Jun2023
Messages of Hope on forgiveness, conflict and chronic pain
Watch, listen to, read and share the July Messages of Hope on forgiveness, conflict and chronic pain.
May2023
Messages of Hope for times of stress
Watch, listen to, read and share the Messages of Hope on stress, depression and financial distress featured in June. We encourage you to use the videos, podcasts and booklets in your mission efforts.
May2023
Celebrate Pentecost with Grow Ministries’ GIFT Pentecost resource
Grow Ministries has put together some simple ideas to help your family celebrate. You could also incorporate these things in your worship service.
May2023
Pentecost came early in Melbourne this year!
by Craig Heidenreich
It felt like Pentecost came early this year for the 50 delegates who gathered recently for the national Cross-Cultural Conference, ‘Moving into the neighbourhood’.
May2023
Conference-goers ‘challenged and inspired’ for local mission
More than 50 people re-considered their local neighbourhoods as mission fields during last weekend’s 2023 LCANZ Cross-Cultural Ministry conference in Melbourne.
May2023
How can parents support their children in camping ministry?
Camping experiences offered to school-aged students provide a unique experience that can have a lasting impact on their formation of faith.
May2023
Enjoy a Spirit-filled journey this Pentecost
Pentecost is the season of the church year when we read of the Spirit, coming as ‘a sound like the blowing of a violent wind’ and appearing like ‘tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them’ (the Apostles).
May2023
Does it take a village to raise a child these days?
by Jodi Brook
Many of us are familiar with the African proverb, ‘It takes a village to raise a child’. As congregations, we can potentially provide a great village to support parents in raising their children in life and in faith.
Apr2023
Messages of Hope for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day can be a great time to share Messages of Hope with the people in your congregation or local community on your social media pages, during worship, or as a devotion for the various groups that meet at your church during the week.
Apr2023
Engaging with social media in your congregation
Social media offers us an opportunity to reach thousands of people with the good news of Jesus Christ and his message of hope.