Sunday 27th March - The Gospel and all of Life’s Questions (Tim Patrick)

A Practical Introduction to Apologetics

People ask so many questions about our faith and often we can be stumped as to what the best answers are. In this session, Tim will talk about a couple of simple ideas that help us know how to continue a conversation with integrity and a focus on Jesus even when we aren’t experts on the topic under discussion. It’s all to do with knowing the big movements of the Bible story and how they intersect with the big questions of life.


Speaker:
Tim Patrick is the minister of St Jude's in Parkville. He became a Christian during his geology degree at Sydney Uni and worked for CSIRO as a research scientist for a number of years before training for full-time ministry. He's married to Cat and dad to Poppy.

Sunday 20th March - Community BBQ (12:30pm onwards)

A BBQ for our wider community. This will be a great chance to hang out, make new friends and spend more time together as a community.

It follows straight on from our 10am service, and we'll have all the sports equipment, outside toys and bikes out again for kids.

For those attending our evening service, enjoy some more relaxed time in the courtyard. Last month, a group of people headed up to the Vibe Hotel mid-afternoon for coffees before the 5pm service. Tea and coffee is served again on-site from 4:30pm.

Everyone is welcome!

Sunday 13th March - Brunswick, the Gospel and Church (Cat Patrick)

Brunswick is a fascinating neighbourhood - hugely multi-cultural, diverse, self-expressive, edgy and undergoing gentrification. This seminar will begin to explore some of the loves, fears and ambitions of the Brunswick sub-culture - particularly seen in the key symbols and cultural narratives along Sydney Road. We'll think about how the Gospel is good news in this particular settings - recognising both the alignment and clash of Biblical values with this culture. We'll also discuss what it might look like to be a culturally engaged Christian community in this inner-city setting.

Even if you are not from Brunswick, come along to learn and see how these observations might apply in your own locality.

Speaker:
Cat Patrick is on the Ministry team at St Jude's in Parkville and has nearly completed a Masters of Divinity at Ridley Melbourne. She has lived in Brunswick for 9 years, and last year undertook a project exploring the sub-culture of Brunswick - particularly observing the key symbols, myths and narratives along Sydney Road.