Victoria Supports South Pacific for Christ
Pr Darren Croft
Published
About 900 church leaders from around the Pacific gathered in Brisbane last week, including the Victorian Adventist Mission cluster from our Departmental Ministry Team, to start South Pacific for Christ. The strength of the Church in the Islands was noteworthy and many inspiring stories were shared. Our new General Conference President, Pr Erton Kohler, was a positive, warm, and inspiring keynote speaker. A variety of other talks and workshops included presenters from our Global Mission Study Centres. The PNG Prime Minister also joined the meetings for Sabbath, and during the week the PNG Speaker of the house, and a Government minister also joined our meetings.
South Pacific for Christ is an evangelism strategy with each year focusing on a Union in the South Pacific: 2026 Trans Pacific for Christ; 2027 New Zealand Pacific for Christ; 2028 Australia for Christ; and 2029 PNG for Christ. Learn more about this movement at southpacificforchrist.org
What is OneVoice27?
OneVoice27 is the internal name for a global project of the Adventist Church intended to peak in September 2027. It recognises that most of the world is now highly engaged online. It looks to mobilise members and church entities alike to take up the challenge of sharing Jesus in the digital space in 2027. You can read more about it and download resources at onevoice27.org/en
Australia for Christ
Onevoice27 focuses on sharing Jesus in 2027. Australia for Christ will do the same in 2028! At the heart of our focus in 2027 and 2028 is sharing Christ. Our goal for Australia for Christ in Victoria is that every member would feel equipped and ready to share Jesus with others. So what does this look like in Victoria?
The starting point for us in Victoria is two things:
Prayer. Whether it is each of us as individual members, local churches, Conference initiatives, Schools or Aged Care, it all starts with prayer. Prayer deepens our connection with Jesus and opens the door for God to open our eyes to see what he wants us to see, and to respond with plans that emerge from His will.
Loving Jesus. The everlasting gospel of Jesus is the foundation for our faith. If we love Jesus and have experienced Him for ourselves then sharing Jesus flows from that.
Onevoice27 or Australia for Christ is not the endpoint for Victoria. These are both steps in a process that will take us beyond 2028.
What if the future looked different? What if every member felt able and equipped to share Jesus. What if the church was the pastor's labourers, not their field of labour? What if every member committed to meet up with someone new once a week, just for a hot drink or to eat together. In no time we'd connect with thousands across the state! Yes, Australia for Christ will have a variety of programs available, but it starts with each of us as members, and in each individual church.
