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November 2015 Anglican News Page 1 A A NEWSPAPER NEWSLETTER FOR FOR THE THE CANBERRACANBERRA AND& GOULBURN GOULBURN ANGLICAN ANGLICAN COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY VOL.VOL 3230 FREE N0.N0 81 3800 COPIES November 2015 EANGLICANVERY MONTH ANGLICAN NEWS NEWS FEB 2013 New Wine Kids Australia Dynamic new children’s ministry network hits the road New Wine Kids Australia has just been launched by Brian and Ali Champness (from the F5 Congregation in Goulburn) with the endorsement of New Wine UK and Australia. Brian and Ali ministered as Children’s Pastors in an Anglican church in the UK for fi ve years where they were involved with New Wine and were excited to see how this movement has helped and inspired local churches develop vibrant children’s and families ministries. NETWORKERS: Temora priest John Jenner with F5 Family Worker This is done through training events, Brian Champness (at left) and an enthusiastic group who took part in the networking, mentoring and exciting ‘Coffee and Connect’ gathering in Temora. summer conferences which attract thousands of families each year. vision of “Connecting leaders to connect Kids and to also hear about the great While in the UK, Brian and Ali children to God”. It is an open network ministries that are already being done in hosted New Wine training days for assisting churches and children’s churches to reach children and families. children’s leaders, spoke at conferences ministry leaders who are wanting to Brian and Ali said that they were and were the Team Leaders for ‘Boulder see renewal so that this generation of encouraged to see churches active and Gang’ at the Summer Conference which children and families can be reached enthusiastic about reaching out to their consisted of more than 600 children with the Good News of Jesus. community. aged 10-11 and over 120 leaders. Promotional tour “There are so many people doing New Wine began in the UK in 1989 In October, Brian and Ali set out great things to reach children and as a Christian festival and has now to launch New Wine Kids Australia families with the message of Jesus,” grown to be a large network of churches with a road trip around the Canberra said Brian. “Programs such as ‘Mainly with the vision of “Local churches and Goulburn Diocese and also to Music’ and ‘Messy Church’ seem to be changing nations”. Melbourne where they held “Coffee having great impact into communities as New Wine is now an international and Connect” meetings with anyone churches see many people attend these movement represented by many involved in ministry to children and programs. Other churches are active different denominations and the strong families. in scripture teaching and running kids network amongst the leaders has built They visited Canberra, Temora, clubs and family services. I believe great unity. Batemans Bay, Bega and Melbourne to as a network we can help each other New Wine Kids Australia has the share the heart and vision for New Wine (continued on page 2) See website for Tel: 6247 3744 Freecall 1800 232 400 (ex ACT Directory) Email: [email protected] Web: www.aidf.com.au current The Fund is designed for investors wishing to support the Church and its work. The Fund is not prudentially supervised by APRA and contributions to the Fund do not benefi t from the depositor protection provisions of the Banking Act. rates Page 2 Anglican News November 2015 DIOCESAN NEWS New Wine Kids Australia (continued from page 1) build strong ministries to children and other senior ministers.” family services.” families in our churches.” Mark Griffi ths has several published New Wine Kids Australia is also One of the main ways that New Wine books including ‘Don’t tell cute stories - looking to launch internship and Kids will assist churches is by providing change lives’ and ‘One Generation from mentoring programs in the coming a network and support for leaders and Extinction’. Mark and the ‘Elevate’ years. volunteers to connect to share resources, Children’s and Families Ministry Tour “One of the visions of New Wine ideas and encouragement. will consist of one day conferences in Kids Australia is to see a new generation One of the ways this will happen is Goulburn (12th March), Melbourne (5th of children’s and families minsters that through the Facebook page. People have March) as well as Temora, South Coast, are well trained, equipped and resourced already started posting questions and Sydney, Newcastle and other regional to reach this new generation with the people from other churches have been centres. Good News of Jesus,” said Brian. responding and sharing ideas. Anyone If you would like to keep up to date can be a part of this Facebook group by Being part of a network with New Wine Kids Australia and the searching ‘New Wine Kids Australia’ in events and programs they run, either the Facebook search bar. provides the opportunity search ‘New Wine Kids Australia’ on Another focus of New Wine Kids is to get some good quality Facebook and join the group or contact training and conferences. Being part of a practitioners to share Brian and Ali at brian.champness@ network provides the opportunity to get inspiration and skills to anglicancg.org.au or 0476 168 118. some good quality practitioners to share improve our ministry to inspiration and skills to improve our ministry to children and families. children and families. “We are excited to have Rev’d Dr Anglican News Mark Griffi ths coming to Australia in October 2016 will see the launch of March 2016 for the ‘Elevate’ Children’s the ‘New Wine Spring Conference and A newsletter for the Canberra and Families Ministry Tour,” Brian Family Festival’. This will be a four-day and Goulburn Anglican Champness said. “Mark is the senior gathering for adults, youth and children. community leader of Warfi eld Church, a large church Of the event, Ali said: “This is Editor: Lewis Hitchick based on the outskirts of London, and also always the highlight of the year in the Address: PO Box 23 the leader of New Wine Kids in the UK. UK and it will be a great opportunity Bathurst, NSW 2795 “He is a gifted communicator and for all generations to come together. We Phone: (02) 6331 1722 will inspire anyone who ministers will have great speakers and worship to children and families and he will leaders for all age groups as well as a 0427 373 446 also have opportunities to speak to variety of electives and some ‘all-in’ Email: anglican.news @bathurstanglican.org.au Deadline for December issue: Editorial & advertising November 25th Opinions expressed in this publica- tion do not necessarily refl ect the views or policies of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. Diocesan Offi ces Diocesan Registry Level 4, 221 London Circuit Canberra City, ACT 2612 Postal Address: GPO Box 1981 Canberra, ACT 2601 Phone: (02) 6232 3600 Fax: (02) 6232 3650 Anglican News is a member of the Australian Religious VISION: Ali and Brian Champness have a vision for a new generation of Press Association. children’s and family ministers to reach a new generation of young people. November 2015 Anglican News Page 3 DIOCESAN NEWS Bishop’s Convention 2016 Making disciples who make disciples Bishop Stuart Robinson has invited Mike and Sally Breen from the UK/ US to speak at the 2016 Bishop’s Convention. The Convention will be held in Goulburn’s Veolia Arena – a state of the art, multi-function, climate controlled facility for up 1,000 - on Saturday May 7, 2016, with the annual Barlow Lecture on the Friday evening (May 6). Mike Breen led a church re-plant in the inner London suburb of Brixton in the late 1980s, where he pioneered the concept of missional communities. From 1994 to 2004 he served as Senior Rector of St Thomas’ Sheffi eld, England. Under his leadership St Thomas’s grew to become the largest church in England in 2000. TRAINERS: Mike and Sally Breen have trained thousands of church Later that year he launched a team leaders in developing a discipling culture in their churches. that began a church planting movement in Europe, planting more than 1400 and entrepreneur, who has been one of University and Cambridge. churches in four years. the leading innovator in the discipling He is equally sought after in Bishop Stuart has urged lay people movement throughout Europe and the Mega Churches (Crossroads Church across the diocese to mark the date in US for more than 25 years. - Cincinnati, OH, Grace Midtown - their diaries. In addition to his calling as a Atlanta, GA, and Discovery Church “This will be our signature church planter and pastor, Mike has - Orlando, FL), as well as Conferences training event for lay members of our authored over 20 books including and Festivals (Verge, New Wine – churches in 2016,” he stressed. “Please the best selling, Family on Mission Holland, Denmark Summer Festival, invite parish councils – and whole (3DM Publishing 2014), Building North American Mission Leaders congregations to this world class event.” a Discipling Culture (3DM Conference). The Koorong organisation (owned Publishing, 2011), Covenant and While Mike and Sally normally now by the Bible Society) will run a full Kingdom (3DM, 2010), and the three- travel as a team, Sally is an innovator in conference bookshop on site during the book A Passionate Life series (Cook her own right. Having spoken at most Convention. Communications, 2005). of the places that Mike has visited, she Bishop Stuart said fi nal pricing for covers topics for women’s and mixed the event is yet to be determined, but groups around the world.