What a great day we had at the inaugural PY Encourage Sydney! We had just over 60 people come along, with two even driving all the way from Port Macquarie to be at Christ College in Burwood for the day. Attendees reflected that… 💭 “We need to pray earnestly for our youth to come to know Jesus.” 💭 “Partnering with
From March 15-17, the Northern Rivers PY Camp returned for its annual regional camp, this time venturing to Camp Drewe in Lennox Head, NSW. This year’s camp was on the topic of ‘Worth’ from Paul’s Letter to the Philippians. Jesse Barnwell, former student of Queensland Theological College and Pastoral Assistant at Evans Head Presbyterian Church, was the speaker for the
“Where God’s Word is read and listened to in the midst of community, stuff happens.” That’s what PY Summer Camp 2024 Speaker, Russ Smidt is most excited for about camp this year. He shares, “This is arguably even more true in the context of young people. The ‘stuff’ that often happens is many being brought to faith for the first
On Tuesday May 21, at Penrith Presbyterian Church, we held our second PY Encourage Express training in 2024. Karen Astles was our presenter and trainer for the evening on the topic of ‘Discipling youth well’. Karen is the founder and convenor of the Lead for Life internship, as well as part of the PY Training Team, and has thirty years
Kelly’s first experience in an SRE classroom left her feeling quite daunted by the thought of teaching a classroom of students herself. But her passion to see all students be given the opportunity to question, explore, and discover who Jesus is, over time, outweighed the overwhelmed feeling. Kelly grew up attending Epping Presbyterian Church, with a steady faith throughout her
Bev Paterson knows full well the importance and significance of helping children to question, explore and discover who Jesus is for themselves. During her childhood, Bev grew up in country NSW where the local Presbyterian church didn’t have the resources to run their own Sunday School. As a result, Bev’s mother engaged the help of correspondence Sunday school to come
