Why do we worship?

July 9, 2020

Fiona Hammond

So here’s a great question for those of us who can meet as Anglican communities once again. What is worship? Why do we do it? What was it that I got out of bed for on a Sunday again?

The new SFC Short Course: Understanding Worship, explores six themes related to these questions, and 1.3 asks the big question: Why do we worship? Check out what Bishop Jeremy Greaves and Reverend Penelope Jones have to say, and then perhaps take this question into your week: ‘When people say they didn’t find God in worship it’s often not about an absence of God, but an absence of themselves’. https://www.stfran.qld.edu.au/1-what-is-worship

Q&A about life’s big issues

November 27, 2019

Jump into the SFC Short Courses in your own way, in your own time. Thought provoking and stimulating conversations just waiting for your input!

Reflection and inspiration for Advent

November 27, 2019

Connect with excellent resources for study and reflection through Advent.

Is there future in tradition?

May 13, 2019

Join John Bell, an inspiring hymn writer, liturgist and author from the Iona Community and Wild Goose Resource Group as he explores the question 'Is there a future in tradition?'

“So what’s Anglican mean?”

March 15, 2019

You’re at a barbeque and conversation with some new friends takes an interesting turn. You mention you went to church that morning, an Anglican one in fact. The next question? “So what’s Anglican mean?”

And you’d say…?

Coming this year ... excitement!

January 11, 2019

Obviously flying cars as in The Jetsons and Blade Runner should be with us this year but before we see those, we here at FormedFaith are working on some other exciting projects.

Telling stories about mission...

October 6, 2018

At our recent Synod here in the Anglican Diocese, Southern Queensland, we shared exciting stories of mission occurring in creative ways.

Free video course: What Matters About Jesus

October 3, 2018

Imagine a locally-produced six-episode course with videos featuring faith experts and discussion questions designed to be used by you on your own or with a group. And it’s free! Click here to find out more…

Inspiring Vocations

July 12, 2018

It's Vocation month, as of course you knew. Our bishops have been talking about vocations and the cameras have been rolling. What does "vocation" mean? Are vocations only for priests?

What might yours be?

Generations Together Explained

January 8, 2018

Here's the message form Archbishop Phillip which delineates the theme for our year in the Diocese of Brisbane/Southern Queensland.

It's inspiring so pass around the link and watch it in church!

May this be a way we can grow our church family during 2018 and beyond!

Generations Together: a theme for 2018

January 8, 2018

2018 DECLARED YEAR OF GENERATIONS TOGETHER

Archbishop Phillip has declared 2018 the Year of Generations Together.

For a year of special events, programs and emphasis on the whole family of God in our diocese, 2018 will be unlike any other!

There’s more to say and an exciting story to come but for now, mark this date in your calendars for the launch:

Thursday February 15th, 2018 - 6:30PM, St John’s Cathedral

And bookmark the new, ever-changing website where all of the resources, ideas and stuff for the year will be housed!

www.generationstogether.org.au

Free webinar to prepare for Lent

January 12, 2017

The Building Faith website has been making some great resources for faith formation lately and here's another one. This free webinar is a middle-of-the-night thing for us here but normally registering for webinars means you can access the material at your own leisure after it's done. Here's the details from them...

Things to grow your youth children's and families ministry

October 31, 2016

What's happening in the Anglican Youth, children's and Families ministries office? Answer: It's all happening!!

Fiona Hammond: New Formedfaith Staff!

October 31, 2016

There's no doubt the work of encouraging the faith growth of everyone in the diocese is important. A measure of this is that some funding has been located to enable us to get more done!

Fiona Hammond has been employed for three days a week to...

FAITH360: Praying in Anglican Ways happening here first!

September 26, 2016

Can you feel the excitement?

The first new module of The 360 Project, FAITH360: Praying in Anglican Ways is happening for the first time! It'll be a landmark event for...

Online training for 360 Project New Modules

September 26, 2016

Considering becoming a leader of the two new 360 Project modules, BIBLE360 Introduction to the Prophets and FAITH360: Praying in Anglican Ways? That role is available to clergy in the Anglican Church Southern Queensland diocese and suitable lay people appointed by them.

Free Intergenerational ideas

September 26, 2016

What is it like when your family gets together?, ot just one or two members but the whole tribe?

It's noisy, fun, challenging, inspirational, and...the list could go on and on. It sounds like the Church!

Free Angligreen pew sheet content

September 26, 2016

Want to resource your parishioners with the latest events, news, ideas and strategies to enable us all to be better stewards of creation? Or just want some of those ideas yourself, for projects at your church?

Reading with Spiritual Eyes - a book club

July 15, 2016

It's great fun to chat about books you've been reading with others, especially if they've read the same book. So a book club that discusses a book and adds in a faith dimension? That sounds like a great idea! Eve James at The Roscoe Library, St Francis Theological College is starting Reading with Spiritual Eyes. It's just such a book club!