Arrow Leadership Residential
From the 6th to the 10th of May, I had the great privilege of participating in an Arrow Leadership residential in Melbourne – part of a two-year leadership programme (consisting of: a guided reading program, coaching, four residentials, peer learning, and leadership assessment). Joined by 29 other young leaders from all over Australia (Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Alice Springs) and a variety of denominations (Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Church of Christ, Salvation Army, Uniting, and other independent churches), it was inspiring to hear about the setting in which each person ministers.
House sit request
A pastor from Canberra (who came and spoke at the Sunshine Coast Bible convention a couple of years back) is not very well at present (to say the least!) and would love to swap Canberra’s cold for Queensland’s warmth somewhere around 15-29 July. He’d love a house to stay at with his wife and two (grown up) kids. Please email or speak to Mark if you can help give this guy and his family some much needed time out.
Sacrificial giving
Do you give to God 10% of your regular income? In the Old Testament, God’s people were to give 10% of all their crops and livestock and income for the work of the temple and the poor. In the New Testament, 10% is never commanded of Christians. Rather we are urged to give sacrificially and generously in line with Jesus’ sacrifice and generosity to us. So it may just be that 10% is only a good starting point and that if we give sacrificially and generously we will actually give a lot more!
