| You've come home
from two days listening to Tom Bandy speak about Thriving
Churches. You've found it to be "engaging, inspiring, puzzling,
American, disturbing and stretching". But what do you - and
those who attended with you - do now?"
The recent visit of Tom Bandy to Australia was left many
ministers and congregations asking questions about their "heartburst"
for mission. In his seminars, attended by over 1000 people,
Bandy encouraged people to join Christ on the road of mission to
the 'Gentiles'.
Highlighting the urgency of the call to mission, Bandy
invited churches not only to look outward, but to regenerate
their spiritual lives and reform their organisational life,
freeing people to be engaged in the wider community.
As a follow-up to the conference, the Uniting Church
Consultancies will be making available a range of resources to
assist congregations and leaders, as well as providing
opportunities for some face-to-face meetings. Here's a starter.
Here are a few ideas to aid you process of digesting all that
you have heard and felt.
Click on the link to the right to download
the file in RTF format. 48 kb You'll also find an article from
John Emmett, National Director of Uniting Education, exploring
the notion of "World-views and DNA". This article is in PDF
format. 176kb. Rev. Dr. Chris Walker offers a summary of the
"Thriving Church" conference in Melbourne. RTF format 20 kb.
The videos and DVD from the conference will be
available in early September.
Those who attended the conference in Brisbane
will be invited to join an email discussion group to follow up
the Bandy conference. |
