We Minister
We minister to each other by caring for each other and
through training that equips us to better serve Jesus Christ and each other.
Care Ministries
Caring is a vital ministry as people facing significant
challenges often turn to their church for support and encouragement. Moreover, faith is increasingly meaningful
when people are encountering difficult life circumstances.
Care Net
The aim of the Care Net ministry is to strengthen the ties
between members of the congregation and to provide an avenue for appropriate
spiritual, emotional, and practical care when necessary.
Care Team
The Care team aims to provide spiritual, emotional and
practical care to our parish members. An
annual Remembrance Service is also held for anyone in the community who wishes
to remember the passing of loved ones. We provide chaplaincy support to the
Greenslopes Private Hospital once a month and to the Wesley Hospital one day a
week. We also endeavour to provide
practical emergency assistance such as transport to medical appointments and
emergency meals where required.
Christian Meditation Group
This group meets weekly to share a time of learning, seeking
to deepen our prayer life and love and closeness to God and to encourage each
other.
The Discipleship Ministry
This consists of small single-gender groups undertaking a
life-on-life approach of discipleship utilising a process of information and
formation leading to transformation.
The primary aim is to equip and empower participants to make more
disciples who become disciple-makers. These
discipleship (or journey) groups are aimed at Christians who are mature in
their faith and are committed to a spiritual development program and making
disciples.
Training & Equipping Ministries
After three years of ministry Jesus was able to leave it all
up to his disciples and the Holy Spirit to continue his mission. He tells us to do the same, and we can if we
rely on him. We seek to have every
person who makes up Christ’s body actively contributing to the life and health
of his body by performing the ministry function they have been entrusted with.
We strive to do this by:
- Teaching that all Christian
people have a vital role to play in strengthening the body through using the
spiritual gifts they have received from the Holy Spirit.
- Helping them identify what area
those spiritual gifts are and the particular functions they are equipped to
play in the body, and train them in the area of their spiritual gifted-ness and
support them as they find their feet in their ministry area.
Network Spiritual Gifts
This is a short course on spiritual gifts that looks at the
place of spiritual gifts in the life of the church and helps individuals in
community identify the mix of giftedness they have to serve the body of Christ.
Equipped to be a Caregiver
This course that is helpful for everyone who cares for
others. It is fundamental training for
those on the Care Team as it provides a common base and culture for their
ministry.
Growth Group Leader
This course aims to equip leaders with the vision,
attitudes, knowledge and skills to initiate and lead a Growth Group. The course will equip leaders to prepare
Bible study materials, lead a Bible study group, lead in prayer time, and
identify where a Christian is in their walk with Jesus Christ so they can be
supported with appropriate materials and encouragement.
Discipleship Leader
This training is conducted through a series of workshop led
by Perimeter Church. This course equips
those who lead the Journey Groups.
Global Leadership Summit
The annual summit is sponsored by Willow Creek Church in
Chicago and is a truly Global Leadership Summit that is held in numerous venues
throughout the world. The speakers are
leading authorities in their field and bring to the conference stimulating and
insightful ideas on leadership, communication, and organizational health.
Professional/Relational Development for Executive and Parish Council
This
training is akin to pausing to sharpen the saw.
It may be considered unproductive time and tiresome work but more is
produced with less effort in the long run.
The Executive and Parish Council receive training designed to empower
them and ensure that they are able to work as an effective and efficient team.