HBC: LAKE MAC CONGREGATION LAUNCH
The new HBC congregation launched on the 21st of August! 90 people attended the launch, with 20 visitors.
Keep praying that Lake Mac would grow and the plant team would continue to be bold in inviting others along.
YOUTH BREAKAWAY
On the 12th - 14th of August, Youth had their weekend away. Over the weekend Matt Sheridan gave a series of talks on Philippians. Youth were challenged to live their lives for Christ as he is returning and lord of all.
PM16 Weekend Away
On the 19th of August, our PM congregation headed to Toukley for their weekend away. Despite sickness (and the speaker not being able to make it!!), it was a great opportunity to look at what God thinks about identity, gender and sexuality.
UNICHURCH PUB SESSIONS
Unichurch Pub Sessions kicked off on the 1st of August, at the Godfrey Tanner Bar on campus.
This semester our Unichurch congregation has heard a series of talks on issues related to how the world sees Christianity.
WAVE TRAINING DAY #1
On the 27th of August the WAVE Team had their first training day. The Team had the opportunity to gather, meet their team members and begin preparations for WAVE in January.
Pray for the team as they continue to prepare for WAVE, and for wise leadership from Section Leaders.
Sign up for a Kids Team here
BIG IDEAS NIGHT: PREDESTINATION
On the 31st of August, we had our fifth Big Ideas Night. Richard explored predestination and what it means for our lives.
GRAD DINNER #1 & #2
Graduating is a time that requires us to make decisions that will affect the rest of our lives. On the 31st of August, recent and soon-to-be graduates from Unichurch had dinner together where Greg explored the topic of money. They were challenged to make wise decisions about their future and how money should shape their lives as Christians in the workforce.
FIEC Conference
From the 5th- 8th of September our senior staff headed to the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches' Conference. It was a great opportunity to spend time with other ministry workers and be encouraged to keep persevering from 1Peter in a hostile world.
MTS Mission Minded
On the 30th of September, staff, MTSers and HBC members headed to the MTS Mission Minded Conference at Katoomba. They spent the long weekend hearing what the bible says about full-time ministry and considering if that might be a path for them.
Please thank God for all those who came and thought through these massive ideas.
Pastoral Staff Spotlight - Scott Curtis
Scott is married to Merrin and finished his MTS Apprenticeship in 2015. Scott Joined the HBC Pastoral Staff this year part-time, while doing distance theological training.
Scott has been coordinating the Lake Mac congregation plant and looks after the Ministry "M" across HBC... helping us to love serving Jesus together.