3. Fifth BusinessTheatre Company presents
by arrangement with Cameron Management
The Book of Everything
by RichardTulloch
Friday 20 February
Saturday 21 February
Friday 27 February
Saturday 28 February
7.30pm
Mask Theatre
Senior School Campus
Tyndale Christian School
50 Fern Grove Boulevard
Salisbury East
All Tickets $18
Tickets Available From:
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The advertising material for The Book of
Everything, a 2015 Adelaide Fringe production
by Fifth Business Theatre Company. Drawings
by a member of the cast, design and layout by
Anne Wilson.
Clockwise from top left: retractable banner,
A2 poster, cast t-shirt, advertising postcard (the
front and back of the postcard were also put
into a single jpg file for a web banner).
4. Xtreme Community
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Booklet by Bruce Mullan
DVD featuring Matt Sarre and Karen Hunt
Produced by
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INSIGHT: In reality it is quite dif cult to talk about this kind of “action” without actually being involved. If this
group was to continue it would be good to actually begin the planning process now, but if this group has only come
together for a brief time it will not be possible.
Planning for success
Sometimes groups just seem to get involved in a service or justice project in response to God’s call. It seems as natural as
breathing. Other groups need to think, plan and prepare for this kind of involvement. All should do it. Here are some tips on how
to get started:
Do the research: The group will need to spend time discovering its “heartburst”. Make a list of all the possibilities (some are
included in the community building activity above). Then evaluate all the options to see if there is something that resonates with
the group and whether it is practically achievable knowing the group’s schedules and other commitments.
Prepare and train: If you are addressing a local or global social problem, do some background reading and study to discover
not just what the problems are, but why they exist. If you need some speci c skills or preparation get someone in to help you do
this. Prayer is a crucial aspect of this preparation.
Get going: Once you’ve done it the rst time this will be the easiest part. Make sure that there is hope and joy built into the
activity, either on-site or on the way home. Tough experiences are always easier when people share them together and can
have a laugh while or after they are doing it.
Re ect and evaluate: People need to be able to re ect on what is happening and debrief with each other. They do this by
talking about how they felt and thought, and about what they learned in the process. The group should also re ect theologically,
asking the question, “Where was God in this experience” and praying about it together. There should also be evaluation, not just
about how much was achieved, but also about how much the group has grown through the experience.
Dream for a moment about the kinds of projects or activities that your group could take on in coming months to help
others in need. Make a list.
What are the relative advantages of choosing a project that is on-going rather than once-off? What are the
disadvantages?
What are the relative advantages of choosing an existing project rather than the group initiating its own? What are the
disadvantages?
How much is the choice about what others need compared with what will help your group to grow? Talk about the risk
of choosing projects that are more about ‘you’ than ‘them’.
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INSIGHT: This is a personal challenge to each person but you may wish to allow time for people to share
what it was like to sit with these questions and whether the challenge is to the group collectively as well as
just individually.
Spend some time in silence writing your re ection here:
Read again Matthew 25: 31–46 and James 2:15–18.
If you were being assessed on these two scripture passages, would you be “sheep” or “goat”, would your faith be
“dead” or “alive”? What will you need to do this week to ensure that you are a “live sheep”?
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ContentsContents
Welcome 1
Our Space 2
It’s Your Community 3
Our Community Life 3
Getting Help Early 6
Guidelines and Safety 8
Delegate Expectations 8
Safety Tips 9
Harassment and Abuse 10
Safer Sex 11
Alcohol, Smoke and Drug
Free Zone 12
In Case of Emergency 13
Keynote Speakers and
Important People 14
Chaplains 14
Adult Volunteers 15
Livewires 15
Places, Spaces and Teams 16
NCYC HQ 16
Recycling 17
Radio and Media 17
What if I get sick 18
The Prayer Zone 19
The Inn 20
Overseas and Cross-Cultural
Delegates 20
Access Team 21
Program Info 22
live the nitelife @ ncyc ‘05 22
Evening Xperiences 24
Guest Musicians 24
Acknowledgements 26
Site Map 32
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While you are at NCYC, we invite you to
– try to meet at least one new person
each day
– try to spend a couple of minutes
alone talking and listening to God
each day
– try to do someone a kind favour
each day
– try to look in the mirror and see
a person of great worth and beauty
each day.
So, have a whole heap of fun, be open to
the experiences, and make the most of
the opportunities God presents to you
in and through NCYC. Oh, and try to at
least get some sleep!!.
Al and Rachel
(on behalf of the Management Team)
Our SpaceOur Space
We acknowledge that we are on Kaurna
land, which was occupied by the original
inhabitants of Australia.
We also acknowledge that during
NCYC we are being hosted by Trinity
College and will have access to their
facilities during this week. At certain
times we will also be using Starplex
for convention activities and we will
be sharing this facility with the
general public.
Please take care of all facilities and
other people around you.
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It’s Your CommunityIt’s Your Community
Our Community Life
The National Christian Youth Convention
comes together as a community steeped
in God’s love and justice. It
recognises the right of all members of
the NCYC community to:
• Be treated with dignity and respect.
• Feel safe physically, emotionally
and spiritually.
• Voice concerns and be heard.
• Have property respected.
• Have fair access to programs,
activities, resources and
decision-making.
Community is where we belong, where we
make friends, where we can grow. There
are several dimensions of Community
Life at NCYC.
Group Life
This is your place to be – your group
campsite or classroom. The guys and
girls you tent with and eat with under
the leadership of your Group Leader(s).
These groups vary in size. Some are
local youth groups, some are combined
church groups. Some are in tents and
some in classrooms. NCYC chaplains will
be staying with many of these groups or
will be nearby. This is the place you
will ‘come home’ to each night and each
meal time. It’s the place where you
sleep (yes please!).
Part of the package for NCYC 2005
(National Christian Youth Convention),
a convention aimed at 16–30 year olds.
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from Oprah
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Abraham-Hicks:
The Universal Law
of Attraction
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Meet Jamie
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Darlene Braden
6 300 Spartans
36Leadership
9 Beyond Murphy’s Law
10The Universsal Law of
Attraction
16Sharon’s
Affirmations
17About Darlene
Braden
18The Incredible
Pause Button
20Whistle While
You Work
26Extraordinary Success
on the Internet
30Winning Online
Competitions
14Use Your
Whole Brain
38Achieving
More Success
41Hats Off to Oprah!
42Lessons
From Oprah
44Oprah in Her Own Words
46The Neurology of
Investing
52Steve Mensing Answers
54The Fat Trap
60Your Calling is Inside
72Eleven Questions to
Kick-start Your Dream
74Writing a
Résumé
“Aussie” Style
22Throw Out
Your Past
56The Power to Never Feel
Powerless Again
66Bring out the
Classics
59Walking
78Ask the Right
Questions
64Don’t Push
Your Goals
Away
70Wider Screenings
15Exercise Your Brain
80Worth
Pondering
32Spot the
Differences
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Excerpts from No Limits magazine
7. 19No Limits
Have you ever jumped to conclusions? Your boss asks you to do
something and you immediately make it mean that they don’t
respect you? Your coworker walks by without saying“Hi”and, ever so
quickly, you make it mean that they don’t like you or that you are not
important. Wouldn’t it be interesting if you were able to pause a bit
and not make it mean anything until you gave it some time? What if
you didn’t grab a conclusion so quickly? Wouldn’t it be great to not
let the good or bad opinions of others affect you in either a positive
or negative way and be free of others thoughts?
ByDarleneBraden,CHTByDarleneBraden,CHT
I have something magical for you! It is
a wireless, invisible remote control with
incredible powers. Let me explain how it
will assist you in keeping control over your
thoughts and emotions.
Imagine now that you see a cool looking
remote control sitting next to you on the chair.
Go ahead and imagine you are picking it up.
There are a lot of re ally cool buttons on this
remote. The only one you need right now is the
<PAUSE> button. When any scenario occurs in
your life where you begin to make a limiting
belief or meaning, push the <PAUSE> button
and don’t ask“why.”
For example, you have a lunch appointment
with a buyer and they are late. After about
fifteen minutes of waiting you may begin to
make a story as to why they are late. You may
think that he:
• Doesn’t want your product.
• Doesn’t really like you.
• Doesn’t respect your time.
• Forgot the appointment because he is dumb.
• Got in an accident and is dead.
• Is late because he can’t find the restaurant.
• Planned for a different day and
miscommunicated.
Which meaning should you use? How about
none of them? Push your <PAUSE> button and
go into neutral mode. Make no meaning yet.
Wait. Clear your mind. Be open for possibilities.
When your associate finally shows up for lunch,
then you can ask him what happened and
know the real meaning of why he was late. You
will realize that you didn’t need to waste your
precious time writing false stories.
It is difficult for a person to make no meaning
out of a situation such as this. It is very
common to quickly attach a meaning to an
event. I invite you to use your <PAUSE> button
often. When you do, go into the“Nothing.”The
Nothing is a state of mind where there are
no thoughts or beliefs. If your friend is late to
lunch, stop right there in the Nothing and wait
until you know why instead of moving into a
negative meaning.
My clients report that they use their <PAUSE>
buttons often! The remote comes in so handy
because its use is so quick and effective. When
you begin to use your <PAUSE> button often,
you will start to realize that beliefs or meanings
are very subjective and not real.
When will you use your new <PAUSE>
button this week? When you have learned how
to use it, I recommend that you share it with
your friends and coworkers; they will surely
appreciate the gift.
People who have set up successful websites
will tell you real-life stories of hard work and
dedication, but there are also messages that
are not so obvious at first glance. It is these
underlying common threads that really
interested me.
What are the common traits shared by these
one and two person Internet business owners?
They sell everything from body building
programs to designer soaps or courses on
day-trading. What they are selling is important,
but as far as I can see it is not the key factor in
their success.
Age, formal education, or prior knowledge
of the Internet don’t appear to be relevant
to the ability of these men and women to
make money online either. There are elements
common to their success stories that have
allowed them to grow their businesses
to generate incomes often in excess of
$100,000 annually.
The first essential for success is that it doesn’t
matter what your knowledge level is when you
start — the important point is that you need to
begin. You don’t have to do everything well. In
fact, you don’t have to do anything well when
you start. But you have to start!
Successful entrepreneurs didn’t wait until
their websites were perfect or until they knew
everything there was to know about selling
on the Internet before they got started, they
just started.
The second common success indicator is to
focus on one thing and do it well.
Taking on one marketing strategy at a time,
executing it well, maximising your profits and
then moving on to the next opportunity is a
strategy common to most successful internet
businesses.
You do not have to put a lot of pressure on
yourself believing that you have to do it all
or know it all. Looking at just one marketing
strategy such as submitting your site to
the search engines, publishing your own
newsletter, or learning about how to write
effective sales copy is a great way to start on
your way to success. Learn all you can and
apply the knowledge as you learn it. This is
how you can generate $100,000 plus from your
online business.
Anyone who has a successful internet
business will freely confess to having made
mistakes — costly, frustrating, and time wasting
mistakes that could have been easily avoided.
This is the hard way to learn. It is much easier to
learn from other people’s mistakes.
That leads us to the third common thread
I want to share with you which is all of
these people have committed to educating
themselves in the most profitable marketing
strategies and techniques.
Others have already cut a path through the
Internet jungle for you. Just get on the right
trail and apply the strategies and techniques
as you learn about them. Great ideas are
By Jamie McIntyreJamie McIntyre
transferable. What works for others can be
adapted for your site too.
An Internet business enables you to make
money 24 hours a day. It can generate you
clients from anywhere in the world and be a
fully automated business operating without
you. Your Internet shop can attract new
customers and provide better service for
existing customers.
The increasing availability of low-cost
broadband connections and increasing
consumer confidence in online security means
the number of people shopping online is
growing rapidly. It is now possible to buy and
sell just about anything on the Internet. There
are also real financial benefits to conducting
business on the Internet.
With no rent and no employees needed
for a traditional store, running costs are low.
Suppliers often deliver direct to customers
reducing the need to hold stock. You can
monitor customers’buying habits to make it
easier for them to re-order favourite goods. If
your business is selling information, software,
music, or images, buyers may be able to
download their purchases directly from
your website. Success can come rapidly, if
you identify the right market and make the
right offer.
Feedback comes to you on a daily, or even
hourly, basis. If your idea for an Internet shop
is not working, you can easily pull out without
the worry of making staff redundant, getting
out of a lease, or writing off shop fitting costs.
One of the biggest factors in the success
of your site is the investment you make in
marketing your site. If you have a limited
marketing budget you will need to make up for
this with time, effort and energy. You will need
to advertise and publicise your site everywhere
you can, both online and in the real world.
You will need to check you can fulfil online
orders efficiently. Put appropriate systems in
place to ensure you meet orders and consider
the impact on the rest of your business.
Design your Internet shop so that it is easy
to look around and easy to purchase from.
A simple design, without large pictures or
complex graphics, will load quickly and save
customers time. Visitors quickly move on if a
site is slow.
Give visitors reasons to return to your site.
Get them involved as much as possible. Experts
believe that your best chance of a sale is when
a person returns to your website repeatedly.
Making people who visit your shop feel like
part of a community also increases sales
and loyalty from your customers. Consider
providing news, discussion forums and reviews.
Update your site regularly so there is always
something new. When you alter pages or input
new details, go back and check your work.
Provide support pages that help users get the
most from your product or service.
Include plenty of related background
information. For example, case studies, answers
to frequently asked questions, product specs,
parts lists and user guides.
Using targeted email to persuade new
people to visit your site is an effective way to
market your business.
One of the hidden advantages of trading
on the Internet is that things happen so fast.
You are never held up looking for premises or
waiting for planning permission.
Anxiety about security on the Internet is
lessening all the time and payment by credit
card is now firmly established as the usual way
to complete Internet consumer transactions.
Accepting credit, and debit card payments
in your Internet shop is easy. You will need to
speak to your bank about a merchant account,
or use a specialist company, such as PayPal that
can process online transactions on your behalf.
Customers may be unwilling to send card
details unless your site offers a secure area for
payment processing. You can give buyers who
place their orders using the Internet the option
to phone or fax through their card details or ask
for cash on delivery.
Low set-up costs are perhaps the most
attractive element of setting up an Internet
business. Setting up on-line can be limited to
hundreds, rather than thousands of dollars.
Running costs can also be much lower than
for even the smallest traditional bricks-and-
mortar shop.
Your greatest outlay may be on marketing
the site, both at the launch stage and on an
ongoing basis. The main running expense
will be wages for whoever keeps the site up
to date.
65No Limits
You’re probably asking yourself,“Why would anyone
want to push their goals away?”After all, our goals
represent what we want in our life, right? It would
seem so, but in reality, we often set ourselves up to
fail every time we think about a goal or even just
something we want to have or do in our lives.
Wayne thinks,“I’d really like to drop a few
pounds and get in better shape”(the goal).
Then, before his sub-conscious has a chance to
work on attracting the goal to him, he thinks,
“That will be hard and will take up even more
of my time. I don’t have enough time as it is
now.”
The two cases above are typical examples
of how we often push our goals away, usually
Don’t
Push
Your
Goals
AwayBy Jim Donovan
Colleen thinks to herself,“I would really like to
own my own home-based business”(the goal).
Then, instead of basking in the good feelings
associated with that worthy ideal, the very next
thought that comes into her mind is“How will
I ever do it? I have to take care of the kids and
all.”She has literally pushed the goal away in her
mind even before it had a chance to settle in.
before they even have time to germinate. You
think to yourself,“I’d like a new car.”The very
next thought is,“That’s ridiculous! I can’t even
afford the car I have now. How can I get a
new car?”
If you want to live a magical life, attracting
your goals to you and being able to enjoy what
you want in your life, you must first change
this“knee jerk”reaction. We all do this to some
extent until we become aware of it and start
taking specific actions to change it.
Whenever the little voice in your head
rears its ugly head, tell it to sit down and be
quiet. You must silence the negative, limiting
thoughts in your mind. Even if your goal is
totally outrageous, you must remain open to
the possibilities of achieving it if you intend
to succeed. There will be plenty of time for a
“reality check”later.
One of the ways you can start over-riding
your destructive self-talk, is to create two or
three positive affirmations that will help you
attract whatever it is you want. For example, in
the case of getting in better physical condition,
you might start affirming,“Every day, I am
becoming healthier and healthier.”You could
add to that,“I am enjoying my exercise time
and making healthier food choices.”
It’s important, when designing affirmations,
to make sure they are positive and in the
present tense. Saying“I will be...”will cause your
sub-conscious mind to keep your goal out in
front of you. Remember, your sub-conscious
mind does not know the difference between
what is real and what is vividly imagined. This is
one of the reasons Olympic athletes and other
sports figures have been able to effectively
use visualization to enhance their training. A
swimmer, for example, who vividly imagines
the race will be sending messages to his body
and the associated muscles will be firing.
Making sure your affirmations are stated in
the positive is equally important since your
sub-conscious mind does not recognize
negatives. If I ask you not to think of a purple
kangaroo, what happens? …exactly!
See Your Ideal Life — In addition to reading
and reciting your affirmations, devote some
time each day to visualizing your life as you
would like it to become. This need not take
a long time. Usually ten or fifteen minutes
is sufficient. See your goal as having already
occurred and see yourself enjoying your ideal
life. Really get into it. Engage all your senses —
sound, taste, touch, add color, etc. If you want
a home near the ocean, hear the sound of the
breaking waves. Smell the salt air. You have
the idea.
Take Inspired Action — After you have put
yourself, mentally, in the place of having what
you want, ask for guidance. For example, in the
case of starting your own business, you might
ask:“What can I do next to build my successful
home based business?”or in the case of an
exercise program,“What action could I take,
right now, to get in shape, reach my ideal
weight and enjoy the process?”
You will notice that you are receiving ideas
you may not have considered before. This
is because you have first created the vision
of what you want and put your energy in
alignment with having it. From this point of
attraction, you are receiving“inspired action”as
opposed to what I call“gerbil action.”The latter
is what most people are doing. They believe
that if they just take enough action, they’ll get
the result they want. While this may eventually
work, it’s a much harder way to go about it.
Jot down whatever pops up into your mind.
Even if an idea seems absurd, write it down
anyway. This simple technique has been used
successfully by some of the greatest achievers
throughout history. People like Thomas Edison,
Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford used this
simple technique. They called it,“sitting for
ideas.”Whatever you choose to call it, it is well
worth the time you spend doing it.
Don’t Give Up — Don’t quit. Just sit for your
allotted time period and let your sub-conscious
mind feed you ideas. You may have a thought
“pop”into your consciousness and you will
surely uncover creative ways to accomplish
your goal. If you do this simple exercise for
thirty days, you’ll have an arsenal of creative
ideas from which to draw and you’ll be on your
way to attracting your most cherished goal.
The order in which you do this is important.
First, see yourself as already being in possession
of your desire, affirming that it is yours. Then,
and only then, ask what“next action”you can
take to bring it to you.
By the way, never ask“how”you are going to
achieve a goal. Asking how causes your brain
to shift to it’s logical, analytical left hemisphere
which will return an answer of“I don’t know
how.”Hint: if you knew how, you’d already have
what you want.
On the other hand, asking“what”engages
your right brain hemisphere which is visual,
spatial, and intuitive. This is a much better
frame of mind for tasks like brainstorming and
encouraging creativity.
Jim Donovan, is the author of This is Your Life,
Not a Dress Rehearsal, published in Australia
by Inkstone Press. He is a highly sought
after motivational speaker and certified
business coach. To subscribe to his personal
development ezine,“Jim’s Jems,”and receive
a bonus copy of his tele-seminar,“Allowing
Abundance,”visit www.JimDonovan.com
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Thank you to all involved in our participation in History month, part of the SA
government“About Time”celebration.
Within hours of the cut off time for entries we managed to have our event
included in the extensive programme booklet put out by the government.
We updated the tour content from last year’s open day, to give more history
“oomph”, and to include reference to the new renovations to the kitchen and other
rooms.
37 people came from the community (including a few from Spicer wanting to
know more about our heritage) and participated in the tours, a steady stream
for the time we were open. Then they ended up in the hall for a fabulous Spicer
afternoon tea. All of those who came stayed and enjoyed our friendly hospitality.
We had some delightful attendees, including two couples who were married at
Spicer, back in the 1960’s. Jim Everett was half of one of those couples. Jim is also
the author of the Spicer Centenary Book, and kindly lent us some items from the
UCA History trust which we had on display. This included the programmes for the
75th anniversary and the 100th, and a wonderful certificate awarded in 1906 for
currant scones!!! And we thought our Spicer Show in 2011 was an original idea!
Then we had the great grandson of the builder/
architect of the Spicer hall, and another lady who was
a descendant of the donor of one of the stained glass
windows in the church.Special thanks to our tour guides: Margaret Just,
Roslyn Hannaford, Jill Miller and Anne Wilson, and
special thanks also to the afternoon tea ladies: Marilyn
Cowley, Ann Williams, Coralie Creevey, and Sue Glover.
And thank you to the other Spicer people who came
and were there to be friendly faces to our visitors.
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A good time was enjoyed by
all on Sunday 19 May when
we ventured to Morialta
Conservation Park for a
bushwalk. The weather was kind
and the waterfalls were worth
some photos. Some people
chose easy routes, some chose
more challenging routes around
the middle of the ridge, and
some chose some really difficult
routes around the top of the
ridge that really tested lung and
joint capacities. It was a good
thing that there are quite a few
benches to take a rest on. Some
of the kids copped some cuts
and bruises but no immediate
medical attention was required.
Then we retired to the resource
centre to put our feet up and
enjoy a cuppa and a lamington,
which soothed the aches and
pains. Thanks to all for making
the day a great success.
Extracts from Spicer Matters. This is available for
viewing on the internet at www.spicer.org.au under
the Magazine tab.
10. FAVA
COURAGEINAHOSTILEWORLDDavidPhillips
COURAGE
IN A HOSTILE
WORLD
The story of
FamilyVoice
Australia
I have long admired the courage of FamilyVoice Australia and its leadership.
I recommend this book as a must-read for anyone who longs for a better future
for our children – and that should be everyone who is concerned for a stronger
and more cohesive society.
JOHN ANDERSON AO, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
In a world that too readily accepts a‘just do it’philosophy, it is encouraging when
institutions recognise moral principles necessary for the peace and prosperity
of society. For 40 years, FamilyVoice has vigorously and consistently promoted
those principles and courageously challenged moves that threaten the integrity
of the family. David Phillips’account is both interesting and inspiring.
WILLIAM COX AC, former Governor of Tasmania
Various Christian advocacy groups operate within the political arena in
Australia but none has researched so thoroughly and presented so objectively
as FamilyVoice. Courage in a Hostile World is the story of their prophetic role in
calling political leaders to account.
STUART ROBINSON, founding pastor of Crossway Baptist Church
David Phillips’ account of the rise and reach of FamilyVoice Australia is a
compelling history of a 40 year-long battle for the heart and soul of public
morals in Australia. This is a great read and a great resource for all who seek for
light and truth.
MARK DURIE, vicar of St Mary’s Anglican Church, Caulfield
When usually only the so-called ‘progressives’ get to air their musings, David
Phillips shines a beacon on the spiritual, political and cultural battles waged by
the Festival of Light, now FamilyVoice Australia, in defence of life, family and
Christianity. His book is a valuable record of the organisation’s epic efforts in
defending traditional values.
BABETTE FRANCIS, columnist and founder of Endeavour Forum
The prophet Jeremiah gives snapshots of how his nation destroyed itself. He
inspired heroes such as Daniel, Ezekiel, Zerubbabel, Nehemiah and Ezra to
rebuild their ruined nation. David Phillips’ fascinating account of the wisdom
and witness of the faithful few, who have resisted Australia’s march to self-
destruction, inspired me to sing Isaac Watts’line,‘Increase my courage, Lord.’
VISHAL MANGALWADI, Christian philosopher and author
The political class in Australia is mostly indifferent
to the Christian heritage that is the basis of Western
civilisation. So it is particularly encouraging to read
a book that proclaims, without qualification, the
Christian foundation of family life.
BOB DAY AO, Senator for South Australia
DAVID PHILLIPS
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Why are we here? Why are we here?
1973 2013 1973 2013
Courage in a Hostile World: the story of FamilyVoice Australia Courage in a Hostile World: the story of FamilyVoice Australia
heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who
walk in pride he is able to humble.’7
What a wonderful outcome from seeking the peace of the city!
Salt and light
Hundreds of years later, after God’s
people had returned to Judaea but were
under oppressive and pagan Roman
rule, Jesus declared in the Sermon on the
Mount how they were to live:
You are the salt of the earth. But if the
salt loses its saltiness, how can it be
made salty again? It is no longer good
for anything, except to be thrown out
and trampled underfoot.
You are the light of the world … let
your light shine before others, that
they may see your good deeds and
praise your Father in heaven.8
Like salt, Christians are to preserve
society from decay. At the time of
Christ, salt not only enhanced flavour
but also provided the best-known food
preservative, especially for meat.
Like light, Christians are to show
the way forward. Christians offering
biblical wisdom can be a great blessing
to society—and can influence others
towards accepting the Christian faith.
Being salt and light to the world is part of fulfilling the cultural commission. During
the rapid growth of the early church, Christians became known for the quality of
their lives and for their valuable contribution to society, as the second century AD
‘Letter to Diognetus’ indicates:
For Christians are not distinguished from the rest of mankind either in locality or in
speech or in customs … yet the constitution of their own citizenship, which they set
forth, is marvellous, and confessedly contradicts expectation.
They … bear their share in all things as citizens, and they endure all hardships as
strangers … They marry like all other men and they beget children; but they do not
Salt has been used for centuries to preserve
food and enhance its taste – Christians are
called to preserve and enhance society
cast away their offspring. They have their meals in common, but not their wives …
They obey the established laws, and they surpass the laws in their own lives. They love
all men, and they are persecuted by all …9
The impact of the early church on society was extraordinary. In his book The Rise
of Christianity, sociologist Rodney Stark examines the question: ‘How did a tiny and
obscure messianic movement from the edge of the Roman Empire dislodge classical
paganism and become the dominant faith of Western civilisation?’10
Newsweek sums
up his conclusion thus: ‘Stark finds that Christians prospered the old-fashioned way:
by providing a better, happier and more secure way of life.’11
The Great
Commission
One of the most influential
Christians in recent centuries
was William Wilberforce.
He was a member of a
group of Christians who
aimed to apply the principles
of the gospels to social life.
They championed penal re-
form, the abolition of slavery
and missions to the native
people of the British Empire.
Wilberforce founded a
group similar to FamilyVoice,
called the Proclamation
Society, devoted to the
‘reformation of manners’—in
a day when ‘manners’ meant
morals. His diary entry for
Sunday 28 October 1787
reveals his passion for this
goal: ‘God Almighty has set
before me two great objects,
the suppression of the Slave
Trade and the Reformation of
Manners.’12
William Wilberforce founded an organisation similar to
FamilyVoice called the Proclamation Society
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Courage in a Hostile World
11. Who first swam across the English Channel?
Matthew Webb 1848–1883
Rule Britannia,
Britannia rules the waves
Britons never, never, never will…
The sounds of people singing this patriotic rallying tune greeted Matthew
Webb as he was about to set foot on the beach at Calais. He had done it.
The first person to swim the English Channel. After 21 hours and 45 minutes
Webb, smeared with porpoise oil to keep out the cold, stepped onto the beach
after a gruelling 63 km (39 mi) swim.
Unforgettable day
On his return, the people of Shropshire, his home county gave him a hero’s welcome. The brass band
played, the people came out to wave and a pig placed its front trotters on the wall of its sty, to watch
the procession pass by. It was a day Matthew Webb would always remember.
Hero at a young age
Matthew Webb was born in 1848, one of 12 children.
He earned a reputation for himself at a young age for rescuing drowning people. He saved his brother
from drowning in the Severn River, a fellow seaman and he attempted to save the life of a man who
fell overboard from the Cunard liner, Russia in the mid-Atlantic. For his heroic effort he was given an
award of £100 and the Stanhope Gold Medal.
“I can do that.”
In 1873 he read of an unsuccessful attempt to swim the English Channel.
I could do that, he thought. He left his job and started training.
His first attempt on 12th
August 1875 failed because of strong winds and poor sea conditions.
However only a fortnight later, he tried again. He swam breaststroke. Jellyfish stung him and strong
currents delayed him from reaching shore for five hours, but he persevered and finally made landfall.
After that he became famous and made a career out of swimming and diving.
His final stunt was a planned swim across the Niagara River for a £UK12,000 prize.
Fatal swim
Many considered this to be suicidal. The rapids under the falls were strong. He jumped from a small
boat into the dangerous waters but within 10 minutes was swept away by currents and dragged
under by a whirlpool. His body wasn’t found for four days.
Antonio Abertondo was the first person to swim the English Channel both ways. He did it in
43 hours and 10 minutes and only took a four minute break. He did this amazing swim on
20th
to 21st
September, 1961.
Who was the first woman to swim the English Channel?
In August 1926, aged twenty, Gertrude Ederle, an American swimmer, became the
first woman to swim the Channel. Not only that, but she took an hour and fifty nine
minutes off the fastest man’s time!
She was one of six children born to German parents who had immigrated to
New York. She was born on October 23, 1906. Trudy’s mother taught her to swim.
Only four years after her mother’s lessons Trudy set the 800 yard freestyle record and
by age twelve she was the youngest person to break a world record.
Trudy was only fourteen when she first showed she could be a long distance swimmer.
She entered a race against 51 other swimmers, men and women, and won the three and a half mile
ocean swim from Manhattan to Brighton Beach. During the 1924 Olympics Trudy won a gold and
two bronze medals in the five racing events open to women. Trudy held twenty-nine national and
world records.
Who made the longest ocean swim ever?
In 1998, from May 30th
to June 1st
, a 23 year old Australian woman called Susie Maroney
made the longest ocean swim ever.
She was a marathon swimmer who braved jellyfish, sharks and rough seas to claim the new
world record by swimming all the way from Mexico to Cuba, a distance of 198 km (123 mi).
She accomplished this in less than 39 hours.
Susie had to swim inside a special shark cage for most of her journey. This was towed behind a boat.
Even though she wore a special suit to protect her from the stinging jellyfish she still got badly stung.
High seas caused damage to her shark cage on the first night and a fishnet was used to repair it.
16 17
123 miles
Cuba
Mexico
USA
Longest ocean swim
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Saturn’s day is 10 hours 39 minutes and its year is 29.5 Earth years. Saturn is
a smaller version of Jupiter with the main difference being the incredible rings
that circle it.
The rings are believed to be an old moon demolished by a collision about
50 million years ago.
Eventually they may disappear, to be sucked into Saturn’s gravity or perhaps
evaporate into space. Saturn is twice as far away from the Sun as is Jupiter. It’s
the second biggest planet in the Solar system after Jupiter, and the Earth would
fit into it more than 700 times.
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Uranus – “on Its Side”
Uranus is 1,500 million km (900 million mi) from the Sun. Saturn is only half that distance away
from the Sun.
Uranus “lies down on its side” to orbit the Sun. Its South Pole points towards Earth.
A night at one of Uranus’ poles lasts 21 Earth years.
Uranus appears to be a pale blue planet because the methane in its
atmosphere filters out red light.
Uranus is king of the moons – it has 21 in all. The first group
consists of the ‘small moons’ – Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida,
Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda and Puck. The ‘icy
moons’ of Uranus are: Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon,
Caliban and Sycorax.
In 1999, a further four Uranian moons were discovered. They are
Prospero, Setebos, Stephano and 1986 U10 which is the smallest, only
40 km (25 mi) in diameter, and yet to be given a proper name.
Summer on Uranus lasts 21 Earth years, and so does winter.
Neptune’s moon, Triton, orbits Neptune in the opposite rotation to that of
Neptune. It’s the only large moon in the solar system that behaves
this way. Since Neptune’s discovery in 1846 it is yet to complete
one full orbit of the Sun. One orbit of the Sun takes
Neptune 165 years.
Imagine, if you lived on Neptune, you would never have
a birthday!
Neptune has 8 moons – Naiad, Thalassa, Despina,
Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, Triton and Neried.
Neptune – and the “Great Dark Spot”
Neptune is about 50,000 km (30,000 mi) in diameter, which is four times that of the Earth. Its average
orbital speed is 5.4 km/second (3.4 mi/sec). The strongest winds in the solar system have been
recorded on Neptune – they reach speeds as high as 2,000 kph (more than 1,000 mph).
There are dark spots on Neptune similar to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. These are areas of high
atmospheric pressure, forcing clouds of methane gas high into the atmosphere. Unlike the Great Red
Spot they sometimes disappear, then reappear on a different part of the planet.
Neptune has a very elliptical orbit and is sometimes further away from the Sun than Pluto.
Saturn has such a low density that if you could
find a big enough ocean, Saturn would float on it,
whereas the Earth and Mercury would quickly sink to
the bottom.
Saturn has 18 moons – they are called
Pan, Atlas, Prometheus, Pandora,
Epimetheus, Janus, Mimas, Enceladus,
Tethys, Telesto, Calypso, Helene,
Dione, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, Iapetus
and Phoebe.
Saturn – the “Most Beautiful Planet”
Did you notice the planets
in blue are proportional in
size to the blue background
curve representing the Sun?
Hottest, coldest, highest, lowest, longest
Superlative Location on Earth and measure
Hottest place El Azizia, Libya 57.8° Celsius on Sept 13, 1922
Coldest place Vostok, Antarctica –89° Celsius on July 21, 1983
Highest mountain Mt Everest in the Himalayas at 8,700 m (29,000 ft)
above sea level
Lowest dry point Shore of Dead Sea, Israel, is about 400 m (1,300 ft)
below sea level, which is more than 300 m (1,000 ft)
lower than the next lowest
Longest river The Nile River in Africa is 6,700 km (4,200 mi) long
Driest place Arica in Chile gets just 0.03 in (0.76 mls) per year. Filling
a coffee cup would take a century at this rate!
Wettest place Lloro, Colombia averages more than 30 m (1,200 in)
rainfall each year
Deepest place in ocean Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean 10,900 m (36,200 ft )
south of Japan
Largest desert Sahara Desert in northern Africa
Deepest lake Lake Baikal, Siberia is 1.7 km (1 mi) deep and contains
20 percent of Earth’s fresh liquid waterpp qq
7
Largest ocean The Pacific Ocean covers 166 million sq km
(64 million sq mi) and is twice the size of the Atlantic
Largest lake and volume The Caspian Sea, located between southeast Europe
and West Asia, is largest in size
Highest, driest, coldest Continent Antarctica
Longest mountain chain The mid-Atlantic Ridge which splits nearly all of the
Atlantic ocean and rises above sea level in Iceland
Softest of all minerals Talc which is used to make talcum powder
Hardest of all minerals Diamond is the hardest – it is used for drill bits to bore
through rocks
Largest island Australia
Smallest continent Australia – Oceania
Largest canyon The Grand Canyon – the main branch is 450 km
(230 mi) long
Extracts from a set of 12 books in a series entitled
Project Learning Series
Above: Awesome Adventurers
Left: Our Living Earth
Below: Space and Planets
This series is 2 colour printing
12. Cook’s
Collection
98 99
The height of luxury was reached in the winter afternoons…
lying in a tin bath in front of a coal fire, drinking tea, and eating
well-buttered crumpets is an experience few can have today.
J. C. Masterman
Imagine, if you can, what the rest of the evening was like…How
they removed the covers of the dishes, and found rich, hot savory
soup, which was a meal in itself, and sandwiches and toast and
muffins enough for both of them.
Frances Hodgson Burnett
1716
Egg Hints
Make it easier to slice hard-boiled eggs by first dipping the
knife into boiling water, and then wiping it dry before using.
Repeat this dipping and wiping process after every few cuts.
A test for the freshness of eggs
Fill a bowl with water, and in it carefully place the eggs.
Fresh eggs will lie on the bottom of the bowl; stale eggs will
rise slightly; bad eggs will float on the water’s surface.
Poaching eggs
A few drops of lemon juice in the water in which you poach
eggs will keep them firm and whole.
Scrambling eggs
When scrambled eggs are cooked for too long, or too
quickly, liquid is released and they become dark in colour.
For good results, use a wooden spoon, a nd fold the eggs,
rather than stir them.
Eggs should not be over-stirred when cooking, or the
texture will be fine and crumbly.
Scrambled eggs do not retain heat for long, so serve
immediately upon finishing the cooking. Also, they do not
reheat successfully.
How to Crack and Separate Eggs
To crack an egg
Take the egg in one hand, and give it a sharp tap – halfway
along its length – on a firm surface such as the side of a
bowl or the edge of a working surface. This action will crack
the shell.
Holding the egg over a basin, break the shell in half using
both hands; the contents will drop safely into the bowl.
To separate eggs
Break the shell in half, but keep all the contents in just one
of the broken sections.
Hold the two pieces of shell over a bowl, and carefully pass
the yolk back and forth from one half of the shell to the
other, while allowing the white to fall into the bowl.
Put the yolk into another bowl.
It is wise to keep a third bowl if separating more than one
egg; this allows for the possibility of a bad or stale egg,
or if a yolk breaks and mixes with the white. Each egg is
broken into one bowl and the yolks and whites then added to
those already separated.
Cover and pages from
Cook’s Collection
13. 21
20
On the Move
Baby s Firsts
Age
Date
First turns head _________________________________________________________________
First lifts head ___________________________________________________________________
First roll over ___________________________________________________________________
First recognises Mum ____________________________________________________________
First recognises Dad _____________________________________________________________
First recognises others ___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
First grasps an object ____________________________________________________________
First sits up _____________________________________________________________________
First waves goodbye _____________________________________________________________
First hug someone _______________________________________________________________
First kisses someone _____________________________________________________________
First recognises name ____________________________________________________________
Other achievements________________________________________
________________________________________
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________________________________________
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________________________________________
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I first crawled on ________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
I first stood on __________________________________________________________________
My first steps were on ____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
I first climbed on ________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
I first walked unassisted on _______________________________________________________
I first ran on ____________________________________________________________________
About these photos of me moving __________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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Precious Moments – a 3 spot colour book.Precious Moments – a 3 spot colour b
My Favourites
My favourite toys_________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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My favourite games_______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
My favourite songs ______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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My favourite books ______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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My favourite TV show ____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
My favourite person was __________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Other favourites _________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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Naughty things I did _____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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Cute things I did _________________________________________________________________
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My Changing Ways
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How I changed __________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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Hair ___________________________________________________________________________
Eyes ___________________________________________________________________________
Personality _____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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Other ways I changed ____________________________________________________________
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14. Ministry Practice Handbook for SFE Supervisors Ministry Practice Handbook for SFE Supervisors
4 5
2. The Openly Resistant Student
The openly resistant student resists learning and change by arguing with, or simply ignoring,
identifiable needs for renewed attitudes and practice. In other words, ministry formation is not a
part of their faith or vocational vocabulary.
Strategy:
• In a detached manner, the supervisor adopts a reflective stance, refusing to buy into no-win
arguments over‘nuts and bolts’issues. Instead, the supervisor can attempt to reflect the
student’s closed disposition directly back to them, inviting the student to share more about
what they are experiencing in supervision by way of feelings. For instance,“I can see that you
are uncomfortable with my feedback and perspective. Maybe I can understand more of what
is happening for you here. Tell me something about the feelings that shape what you are
saying to me. ”
Danger:
• Pushing the student into an entrenched, even hostile place. This comes with the possibility
of the student seeking out allies within the community to the whole community’s detriment.
Mediation might be necessary and useful if the supervisory relationship breaks down. The
MPC is obviously an appropriate and accessible person to contact early in the piece.
Resistances to Identify and Work Through
How do supervisors promote supervision to those who are resistant? Emphasising the
mutuality of the supervisory relationship can be useful in that supervisees start to realise
that there is a sharing of power in the process, and a sharing of vulnerability.
Martin McAlindin
The supervisory relationship does not always develop and function according to initial hope
or‘water-tight’theories. It can become relationally strained, so that reporting and reflection
becomes too cloaked to honestly and creatively work with.3
The scenarios listed below offer a brief description of [possible] student profiles, coupled with
some practical strategies and pitfalls to avoid. At heart is either a conscious or unconscious
resistance to supervision and, by extension, to learning the art of ministry practice itself.4
Ironic
as it all may sound, this is not all that uncommon. For some, Christian ministry is not to be
learned over time, but to be practiced now through the direct inspirations of God. Such naiveté
needs to be gently but firmly challenged, most effectively through mutual exchange and the
offering of learned experience and accumulated wisdom.
1. The Compliant Student (indirect resistance)
The compliant student resists learning and change by appearing to agree with the supervisor on
most things or remaining silent when a personal conviction or opinion is warranted.
Strategies:
• The supervisor names the presenting problem:“I’ve noticed that no matter what we seem to
discuss, there doesn’t appear to be any disagreement between us, a contrast in perspective
or a noticeable desire within you to learn something new. What do you make of that? Are my
perceptions accurate?”The supervisor can encourage the student to share open and honest
opinions around a specific issue or event, or to discuss values or beliefs that shape their
current ministry practices. Obviously, making the supervisory session safe and confidential, is
critical to the whole process.
• The supervisor may, if appropriate to do so, involve the Ministry Reflection Team in the
feedback process so that the student hears similar concerns from more than one source.
Danger:
Becoming too directive or critical, making it nigh impossible for the student to participate in the
graces of formation. Passivity can change into genuine engagement when there is relational
trust. Usually this takes time and is based on invitational learning.
3 See,‘Common Issues in Field Education’, in A Concise Guide to Supervising a Ministry Student, p. 83ff.
4 At the heart of resistance is often a fear of vulnerability. And yet,“To be vulnerable is to be real, to be strong, and it
invites reflection which leads to growth. Those who are reluctant to engage in supervision need to be reminded of
this.”Martin McAlindin.
Formation Panel Handbook 2014 Formation Panel Handbook 2014
8 9
Transition Interview (Ordination)
The candidate’s document folder for transitional interviews will include the Minister’s Profile,
course plan, academic record, supervisor’s report and candidate report (optional). The candidate
will be accompanied by a person of their choice, with whom he or she can reflect after
the meeting.
The transition interview will follow this agenda:
Greeting and
Introduction
The chairperson greets the candidate and
introduces the Panel members to the candidate’s
support person
1 minute
Opening Prayer The chairperson leads in prayer 1 minute
Explanations The chairperson briefly reminds the candidate of
the meeting’s purpose and process
1 minute
Introductory Comment The chairperson thanks the candidate for his or
her Minister’s Profile and invites the candidate to
add anything he or she would like
2 minutes
Conversation Members of the Panel engage the candidate
in conversation about his or her Minister’s
Profile, and raise any pertinent matters from
the supervisor’s report, academic record or
course plan
20 minutes
Course Plan The candidate confirms with the Panel the
suitability of the continuing education plan,
provided as the next part of the candidate’s
course plan
3 minutes
Other Matters The chairperson invites the candidate to ask the
Panel any other questions or make any other
comments he or she might have
2 minutes
Affirmations The chairperson invites each Panel member to
give feedback to the candidate, affirming the
strengths they see in the candidate and naming
any areas in which they would encourage the
candidate to do more work
10 minutes
Close The chairperson invites a Panel member to pray
for the candidate
3 minutes
Debrief and Decision After the candidate leaves the Panel reflects
together on the conversation and decides
whether it is ready to recommend to the PRC
“that *** be ordained to the ministry of Deacon/
ministry of the Word subject to receiving a call
to a ministry placement”.
30 minutes
Mid-Course Review
(see Candidates’Handbook for details)
The candidates’document folder for mid-course reviews will include the candidates’Personal
Statement of Faith and Discipleship, course plan, academic record, supervisor’s report and
candidates’report (optional).
The candidate will be accompanied by a person of their choice, with whom he or she can reflect
after the meeting.
The mid-course review will follow this agenda:
Greeting and
Introduction
The chairperson greets the candidate and
introduces the Panel members to the candidate’s
support person
1 minute
Opening Prayer The chairperson leads in prayer 1 minute
Explanations The chairperson briefly reminds the candidate of
the meeting’s purpose and process
1 minute
Introductory Comment The chairperson thanks the candidate for their
Personal Statement of Faith and Discipleship
and invites the candidate to add anything they
would like
2 minutes
Conversation Members of the Panel engage the candidate in
conversation about his or her Personal Statement
of Faith and Discipleship, and raise any pertinent
matters from the supervisor’s report, academic
record or course plan
20 minutes
Course Plan The candidate confirms with the Panel the
suitability of the current course plan
3 minutes
Other Matters The chairperson invites the candidate to ask the
Panel any other questions he/she may have
2 minutes
Affirmations The chairperson invites each Panel member to
give feedback to the candidate, affirming the
strengths they see in the candidate and naming
any areas in which they would encourage the
candidate to do more work
10 minutes
Close The chairperson invites a Panel member to pray
for the candidate
3 minutes
Debrief After the candidate leaves the Panel reflects
together on the conversation
15 minutes
Extracts from two handbooks designed for
Uniting College for Leadership and Theology
16. The Maitland & District Progress Association
required a logo which could be adapted for all
member groups.
The logo itself is based on a map of Maitland.
Hypac manufacture hydraulic systems which are used largely on ships and in vineyards.
The logo needed updating to reflect a modern image, with a vision for the future, for a company moving forward.
23. PORN
STOP
Pornography
A two day seminar
14–15 September 2012
Adelaide West Uniting Church
312 Sir Donald Bradman Drive Brooklyn Park
Rev Dr Peter Powell
Registered Psychologist, Australia
Clinical Member Aust and NZ Association for the
Treatment of Sexual Abuse
Clinical Accreditation, NSW Child Sex Offender
Counsellors Accreditation Scheme
Supervisor (level 11), Aust and NZ Association for
Clinical Pastoral Education
Director, Pastoral Counselling Institute, Board of
Uniting Mission and Education, Synod of NSW
and the ACT
Registration Form
Church/Organisation
Name
Address
Phone
Email
1 Day $60 Seminar One Fri 14
Seminary Two Sat 15
2 Days $100
Group concessions available – Contact Rev Ashley Davis
Payment
Electronic payment and registration:
http://presbyterysynod.sa.uca.org.au/pastoral-relations/
events-a-registration.html
Cheque/money order enclosed with this form
Return form with payment to:
Rev Ashley Davis
Presbytery and Synod of South Australia
GPO Box 2145, Adelaide SA 5001
Rev Ashley Davis
Pastoral Relations Officer Rural & Regional SA
P (08) 8236 4274 | M 0417 745 289 | F (08) 8236 4201
E adavis@sa.uca.org.au | W sa.uca.org.au
Introduction
Pornography, probably better described as exploitative
material, is more readily accessible than ever before. In
fact, for many of the internet generation, viewing porn is
the norm. While porn usage is increasing, those accessing
porn are decreasing in age. The long-term harm effects
of the rewiring of the brain and subsequent addiction are
becoming evident in the way people see others.
This seminar is designed to alert those who lead and care
of the dangers and the costs of accessing exploitative
material. Consideration will be given to diagnosing and
treating porn addiction.
Rev. Dr. Peter Powell is heavily involved in working with
sex offenders including those addicted to exploitative
material. He is arguably the Uniting Church’s foremost
practitioner on the subject.
If you are a health care professional, a minister, a youth
leader or someone who cares for others, this seminar is to
equip you to be better at what you do.
Seminar One
Addressing some questions about pornography?
• What is pornography and how do we define it?
• What is Social Pornography?
• Why is exploitative material a better word than
pornography?
• What are the differences between child exploitive
and adult exploitive material?
• How common is it?
• Should we be concerned?
• Is it really a problem if it only involves adults?
• Has exploitive material use increased since the
Internet?
• Is this just another Christian anxiety response to sex?
• Who does it?
• Is it the same as adultery?
• Why is it often more damaging to relationships than
what society calls adultery?
• Are there male and female differences with this issue?
• How does this issue affect marriages/relationships?
• Is there less use amongst Christians?
• Does it cause psychological harm?
• What are the theological implications?
Seminar Two
Social, Psychological and Theological issues in
exploitive material
• Aetiology of exploitive material use
• Developmental factors predisposing use of
exploitive material
• Pseudo-feminist responses about female power
• Denial of child exploitive material
• Avoidance of sexuality discussions in the church
• Poor development in the church of a theology
of sexuality
Assessment and Treatment
• Biblical-Narrative Therapy
• The Do’s and Don’ts of assessment and treatment
• The process for standing down leaders
• How long is long enough away from leadership?
• How long will treatment usually be?
• What the story teaches us about the possibility of
re-entry into leadership
• The concept of zero tolerance
• Reducing shame and building hope
• When to include partners and family members
in treatment
• Can we predict outcome?
Working with the Collateral Damage
• Partners and family members
• Church members
• Reputation of the Church in the community
• Negative impacts on mission
• Supporting families when criminal offenders go
to jail
• Re-integrating criminal offenders into the church
• Maintaining safety
24. For further information
Spicer Uniting Church
44a Fourth Avenue
St Peters SA 5069
p 8362 3771
e office@spicer.org.au
w www.spicer.org.au
Office hours
Tue–Thur 9am–3.30pm; Fri 9am–2.30pm
St Peters
Suitable for:
• weddings
• organ recitals
• choral recitals
Recently
renovated, with
individual access
to atrium and hall
2
1
Suitable for:
• lectures
• small training groups
• meetings
• Room 2 r/c airconditioned
Suitable for:
• birthday parties
• dinners
• dance and
exercise groups
• yoga
Suitable for:
• refreshment breaks
• art exhibitions
Suitable for:
• small group
meetings
Suitable for:
• medium group meetings
• counselling groups
• Close to city and public transport
• Range of contemporary and heritage areas,
perfect for meetings, exhibitions and events
• New kitchen facilities and conveniences
• Casual or regular hire enquiries welcome
• For further information, including fees please
visit the website:
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29. An imaginative
(fictitious) story
Narrative
eg. Novels, Short Stories, Picture Books
A recount tells about
a series of events
Recount
eg. Diaries, Biographies
A set of directions
telling the reader how
to do something
Procedure
eg. A Recipe
Gives information
about a particular topic
Report
eg. Christmas Customs
?
Explains how something
works or is formed, and
why something happens
Explanation
eg. Scientific Reports/Explanations, Writings on History,
How an Earthquake Occurs
Argues to persuade the
audience towards a
particular point of view
Exposition
eg. Debates, Conversations, Speeches, Essays
“
”
A personal letter written
by one person to
another. It is set out in a
particular way.
Letters Letters may incorporate several different genres:
recount, report, exposition
A set of posters for a Year 5 classroom
30. TheoryThe post modern preoccupation with time and space
as geography, eg, post modern music, is generally
spatial (structure, proportion, harmony, depth, scale
and resonance), where in new spatial organisations the
transition between public and private space is indistinct.
Music SchoolThe architecture is to the
landscapeThe theory of design composition includes a hierarchy of
ideas and elements. The Music School is a framework
which in turn illustrates a particular set of functions.
It is here that the focus of architecture shifts away
from architecture not entirely to the landscape but to an
intermediate condition –neither city nor landscape.
Points of Transition
Scattered sites of transition pervade into adjacent programmed spaces so
that transition from one area to another is smooth light, and interesting.
These areas (mostly winter garden) can be used for resting, gathering as
well as passing through.
The city diary is used as Choral work in the ground plan interiorising the
area within the enveloping built form, marginalising a landscape of life and
culture. In opposition the fragmented folds placed upon the envelope of the
building represent spaces that in the everyday are impenetrable.
With emphasis on the communal character of everyday life I have attempted
to express the experience of modernity and capture the momentary and
fleeting, as one does when listening to or recording music.
Mapping the city using
points
Mapping the present Dublin city centre by using
intersecting networks (traffic intersections) has allowed
the grid to be rewritten in three dimensional forms.
Placing this upon the landscape has allowed the
urban plan to grow out from these forms in a manner
aesthetically pleasing to Christine and myself. Buildings
which are conceptual become then the starting point for
allocating specific areas and functions.
Choral Work,
Montage and the
City Diary
Architecture and action shape each other. Patterns of
social activity leave behind traces in which the city is
reflected. The most intense point of action at this site is
at the dock land and water’s edge. It is here I wish to
create an area distinct from any built form, a metropolis
which constitutes a secret unwritten text which builds upon
itself layers of everyday life.
Design for part of architecture student’s final presentation
