Harvesting Hope: A Former Dairy Farmer’s Deep Dive into Gospel Ministry
Cameron Bryant exchanged dairy farming for full-time gospel ministry—and he’s loving it. The 22-year-old grew up on his parents’ dairy farm in the Northern Rivers of NSW, and he spent three years working on the farm before beginning a ministry apprenticeship through his church this year. “I grew up going to church,” Cameron explains, “I […]
A challenge to take up for the future
“How many hundreds, thousands, have come to Christ on a PFU, PFA, or PY camp?” asks Rev. Andrew Campbell. “And how many, through Presbyterian camps, have given themselves to serve the Lord Jesus as ministers and pastors, missionaries and elders?” These are rhetorical questions, of course. But the implication is clear: for more than 100 […]
Cultivating Community: The Flourishing Youth Group at Taree Presbyterian Church
Dave Phillips, PYNSW General Manager, visited Taree Presbyterian Church recently. Senior Minister Vaughan Smith was able to share about the exciting ways God is at work in their youth group. Vaughan, his wife Allie and their four kids have been at Taree Presbyterian Church for the past four years. Vaughan grew up in Mudgee. As […]
Disciples in Development at Macquarie Chapel + in Sydney North
Macquarie Chapel Presbyterian Church, under the leadership of Senior Minister, Dave Woolcott, and Youth & Young Adults Pastor, Chi Un, are committed to discipling the next generation of Christian men and women. This is clearly seen in their children’s and youth ministries, specifically the Program for Apprentice Leaders (PAL). As part of his role, Chi […]
Serving God in Dubbo: Matthew’s Path to Ministry
Matthew Harris grew up in the country, attending a church where his dad was the pastor before moving to Sydney to study at university. It was at university that Matthew felt himself really take ownership of his faith and take it seriously. Towards the end of his first year at uni, he realised that his […]
“Yay, it’s Scripture time!”, with Roslyn Deal
Roslyn Deal is the SRE Director at PYNSW and also works two days per week at Ashfield Presbyterian Church as the pastoral assistant for women. Ros was first introduced to PYNSW through their yearly camps and found that her kids were really encouraged by the camps. “… particularly because we were in a country town […]