Senior Ichthus is a famous 6 day/ 5 night residential camp open to all Year 10, 11 and 12 students; an exciting experience that challenges young people and gives them opportunities to form and strengthen new and existing friendships. Worship / prayer / games / food / music / sport / night programs / messy games / Challenge night / service / socialising / fun / and much, much more...
Read MoreFormedfaith at Synod
We look forward to seeing many of you at the Ministry Education information booth during Synod this month!
Do come by and check out the resources available through St Francis Theological College and the Ministry Education Commission.
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Nurturing a Spiritual Approach to Climate Change
Here's a note from the Griffith University Centre for Interfaith & Cultural Dialogue...
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Book Launch Lecture – Dr Matthew Tan
Book Launch Lecture – Dr Matthew Tan
9 July, 2015 from 5.30pm in the Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre, 277 Elizabeth St, Brisbane City
Brisbane Launch “Justice, Unity and the Hidden Christ”, by Archbishop Mark Coleridge.
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Ruben Guthrie - Film Review
Ruben Guthrie (Patrick Brammall) is a successful advertising executive engaged to a beautiful foreign model and living the high life in Sydney. That high life consists of alcohol fuelled days and nights where blackouts are common and leaping from the roof of your apartment into the pool seems like a good idea. It’s after one such leap goes badly that Ruben’s girlfriend (Abby Lee) leaves him with a broken arm and a challenge: if he can go without alcohol for a year, she will be willing to see him again.
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Debating Faith
When we engage with the Bible in small groups, we inevitably begin to look at issues of faith and the Church. But finding good resources to do that can be a challenge. Small groups that study the Bible can utilise an array of resources and one terrific place to bookmark is here online at Westminster Faith Debates.
What's that?
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How do Australian Kids Feel About Refugees
Discovered through an article on the Brisbane Times website, this website features videos made using interviews from a range of children on the subject of refugees. Ads you watch, you begin to realise that some of these kids were born in Australia and some were born elsewhere and had to make their way here to escape strife.
Have a look.
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Ready for a Bible Odyssey?
Ready to look a bit deeper into the Bible?
Bible Odyssey is the website for you.
It features the latest work and ideas as well as a cornucopia of material on every facet of the Bible.
Read MorePaula Gooder on the Bible
Paula Gooder, co-author of the wonder Pilgrim: a course for the Christian Journey series speaks here about the Bible and does so in a creative and interesting way. And it's less than three minutes long! What do you think?
Read MoreIntroduction to Pastoral Care
The Anglican Church Southern Queensland is pleased to offer Pastoral Care
Volunteer training workshops. The course runs over two separate Saturdays and the
fee is $20 for both days which includes a workbook, and morning and afternoon
tea (BYO lunch).
The course offers...
Small group resources - Exploring Life’s Big Questions
Small group material that deals with topical common questions about faith are like reality TCV shows: there’s a lot of them out there and most of them are rubbish!
Finding material written by terrific and trusted authors that get to the heart of issues without being bogged down is much harder. So that’s why the new SPCK series Little Books of Guidance are so valuable. There are four in the series so far.
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Gemma Bovery - a one minute film review
Gemma Bovery tells the tale of Martin Joubert, whose sea change to run a rural bakery is only enlivened by his love of literature.
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Partisan - film review
When film makers make a pitch to the studio executives, old clichés are often used to describe what the intended film will be like: “It’s a coming of age tale set in a utopian community where a young man begins to suspect the leader is not a paragon of virtue.” Partisan could have been pitched that way., but it takes this idea and spins it on its head...
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New BIBLE360 modules on the way!
After the huge success of BIBLE360: Introduction to the Bible, work is underway on a range of modules to extend your knowledge and engagement with Scripture. First out of the gates will be BIBLE360: Introduction to...
Read MoreIs God Real? - Kasey Chambers
Australian musician Kasey Chambers' song Is God Real? is an interesteing way to start a small group bible study that focuses on the nature of God. Using the lyrics, it would be easy to begin a discussion, asking participants to tick the things they've thought before, or heard others say...
Here are the lyrics...
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Making church cool?
Relevance is seen as a dirty word in some circles. But what gives life in our parishes?
Whilst I am resistant to any thinking that suggests we don't need to think about change or retuning our telling of the gospel for today's ears and eyes, I was struck by this quote from this article..
"At church, I do not want to be entertained. I do not want to be the target of anyone’s marketing. I want to be asked to participate in the life of an ancient-future community.”
Ex Machina - How human are you?
Alex Garland is an accomplished novelist, scriptwriter and with Ex Machina he turns his attention to direction. He did the script too, so let’s assume he’s a bit of a show off. Fortunately he’s done a terrific job with both roles in this film out now.
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Sign up for learning about ministry!
Ever wondered what drives great ideas for ministry across the ages? Knowing how Christian education works, what underpins it and how to do it better is a start! Jonathan Sargeant is coordinating Christian Education (THL366) next semester at St Francis Theological College.
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New Youth Resources @ Roscoe
During the first quarter of the year, youth work has been an area the Roscoe Library at St Francis College has purchased widely in.These titles cover a broad spectrum and include general titles on youth work as well as specifically Christian resources. More detailed information on these resources can be found here.
Read MorePilgrim Author Bishop Stephen Cottrell @ SFC
The Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford in the UK, will visit SFC during August for two very special events.
2015 Felix Arnott Memorial Lecture
Bishop Cottrell will present the 2015 Felix Arnott Memorial Lecture at SFC at 2.00pm on Tuesday, 4 August. The topic for this lecture will be:
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