The Association through the Director of Ministries has recently been involved in dialogue with government, alongside various other stakeholders, regarding plans to ban Conversion Practices in NSW. There is no place in our communities for physically and psychologically abusive and coercive practices, and legislation that bans them would have our support. This is a complex […]
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‘Our Story’ is where we share stories of our wider Baptist movement; stories from our journey towards our goal of becoming a movement of 1,000 healthy churches in a generation, stories of how Baptist Churches in NSW & ACT are navigating key issues, and stories from our affiliated groups. Sharing stories is vital so that we
Leadership Development 101 is now available for tweens and teens in your church! This training course is specifically designed for junior leaders aged 11-17, who are serving (or soon to begin serving) in an area of local church ministry. Whether you have junior leaders serving in children’s, youth, worship, hospitality or technology ministries, or in
This month at our online Insights pastors and leaders gathering, we were joined by Wayne Forward, CEO of Peacewise where he shared on the topic of “From Conflict to Connection: Building Practical Peace-Making Skills”. Wayne provided insight to help equip us to create cultures of peace in our unique ministry contexts and other useful tips
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Safe Church Team Network Evening On 23 May 2023, approximately 120 people joined both in person and online for the Safe Church Team Network Evening. The topic of the night was Responding to Historic Legal Claims in Your Church. There were presentations from experts in the fields of civil litigation, redress claims and also investigations
Over 500 young people from over 20 churches over 4 days – That is State Youth Camp! And it needs you!!! We need your young adults. We need your retirees. We need anyone in your church or your network who loves young people and can spare a few hours or the entire weekend to serve the
FORM 2023 is coming up in 1 month! Our keynote speaker is Jason Elsmore, Senior Pastor at Gateway Baptist Church and Director of the Queensland Baptist Movement. Jason will speak on the theme of FEARLESS, as drawn out from Joshua 1. We will also be running a range of workshop tracks facilitated by experts in their field,
Do you dream of working towards a world where poverty has ended, and all people enjoy the fullness of life God intends? As the international aid and development arm of the Baptist church in Australia, Baptist World Aid works in 24 countries with local Christian Partners. We support projects that fight poverty and injustice and
We encourage churches to continue to engage with the Safe Church Health Check through the Baptist Association. In NSW, the 10 Child Safe Standards are now mandatory as of 1st February 2022. The OCG has also indicated that they are continuing to look to build capacity in organisations regarding these standards, but compliance actions have also
This month at our online Insights pastors and leaders gathering, we were joined by Grant Wilson, Senior Pastor of Kiama Baptist Church. Whilst riding his bike at a local mountain bike track with his family, Grant had an accident, resulting in a C4 spinal cord injury. Following prolonged hospitalisation and physical therapy, Grant returned home
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We acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants and traditional custodians of the lands where we live and minister. We pay respect to their elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Creator God who has brought us together, from different lands and nations, and desire to continue together towards deeper understanding and reconciliation.
