Waiting

I’m at the Brisbane Airport waiting to catch a plan. I have taken the chance to go to browse the internet. Thought I would tell you where I’ve been.
Went to visit the blog of an SU Queensland team member Marty. His blog Engage the Bible summarises what his role in Queensland is about.
Ok, delayed 25 [...]

The Gap

I believe there is a gap between what we think mission and evangelism is and what they are in reality.
Often there is this notion of ‘attempting great things for God’, ‘leading many people to Christ’, or ‘taking the city for Jesus’. I’m sure you have heard these phrases if you have been around church for [...]

Onward Christian Soldiers?

Back in 1988 Tony Campolo wrote a book entitled ‘We Have Met The Enemy and They Are Partly Right‘. It was an overview of many different faiths and worldviews, acknowledging that there is truth in them and that we can learn from them… however, they were considered ‘the enemy’…
These days I can’t help wondering if [...]

Backyard missionary

I think that if I am the only person who posts here things will get boring pretty quickly. So hopefully we will have a number of different people posting on this blog.
Over the next few weeks Andrew Hamilton will be sharing some thoughts with us. Andrew is the National Director of FORGE and is engaged [...]

Core Stuff

Geoff Westlake works for OAC Ministries. Geoff has also done alot of stuff with SU and is putting together a DVD. It is based on alot of the material that he has shared on many SU programs and it walks you through the CORE INFO about Life, God & all of us. It’s hearty, logical, [...]

The SU haircut

One of SU’s volunteers is cutting their hair. This is a significant event for Michel, who is a magician. Michel has been kind enough to raise money for SU, with the event occurring this Saturday. The local paper captured it like this; (another great example of volunteer commitment, above and beyond)

would I do it again?

At the moment we are trialling a few camps in partnership with the Department for Child Protection for foster children so their carers can have some respite. It is one of the key initiatives of the department since they underwent an extensive review last year. One of volunteer’s who led on this program Jess wrote [...]

Get away from the everyday

The new camping brochure is out for the winter SU camps.
Go here to take a look. Winter camp brochure

How should we live?

Have you ever felt a bit overwhelmed by the number of problems there are in the world and wondered how as a christian you can respond to them? Well as incredible as it sounds – you are not alone. How to practically live out your faith in an unjust world is an issue that comes [...]

volunteering 101

It looks like volunteering for SU might go towards your university degree one day.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23652754-12377,00.html
Good to see the value in volunteering being recognised in the educational development of Australians.
We’ll let you know when you can get some credit on your Uni degree.