The Living Room - Tuesday, 13th May
Faith, Identity and Worldview: Engaging The Next Generation with Eddy Soh
Edwina (Eddy) will explore ways to connect with teenagers around issues of faith, worldview and identity. She will help us consider how to teach and talk about Jesus in ways that are relevant, compelling, and not boring!
Eddy is currently a school chaplain and christian studies educator in an independent girls' high school. She previously worked in IT for a corporate bank. She and her husband are parents to two daughters, one who is in year 10 and one who has just started first year university.
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The Living Room - Thursday, 19th June
Ministry Marriage with David and Melisa PowellJoin us for an honest conversation with David and Melisa Powell, who’ve been married 33 years—and have known each other since they were 8 and 10!
From Port Macquarie to Albury, they’ve done life and ministry side by side, despite their differences and with a healthy dose of competition along the way.
Ministry Wives and Women Workers Lunch
Wednesday 16th July, PLC Croydon
The Ministry Wives and Workers Lunch is an opportunity for PCNSW retired and active Ministry Wives, Deaconesses, Missionaries and Missionary Wives, Employed Women in Ministry, Deaconess Candidates and Candidate Wives to come together druing General Assembly for a time of mutual encouragement, fellowship and prayer.
Come with Karen to embrace the gift of lament. In the midst of our darkest days, lament is how we come through tears to trust, through grief to growth, to deepen our belief in Jesus. Karen is a Jericho Road Chaplain (Westmead Children's Hospital and CPU) and has been in pastoral ministry alongside her husband, Sandy, for 30 years. Together they have 3 daughters and 6 grandchildren.
The Living Room - Tuesday 2nd September
Meaningful Conversations with Young Adults, with Heather Hayes
Heather will help us consider how we can connect meaningfully with young adults around topics of life and faith. We’ll explore what questions they’re asking, the values they hold and what they are curious about. She’ll also share insights about how to effectively share Jesus with non-believers, as well as how to disciple and support young Christians in their faith.
Journey - A Retreat For Women
Friday 12th - Sunday 14th September at Bethshan Conference Centre
Join us for Journey, a Multigenerational Retreat for Women.
A partnership between the PCNSW Women's Ministry Committee and the Presbyterian Women's Association, Journey is an invitation for women of all ages (12+) to come together in fellowship around God's Word, building relationship and sharpening each other as we grow towards gospel maturity.
Anna Yu will share with us from the book of Ruth, a story of remarkable kindness through redeeming love. Through one set of eyes, it is a journey of returning home from loss and emptiness. Through another, a story of loyalty and love in a foreign land. We will explore how God brings about His extraordinary plan through ordinary people to gift the world with selfless redeeming love.
The Living Room - Tuesday 21st October
Gospel Hospitality with Sylvia Siu
In Jesus, God welcomes us with open arms—how can we reflect that in our daily lives?
In this online workshop, we’ll consider how the Cross shapes the way we use our time and resources to reflect God's generous welcome to us. Together, we'll discuss simple, practical ways to extend generous hospitality to those in our gospel communities and mission field.
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