Reformers (Reformers Bookshop) is a non-profit Christian wholesaler and

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operating in

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, plus telephone, internet and

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worldwide. Originally set up in 1983 as a faith-based book ministry by a married couple of

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Church to sell

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literature, Reformers expanded its range over the years and in 2007 became a Reformed Baptist/Presbyterian joint venture in partnership with the Theological Education Committee of, and (from July 2009) the Trustees of, the

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. Its stated goal is to make available the best in historic and contemporary

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, and its range reflects the

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stance of its various joint venture partners i.e.

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and conservative i.e. with a high view of the Bible as the ultimate authority in all things of which it speaks. Its senior staff are

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trained to ministerial level. In contrast with the multi-store approach of

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, Reformers appears to have adopted a single-distribution-centre-cum-internet strategy for sales and order fulfilment. Reformers is the sole Australian trade distributor for both The Good Book Company, with its well-known Christianity Explored and Discipleship Explored ranges (by

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and Barry Cooper), and

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. Reformers is also an Australasian trade distributor or reseller for the

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s of a number of other well-known evangelical and Reformed publishing houses, including Christian Focus,

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, Good News Crossway,

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, Evangelical Press,

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, Go Teach, Granted Ministries, Inter-Varsity Press UK,

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and Shepherd Press. Reformers trades under a number of other names throughout Australasia including Reformers Bookshop, Reformers Christian Bookshop, Great Christian Books and Advantage Plus. Reformers supplies the books, either directly or via third-party, to a number of significant Australian conferences, including the EQUIP Women's Conferences, and

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Conferences, a biennial conference of Reformed speakers. Reformers also provides books for students of various Reformed

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s, including the Presbyterian Theological Centre Sydney, the

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, the Presbyterian Theological College Melbourne and the Reformed Theological College Geelong, as part of the Geneva Foundation grants. It also supports Christian missions via its sale-or-return arrangements with congregations. Reformers is a member of the Christian Bookselling Association of Australia.CBAA website
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