillar Institute, a clinical psychological centre, the largest in Australia, which was for some time the largest training body for psychologists and counsellors in the country. He continued as its executive director until 2015. Macnab founded and was director of the Australian Foundation for Aftermath Reactions which provides trauma treatment and training. He was a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society. Following a ministry at Prahran Presbyterian Church from 1961 to 1970, Macnab became minister of the then Collins Street Congregational Church, now known as "St Michael's on Collins", in 1971. The church became a congregation of the Uniting Church in Australia at its inception in 1977. He retired on 31 December 2016. During his ministry, Macnab created "Mingary, the Quiet Place" a contemplative space at St Michael's open for members of the public for meditative and reflective experience. Mingary also offers low cost counselling. In February 2010, a billboard was posted on the Monash Freeway with pictures of Florence Nightingale, Martin Luther King Jr. and Macnab. St Michael's Church's website said that while Nightingale "gave people faith in the future that kept their spirits alive" and King "started a movement that shaped attitudes of acceptance of others", Macnab "speaks to us about how a new faith can energise our bodies and spirits that is necessary to accept ourselves in a greater way, and also accept others in a spirit of generosity and open-mindedness." The Age newspaper reported that Macnab had posted the billboard "with pictures of Florence Nightingale, Martin Luther King and himself as model leaders". It also reported accusations of self-promotion. Macnab said that the billboard was intended to give the new faith a lift for 2010 and show that individuals could make a big difference. Macnab was made a member of the Order of Australia for his contributions to psychotherapy and religion.