Growing the Church

The Synod Growth Fund is the way that local congregations can access the Future

Directions resourcing framework. Through the fund, the Synod has supported a number of congregations. This issue, Insights is exploring the fund, how it works, and some of the projects it is growing in number, impact, and discipleship.

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The Synod Growth Investment Fund: A Catalyst for Change

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Adamstown Uniting Church prepares for the future

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Quakers Hill Uniting Church supports youth and young adults

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Ballina Uniting Church helps people explore faith for the first time

FEATURE: GROWING THE CHURCH

and young adults movement (Georges River Presbytery), University chaplaincy and young adult ministry (Port Macquarie), Intercultural and nextGen ministry (Auburn Parish and Tonga Parish), Establishing fresh expressions of church in a new residential area (Kippax), Growing the Rainbow Christian Alliance and ministry to families (Tuggeranong), and investing in digital ministry (Adamstown).

WORSHIP, WITNESS, AND SERVICE

While the Growth Investment Fund won’t magically change the difficult missional context we as a church currently face, for those congregations genuinely seeking to wrestle with the question of what it means to be church in 21st century Australia, it can be a catalyst for significant change.

talk to their Presbytery Growth Fund Representative.

REV. DR CAMERON ECCLESTON MISSION FACILITATION CONSULTANT