unichurch on the southside

Transfer to new home complete

Wez — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:11:36 +0000

The transfer of sermon mp3s, outlines and other content to http://sojourn.org.au/ is pretty much complete.

Posts, news etc from May 2008-June 2009 will remain here.

The remainder of the 1 Peter talks will be posted on the new site.

The podcast feed on the new site is http://sojourn.org.au/category/podcast/feed/ or you can get the posts as well using http://sojourn.org.au/feed/.

sojourn.org.au — our new home online

Wez — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:03:50 +0000

Our new home online is http://sojourn.org.au/, the move is partially complete but for some reason google isn’t picking up the new site!

Stay tuned!

a church by any other name II

Wez — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:12:13 +0000

In January we decided to begin our life with the temporary name unichurch southside. As the word ‘temporary’ implies, we planned at that time to come to a permanent name. We have done this with both our own identity and communication with those outside the congregation in mind.

The critical thing is not the name, rather it is who we are as individuals and as a congregation:

we’re keen to be a people who know ourselves to be sojourners and exiles. We live now, we put roots down, we enjoy relationships with one another and around the city… Yet we know we will ‘move on’. We have a lasting home in heaven which we will one day go to.
we do that because we are Bible people. We know and love and trust and proclaim the Lord Jesus who we meet in the Scriptures.

It is with these things in mind that we came to a name which seems to fit. A name which will remind us of who we long to be. A name which helps us communicate with those around us–who we are, who we trust and what we trust him for.

sojourn bible church

Future church (Vision day, Revelation 7:9-17)

Wez — Sun, 24 May 2009 07:31:13 +0000

audio:

download sermon (20 MB)

sermon outline:

Future church
Reading: Revelation 7:9-17

Introduction

Future church Revelation 7:9-17

& the rest Revelation 6:15-17

Church while we wait

pursuing godliness 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; Titus 2:11-14

being faithful pastors & missionaries 1 Thessalonians 3:12; Ephesians 4:11-16; Hebrews 10:24-25

Conclusion

outline 2:

Our past, present and future

new: independence & incorporation

getting established

simple: church, community groups & life

mutual ministry and reaching the city

more: training, sending and multiplying

southside and beyond

vision day and anonymous pledges

Wez — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:25:00 +0000

This Sunday (24^th May) is our first vision day. Some of the material will make its way online in the next week or so. However, I thought I’d pre-empt some questions you may have regarding our decision to ask those who are regular among us to give an anonymous indication of how much they plan to give in the coming financial year.

Why pledges?

First, it encourages thoughtful, planned and regular giving (1 Corinthians 9:7). In the busyness of life, is easy to forget to give or to give only what is left after other priorities have been met.

(If you’d like help in thinking through your giving to unichurch southside and beyond, the Guidelines for Giving booklet will provide some pointers.)

Second, it helps the board of unichurch and the southside admin committee to be responsible in their planning and management of finances.

Why anonymous?

Not to spare embarrassment but to avoid pride. Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6:1-4 is that secrecy safeguards sincerity. We mustn’t give so that others will see and be impressed. The question, “Why do I need to give in secret?” is helpful in diagnosing our attitude to giving.

beyond the headlines

Wez — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:04:05 +0000

Good to get along to, good to bring friends to, good to give money to.

25th April 2009

6:45pm

Ironside State School

details and PDF invite

Good Friday viewing

Wez — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:20:37 +0000

Tell your friends it’s on… invite them round… watch it after lunch…

…talk about Jesus.

Life of Jesus

1pm Good Friday on channel 7, here’s the trailer:

If the camera…

Wez — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:00:35 +0000

…had been around the Sea of Galilee when the witnesses’ eyes were, there would be pictures of the events of the first half of Mark. Here’s a clip of the real place where real history happened.

rachel

Wez — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:22:05 +0000

First link missionary partnership

It is exciting that we have been able to partner with Rachel as she works towards going to Eurasia with the Church Missionary Society later in the year. We will have opportunity to hear from her both during church and then over lunch on Sunday 22^nd February.

thank God for a great first meeting southside

Wez — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:14:01 +0000

It’s been an exciting day!

We had a great morning, the fruit of many people’s work in response to the initiative and ongoing work of God in each of us.

The media page has been updated with details for the current sermon series and a link to an mp3 of today’s sermon.

Excited and thankful to our great and merciful Father ,

Wez

first sunday on the southside

Wez — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:47:15 +0000

Our first meeting is this weekend!

It’s exciting to finally be at this point and we’re thankful to our great God that the practicalities are falling into place.

9:30am start
at Dutton Park State School, 112 Annerley Road, Dutton Park
there will be both creche and kidschurch (a programme for primary school kids)

financial partnership

Wez — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:17:59 +0000

I’m working on a clear description of our financial situation as it has been agreed by the unichurch board and southside admin committee. Here’s a draft of basic info regarding financial partnership southside.

A bank account has been set up through which to manage our income and expenditure. Beginning now, equipment will be purchased and other outgoings met from this account which has been opened using funds allocated by the planting church. God willing, on an ongoing basis, those expenses will be met by the combination of

giving by regulars,
allocations from unichurch queensland (the planting church in St Lucia) on a declining scale, and
giving by friends outside the congregation.

If you are part of the launch team, please continue to give regularly to unichurch through the usual channels until around the launch date. At which stage, if you give by direct deposit, could you please begin to do so into the southside account?

Rather than each of us dreaming up anonymous descriptions, it will assist our treasurer if you tag your deposit as below. This tag would go in the area your bank provides to allow your deposit to be identified by the recipient when paying a bill.

For regulars in the congregation:

Frequency of giving	Tag to use when depositing
Weekly	RegularW
Fortnightly	RegularFN
Monthly	RegularM
Once (e.g. following tax return)	RegularO

For friends from elsewhere who would like to partner in the ministry, please use the tag ‘Friend’ when you make your deposit.

The account details are:

Account name: Unichurch Qld Inc Southside Account
BSB: 484 799
Account number: 052 808 544
Bank: Suncorp

mission partnership

Wez — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:13:44 +0000

We’re beginning as church southside because we long to see our loving Father rescue men, women and children as they hear the gospel of his Son. We long to see it southside. We long and pray that the same Spirit will be at work around the world saving, keeping, maturing, equipping and deploying his people.

As part of our global focus, we have formed a formal partnership with Rachel who, God willing, will be going overseas with CMS in the middle of 2009. There will be opportunities to get to know her better as she spends time with us as one of her link churches. There are some tips on how best to care for link missionaries on the CMS web site.

May our great God continue to display his character as the almighty Lord who delights to show mercy as he builds the church who will gather on the last day from every nation and tribe and people and language.

the shape of leadership

Wez — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:57:08 +0000

It’s been mentioned along the way but I thought it would be good to post here also. At this stage the basic leadership team is as follows:

Pastor/elder: Wez C

Elder: Jin K

Admin committee: Wez C, Jin K, Robert A, Olli M

We continue in close relationship and fellowship and under the oversight of Roy and the team at unichurch.

launch team 05 at Dutton Park State School

Wez — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:54:37 +0000

We met this afternoon at Dutton Park State School! (Google map here.)

Quite a few people were away or busy but there was still a good number of us. I’m excited about how keen everyone is to serve.

It was helpful to begin to get a feel for what it will be like to function in the school. It’s great to have the keys and a home for our public gatherings next year!

Now on with the logistics…