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Church Gets Creative in Hunter Valley 13 Cover 11/4/05 10:23 Page 1 RECORDApril 9, 2005 In this issue Outback kids “get up and go” Signs survey aids tsunami victims Adventist women “blog”for peace Pastor Damien Rice (left) presented Lawrence and Sharon Smith and their children,Timothy and Joshua,with a loaf of bread to symbolise their welcome into Maitland church. Church gets creative in Hunter Valley MAITLAND, NEW SOUTH WALES embers of the Maitland church ious New Testament verses that spoke of in NSW explored community the early believers’ life together were read and creativity on March 12 as out by church members. As each “one M Brendyn and Kellie Hancock another” verse was shared, various shapes facilitated a day with a difference. of bread were placed on a table at the Eighty people attended a multisensory front. By the end of the service, a body took worship service that focused on Body Life. shape on the table, as the aroma of a freshly “God created us with five senses,” says Mrs baked loaf of bread filtered through the Acquired or Hancock, “and I believe people are room. impacted more profoundly when presen- To conclude, new members Lawrence tations involve them on many levels.” The and Sharon Smith, and their children, service included scripture readings from Timothy and Joshua, were welcomed into Inspired? the front on attributes of the body of Christ the community. Pastor Damien Rice pre- and community participation through sented them with a hot loaf of bread singing and reading scriptures. To redis- straight out of the bread machine. dedicated cover the lost art of “one anothering,” var- (Continued on page 4) ISSN 0819-5633 13 News RW 11/4/05 10:53 Page 2 news Survey aids Outback kids “get up tsunami victims and go” WARBURTON, VICTORIA o stay informed about its reader- ship, Signs of the Times magazine is CHARTERS TOWERS, QUEENSLAND conducting a reader survey, and ovember last year saw the dream of T for every survey response received, Allan and Pat Hutchinson from the magazine will donate $A1 to the the Yarrahapinni Adventist Youth Adventist Development and Relief N and Ecology Centre come to Agency’s Asian tsunami rehabilitation fruition with the assistance of Sanitarium, projects. Adventist Development and Relief Agency, “While we’ve conducted surveys in the Rotary, the Lions Club and a number of past, they’ve not been via the magazine other community groups. Students participating in one of the many itself, so a lot of readers would have been From November 15 to 18, 136 students activities offered at the “Get up and go”camp. excluded. This way someone who picks from seven schools in Charters Towers and up a copy at their local mall can partici- 42 teachers and leaders from Sanitarium hoisted every day. The flag was designed by pate,” says Lee Dunstan, Signs’s senior and Yarrahapinni worked together on a Sanitarium and the coordinating staff of the assistant editor. “Although the overall program called “Get up and go,” with fun program, and drew inspiration from the message is unlikely to change much as a and challenging activities designed to Australian flag with the Southern Cross fea- result, we still need to tailor the magazine develop the children’s skills and characters. turing on a blue background that repre- to its 21st-century readership as well as its The program was created with rural and sented water, and then highlighted with sponsorship. And to do that, we need to Outback children in mind, and capitalises other bright colours. know exactly who both groups are and on the name of the Sanitarium product Up The “Get up and go” theme song encour- what they want. Readers will help and Go. Accordingly, the children attend- aged the children to reach for the stars by tsunami victims when they respond, as ing the program are encouraged to “get up making wise choices in their lives and well as receive a better magazine. It’s and go to where you want to be” by devel- remembering to help others in their com- win, win, win!” oping their passions in life, meeting new munities. The pullout survey is embedded in the people and growing their confidence. The mayor of Charters Towers was April issue of Signs, which features Jason The students were divided into groups, impressed with the “Get up and go” pro- Smith, captain of the 2005 NBL champi- which were given the names of Australian gram, as was the local newspaper, which ons the Sydney Kings and 2004 Christian native animals, such as platypus and goanna. gave the event good coverage. Students, Sportsperson of the Year, on its cover. In these groups, they participated in a teachers and Sanitarium volunteers were Readers can also complete the survey on number of events, including a low-ropes likewise impressed with the event, and had the Signs web site.—Scott Wegener team challenge, dramas, video production, a many positive things to say about it. More @ www.signsofthetimes.org.au water challenge and the Queensland The program was particularly valuable Ambulance Service’s “CPR for life” demon- for the students of the School of Distance strations. Education. One student said, “I liked every- The evening programs were mostly thing we did, but meeting new people and organised by David Woolley, corporate gen- making new friends was best of all. The eral manager of Sanitarium, and got the camp has given me confidence to meet groups together to present their dramas, challenges as they happen.” sing, talk about the day’s activities and listen There are hopes that the program can be to presentations from special guests. run again in the future for those in other A flag designed specially for the event was areas of Australia.—Ursula Hedges OFFICIAL PAPER of the South Editor Nathan Brown Mail: Signs Publishing Company Pacific Division Seventh-day Senior assistant editor Lee Dunstan 3485 Warburton Highway Adventist Church Editorial assistant Adele Nash Warburton,Vic 3799,Australia ACN 000 003 930 Editorial assistant Scott Wegener Phone: (03) 5966 9111 Fax: (03) 5966 9019 www.adventist.org.au Copyeditor Graeme Brown Email Letters: [email protected] Editorial secretary Meryl McDonald-Gough Email Newsfront: [email protected] Vol 110 No 13 Layout Jason Piez Email Noticeboard: [email protected] Cover: Kellie Hancock Senior consulting editor Barry Oliver Subscriptions: South Pacific Division mailed within Australia and to New Zealand,$A43.80 $NZ73.00.Other prices on www.record.net.au application.Printed weekly. 2 April 9, 2004 13 News RW 11/4/05 10:53 Page 3 news Acquired or Inspired? dedicated at Signs tling an argument in a Sabbath WARBURTON, VICTORIA school class,” says Dr igns Publishing Company launched McMahon. “But also out of con- a new book with a dedication at the cern for the decline in the prac- Warburton factory on March 23. tice of what has been known as S Acquired or Inspired? by Dr Don the Adventist lifestyle. I wanted McMahon was then publicly launched at to answer the question of how the Victorian Conference camp-meeting on we got this lifestyle.” March 26. Dr McMahon recalls that a e e h According to Book Department man- number of people—including C y h t ager Elizabeth Dunstan, the dedication of his wife, initially—tried to dis- a new-release books is regularly done by the courage his plan as he set out on K Dr Don McMahon with wife Marlene (left) at the dedication of church’s publishing houses in other parts of the research that grew into the Acquired or Inspired? at Signs Publishing Company,with Signs the world. “To mark the launch of a new book. “They were worried editor Nathan Brown and publishing director,Pastor Terry Goltz. book in this way highlights that this is not about what I might discover,” just another book to be printed and sold,” he recalls. his research. “Don McMahon has done an says Mrs Dunstan. “Rather, it is part of our Acquired or Inspired? closely examines the excellent thing,” says Dr Harrold. “His mission as a church publisher.” health and lifestyle statements made by project was initially fraught with danger, as The dedication—led by Pastor Terry Ellen White and compares these state- he may have unearthed results that could Goltz, director of publishing for the South ments with those of other health writers have destroyed both his faith and that of Pacific Division—acknowledged the con- who were her contemporaries in the mid- others. It has been sometimes misunder- tributions to the project by Signs staff to late-19th century. Dr McMahon shares stood by others and frequently criticised. through the planning, production and dis- his journey through this research and “This is not a book in judgment on tribution process. analysis. He admits he encountered a Ellen White, but a highly critical investi- Author Don McMahon attended the number of surprises. gation, which validates her position in dedication and shared something of the Dr Percy Harrold, associate director of Adventist belief and practice.”—Nathan story behind Acquired or Inspired? with Adventist Health for the South Pacific Brown Signs staff. “My research grew out of set- Division, assisted Dr McMahon at stages of More @ www.acquiredorinspired.com tion, the SPC was represented by days, along with several helpers two of its office staff, David Rayn- from the church. Many passed er, IT specialist, and Mac DeMesa, through and saw the demonstra- SPC financial controller. Mac fin- tions, and those who were vege- ished the 300 questions within tarians or who were interested in ◆ The staff and students at the the 10 minutes allotted and with becoming vegetarian, stopped, Warburton Christian School, Vic, time to spare.“We hoped that our watched and tasted.Several hand- ◆ Bruce Manners, former editor of have discovered that their neigh- visit would help inspire the stu- ed in their name to receive further RECORD, was awarded a Doctor of bours,Signs Publishing Company dents to strive for excellence,”says information,and flyers were given Philosophy degree in sociology (SPC), have more talents than just Mr DeMesa.—David McNeill out that advertised other activities on March 17 at Monash University.
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