In hyper-local news, 66 people—52 adults and 14 young people—some of the best and brightest members of St James Anglican, Croydon—are being farewelled at today’s gatherings. But it’s good news. It is sad that people we’ve shared the joys and… Continue Reading
The NSW Coast, north of Forster to the Queensland border, will see a new wave of church planting, as plans from a cluster of churches from Australia’s youngest and fastest growing denomination, the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC), take… Continue Reading
New Hope church, planted in 2009 which has just planted its third location in the growing fringes of north west Sydney offers a hopeful model for church growth according to church consultant Ian Duncum. New Hope has two characteristics that… Continue Reading
Pentecostals are the church planting champions in Australia according to a report by NCLS. But the title comes with a caveat. “Pentecostal churches have the highest rate, with an estimated 4.6% of churches planting in 2019, compared to 0.9% of… Continue Reading
Peter and Laura Toggs (Toganivalu) are starting a new church, and a church planting happens every week in Australia – but because they are the son-in-law and daughter of Brian and Bobbie Houston they are getting media attention. The Other… Continue Reading
A long-time member of the Cornerstone community, Paul Roe, unpacks the history of the Jesus people who went and lived in the bush, founding communities that live today Right now, the movie tracking the explosive arrival of the Jesus Movement… Continue Reading
The Uniting Church is closing churches, right? Well, actually, there’s also some church planting by evangelical groups in the Uniting Church, sometimes into old Uniting church buildings that have seen better days. Kurralta Park, an inner suburb of Adelaide, might… Continue Reading
Propel, a movement of evangelical and charismatic congregations that have decided to stay in the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA), is proliferating. (In UCA-speak, congregation means a local church). “The Propel Network is significantly bigger than the old EL250 network… Continue Reading
Melbourne’s largest Pentecostal church, Planetshakers, has planted a local campus in the heart of Sydney’s North, on the Macquarie university campus. After six months, it has attracted a core group of several hundred attendees. Planetshakers and another large Pentecostal church… Continue Reading
It took two world-level sporting careers, extreme highs and bitter lows, for Iona Rossely to be fully formed in her faith. Although she was one of the\fastest women in the world at her speed skiing, God outpaced her in the… Continue Reading