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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Watoto choir visit
We were so blessed to enjoy a visit from the Watoto children’s choir from Uganda Friday night 4th May. The children were beautiful and the tour so well organised. The concert was moving and uplifting with many children sharing their stories of how they had once been abandoned but had found hope and a new life in [...]
Commissioning of RE Teachers and SU Chaplains
This afternoon the Anglican Church of Noosa (Rector, The Rev’d Mark Calder) had the great delight of hosting the annual Commissioning Service of SU Chaplains and RE Teachers. It was a great opportunity for the churches of Noosa to come together in support and prayer for these vital ministries. Pastor Mark Nitschke (Good Shepherd, Lutheran) [...]
Anzac Day Dawn Service
The Rev Mark Calder had opportunity to lead in prayer, read the Bible and share a short reflection at the Dawn and mid-morning services at Tewantin on Anzac Day. Below is the Bible reading he used from Matthew 5 and the text of his reflection.
100 years since the Titanic sank
Simon Manchester reflects with such great insight on this disaster which still fascinates. He says “Part of the fascination is the shock that something so big and powerful and magnificent should meet its end on its maiden journey. The famous comment of the deckhand to a nervous lady (a Christian missionary called Sylvia Caldwell who [...]
Watoto Children’s Choir: May 4th at 7.00PM
Watoto Children’s Choirs have travelled internationally since 1994 as advocates for the estimated 50 million children in Africa, orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS, war, poverty and disease. Accompanied by a team of adults, the choir presents Watoto’s vision and mission through their stories, music and dance. They are coming to the Anglican Church of [...]
Latest Prayer Points from Nathan and Diane Lovell
…our link missionaries serving with the Church Missionary Society in southern Africa. Read and pray here. LovellND – Prayer Points Apil 2012
