Using visuals in worship is a no-brainer tool for our congregations. We use them in everything from worship booklets to PowerPoint presentations, posters and flyers.
But where can you get copyright free images to use in these instances?
Read MoreReviewing your day with God
So many of us go to bed at night with the day racing through our minds. We need a way to both reflect and let go. A daily examen is one way to to this. By reviewing the day that has passed, and preparing for tomorrow with the expectation of God’s continued care, we create the habit of...
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“That God is three persons: Spirit in green to help us grow; Jesus in brown walking in the dirt; the Father in gold who created this beautiful earth.”
Teaching about the Trinity using art
Every now and then there comes a time for filling a gap in your work with children and young people in the Sunday School/Children's church program. The good people over at Building Faith website offer ideas here and there to help us with such moments.
This lesson from a year or two ago helps young people to think about the idea of...
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Some films worth seeing that you might have missed in 2016
2017 has well and truly started and we’ve seen some great films released already (LaLa Land anyone?) But you might have missed these in the heady rush of 2016. Look out for them on DVD or through your streaming service of choice...
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Advent Ideas for you
Here's a bunch of advent ideas and resources to browse...
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BIBLE360: Introduction to the Bible in Gympie
Want to learn more about the central book to your faith? Want to discover some tools which help with reading and understanding? How did they put this book together, anyway?
Read MoreNeed money to support Yth or chn Ministry in ACSQ?
Any parish wishing to apply for a GFS ‘Group Grant’ of up to $500, for help to fund their Children’s or Youth Ministry for 2017, is invited to...
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FAITH360: Praying in Anglican Ways — Official Premiere!
Want to understand your faith more? Want to understand more about the strands of faith that combine to bring life to our Anglican Church? Want to experiment with different kinds of prayer from our long Anglican history to see what suits you best?
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Things to grow your youth children's and families ministry
What's happening in the Anglican Youth, children's and Families ministries office? Answer: It's all happening!!
Read MoreAngligreen resources for you
Get your November pew sheet inserts here, as well as info about the Earth Charter...
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A call for EfM groups and leaders
Do you believe exploring faith matters? Do you want to be equipped for ministry? Do you want to be more effective for mission? Do you want to go a little deeper into the scriptures than a single day or 6 week course can offer? Then you and your fellow parishioners may be candidates for...
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Fiona Hammond: New Formedfaith Staff!
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...
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I, Daniel Blake - opens Nov 17
Carpenter Daniel Blake is a survivor. He’s had to be; his wife has died leaving him bereft but he must go on. Even a heart attack couldn’t stop him. But one thing just might: being caught between the fangs of a welfare bureaucracy that seems constructed to rob him of his self-respect and means of living.
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FAITH360: Praying in Anglican Ways happening here first!
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...
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Online training for 360 Project New Modules
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.
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Free Intergenerational ideas
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!
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Measuring Christian learning...
So we all want the people in our parishes to be growing in their faith. But how can you measure whether that is happening?? Setting some kind of benchmarks can enable measurement.
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The Bible Project - free videos...
People are so visual these days that good resources are needed to draw people into a closer relationship with Scripture. One group creating such videos are The Bible Project.
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Free Angligreen pew sheet content
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?
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Hell or high water - film review
Read this sentence: In Texas, two brothers, one just trying to do the honourable thing, one just a little wild (and doomed to a dark end) stage bank jobs whilst being pursued by a day-before-retirement lawman. It sounds like a cliché, doesn’t it? Yet Hell of High Water takes that simple plot and...
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