Stepping Up for Christ
Isn't it inspiring when we see our young people enthusiastically taking opportunities to reach out and share the love of God with others... At Nunawading Christian College, the Years 2-12 recently wrote letters to residents at AdventCare Whitehorse. These thoughtful...
How are you feeling?
Several days after the US erupted over what happened to George Floyd, Jayneen found herself in tears, but not understanding why. Why was she, here in Australia, experiencing such pain? Here is what she has to say. Why was my pain so deep, for a man that I didn’t...
DARP Training
COVID-19 and social distancing are having a very significant impact on human’s emotion and mental wellbeing at these times. Study shows, led by Dr. Simon Williams, public health researcher at Swansea University, in collaboration with Dr. Kimberly Dienes and Professor...
Save the Radio Station….
To keep Faith FM on-air in Doncaster, Lilydale, Warburton and Launching Place… (these stations have been operating under a lease) and to establish new radio stations in Yarra Glen, Whittlesea, Kinglake, Yea, Alexandra, Broadford, Hurstbridge, Eildon, and Bonnie Doon,...
Statement on Racism
The recent events in the USA where a man, George Floyd, was killed by a police officer have caused many to feel angered, saddened, and frustrated at the injustice of this death. Many are heavyhearted after watching such an atrocious act on their screens. A man...
Blessed Hope or Blessed Calculation – what of claims of Christ’s imminent return…
Below is a YouTube video presentation by Dr Laurence Turner entitled ‘Blessed Hope or Blessed Calculation.’ Now if you’re like me, you’re probably thinking, “Just what I need – another video to watch (Not)!” So with that introduction… let me recommend it to you...
The Meaning of Tithe
The act of tithing is an important indicator of the spiritual life. After studying tithing practices in five Adventist conferences on five continents, Rob McIver, an Australian researcher, concluded that tithing is correlated with five other practices of the Adventist...
Digital Missionaries
Adventist World Radio is about to launch a worldwide online prophesy series #UBP20 and is looking to mobilise a huge digital task force in a s short amount of time. The initial aim #5Kin5days was way too small! it is now #10Kin5days and already at just over 9000....
Jodie’s Story
Vulnerable people suffer the most in any crisis. Your gift before June 30 can help people like Jodie in Melbourne, Australia, overcome crises today and in the future. Donate today: https://www.adra.org.au/overcome [embedyt]...
Worship Restrictions from June 2020
Update from Conference Admin, May 28, 2020 Having received queries regarding the new relaxing restrictions and our churches, listed below is the latest information from the government about the easing of restrictions for places of worship from May 31. In essence the...
New Early Learning Centre underway for Heritage College Narre Warren South
The morning run is about to get easier for families in Narre Warren South with an Early Learning Centre opening at Heritage College in 2021. The development of the Early Learning Centre extends the campus offering from 3 and 4-Year-Old learning up to Year 6....
Historic Sabbath united Adventists around the South Pacific
#WeRtheChurch was a special event in the history of the South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. For the first time, thousands of Adventists from around the Division united for Sabbath worship through this online initiative. The event comprised a...
Lineage ‘Came’ to Warragul!
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESZMafH2EJU[/embedyt]Adam Ramdin, the host of Lineage Journey, now in it's third season, joined with Warragul Online Adventist Fellowship last Friday for an evening of praise and worship. Gavin Chatellier provided special...
Harvest Victoria in 2020
We have hired Pr. Roy Kim to coordinate our Church Planting emphasis 2020-2022 and have employed 2 Bible Worker Trainers drawn from our Bible Workers of 2019, while Pr Fraser Catton continues as Project Manager. The team has a number of projects underway. A major...
Building Work at Our Schools
Prior to the Coronavirus pandemic our schools had received funding for a number of building projects and some were nearing completion. Henderson This is Henderson College's Design Technology building, due for completion July 2020 ...
Growing Together Continues
The Growing Together program that commenced earlier this year, is still going and growing in momentum. It is eleven weeks since participants first met together at the Growing Together Summit, and the world has changed so much since then, including our churches and...
Friendship As Christ Did It…
Heta Erika gets excited to see young people making commitments for our Lord. She shares with us such a story from Carrum Downs Samoan Church, where some young people and a parent committed to following their Saviour, resulting from friendships as modelled by our...
Celebrating Josh’s Ordination
Josh Wood was ordained in February this year. Congratulations Josh, and may you and Emma be aware of God's presence with you on your journey. Born and raised in Ballarat, Josh is the 4th of five children to Pam & Kelvin Wood. His mother attended her local...
Possibilities Unlimited
April 25 had been set aside as a special day on our Church calendars. It was to be Possibilities Ministries Day. But by the end of April, churches were just getting into the way of worshipping online and conferences were adjusting to working remotely as much as...
Pause and Be Held
Back in February, Jinha Kim returned home tired but happy, after attending a Division-wide Women in Ministry Conference. For many of the 132 delegates it was their first time attending such a conference and its impact was palpable. "For the first time in a long time,"...
Let’s Not Forget
January's bushfires seem such a long time ago, given all we have been experienceing since, with the threat of the pandemic and the need to be socially distant. Thoughts of the committment of the volunteers and the plight of those effected by the fires have been...
Church Branding
The South Pacific Division has created a website Churches and entities to obtain the new SPD signage and other free resources. Access it HERE.
Selfless Giving
"Well I’ve got COVID-19… need to get tested." This was among Rebecca Auriant, ADRA's director for Victoria's thoughts when she started coughing uncontrollably. What a great year 2020 was - from bushfires to Covid response and now she had the virus too... "So I got...
Digital Church
Melbourne City Adventist Church has been live-streaming Sabbath services on Youtube since April 2014 but due to the lockdown we have also implemented other digital ministries. After the live-stream of the sermon, we meet on zoom to check-in, celebrate birthdays and...