From sedwards at rtc.edu.au Mon Nov 4 04:14:59 2013 From: sedwards at rtc.edu.au (Simon Edwards) Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 04:14:59 +0000 Subject: [Mins] Expressions of Interest: BILD Training In-Reply-To: <487D0B8271AA23428F1934737A36AAA4F1B92310@RTC-SBS02.RTC.local> References: <487D0B8271AA23428F1934737A36AAA4F1B92310@RTC-SBS02.RTC.local> Message-ID: <4C804231BD722A4FAD095D9109CFCC05F19E8DD5@RTC-SBS02.RTC.local> Dear brothers, The period from 10 to 14 February 2014 has been set aside for BILD 'training of trainers' workshops here at the RTC. The purpose of this email is to call for expressions of interest from those who may be interested to present the BILD units in their congregations. This will normally include pastors who have Task3 students in their churches but may also include those who would like to make use of the BILD units as a general training resource. The units for which training can be presented here at the RTC are: 1) Acts - Training takes 2.5 days (This is the first unit in the BILD Leadership Series and students have to complete this before moving on to other units) 2) Pauline Epistles 3) Shepherding and Counselling 4) Leadership Completion of the 'training of trainers' workshop will enable you to run the Task3 linked BILD training programme in your church. Training for the last three units on the list generally takes two days to complete individually. However, if anyone wants to take all three of them training can be combined to run over a five-day period. The main advantage of this is that the training for all three units can be completed during a single trip to Geelong. I would appreciate it if prospective participants can let me know as soon as possible (at psheepers at rtc.edu.au) if they intend to participate in the training. Please also indicate which units you would like to complete. Greetings in Christ Philip Phillip Scheepers Lecturer in Missions and Church History [Description: Description: Description: Q:\2-ADMIN\Logos\2012 Dube Logos\RTC Logos for Windows\web\RTC-Full-Colour_rgb.png] www.rtc.edu.au 125 Pigdons Rd, Waurn Ponds, Geelong 3216 T. (03) 5244 2955 M. 0432 988 549 E. pscheepers at rtc.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 9290 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From awbrnsma at tpg.com.au Sat Nov 9 01:22:17 2013 From: awbrnsma at tpg.com.au (Ann Bruinsma) Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2013 12:22:17 +1100 Subject: [Mins] [Bulletins] Crossroad Bible Institute Newsletter for November 2013 Message-ID: <001b01cedcea$30e56100$92b02300$@com.au> Dear Friends, Sending you our latest news. The testimonies are again great and will move your heart. 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I thought aspects of this might be relevant to a wider readership, so I am serialising this on my blog. Rather than throw the sermons up as is, I am filling out a little more detail, and posting them as shorter pieces. While there will occasionally be references to what is happening locally, I will generalise these posts so they?re relevant in a wider context. Anyway, the first few about discipleship, growth and what churches might do to stimulate discipleship development. Feel free to read and comment. You can find the first post in the series here: Being a disciple: Growth is normal and natural http://wp.me/pihHt-7o Have a great day! Grace and peace, Dave Groenenboom Gateway Community Church A: 63 Spencer Street, Cockburn Central, WA, 6164 P: 0418 383 055 E: dgroenenboom at crca.org.au W: www.gatewaycc.com.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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(PS I'm temporarily sending this from Gmail.) =================================================== Many churches participated in the recent WD&R appeal to support the plight of believers in Syria who are suffering because of the civil conflict. For those churches who participated, we ask that you process the receipts as soon as you can. There are two ways. 1. Send via Troy our Synodical treasurer in the usual way. Simply indicate to Troy that the money is for Syria. 2. Send to WD&R via EFT. Again we simply ask you to mark the offering as for Syria in the message line. Here are those details: *BANK: Westpac. * *NAME: W D R Committee * *BSB: 037 608* *A/C: 131 745* Yours with many thanks, *Bert Kuipers - WD&R publicity* *11 Heritage Rise, Riverside, TAS. 7250 Australia* *+61 (03) 6327 3058 0438 343101* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This is still being carefully considered, but at this moment we want to alert our members to the appeal, so they can respond appropriately and so that we can make sure gifts are sent as soon as practicable.* *Please consider using the following notice for* *thisSunday's* *newsletter.* *Yours with thanks in Jesus name, * *Bert Kuipers - WD&R publicity* *11 Heritage Rise, Riverside, TAS. 7250 Australia* *+61 (03) 6327 3058 <%2B61%20%20%2803%29%206327%203058> 0438 343101* *==================================================================================* *URGENT TYPHOON EMERGENCY APPEAL* The strongest typhoon in the world this year, and possibly the most powerful ever to hit land, battered the central Philippines on Friday, November 8, 2013. There are estimates that it could be the most damaging storm of the past century. WD&R is making an emergency appeal so that we also offer help in our Lord's name to so many suffering people in this land where there is so much poverty already. At this moment in time, we have not clarified exactly how our gifts will be distributed, but WD&R will closely follow our Synodically approved guidelines. Please give generously next *Sunday 24th November*. Bert Kuipers WD&R publicity. , -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bukuipers at gmail.com Thu Nov 14 12:31:09 2013 From: bukuipers at gmail.com (Bert Kuipers) Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:31:09 +0800 Subject: [Mins] Syria: Appeal for Suffering Christians In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi again Phil, Thanks for showing me this and sorry that I disturbed you so late at night. I have resent this material to the corrected address. Yours, Bert On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 8:28 PM, Bert Kuipers wrote: > Dear fellow ministers, > > There have been some questions about where to send the appeal funds for > Syria. > > Please just forward this email to your church's treasurer (or perhaps to > the deacons of the local congregation, if they have organised this appeal.) > With thanks, > > Bert. > > (PS I'm temporarily sending this from Gmail.) > > =================================================== > > Many churches participated in the recent WD&R appeal to support the plight > of believers in Syria who are suffering because of the civil conflict. For > those churches who participated, we ask that you process the receipts as > soon as you can. There are two ways. > > 1. Send via Troy our Synodical treasurer in the usual way. Simply indicate > to Troy that the money is for Syria. > > 2. Send to WD&R via EFT. Again we simply ask you to mark the offering as > for Syria in the message line. Here are those details: > > > *BANK: Westpac. * > > *NAME: W D R Committee * > > *BSB: 037 608* > > *A/C: 131 745* > > > Yours with many thanks, > > > > *Bert Kuipers - WD&R publicity* > > *11 Heritage Rise, Riverside, TAS. 7250 Australia* > > *+61 (03) 6327 3058 0438 343101* > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sendtojonvdb at gmail.com Tue Nov 12 23:27:50 2013 From: sendtojonvdb at gmail.com (Jonathan Vandenberg) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:27:50 +1100 Subject: [Mins] [Bulletins] Youth Convention for church letters Message-ID: Hi All, The planning team for our national youth convention would greatly appreciate it if you could include the following item in your church letter for the next 3 sundays. Keep the Faith? Jonathan -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <17BF4FB9-155B-462B-A8C5-B08A0ABD57E2@gmail.com> Hi friends, New post: you can read it here Grace and peace, Dave Groenenboom Gateway Community Church A: 63 Spencer Street, Cockburn Central, WA, 6164 P: 0418 383 055 E: dgroenenboom at crca.org.au W: www.gatewaycc.com.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3096 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ Bulletins mailing list Bulletins at crca.org.au To manage subscription settings - http://crca.org.au/mailman/listinfo/bulletins_crca.org.au From admin at crca.org.au Thu Nov 14 06:23:36 2013 From: admin at crca.org.au (Maria Jobse) Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:23:36 +1100 Subject: [Mins] Adjusted 2013 Yearbook pages. Message-ID: <008301cee102$0f812870$2e837950$@crca.org.au> Hi all, I apologise that some of the membership statistics in the recently distributed yearbook were incorrect. Page 113 - were actually the figures for 2011 Page 114 -115 - Some churches were left out and baptised member numbers in Tasmania for 2012 were also incorrect. Please find attached corrected pages 113-115 of the yearbook. Also, page 25, the total membership for Sydney should read 181 Could you please pass on these corrected pages to people that the yearbook has been distributed to. I apologise if I have caused any inconvenience because of these errors Christian greetings Maria Jobse Synodical Administrator Christian Reformed Churches of Australia 3 Renwick Close Blaxland NSW 2774 AUSTRALIA p: +61 (0)2 4739 6622 e: admin at crca.org.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We will most likely channel gifts through the Christian Reformed Churches of the Philippines or CRCNA's "World Concern". This is still being carefully considered, but at this moment we want to alert our members to the appeal, so they can respond appropriately and so that we can make sure gifts are sent as soon as practicable.* *Please consider using the following notice for* *thisSunday's* *newsletter.* *Yours with thanks in Jesus name, * *Bert Kuipers - WD&R publicity* *11 Heritage Rise, Riverside, TAS. 7250 Australia* *+61 (03) 6327 3058 0438 343101* *==================================================================================* *URGENT TYPHOON EMERGENCY APPEAL* The strongest typhoon in the world this year, and possibly the most powerful ever to hit land, battered the central Philippines on Friday, November 8, 2013. There are estimates that it could be the most damaging storm of the past century. WD&R is making an emergency appeal so that we also offer help in our Lord's name to so many suffering people in this land where there is so much poverty already. At this moment in time, we have not clarified exactly how our gifts will be distributed, but WD&R will closely follow our Synodically approved guidelines. Please give generously next *Sunday 24th November*. Bert Kuipers WD&R publicity. , -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ Bulletins mailing list Bulletins at crca.org.au To manage subscription settings - http://crca.org.au/mailman/listinfo/bulletins_crca.org.au From djgroenenboom at gmail.com Mon Nov 18 02:51:50 2013 From: djgroenenboom at gmail.com (David Groenenboom) Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:51:50 +1100 Subject: [Mins] [Bulletins] The Call to Growth: Business Method or God's Desire? Message-ID: <3BCB2B27-E5A4-4EA5-BB32-5BC528DD61A8@gmail.com> Here?s the latest post, friends: http://davidgroenenboom.com/2013/11/18/the-call-to-growth-business-method-or-gods-desire/ Grace and peace, Dave Groenenboom Gateway Community Church A: 63 Spencer Street, Cockburn Central, WA, 6164 P: 0418 383 055 E: dgroenenboom at crca.org.au W: www.gatewaycc.com.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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As you know there has been a fierce Typhoon and a tidal surge in the Philippines. WD&R is urging all our members to give generously to this appeal. Our appeal funds will be channelled through CRCNA's "World Renew" with whom we are in close contact. Giving can also be done through EFT, but you must indicate the word Typhoon in the message/reference. Westpac Bank, W D R Committee, BSB: 037 608, A/C: 131 745 a) There will be an emergency response by providing tarps or shelter repair kits, or tools for clearing debris. Work will proceed in the south of the Tacloban area and one in northern Iloilo. b) We plan to walk with a small number of communities, through various stages of recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction, which may end up being a 1 - 2 year program Please continue to pray for so many poor folk who have endured so much. Bert Kuipers - WD&R publicity _____ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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RELIGIEUZE CANON IN 25 VENTSTERS OP DE GODSDIENSTIG GESCHIEDENIS VAN NEDERLAND IN RELATIE TOT DE HERALKIEK EN SYMBOLIEK IN WAPENS EN KERKZEGELS ?ALS BEELDRAGERS DER GESCHIEDENIS? This man collects copies of church seals and has copies of seals dating back to 1572 (Breda Nederland) in addition to collecting the seal of a church he also tries to get the history of the church to go with a seal. Thus he has thousands of pages of historical information about protestant churches from all over the world (4500 seals) but very little about the CRCA. He asked me if I knew of someone maybe a denominational archivist who he could write to see if there are congregations who have a church seal or logo and could he have a copy and if possible some history about the seal. I told him that I would make his request known to the churches via this medium and see what response we get. I would greatly appreciate it if you could provide me with a copy of your churches? seal or logo/letterhead that I could pass on to him when I go to Nederland again in early 2014. If it is possible some history about the seal and also about your congregation would be appreciated. Maybe there is an older member in your congregation who knows the history of your congregation who may like to correspond with me or even this nice elderly man in Nederland. Perhaps your congregation has a local history booklet in a soft or hard copy that we could have, all hard copies would be returned. My contact details: Robert Spits P O Box 7543 Geelong West Victoria 3218. Robertspits at gmail.com (03) 5277 2933 Mob phone 0418 520 205 With Christian greetings Robert Spits -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ministryformation at gmail.com Thu Nov 21 23:07:03 2013 From: ministryformation at gmail.com (Jack De Vries) Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:07:03 +1000 Subject: [Mins] Ministry Formation Newsletter - November 2013 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000001cee70e$66e70e60$34b52b20$@gmail.com> Dear colleagues in the gospel. Some of you might not have received my earlier post. I wanted to make sure that all ministers in the CRCA are aware of some of the changes in communication. I encourage you to visit the Ministry Formation website, the various blogs and links. Read the stories of the gospel advancing in and through the CRCA and tap into the various resources and ideas that are posted from time to time. If there are any ways you would like me to assist you or your church in the gospel work God has called us to, please do not hesitate to contact me. In Christ, Jack De Vries Ministry Development Coach Christian Reformed Churches of Australia 49 Hunter Circuit Petrie, QLD 4502 P: 07 3285 3678 M: 0437 339 008 E: mtc at crca.org.au www.ministryformation.com.au Web version | Update preferences | Unsubscribe Facebook icon Like Twitter icon Tweet Forward icon Forward Prayer is striking the winning blow; service is gathering up the results. You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed. - S.D. Gordon TABLE OF CONTENTS Growing Healthy Churches Membership: Raising the Bar Wisdom From the Garden The Conviction to Lead Multiply13 Growing Healthy Churches The CRCA is committed to growing healthy churches that grow, churches that are gospel-focused, reaching the lost for Christ. Over the past five years through our monthly newsletters and the Ministry Formation website we have shared excellent resources and ideas and pointed readers to good books that will encourage churches to grow healthy. This will continue but not in the same format. In place of the monthly newsletter I will be posting blogs on the new CRCA website. These blogs will appear more frequently. The Catalyst will continue to tell the stories of the CRCA at work through workgroups and local churches. If you visit one of the blogs you can also subscribe to the blogs or receive a RSS feed. This way you will automatically receive new posts as soon as they are published. You can also follow Ministry Formation on Facebook and/or Twitter @crcamtc. Ministry Formation blogs Catalyst Here are some of the recent blogs I have posted. The first one shares some resources as you think about church membership. In the next one I encourage you to think about church health. The final one is a review of one of the best books I can recommend on church leadership. Membership: Raising the Bar Membership in a church used to be a big deal. Unlike a membership at the local gym or even joining the area golf club, membership in the church meant giving of yourself wholeheartedly to the life and ministry of the church. Not only did you attend every worship service, but you gave generously of your time, talents, and treasures to the well-being and growth of the church you joined.. Read more Wisdom From the Garden I grew up with a green thumb. See, my dad was a gardener, and ever since I could tag along with him, he would have me work with him in the gardens. Cutting grass, clipping hedges, trimming roses, planting annuals, laying new turf, weeding between the plants, watering the flowers. I still enjoy gardening -- seeing seeds become plants and watching things grow. There is much wisdom we can learn from the garden. Read more The Conviction to Lead "True leadership starts with a purpose, not a plan." In many ways this statement sums up Albert Mohler's excellent book on leadership: The Conviction to Lead. Leadership has to do with conviction. As he writes: "Congregations and Christian institutions need effective leaders who are authentically Christian -- whose leadership flows out of their Christian commitment." Read more Multiply13 Monday 2nd December - Wednesday 4th December Hosted by MBM Church, Rooty Hill 18-22 Westminster Street Rooty Hill, NSW Speakers: Ed Stetzer, Lifeway Research and Andrew Heard, EV Church Multiply13 will take a fresh look at healthy church planting? as Andrew Heard & Ed Stetzer rethink old strategies, review the Australian church planting context, revive the key principles for church growth and vitality. More info For the kingdom and the glory of God, Jack De Vries, CRCA Ministry Training Coordinator ministryformation.com.au To ask questions or offer suggestions: Contact us. We'd love to hear from you. Please email us at mtc at crca.org.au About this email: You received this message because you were registered or signed up for the Ministry Formation Monthly Newsletter. ?2012 Ministry Formation, Christian Reformed Churches of Australia Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe instantly -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Phone 03 6327 3058 Mob. 0438 343101 From treasurer at crca.org.au Fri Nov 22 03:48:59 2013 From: treasurer at crca.org.au (Troy Vander Noord) Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:48:59 +1100 Subject: [Mins] Minimum stipend increase - 1 January 2014 Message-ID: Hi all Please see attached letter regarding the minimum stipend increase as from 1 January 2014. For those churches whose Treasurer is not on email, would the Clerks and/or Ministers please see that the Treasurer receives this letter? regards Troy Troy Vander Noord Synodical Treasurer Christian Reformed Churches of Australia PO Box 312 DOONSIDE NSW 2767 P - 02 9920 1735 F - 02 9920 0776 M - 0424 177 959 This email and any attachments to it are confidential. You must not use, disclose or act on the email if you are not the intended recipient.Hi all -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Just send them to my email address. vanderkolkgerald at gmail.com Warm regards, -- Gerald Vanderkolk 15 Ferntree Rd, Engadine, 2233 Mob. 0416 023 020 From sedwards at rtc.edu.au Tue Nov 19 02:24:23 2013 From: sedwards at rtc.edu.au (Simon Edwards) Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 02:24:23 +0000 Subject: [Mins] RTC Distance Education Units for 2014 Message-ID: <4C804231BD722A4FAD095D9109CFCC05F1A77575@RTC-SBS02.RTC.local> [cid:image002.png at 01CEE52A.A917CEE0] ONLINE SUBJECTS - 2014 The RTC Distance programme is a great way to participate in some of the units by the RTC without leaving home! All units are fully ACT accredited and students can work towards the completion of a Graduate Diploma of Divinity (which can be completed in distance mode). Otherwise our online units help students to complete the first part of a theological degree at home before coming to the RTC to complete their awards. See the attached brochure for the units that will be offered (Lord willing) next year. 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Ray has served our churches well in this role for the past 3? years and our churches as a minister for over 20 years prior. We commend his work to the churches and we wish him Gods richest blessings as he lives out his life of service from here, in the field of primary teaching. The RCYC invites applications for the position of: Denominational Children?s Coordinator. This challenging 2 day a week ministry role aims to serve the churches of the CRCA, encouraging the development of ministry to children, the training of leaders and supporting the churches in various ways, including child safety and duty of care. If you have experience in children's ministry and/or relevant qualifications coupled with a love for the church and its ministry to children, please consider this opportunity. Contact Richard Schoenmaker at rschoenmaker at crca.org.au for full job description, role details and instructions on how to apply. 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