Apologies if you have had difficulties registering online - we’ve ironed out the glitches and its all systems go for online registrations again!

There are still places to join our hard core SURRENDERites who are participating in TEAR’s Slum Survivor simulation this year. Join some of the UNOH team as they seek God’s heart for the least by experiencing a taste of life in a slum.

We’re also really pleased to have Brother Patrick Henigan running our Art and Spirituality workshops. Patrick is a Franscican and renowed Australian artist who has work in the collections of the Australian National Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria and various Universities throughout Australia.

For further details, please click on the hyperlink below:
http://unoh.org/?a1G1S&eAW&C7k&44O

From God is calling the common man/woman off the bench to plant simple church expressions. They are emerging from all walks of live. I am a real estate appraiser and Suzy is a home maker (a waitress when I first met her). As I am typing this post in my office, Suzy is gathering with a group in the “upper room” of a local coffee shop. We have no formal training. We have never been to seminary or a bible college. Yet, the Voice of God is unmistakable in His pursuit of us for this journey.
I want to make 2 observations about the current climate of leadership change.
1) Many professionally trained leaders are being required (by God) to learn how to be “common” again (I want to be clear that I HONOR those coming from this perspective). Many are exiting paid positions, reintegrating into workplace routines, and working thru paradigm shifts.
2) Many common believers are being required to step into arenas they were formally not welcome in (or comfortable with). (more…)

Thursday 3rd July:  7.30pm, Strathpine Community Centre, Mecklem St, Strathpine, Brisbane.

Friday 4th July:  7.30pm, Strathpine Community Centre, Mecklem St, Strathpine, Brisbane.

Saturday 5th July:  7.30pm, Strathpine Community Centre, Mecklem St, Strathpine, Brisbane.

Sunday 6th July:  9.30am, Samford Community Hall, School Road, Samford, Brisbane.

When we hear speech like:

“Church Planting” & “Planting a Missional Community”, for many the follow on unspoken thoughts are “lots of money, sacrifice, specialists, high-powered leadership, buildings…etc”

But….. (more…)

An excellent article on Body Life http://www.lifestream.org/LSBL.May01.html

“There’s a Sheep in my Bathtub” is the gripping story of the Hogan family’s life on the mission field in Mongolia. It is a book that will not fail to stir the emotions. Throughout the account, Brian’s passion to see the Kingdom of God come to one of the least reached areas of the world shines through. But more than just an enthralling read about the beginnings of a church planting movement, the book teaches valuable lessons and principles that can be applied to any church planting situation—especially cell and simple churches. I could not put it down. I recommend it without hesitation.

Felicity Dale, author of Getting Started & An Army of Ordinary People

 When we baptize new believers we have taken Neil Cole’s advice which is, “baptize people as soon as possible and as publicly as possible.”  In short, we throw a party.  Not for the already-churched, but for the families and friends of the person being baptized.  In fact, when we have baptized people recently we have many more guests present than people that we already know. (more…)