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.
Fresh Hope Discernment Team
Are you finding it difficult to see the next step in your vocation? Not sure which option or direction is the wisest? Do you have multiple options for the future, and they all seem good? The Fresh Hope discernment team is a group of skilled discerners who...
read moreThe next round of Mission & Ministry Grants are now open!
The Mission & Ministry Grants Assessment Committee is pleased to report $58,000 matching fund grants were awarded to the following nine Fresh Hope churches in the first round of M&M Grants: Asquith Church of ChristCoast Community ChurchDubbo Church...
read moreSRE Sunday is almost here!
What is SRE Sunday?SRE Sunday is a day to celebrate and acknowledge the great work of SRE teachers in our local schools across New South Wales. It is also an opportunity to invite and inform our community about Christian SRE and its importance in schools...
read moreFresh Hope Engage Winter Appeal
Homelessness is a growing issue in NSW. The causes of homelessness are varied and often complicated, but every homeless man, woman or child is loved by God and as a Christian movement, by caring for them we have a great opportunity to show the love of...
read moreSingle Touch Payroll (STP) has arrived for small employers – effective from 1 July 2019
What is single touch payroll?Parliament has recently passed legislation to extend Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting to include all small employers (those with fewer than 20 employees) from 1 July 2019. Single Touch Payroll enables employers to...
read moreThe Wonder of Luminescence
Dear Friends, Colleagues and Churches, I was recently intrigued by this photo of the ‘Ghost Fungus’ (Omphalotus Nidiformis) – a bioluminescent wonder that pops up in Australia’s temperate forests each autumn. The mushroom’s glow is caused by the same...
read moreEngaging with Homelessness
Recently I visited Tweed Heads Church of Christ to facilitate a pastoral care training course. During my visit Pastor John Latta took me on a tour with a difference of the local community. We visited several caravan parks (some condemned but still...
read moreEthos captured by the ‘GYRE’
Dear Friends, Colleagues and Churches,Some of you will be aware that I enjoy researching lighthouses, visiting and photographing their unique properties and admiring their locations and positional properties. The photo here (which I didn’t take) is of the...
read moreAll faith SRE launches “Year of Values” as new survey shows huge support for scripture classes
Faith leaders have claimed 2019 as ‘the year of values’, and launched a video highlighting the mental health and multicultural benefits of special religious education (SRE) while revealing massive public support for the program. Landmark research by one...
read moreA Pilgrims Way
Thus says the Lord: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls." – Jeremiah 6:16 For the past 12 months I have been talking to ministering people in our movement –...
read moreBasic Pastoral Care for Churches
This year, Fresh Hope Engage is excited to launch a new course entitled “Basic Pastoral Care for Churches”. The aim of this course is to equip church members with the formation and basic skills needed to provide pastoral care to their community....
read moreBe on your guard – allowing culture to colonise God’s church…
Dear Friends, Colleagues and Churches, As Western culture continues to experience turbulence in many sectors, there is an ever-present danger that we might allow culture to colonise the biblical functionality of both church practice and leadership. The...
read moreAnnual Conference Notice 2019
Annual General Meeting 2018 Announcement
read moreFresh Hope Future: Making Fast Disciples for Jesus
Dear Friends, Colleagues and Churches,Welcome to 2019. We are expecting an exciting year as we seek to value-add the mission of our movement together for the Kingdom. Each year we gather as a part of the broader Fresh Hope Movement to mutually encourage...
read moreGLORIOUS DUST: Finding our Place in the Story of ‘All Things New’
In his excellent research into Young Adults engagement with church, David Kinnaman makes an interesting observation saying, “even though the childhood and early adolescent years are the time during which the spiritual and moral compasses are calibrated,...
read moreNSW Drought Appeal Update
The Fresh Hope Engage NSW Drought Appeal has raised $26,393 as at the end of November 2018. The funds have been distributed through local churches of Christ to assist individual families in need and to bless local communities: $20,000 Dubbo Church of...
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