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theadvocate.tv MAY 2012 In conversation “We want to help set up leaders for Audrey Assad has just released her the long haul.” JULIAN DUNHAM PAGE 7 new album Heart. PAGE 12 >> 3 YouthCARE praise West Australian Premier Colin Barnett praised YouthCARE recently >> 5 Beat helps youth Young adults participate in a group lesson during the Unearthed gathering >> Photo: Simone Jubb Channel 7’s Greenfingers presenter Tod Johnston with Carey Baptist College students playing in the garden of their new outdoor learning centre. Carey grows future 7 Passion in Perth Perth enjoyed the UK-based Students at Carey Baptist College have a new for the Greenfingers team to build executive producer Trevor production of The Passion outdoor learning centre after the team from a sustainability classroom came Cochrane to highlight the of Christ 2012 on the Easter up, the College was only too features of the garden and learn weekend Channel 7’s Greenfingers program built a >> happy to be involved. how to care for it. sustainability classroom at the College in “We’ve already got a strong Trevor devised the Harrisdale. sense of care for the environment sustainability classroom that we’ve really tried to instil in concept. The set-up mimics a be transformed into a fantastic the children over time,” Jennifer mini-ecosystem. It offers a wide Baptist Churches garden where our students will said. “We are committed to seeing variety of teaching opportunities Western Australia Over five days an area of 1,100 be able to get hands-on growing it become generational so that for students from numeracy to square metres of bare sand was and harvesting their own fruit, these children will grow up aware strategic planning. exists to build transformed into a vibrant garden vegetables, fish and eggs.” of the need to look after the The construction of the with 13 vegetable and herb During the construction planet and be sustainable in their sustainability classroom featured healthy churches. garden beds, an outdoor kitchen, of the garden students from practises.” in the new series of Greenfingers rainwater tank, chicken coop, across the Primary School took on Channel 7 and in The West aquaponics systems and several part in filming sessions with Australian’s ‘Habitat’ liftout in fruit trees in an urban orchard. Greenfingers presenters Tod early April. BAPTIST CHURCHES Benches and tables completed Johnston and Renae Wauhop, We have been It is expected the garden WESTERN AUSTRALIA the area, allowing the garden getting their hands dirty helping truly blessed to will also act as a further point of to be truly used as an outdoor to plant seedlings and fruit trees. connection to the surrounding classroom. Building a garden that could have been given community. The College will “We have been truly blessed be a valuable teaching resource soon be launching a ‘Friends of to have been given this great has been a long-term dream this great garden. the Carey Garden’ group to assist garden,” said Primary School for the College which is already with the upkeep and long-term Principal Jennifer Argue. “It was involved in the Waterwise development of the garden. amazing that in only one week and Waste Wise sustainability Staff were given a special tour For more information visit a patch of grass and sand could programs. When the opportunity of the garden by Greenfingers www.carey.wa.edu.au. 2 my view MAY 2012 Humility – just another virtue Most of us think of humility as just another virtue — forgotten but when humility is lost. It’s not about self-loathing or much like patience, goodness, or kindness. It’s nice We grow least content not when dejected defeat. Rather, true and we appreciate it when we see it, but we rarely circumstances are tough but when humility comes when before God entitlement buries humility. we see ourselves as nothing, have discuss it and almost never pursue it. Yet, the Bible put aside self and let God be all. Let seems to indicate that humility may be the bedrock of God be all. Sounds simple enough, discipleship. but the striving and fruitlessness Marriages fail of our lives suggest that we find it easier to let God be some. Jesus humbled himself by that generates little attention, not when love The challenge of our day is becoming a man and submitting especially in a culture devoted to not to rise to the top but to live even to death. [Philippians 2: 5-8] achievement, recognition, status grows cold, faithfully among the least, because Mark Wilson He called His disciples to “deny and significance. But if pride is the but when pride of who He is. It will change Mark Wilson is the Director of yourself ... take up your cross ... be root of our fallenness [1 John 2: 16] everything; our homes, our Ministries for Baptist Churches last of all ... be slave of all” [Mark then humility paves the way to our trumps humility. families, our churches and our Western Australia. 8-10]. restoration. workplaces. James reminds us that “God Marriages fail not when love opposes the proud but gives grace grows cold, but when pride trumps to the humble” [James 4: 6]. humility. Churches experience Of course, our definition of It’s an old biblical theme conflict not when unity is humility makes all the difference. On deadlines ... Oops! Even as I am writing this column I have the world didn’t end that day, edition, remember that grace is already missed the deadline — so I’m writing in a though at the time I wished it alive and well and sometimes hurry. Blame it on the Easter weekend. I’ve no idea had! applies even to missed deadlines. Is it true that we should never Perhaps God can help you to find how we’re supposed to have days off without the put off until tomorrow what we it for some of your more notable schedule collapsing in a heap. Sigh ... can put off until the day after omissions ... tomorrow? Depends what the Now when students at Vose miss yet, and the universe has not decision is ... their assignment deadlines by ground to a halt. Then there is Time with the kids ... don’t two days, they lose 10 percent. the question of my ideal weight. I delay that. Time to forgive others Presuming you rate this as a 100 was supposed to be 10 kilograms ... why postpone that? Time to percent column (as I do!), you lighter before Easter 2010. Given pray ... Paul’s instruction to pray are entitled to grade this edition the ridiculously generous haul without ceasing suggests that we Dr Brian Harris down to a 90 percent. But are of chocolate I scored this Easter, should never have stopped in the Dr Brian Harris is the deadlines worth five percent a it could be January 2372 before first place. Principal of Vose Seminary day? that happens. But then there is Better get this off. If it only and Senior Pastor of Carey Some don’t matter at all. I 25 August 1984 when I set off for appears in the June edition, Community Baptist Church. committed to tidy my desk before work forgetting to wish my wife a you’ll know the reason why. But Christmas 2009. Hasn’t happened happy birthday. Now technically if you’re reading this in the May Thought about the poor recently? Do you ever get a sense of coming full circle? I garage. Possessions? Can’t keep number of families with children remember sitting in the Maida Vale Baptist Church moving them ... sell them, leave facing the same challenges. as a 14 year old troubled by verses in the Bible them with friends, or just leave How should we as things behind. Relationships? ... Christ followers respond? referring to Christ’s teaching on our response to the Stressed. Living? ... Can’t afford Complex problems require poor. More than 40 years later I am still confronted to buy sufficient food ... eat at multiple strategy responses. by this challenge. Who are the poor? least one meal a day from a soup Individuals need support and kitchen. Health? When very sick, encouragement; charitable find a street doctor; never see a organisations need donations If you are single, unemployed and empower people who are seen to dentist. And all the while trying of time and resources to ensure eligible for government assistance be the most in need within our to ensure you can front up for a food and other services are in Australia, you receive a community. We work with people job interview ready and able to available; the policy of non- payment of $34 per day as long as who are unemployed in many of convince an employer to take you indexation of Newstart Allowance Sue Ash you have almost exhausted any our programs. They tell us that on. needs to be changed and single Sue Ash is the Chief Executive savings or liquid assets. What is it the consequences of becoming While single people have unemployed people need an Officer of UnitingCare West. like to try live on $34 per day? unemployed are short and sharp. been the biggest group in the immediate increase on their $34 Our organisation was Rent? Can’t afford it ... start unemployed population, housing per day. established by the Uniting living with friends, sleeping on prices and job insecurity are Church to support, serve and other people’s couches or in their contributing to an increasing letters to the editor send us your letters Apology In the April edition of The Advocate the incorrect version of an The Advocate welcomes your letters to the editor on topics of advertisement for Trinity Theological College was run.