Stories
We overcome by the blood of the lamb and the power of our testimony (Rev 12:11). We pray that our stories of transformation will encourage and energise you in your transformation journey with Christ; individually and in your spheres of influence.
Safe Church Training
Activating small groups for the sake of the kingdom.
Chrysalis – A Short Reflection on Transition
Transitions begin with endings. We generally don’t transition unless something shifts. To grieve is therefore an appropriate response.
Fulcrum @ 2020 – Why we must pivot
The church like many community or social groups, must adapt and seek to refine its mission or slide into ambivalence or worse still, irrelevancy.
Fresh Hope Housing Partners with WelcomeMat
New initiative offers affordable housing as a practical way of helping the local community.
Conference Executive recommends new Executive Ministry Director
Daz Farrell has been recommended as Fresh Hopes new Executive Ministry Director. Dear ministry partners, As you are aware, for the last six months Conference Executive have been engaged in the process of recruiting a new Executive Ministry Director (EMD), since Andrew...
Hope Groups training to help everyday Christians offer hope to friends
Activating small groups for the sake of the kingdom.
Alan Hirsch, Collective keynote, reflects on the Church in 2020
Alan Hirsch wonders if COVID is an opportunity to reshape faithful, dispersed expressions of the Church
Safe Water September
Lusi, Kodie and Sam share a thirst for a good challenge and a good cause, so this year they took on Safe Water September 2020.
Collective goes on tour
This year’s Collective will adjust and expand into regional gatherings, Fresh Hope Executive Ministry Director Andrew Ball announced today.
Tops on Tour 2020
Seven nights, 20 hours on the road, five unique Christian camp ministries, one border-locked state, and one big, old bus named Bertha.
“The Care of Souls: Cultivating a Pastor’s Heart” by Harold L. Senkbeil
“Pastors care for a soul in the way a doctor cares for a body” – that’s the central premise of this book.
Gifts of beauty for the hurting
Life in a nursing home is not what John Parker expected at the age of 67. But his spirits were lifted when Rachel Thomas, Associate Chaplain at Clelland Lodge in North Nowra, presented him with an exquisite quilt, handmade by a local resident.
Front row seats in a miracle
From giving out surplus food to friends in need from a car boot two years ago, God has grown the ThriveCru ministry at Live Connection Church to now be feeding nearly 1000 people a week.
The emotional toll of leadership in a pandemic
Leading people through months of ongoing uncertainty and instability, while experiencing that instability yourself, is no small challenge.
Online learning opportunities offered to wider audience
Exponential growth in online learning due to COVID-19 restrictions has expanded ACOM’s student engagement in the digital space over the past few months.
Introducing Karina Kreminski: Collective 2020 Keynote Speaker
Karina Kreminski is one of those people you could sit and learn from for hours, coming away with an overflowing notebook and a mind brimming with possibilities.
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