Youth and Children’s Ministry Intensives are a great training opportunity for those in paid or volunteer ministry with limited time to study throughout the year, to gain the necessary theological foundations and skills for effective ministry to children and youth.

The ministry intensives are open to all ages and form part of the full time Diploma of Theology program as courses
are accredited by the Australian College of Theology.

Subjects offered in intensive mode during February are:

DM211 Youth in the Churches
DM222 Children’s Ministry Skills
DM210 Theological Foundations for Youth Ministry
DM220 Church-based Children’s Ministry.

Dates: 2-4 & 9-11 February 2009

Location: Youthworks College, 11 Fifth Ave, Loftus NSW 2232

Applications:  Due by 16 January 2009.

All accommodation and food provided. Please visit http://www.youthworks.net/intensives or call (02) 8268 3367 for more details.

For more information visit www.holidaycamps.youthworks.net

This year’s theme is ‘The Revolution Will NOT Be Televised’! If we are going to make a difference as Christians we can’t just sit back and watch. We need to live a different life and proclaim and different message to our consumerist, individualistic culture. We need to be like Christ.

How do we live it? How do we encourage it in our youth? That is the challenge of the Youth Ministry Conference 2008!

Main Session Topics include:
What Do We Want For Our Youth? - Brett Bovey
The Revolution Will NOT Be Televised - Archie Poulos
Loving the Unloved: Social Action and the Gospel - Josh Apieczonek
Rethinking Parents - Graham Stanton
Working With A Sovereign God - Mark Layson

Electives Include: Sex & Special Friends; Q&A sessions; Survivor; On the Net; Beyond Programs; Evolution; The Panel; Empowering Youth; Engaging Youth Groups; Breaking into your Local School.

Cost
$130 Late Bird (closes November 11)
Prices include all meals.

Location
Moore College, King St Newtown.

For more details or to register click on the following link: www.youthworks.net

The Open Day is a great opportunity for school-leavers and their parents to meet the Year 13 tutors, hear testimonies from this year’s Year 13ers, ask any questions they might have and visit the College campus which hosts the Year 13 continuous program throughout the year!

Date: Saturday, November 22
Time: 10am - 2pm
Location: Youthworks College, 11 Fifth Ave, Loftus NSW

A free lunch will be provided at 1pm for all visitors!

For more information please visit: www.youthworks.net

Camps are running in each week of the spring school holidays in locations around NSW. All camps are residential and 6-7 days in duration.

For more information and to register online: www.crucamps.com.au/holiday

Publishing Director, Tony Payne, will give a sneak preview of the special edition of Luke’s Gospel being produced. There will also be lots of other practical ideas and suggestions for how to prepare for, engage in, and follow-up this important mission. This will be a highly informative briefing for helping church leaders plan their Connect09 initiatives. Those from non-Anglican churches are also welcome to attend.

Dates and venues:

Wed 3 Sept 10am-12noon Christ Church, St Ives (map)

Wed 3 Sept 1pm-3pm Kellyville Anglican Church (map)

Wed 10 Sept 10am-12noon St Luke’s, Miranda (map)

To help us make appropriate arrangements, please register at least two days before the seminar. You can register by phoning the Matthias Media office on 02-9663 1478 or by emailing us. If emailing, please advise your name, which seminar location you will be attending, and a contact phone number.

We drive away from our wedding with hopes and dreams of a marriage that honours God and satisfies both husband and wife. But that ideal can so easily slip away alongside the realities of life and the unique pressures of ministry. How does God want us to live as we serve Him and His people? What really matters in ministry marriages?

Register for the first EQUIP Ministry Wives conference on Saturday 2 August, 9.30am - 3.30pm at St Anne's Ryde Conference Centre (Sydney).

The Faithful Writer is a one-day conference for Christians interested in exploring the ministry potential of writing, paid or otherwise.

Date: Saturday 2 August 2008, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm.

Venue: New College, University of New South Wales, Kensington (330 Anzac Parade).

Special guest speaker: Mark Tredinnick, poet, essayist, writing teacher and author of, among other things, The Little Red Writing Book

Cost (includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea):

* Concession rates are for full-time students and pensioners only.

Please note there are no part-day registration discounts.

Registrations open on Monday 14 April and close on Friday 25 July 2008. Places are limited so make sure you get in early. No registrations will be accepted on the day of the conference.

To find out more and to join the mailing list, visit http://www.case.edu.au/writer/.

This conference jointly sponsored by CASE at New College and Matthias Media.