Multicultural Ministry Matters

Q: What's the one week this year that will have the biggest marginal impact for the kingdom of God in the south pacific? A: AFES South Pacific Regional Training Event (" SPRTE "). No, I'm not exaggerating. I really think that SPRTE will make a big impact for Christ - probably the biggest impact of any event in the country this year. That's because we'll have a bunch of keen, young, ministry-minded people, from all over Australia, and Fiji, PNG, New Zealand and Vanuatu, studying the Bible together. I expect it to be a life-changing week for many of them. I expect them to Biblical, theological and ministry foundations in place that will serve them for the rest of their life. And because they're bright young leaders, I expect them to i nfluence many, many people in the future. Many of them will go on to be ministers or elders or other significant church leaders. Others will hold influential positions in business, government, education, and community organisat...

Check out the promo video for the free money for new lives initiative. Incidentally - can someone tell me why the embed this in the blog? The script won't copy.

Well, my time here in Croydon has finished. I've been living in someone else's house since Feb this year. George & Lyn are members of my church, and they let me live in their spare room. But now they need it back, 'coz their son's visiting from England. So it's back to my parent's place in Parramatta again. Incidentally - my mailing address is the same. I never changed it from my parent's place, 'coz I knew this would happen sometime. Where will I live next year? Dunno yet. Depends on the yet-to-be-finalised negotiations for ministry next year. Still not 100% certain where I'll be. As soon as I know, I'll inform cyberworld.

Trevor Cairney has just published up an excellent post on freedom in Just In Case .

Thanks for praying for my Hebrew exam. It was okay - tough, but fair. I think I'll pass - but I'm not sure. Four years ago, I thought I passed, and failed by 1 1/2 marks - got 48.5. That was really frustrating. So we'll wait & see. Y'know - I have never yet faced a Hebrew final exam with a clear head. Here's my history with the language: Nov 2004, Moore Hebrew 1A final: stressed because I was learning both Greek and Hebrew from scratch at the same time. Bad idea. Result: failed Hebrew by 1 1/2 marks (*grumble*) (passed Greek okay). Jan 2005, Moore Hebrew 1A re-sit: came down with CHICKEN POX! Failed again. Nov 2007, Moore Hebrew 1A again: had just handed in my 30,000-word project. Fell asleep in the exam. Failed again. Nov 2008, PTC Hebrew B: stressed because of uncertainty about ministry next year. Came down with head cold. Result: ??? I'm not big on guidance, but d'you think God's trying to tell me something...?

Okay, I'm biased - but I still think my mum did a great job on ABC's Life Matters this morning. She even talked about sin: it's not sex, but the attitude of rebellion against God. Listen to the audio online.

My mum's going to be interviewed on ABC Radio National's show Life Matters . Tomorrow (Wed 19 Nov), ABC Radio National , sometime between 9-10am, repeated between 9-10pm. The Sydney frequency for Radio National is 576 AM, for other locations check here .