Position Vacant: Assistant Accountant – SPD
Assistant Accountant (South Pacific Division, Wahroonga, NSW) The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SPD) Limited is seeking applications for the position of Assistant Accountant within the Division Treasury team. Internal movement has created this unique opportunity to...
read moreMud Guy and the Dinosaurs
Saturday night, 16th June, was buzzing with excitement as over 320 kids and parents piled into the auditorium at Nunawading Christian College. The lights dimmed and Richard, known as the Mud Guy through his column in the Guide magazine, came on stage entertaining us...
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On His Mind
“This can’t be happening!” I was out shopping and about to meet a friend and something was not right - my handbag felt too light... Nunawading church member, Violet Lear, shares a touching testimony... The day had started like any other. I gave praise to God for...
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Forging Ahead
As usual, Yarra Valley church members have been very busy. In April, members hosted Dealing with Family Conflict. Several people came along to hear a panel of people who have experience dealing with family conflict in course of their work and included police, legal...
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Taking a look at who we are as a...
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Victorian Conference’s Two Newest Church Companies On 18 June two new Church Companies were recognized by the Executive Committee, Bendigo Karen Company and Bundoora Company. The Bendigo Karen Seventh-day Adventist Company commenced as a small group in 2010 with just...
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Book Reviews
Isabelle and Joseph Sugeng share with us their thoughts on several books they have read at the ABC... Esther- A star is born The book tells about a beautiful, young Jewess girl named Hadassah, who later at the age of 17, became queen of all Persia. Just imagine that...
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New Community Centre A new community centre and op shop will be coming soon to Springvale. A working group with Afri-Aus Care, Chisholm TAFE, South Sudanese Equatorians, Try Australia and ADRA will be creating pathways to education and employment. Redwood Centre...
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STEM Blast off!
STEM – it's the new buzz word in education – heard of it? STEM education and training covers the specific knowledge and skills found in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics disciplines. It also covers the interrelationship between these areas, allowing...
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GROW Conference 2018
June saw the annual GROW Conference take place at Camp Howqua. Initially designed for church elders, this conference has itself grown, to incorporate all church leaders. If you have not been to one but hold a leading role in your church, put it in your calendar for...
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A Few Short Years
Our Schools... pro active in teaching our childen who they are in Christ... The tiny baby didn’t have a great start in life. From the time he was born, there was immediate fear. How were Amram and Jochebed meant to keep a little boisterous baby so quiet the Egyptians...
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Stewardship and your child
Keryn Jasper, Assistant Stewardship Coordinator, shares how being a good steward of our children and teaching them about good stewardship, we solidify their identity in...
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City Regionals in August
Jesus Loves Me
A Note form the President The words were a bit indistinct, but with a bit of concentration and careful listening, I recognised the tune and the words of the song that drifted gently down the hallway. “Jesus loves me,” she sang, “this I know…” as she did whatever else...
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ADRA Café and Outreach at Queen Vic Market – City
CDC Victoria recently donated a 50 seater bus which we are redeveloping to provide mobile health checks, counselling, a mobile shower, referrals, budgeting, movie/games nights and access to computers for people in need at ADRA Vive Cafe and Queen Vic Market every...
read moreOrdinations – Congratulations Roy and Vikram
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LiveMore Project needs YOU
The South Pacific Division’s Health Department, in conjunction with Avondale College are undertaking research in the area of Lifestyle Medicine, using health program called the Live More Project. You may have heard Live More, in connection with a research project...
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Traralgon Launches a Community Garden
On Sunday, 20th May, Traralgon Adventist Church launched their very first community garden! Members from Traralgon Adventist Church and Moe joined with community and council members – Deputy Lord Mayor Dan Clancey and Member for Morwell – Russell Northe to open the...
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Back from the Brink..
News from our Literature Evangelists…
People are curious, and God is working on their hearts, even if they don’t realise it – As Anna Schlegel discovers repeatedly in her Literature Evangelist work. 'Adrian’ was interested in the Abundant Living series, but wanted his wife to see them first before...
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Local Church Websites: Simple Church to Adventist Place
Adventist Media’s new website creator, Adventist Place, is now available for use throughout the South Pacific Division (SPD). Designed especially for smaller churches, schools and missions without a tech savvy webmaster, Adventist Place is a fully subsidised,...
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Empowered to Follow in His Footsteps
Carrum Downs Samoan Women’s Ministry group hosted a Revival Week back in April. The program comprised of two elements, evening services and a camp that was held at Howqua. Doctor Erika Puni who is currently a lecturer at Avondale College for Discipline of Ministry...
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Building Big Dreams!
Excitement is building at Henderson College! A Groundbreaking ceremony was beginning of June, to celebrate the commencement of a new Senior Hub, jointly funded by the Victorian State Government and Seventh-day Adventist Schools (VIC). School Principal Mrs Sandra Ferry...
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