June, 2008

25 Years On...

Wed, 11th Jun 2008.
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Well, here I am…catching up with the 21st century. Welcome to my very first BLOG!

Twenty five years! That’s how long it has been since we started our little church in Baulkham Hills. I can still remember the search for a hall in which we could begin our Sunday night outreach into the Hills District. We called it Hills Christian Life Centre back then.

Last Friday night, Bobbie and I were in Melbourne for the 25th Anniversary of Alun and Joan Davies as pastors of Faith Christian Church in Dandenong www.faithcc.com.au. You cover a lot of distance, meet a lot of people, and face a lot of seasons over 25 years.

 

Cape Town

Mon, 16th Jun 2008.
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Well I would have to say last Sunday night was “off the charts”! We have been having a series of Six Hot Sunday nights at church, which are growing in intensity every week. Last Sunday was even more special because we managed to hook up a live link through the web to our first ever Sunday services at Hillsong Cape Town.

Our Hills and City campuses furiously waved to the Cape Town crowd… and they waved back even more furiously than the Aussies! It was incredible at the end of our Hills 7pm service because our congregation ‘eaves dropped’ on Phil Dooley’s salvation altar call. Many in our crowd were crying as it was such a moving and historic moment. After the night I got the following text from Phil…

My Heart For The House

Sun, 22nd Jun 2008.
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Well, I am on a plane for a change!! When we land it will be Sunday morning at home and if all goes to plan… I’ll grab a quick shower and then a big day doing my favourite thing in all the world… pastoring our wonderful church!

I love the opportunity to do what I do. I grew up listening to my Mum and Dad’s mealtime conversations with other church leaders, and I aspired to “one day” be one of them - building a ministry, helping people, preaching, travelling to far away places to share the gospel and growing God’s kingdom.