Rebekah Welch traces back a key event in her Christian faith to attending a PY Camp when she was in Year 7. Growing up in a Christian family, Rebekah went to church every Sunday, attended Sunday school and SRE at school. During the PY camp, she says she felt called to accept Jesus as her personal Saviour and own her
Earlier this year, the GracePoint Presbyterian Church parishes combined to put together their second training event with the goal of equipping under-shepherds. The 2023 ‘Trained to Teach’ conference, also known as T3, was held at Christ Church Sydney on January 10-13. The speakers were Ian Smith, Principal and Lecturer at Christ College and Dan Lee, Campus Pastor at MBM Parramatta.
Each year, Presbyterian Youth run Encourage Express (PYEE), four times a year; one per term in Sydney, and once per year in regional areas. It is a gathering of youth leaders where people can be trained, meet new leaders, and share strategies for doing youth ministry better. The first event of 2023 was held in Eastwood in February where Youthworks
Mike Hall is passionate about cultivating and growing youth. He is dedicated to his role at Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Hobart. Two days a week, Mike is the Next Gen Ministry Director at Crossroads, with a focus on ages 0-21. In this role, Mike oversees and leads three teams including the kid’s ministry, youth, and young adult’s ministry teams. When
“Hi, I’m Jiye!” Jiye Kim is a chaplain, teacher, culture writer, and former social media addict. This places her in a unique position to understand, speak to and relate to teenagers about the current trends surrounding social media. Jiye is currently teaching students who were born after she graduated high school. Jiye reflects, “How effective we are in the way
Gavin Hays grew up as one of three children in a Christian family and says he always understood the importance of needing Jesus as his Saviour. Throughout the years, Gavin also experienced the importance of community and what having a supportive group of other Christians can do for personal faith. “I saw the importance of community in high school with
