Meet the New Exec
Introducing our new Executive Committee for the next term of office: Sue Beament: Sue has extensive leadership experience in pathfinders, youth and children's ministries. She has worked for the church in our schools and in the Conference and is active at her Ferntree...
Glen Huntly’s Gospel Fest
Kareene Knight had a vision to see choirs and musical groups come together in worship of God. So one Sabbath afternoon in September Glen Huntly SDA Church hosted the inaugural GospelFest. It was an afternoon of music, singing and worship. There were choirs from...
Appointments Committee at Work
Within weeks of the Constituency Meeting, the Appointments Committee had completed its work of appointing directors, associates and assistants to lead the departmental ministry within the Victorian Conference. After much prayer and careful consideration, the following...
94th Constituency Meeting
The 94th Constituency Meeting of the Victorian Conference Seventh-day Adventist Church was held at the Nunawading Christian College Multi-Purpose Centre on 24 September 2017. The day started with a devotional thought led by AUC President Pr Jorge Munoz, in which he...
Literature Evangelists come to Warburton
LE team leaders from around Australia served for a full week, ministering in the different communities around the Warburton church. Visiting homes for a total of 222 hours, our God surely blessed with book orders, acceptances of free literature and prayer. People...
A Special Sabbath at Bairnsdale
All Sabbaths are special but on the 7th October the Bairnsdale Church family really did rejoice in something extra special. A young woman named Andrea Peers was baptised by Pastor Andrew Wilson in a moving ceremony that marked Andrea's long journey towards accepting...
Powered by Tithe
In 2nd Corinthians 6:3-11, Paul is at his best urging the new believers to maintain their focus and their identity. Paul does what great leaders so often do: he reminds people of the hardships they have shared in order to draw them back to what really matters. Then he...
Now Online!
The Victorian Adventist Book Centre is now trading online at AdventistBookCentre.com.au If you want to buy from the ABC on line, you no longer have to endure redirects to the American store and back, with exchange rates complicating things! North New South...
Media and Communications
The communications department has been growing and developing over the last few years. And we are looking forward to ongoing growth and expansion into new arenas. Let’s take a look at what our Victorian Adventist Communications department does for the local church...
From Relevance to Truth
In the digital age we now live in... how we communicate has never been more important... “We communicate so as not to offend... we dont want to scare anyone off - just present our values ...kindly... when they ask questions, then we can tell them we are Christians and...
Congratulations
Gilson College student, Madeleine Giacchi was presented with a Top All-Round VCE High Achiever award, having achieved outstanding results in her subjects. Madeleine, who is now studying a Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine at Monash university, said...
Testify – Combined Schools Day of Worship
With students representing Primary and Secondary Campuses of metropolitan ASV schools crowding into the Nunawading Christian College’s gymnasium for two days of worship and fellowship, the atmosphere was electric. Around 800 students filled the gym with noise and...
Educating for Eternity
Educating for Eternity – Adventist Schools Australia recently gifted all schools (across Australia) with the book “Educating for Eternity” by George R. Knight. The gift was distributed not only to teaching staff but to other key staff throughout the school. In order...
PB4L – Level one implementation complete
A number of ASV schools have received very pleasing reports back from Dr Shiralee Poed (PB4L Facilitator Melbourne University). Some schools have achieved very high results in the implementation of Tier 1 of PB4L – something that Shiralee stated is ‘not often seen’ in...
Google IT
Google Certified: Congratulations to Lorinda Bruce (ASV eLearning Education Consultant) and Jody Lawson (Heritage College Secondary Science Teacher) who were accepted into the Sydney Google for Education Certified Innovator Program. Each year Google has five intakes...
Disciple Kit
The Australian Union Conference has recently launched a comprehensive resource pack for new members, to enhance their faith journey and empower them to share the best news ever with others. This kit can be gifted to new members joining church by baptism, profession of...
Infra Structure Committee
This is a highly specialised but less well known part of our conference departments, and is coordinated by Galen Gan. God has entrusted us with assets, and the challenge is to diligently and prudently manage these as good stewards. Thus the aim of the Infrastructure...
Nobody Goes… til All Have Heard
What do you do if your Buddhist or Hindu neighbour invites you to a funeral or a wedding? How do you know what they believe and how to even start developing a friendship? The Global Mission Centers have resources that can help you understand your neighbours and...
Summer Camps 2018
What makes Summer Camps so special? Is it the ‘summer camp’ friends, the moving worships, the exciting activities or the nights by the fire in at Swag Camp? Is it the ‘getaway’atmosphere? Truth be told, it’s probably a combination of all of the above. But even more...
Modern Day Flood
Ferntree Gully Church also sustained damage due to flooding, when the water gushed down the hillside behind the church. Members used the opportunity to give the church a bit of a spruce-up! Due to its design, our church has often been likened to Noah’s Ark. During a...
Fun Mudder 2017
If you are 10-18 years old, want to help people in need and have stacks of fun at the same time, then Fun Mudder is for you! A mud filled, fun-filled obstacle course race, Fun Mudder that will be held on Sunday October 22 at Mt Cathedral, 140 Granite Park Place,...
Elevate – Life to the Max
Our young people are under different and perhaps more intense pressure than what previous generations faced. There is so much information at their fingertips, and the ease with which opinions and myths can overnight become facts in the digital space is frightening…...
Well Earnt Retirement
NGaire and Alan Holman of Warburton Church were recently acknowledged for their years of service to the local and church community. For twelve years, they have been the organisers for the Warburton Christian Playgroup held in the community centre. Thank you for your...
Winter Recharge
Snow fell at Buller just in time for the Winter Recharge 18+ Youth Camp in August. About 100 young people came for a weekend of fun, food, friends and worship. Held at Camp Howqua, the event was co-hosted by VicYouth and the university student association, FOCUS. The...