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Board Member- Baptist World Aid Australia

 

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Transform Aid International Ltd is an international Christian aid and development organisation, committed to empowering the world’s poor to lift themselves out of poverty. Our 10-Member Board meets quarterly, and as required, to set and review the strategic direction of the organisation.

Through our wholly owned subsidiary, Baptist World Aid Australia Ltd, we partner with Christians and churches in Australia, particularly those from the Baptist movement, in generous giving, ethical consumption, courageous advocacy and faithful prayer in order to achieve justice for people living in poverty.

As a voluntary Board Member you will have the opportunity to provide your expertise and contribute to this crucial function of the organisation. The term of this appointment will be 6 years. Most meetings are held in Sydney.
We are looking for two Board members – a HR or governance specialist and a general Board member.

Selection criteria:
– Relevant qualifications and experience in HR, law and compliance, governance or overseas development.
– Skills and experience in at least one of the following areas – international development, community development, mission, finance, governance, public relations, human resources, legal, partner or government liaison, strategic planning and project management.
– Commitment to Transform Aid International ’s vision, mission and values.
– Ability to listen, analyse, think clearly and creatively, express views and work well with individuals and groups.
– Willingness to ask questions, take responsibility for and follow through on a given assignment.
– A mature Christian faith and active Baptist Church membership together with a willingness to work within and be aligned with Baptist principles and practice.
– A legal right to work in Australia

We welcome applications from all over Australia. To apply, please submit your CV along with a one-page cover letter addressing the criteria and at least three references to governance@baptistworldaid.org.au.

For more information and a copy of the Board Member description, please visit www.baptistworldaid.org.au/about/careers or contact Lyndelle Taylor on 1300 789 991 or governance@baptistworldaid.org.au.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: BUV News

Baptist

Templestowe Baptist Church

During July we completed the move to our contemporary new church building. Planning is well advanced for the official opening on August 14th. Now after many years all our congregations, including Cantonese and Mandarin, are meeting under the same roof. Our old building has been handed over to Baptcare, who are developing a major new retirement facility on the site. Former prison chaplain Ian Whitehill addressed our 50s Plus monthly meeting, and we raised a small sum for Prison Fellowship. Our playgroup, which used to meet twice a week, now meets on four mornings a week and is considering adding extra times to meet growing demand for this community outreach. Preparatory work has begun for a new community orchestra. 

Source: BUV News

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Ashburton Baptist – Gone Solar

Ashburton Baptist Church is leading the way in reducing their environmental footprint and saving on power expenses. All Victorian Baptist Churches are currently invited to express their interest in a Baptcare/A Just Cause initiative for a bulk- buy of solar panels. This project was launched at our May Delegates Dinner. If your church is interested in going solar, both for cost efficiencies and as a ‘Billboard advertising Christians concern about the environment’ then check out the Churches Solar Panel Program here and view the Ashburton story below.

 

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Source: BUV News

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Ashburton Baptist – Gone Solar

Ashburton Baptist Church is leading the way in reducing their environmental footprint and saving on power expenses. All Victorian Baptist Churches are currently invited to express their interest in a Baptcare/A Just Cause initiative for a bulk- buy of solar panels. This project was launched at our May Delegates Dinner. If your church is interested in going solar, both for cost efficiencies and as a ‘Billboard advertising Christians concern about the environment’ then check out the Churches Solar Panel Program here and view the Ashburton story below.

Baptist

Faith Important for Secular Work

 

A new study of more than 1000 Australians has revealed that those who identify as church-going Christians see their faith as a significant factor in their day-to-day work.

The State of Work in Australia study was initiated by Reventure, a new organisation specialising in faith and work research, utilising the Barna Group, a globally recognised polling research firm.

 In contrast to a secular expectation that faith a isa private set of beliefs, most of the Christians (80%) surveyed said their faith helps them to face challenges at work, and that their church (69%) helps them understand how to live out their faith in the workplace.

 “This is an exciting development in the history of faith and work integration in Australia,” explains Reventure Managing Director, Dr Lindsay McMillan. “We are seeing that Christians are seeking to use the transforming power of faith in the workplace.”

 However, it is not all positive. It appears that churches are not providing sufficient teaching or resources to maximise the opportunity of the workplace being a centre of spiritual expression. Only 40% of Christian workers say their churches provide teaching or resources.

 This is borne out by the study’s revelation that most Christians are not open about their beliefs in the workplace, with 63% not feeling very comfortable about talking about their faith.

“We understand the challenges that Christians face in the modern workplace,” says Dr McMillan, “And many feel the pressures on their faith expression.”

The study indicated that Christians are happy to work morally (60%) and ethically (54%), but struggle with temptations (39%) and do not feel confident evangelising in the workplace (22%).

  

Details of the study:

 

• The study was conducted in April 2016 and consisted of a nationally-representative survey of 1,001 Australian employed adults with an oversample of church attenders with 321 identifying as church-going Christians.
• The study was representative of all majordenominations.
• The sample was balanced for gender and age and included fulltime (57%), part-time (33%) and 10% self-employed/independent workers.
• The sample included a representation of workplace settings including 40% professional office workers, 12% working in retail, 11% working from home, 9% in education, 6% in a healthsetting.

How is your church equipping people for mission in their work place? Baptist leaders can utilize findings such as this to inform better teaching, training and equipping of people for mission in the places they live and work. You can also contact our BUV’s Mission Catalyst team for resources and support.

Reventure specailises in faith and life research. This ‘State of Work in Australia’ study is intended tohelp Reventure increase the conversation about applying faith at work, believing this enables transformation not just of individual Christian workers, but also the organisations they work in. For more information contact Dr Lindsay McMillan, Managing Director, Reventure Ltd,  0409 186 322.

Source: BUV News

Baptist

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre 2017 Nine Month Residency Clinical Pastoral Education Programme

 

 

Unique Clinical Pastoral Education Opportunity

CPE Residency Programme 2017

 

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is Australia’s only public hospital solely dedicated to cancer and one of an elite group of hospitals worldwide to have its own integrated cancer research program and laboratories.

 

Four opportunities are available for people with a passion for Spiritual and Pastoral Care. This is a nine-month full-time education programme (commencing 13 February 2017 and concluding October 27, 2017).  The nine month programme comprises three units of CPE accredited by ASPEA Inc. The personal attributes required are spiritual maturity and openness, an ability to take initiative and to work within a multidisciplinary team, and a commitment to your ongoing development. You will be a member of a dynamic spiritual care team that promotes spiritual health and well-being within Peter Mac. As a team member, you will provide spiritual and pastoral care to patients and their carers; participate in the on call roster; and engage in the CPE training programme.

 

Applications close:  Friday October 7, 2016

 

If you are taking this unit as a component of your course through the University of Divinity please contact your course co-ordinator for the fees.

 

Supervisors in the Centre are: –

David Dawes, Heather Somerville,

Jill Gray, Graeme Gibbons

 

Clinical placements will be at Peter Mac.

 

Please note that there will be no remuneration for participating in the Residency Programme.

 

Please email paula.donnoli@petermac.org or phone 855 95236 to obtain

application materials or further information.

 

 

Source: BUV News

Baptist, News

Faith Important for Secular Work

A new study of more than 1000 Australians has revealed that those who identify as church-going Christians see their faith as a significant factor in their day-to-day work.

The State of Work in Australia study was initiated by Reventure, a new organisation specialising in faith and work research, utilising the Barna Group, a globally recognised polling research firm.

In contrast to a secular expectation that faith a isa private set of beliefs, most of the Christians (80%) surveyed said their faith helps them to face challenges at work, and that their church (69%) helps them understand how to live out their faith in the workplace.

“This is an exciting development in the history of faith and work integration in Australia,” explains Reventure Managing Director, Dr Lindsay McMillan. “We are seeing that Christians are seeking to use the transforming power of faith in the workplace.”

However, it is not all positive. It appears that churches are not providing sufficient teaching or resources to maximise the opportunity of the workplace being a centre of spiritual expression. Only 40% of Christian workers say their churches provide teaching or resources.

This is borne out by the study’s revelation that most Christians are not open about their beliefs in the workplace, with 63% not feeling very comfortable about talking about their faith.

“We understand the challenges that Christians face in the modern workplace,” says Dr McMillan, “And many feel the pressures on their faith expression.”

The study indicated that Christians are happy to work morally (60%) and ethically (54%), but struggle with temptations (39%) and do not feel confident evangelising in the workplace (22%).

Details of the study:
  • The study was conducted in April 2016 and consisted of a nationally-representative survey of 1,001 Australian employed adults with an oversample of church attenders with 321 identifying as church-going Christians.
  • The study was representative of all majordenominations.
  • The sample was balanced for gender and age and included fulltime (57%), part-time (33%) and 10% self-employed/independent workers.
  • The sample included a representation of workplace settings including 40% professional office workers, 12% working in retail, 11% working from home, 9% in education, 6% in a healthsetting.

How is your church equipping people for mission in their work place? Baptist leaders can utilize findings such as this to inform better teaching, training and equipping of people for mission in the places they live and work. You can also contact our BUV’s Mission Catalyst team for resources and support.

Reventure specailises in faith and life research. This ‘State of Work in Australia’ study is intended tohelp Reventure increase the conversation about applying faith at work, believing this enables transformation not just of individual Christian workers, but also the organisations they work in. For more information contact Dr Lindsay McMillan, Managing Director, Reventure Ltd,  0409 186 322.

Baptist

Baptcare Opens Wyndham Lodge

Wyndham Lodge has this week, proudly opened its doors to welcome back residents and family members to Baptcare’s brand new aged care facility. 

Baptcare Chairman Philip Curtis, Ladies Auxiliary President Margo Kendal, staff member Murray Holland, resident Joyce Perry and Werribee Mayor Adele Hegedich, with Baptcare CEO Graham Dangerfield, officially re-opening Wyndham Lodge

Occupying the site of the old Werribee Hospital, Wyndham Lodge is a completely new building possessing modern designs and state of the art facilities, offering an even greater provision of care to residents. 
Along with an increase from 30 existing beds to 150 over four floors, Wyndham Lodge has catered to its residents and now offers modern, community-like facilities such as a hairdressing salon, activity spaces and lounge rooms. A landscaped internal courtyard has also been developed for residents to enjoy the outdoors and to provide natural light to all rooms. 

 Wyndham Lodge exterior

Over the coming weeks and months, Wyndham Lodge will become home to 150 people, and provide more than 150 local jobs.
The new modern design allows for ‘ageing in place’, with all rooms including amenities such as a ceiling hoist. This addition will permit most residents to remain in their own rooms without needing to move around as their needs change.
The residential aged care facility was built on a strong foundation of community spirit and a culture of care. Throughout the building process, 30 beds continued to be in operation in the adjacent Bill Featherstone House, allowing for the culture and deep community base of Wyndham Lodge to be preserved and carried on. Baptcare will now focus on the complete refurbishment of Bill Featherstone House, with plans to operate the 30 beds for ambulant clients with a diagnosis of dementia. This will be a program centred on a social model of care, where activities of daily living are incorporated into the care program and where our engagement programs are much more specific to the needs of these clients. This work will commence later this year. 
Existing staff members at Wyndham Lodge have been undergoing training and upskilling in preparation for the opening of the new facility. This process will empower them to become staff leaders, ensuring the current culture at Wyndham Lodge is carried over and sustained into the future. 
“Staff understand that care goes beyond physical health,” said Baptcare’s Chief Executive, Graham Dangerfield. “Baptcare has ensured community involvement remains at the forefront of Wyndham Lodge,” he said. 
“The residential aged care facility was originally run and funded largely by the Werribee community. Much of the success Wyndham Lodge has today is a result of local organisations, and I am thrilled that Baptcare has been able to provide the capital and the people resources to bring this local community dream into a reality.
The many generous people who tirelessly fundraised for Wyndham Lodge, particularly the Ladies’ Auxiliary, have had family members and close friends take up residence at our aged care facility. “It is amazing to think that I am now going to be calling this place home,” said Faye Stuyoff, an existing resident of Wyndham Lodge.  

Faye Stoios and Joyce Perry

“I am sure there will be other locals who will be in the same position – whether they have been heavily involved in the auxiliary like me or have just supported its fundraising efforts – they can all feel they have contributed to what is already a great local place to call home.”

To mark the opening of Wyndham Lodge, Baptcare will be running Open Days from Thursday 21st July to Sunday 24th July, starting at 10.00am and concluding at 3.00pm. A band and refreshments will be provided. To book a tour please visit: https://www.baptcare.org.au/wyndham-open-day or just turn up.

Photos courtesy of Janusz Molinski
 

Source: BUV News