http://www.growing-disciples.org A project of the Uniting Church SA Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:15:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are sponsoring two days of training for ministers and leaders in approaches to making disciples on Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 October in partnership with Uniting College. The aim is to help congregational leaders explore effective ways to disciple people in the 21st century. Our special guests are Rev ... http://www.growing-disciples.org/?p=169 'Encounters' is a new website focusing on 'fresh expressions' of church, particularly in the United Kingdom.The Sheffield Centre is a research group run by the Church Army, a Church of England evangelism movement. The have been producing a series of booklets called "Encounters on the Edge" for several years. You ... http://www.growing-disciples.org/?p=167 “Two Sons, one who kept the rules religiously and one who broke them all. One Father who loved both lost sons beyond anything they could have imagined” It sounds like the trailer for a Hollywood blockbuster. No, it’s a retelling of an old familiar parable but with a ... http://www.growing-disciples.org/?p=164 Luther Seminary in the US has a Youtube Channel called Working Preacher. It features short videos of preachers and professors talking about preaching - including people like Tom Long, Walter Brueggemann, Jim Wallis and Will Willimon. There's a also a nice Pentecost animation that I'm going to use at the ... http://www.growing-disciples.org/?p=161 A Faith Sharing DVD Course by Red Earth Films and the Queensland Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia. “Faith Sharing” is an Australian made small group resource designed to encourage disciples of Jesus to authentically share their faith stories with non Christians. It is an eight week DVD based curriculum ... http://www.growing-disciples.org/?p=156 Well we may be a few days late with this, but the Anglican Church Mission Society in the UK has produced a 40 day lenten prayer and reflection guide. We think its pretty good, and free! It has been designed for CMS workers and has a strong focus on mission. Thanks ... http://www.growing-disciples.org/?p=153 [caption id="attachment_149" align="alignright" width="180" caption="Dave Andrews"][/caption] Dave Andrews, author and mission activist, will be the keynote speaker at the SA Presbytery & Synod meeting on Saturday morning 27 February, Adelaide West Uniting Church, 9.00 am - 12.15 pm. Dave will be speaking about "Plan Be: Be-Attitudes for 21st Century Disciples". We are ... http://www.growing-disciples.org/?p=148 "Following the Way of Jesus" is a series of Lenten Bible studies for 2010 based on the Gospel of Luke. These have been developed by Dr Peter Mallen, a biblical scholar who works with the UCA in Victoria & Tasmania's Centre for Theology and Ministry. The themes of the studies are: Week ... http://www.growing-disciples.org/?p=146 Dr Peter Mallen, Director of Discipleship Education for the Uniting Church, Victoria, has produced a set of Bible studies for Advent based on the lectionary passages. You can access them here. Peter is a New Testament scholar who previously lectured at Tabor College in Melbourne. He is a member of North ... http://www.growing-disciples.org/?p=144 We've just been promoting this site as part of our synod's Resourcing Expo - so welcome if you're a new visitor! Feel free to browse around. We're about to review some new resources, particularly on sharing faith with newcomers and enquirers, since that seems to be a common request! We are ... http://www.growing-disciples.org/?p=142