For six wonderful days in July, 124 youth and 27 leaders from South Queensland District gathered on the Sunshine Coast for an amazing week of fellowship at High School Camp! Our camp theme was SOAR, and we spent the week…
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Engaged Men
As go the men, so goes the Church. I recently shared some insight at the last pastor and leaders retreat, about the correlation between healthy men and healthy churches. If you have the time there are numerous books and statistics…
Posted in Sth Qld District
Going on a Mission Trip
Having been born and raised in Papua New Guinea (PNG), speaking the trade language of Tok Pisin comes naturally. Often when in the company of other expatriates who served in PNG we will converse in a mix of English and…
Posted in Sth Qld District
YA Camp
YA Camp 2017 was an amazing weekend. I must admit to being somewhat emotional this year as this was to be my last YA Camp as director after five fantastic years. It started as a desire to see young adults…
Posted in Sth Qld District
Help, I have to launch a Youth Group!
When I arrived in Childers, I found myself asked to take on the Youth ministry. Like many small country towns, the fellowship suffered from an ageing congregation and Young Adults moving away to the big cities. The previous youth team…
Posted in Sth Qld District
Surrender – Prayer
As I think of prayer & surrender two pictures come to mind, the Stone Mason and the Potter. Have you ever watched a stone mason turn a stone block into a work of art? It is a process of careful…
Posted in A Word from Rev Rex, Sth Qld District
Ministry to Men
Or did I mean Men’s Ministry? Simple semantics, but with a big impact. Men’s Ministry being a ministry for men, or Ministry to Men being a ministry focused on Men. It’s a little thing, but it certainly impacted the way I have thought about…
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Congratulations Robin Gallen
Congratulations to Logan Wesleyan Methodist Church member Robin Gallen who received the Order of Australia Medal in the Australia Day honours list. Robin Louise Gallen OAM (née Bates/Mitchell). For service to community health. “Thank you to my family and friends…
Posted in Sth Qld District
GO Maryborough: South Queensland District Conference 2016
From Thursday 22nd to Saturday 24th September around 180 people from all over South Queensland District of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia met together at LifeChurch Maryborough for the 2016 Conference. The conference focused on the theme ‘GO’ introduced…
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Connecting in Community
Have you ever considered some of the statements that people have made about the future? In 1899 Charles H. Duell the U.S. Commissioner of Patents was quoted as saying, “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” What about Thomas…
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