Mar 8, 2025 | Chinese, Conferences and events, Evangelism, Faith Formation Courses, Language Groups, News, Resources, Training, Training Courses
We are delighted that under God’s providence Alpha Australia are already planning Mission25, encouraging churches from across denominations to run an Alpha course in term 2 this year. Many Australian Anglican churches are participating as their local expression...
Mar 5, 2025 | Bible Studies, Books, Evangelism, Preparation, Resources, Training
The subtitle sold the book to me. So often I feel discouraged in my feeble attempts at evangelism, and the results indicate that I am not very effective at it either. So, judging the book by its cover, at least gave me some hope. That hope was met in the pages of this...
Mar 1, 2025 | Devotion, Liturgy, Prayer, Resources
The Very Reverend Gavin Krebs, Dean of St Saviour’s Cathedral in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, has prepared a service of Holy Communion based around the theme of Hope. Please see below for Microsoft Word and PDF formats. A Communion Service for Hope25...
Feb 27, 2025 | News, Prayer, Preparation, Resources
The Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn has generously made available this PDF template for a Hope25 bookmark to distribute in parishes. It includes the Hope25 collect as well as space for people to write in friends and events they are praying for. Hope25...
Feb 25, 2025 | Evangelism, News, Podcast, Relationships, Resources, Theology, Welcoming
In this episode of the Hope25 podcast, host Christy Capper speaks with Kimberly Hodges, a minister in the Diocese of Newcastle. They discuss Kimberly’s journey into ministry, her experiences with faith and spirituality, and the impact of personal loss on her...
Feb 17, 2025 | Bible Studies, Books, News, Resources
After a very positive response to the 50,000 Hope25 gospels that were distributed to every diocese in Australia, we are currently accepting special orders for a second print run of the appealing Hope25 Gospel of Luke (NIV), in collaboration with the Bible Society of...
Feb 10, 2025 | Evangelism, News, Podcast, Preparation, Relationships, Welcoming
In this episode of the Hope25 podcast, hosts Michael and Christy engage with guests Jack and Susan from the Gippsland Diocese. They discuss their involvement in the Hope25 initiative, the importance of community engagement, and the various strategies being implemented...
Feb 1, 2025 | Conferences and events, News, Preparation, Resources, Training, Training Courses
We were delighted with the large turnout to our November Training webinar with Julie-anne Laird from City to City Australia. We are pleased to offer three more free Zoom webinars in 2025. We will continue these online training opportunities aimed at equipping everyday...
Jan 17, 2025 | Evangelism, Liturgy, News, Podcast, Prayer, Preaching, Preparation, Relationships, Resources, Welcoming
In this episode of the Hope25 podcast Christy and Michael engage with Bishop Paul Barker from the Diocese of Melbourne. We discuss Bishop Paul’s journey in faith, his role in the Hope25 team in Melbourne, and the importance of understanding Christian hope. The...
Dec 2, 2024 | Bible Studies, Evangelism, Faith Formation Courses, Resources
Olive Tree Media are an Australian source of well made Christian video resources for explaining and sharing the Christian faith. They can work well for small groups, special courses, and also have ‘campaigns’ where a church can use the content in Sunday...
