Time Poor?
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Why is this happening to me?
How do we answer the question: ‘Why do we suffer?’ Is there even a correct question? And does the answer change if we have terminal cancer? God doesn’t want us to suffer, but suffering allows him to work out his good plan in our lives.
Confidence in suffering
Is it possible to have confidence in the midst of suffering?
May Gathering All Wrapped Up
Nourish: Sowing into one another
Last Friday, we saw over 190 pastors and leaders gathered together at Nourish where we spent the day hearing from Rev Dr Bill Brown and a panel of leaders on how we can sow into one another, sow into ourselves and sow into younger leaders.
We also celebrated the Ordination anniversaries of our pastors and congratulated our very own Rev Meewon Yang who has dedicated 20 years of service at BUV. It was a wonderful day of sharing as we gained valuable knowledge and built positive connections with one another.
Speaking about Nourish, Head of Pastoral Leadership Support & Development, Jonathan Stark, encouraged us all to take up the challenge and sow into others:
“I love the way Nourish brings Baptist pastors and spouses together from across Victoria. Hearing how Bill has sown into others over his 40 years of pastoral ministry is something I won’t forget for a long time. He shared vulnerably his joys and challenges in sowing into others. I can’t think of person with more credibility in this area. I’m sure that pastors were so thankful they came.
Bill concluded his talk by cutting an apple in half and asking us if we thought we could count the seeds in the apple. He then answered the question with a quote from Karen Jensen, “You can count the seeds in an apple but you can’t count the apples in a seed.” Bill reminded us that when you sow seeds into another person you never know how many lives you will influence. That seed may become an apple tree that many apples come from. I hope this image will stay with all who were at Nourish and that pastoral leaders will sow thousands of seeds, influencing thousands of lives for good, who in turn might just influence countless more lives.”
Members Dinner
In the evening, over 320 delegates attended the Members Dinner to celebrate our achievements, hear from our 2019 Ordinands, discuss how we can be together on mission and pray for our work for 2019.
The dinner opened with a team from New Vision Church leading us in praise and worship. We also welcomed four new Faith communities into our BUV family: Gospel Baptist Church, Matu Immanuel Church, Werribee Karen Baptist Church and The Vine Church Rutherglen. We celebrated the merger of Beaumaris and Mordialloc Baptist Churches and marked the closure of Sandringham Baptist which has rebirthed as SandyLife Baptist Church.
Our discussion topic was centred around mission with Geoff Maddock, member of our BUV Mission Catalyst Team presenting a perspective on mission that stimulated conversation around the tables: Mission is embodied love for the world. The best way for us to grasp mission is to remember, ‘God so loves the world!’ God’s love for the world reconciles, restores, redeems, and resurrects. Our mission together is to join with God to love the world in these ways.
“Members’ Dinners are a terrific expression of ‘together on mission’ and I thank all who came and engaged in the evening. I encourage all those who were in attendance to feed back to their churches the information and discussion from the Dinner. A special thanks to Union Council, our BUV Staff, in particular our Comms and Events Team for their organisation and support of the evening.” said Daniel Bullock, Director of Mission and Ministries.
Thank you to all who attended Nourish and Members’ Dinner. We look forward to seeing you at our next gathering on Friday, October 18th.
Nourish photos
Nourish Presentation slides
Members’ Pack
Members' Dinner slides
Minutes from Members' Dinner
Members’ Dinner photos
Meet our 2019 ordinands
For more event updates and good news stories, follow us on Facebook @BaptistUnionVictoria or Instagram @the_BUV, or visit buv.com.au.
Source: BUV News
Meet our 2019 Ordinands
Yo Shu Johnson
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6shih0W4-IM]
Sean Lee
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU5G4pD0UR4]
Ranel Lamputi
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTi5B1msqfQ]
Pauline Yu
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsFgaShIUZI]
Paul Ryu
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmEL6cjG95Q]
Danny McDowell
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MKclGgl-yg]
Andy Mitchell
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw09ibBxPiM]
Kate Park
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CU9k8GCh2I]
Source: BUV News
Meet our 2019 Ordinands
Yo Shu Johnson
Sean Lee
Ranel Lamputi
Pauline Yu
Paul Ryu
Danny McDowell
Andy Mitchell
Kate Park
Review of Romans Disarmed: Resisting Empire, Demanding Justice
What if the Book of Romans, rather than a timeless systematic theology, is really a pastoral letter to those living at the heart of the Roman Empire that seeks to disarm the violence of that first-century power?
National Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
And at the heart of reconciliation is the relationship between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. To foster positive race relations, our relationship must be grounded in a foundation of truth.
The 2019 NRW theme is Grounded in Truth Walk Together with Courage. Whether you’re engaging in challenging conversations or unlearning and relearning what you know, this journey requires all of us to walk together with courage and contribute to our national movement towards a unified future.
You can also signup to Common Grace's series of daily blog posts and prayers written by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Christians here.
National Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
And at the heart of reconciliation is the relationship between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. To foster positive race relations, our relationship must be grounded in a foundation of truth.
The 2019 NRW theme is Grounded in Truth Walk Together with Courage. Whether you’re engaging in challenging conversations or unlearning and relearning what you know, this journey requires all of us to walk together with courage and contribute to our national movement towards a unified future.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OP6oyziabE]
You can also signup to Common Grace's series of daily blog posts and prayers written by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Christians here.
Source: BUV News
Ep 128: Would Jesus be a Christian today?
Why are followers of religions so unlike their founders? Christians today are often perceived as narrow-minded, judgemental, hypocrites, yet Jesus is perceived very differently. Why is this so? Is this what Jesus had in mind when he set up his church? An entertaining conversation exploring why Christians seem so different to Jesus.