This month has been a delightful juggling act of school holiday relaxation, disorganised appointment making and slogging through new work systems. (see video above)
Join us as at the O Week Mission and New Branding Launch Night for more than just seeing what outfit I'm going to wear.
How can I serve you and your local church? Hit me up with your ideas. Email me: christine@ufcutas.org
Financial Update
Thanks to the ongoing regular support of my financial supporters, I am very close to raising 60% of my financial target that must be on-going regular donations to my work. Once 60% is achieved I can increase my work hours to 2.5 days per week rather than the current 1.5 days.
How much do I need to get to 60%?
Just under $500/month.
Broken down, that might look like:
1 person giving $120/month
2 people giving $75/month
2 people giving $50/month
3 people giving $20/fortnight
The remainder will be one-off gifts or additional regular donations that will eventually help us as a team achieve full 100% funding.
I hope we can reach our 60% goal by 28 February. If you'd like to become a regular financial supporter, please click on the SUPPORT button below.
Giving Back to You
Sharing resources is my way of giving back to you and supporting your own relationship with Jesus and your church family and your own ministry. All links have been shared in Christine: Behind the Scenes. Join us in the group to discuss how the content might affect our lives and gospel work.
Teaching Women to Teach: I'm part of a Facebook group of women theologians called The Clutch by The Pelican Project. A woman shared a criticism she'd received about how she ran her church's Women's Ministry: "She runs it like a seminary (Bible college)." Best criticism she'd ever received.
Personal Ministry that Counts: How to Love and Serve Each Other: Our campus ministry gives opportunities (especially in Fellowship Groups) for Christian students to put these principles into practice empowering them to transfer those skills into the context of their church family.
Women of Weaton (feat. Dr. Emily McGowin): "If women are image-bearers of God, co-laborers in the Kingdom, and co-recipients of the one faith, one baptism, and one Spirit of Christ, then ‘their’ issues are our issues. Women’s issues are human issues. Women’s issues are body of Christ issues. And if Jesus Christ is Lord of all, then all aspects of life are appropriate sites of theological reflection."
How Modesty Culture Has Hamstrung the Church (The Monstrous Regiment podcast): Kate Robinson tackles the Myths about Modesty in current Christian culture rooting her arguments in Scripture. This one will get you excited! Let me know if you want to organise a discussion on this topic with your local church. (call me)
Upcoming Speaking Events:
27 January: Missions Spot at Christian Reformed Church of Kingston
3 February: Missions Spot at Bay Christian Church
21 February: Pre-Season Conference 2019 (Esther 6:1-8:14)
22 February: Pre-Season Conference 2019 Seminar (John and the Synoptic Gospels)
30 March: Connecting Conference 2019 (Brisbane) Workshop (Thinking Theologically about Christian Self-Help Literature)
Email me at christine@ufcutas.org if you’d like to arrange me to speak at your church’s or organisaiton’s event.