Events

“Change Agents is a youth leaders training conference. It is a place where youth leaders of diverse cultures come to discuss changing ministry in a changing world.”

This year’s conference will be held at YFC Cyara in Hekpoort (Magaliesburg) from 9-12 August 2007. Cost for the full 3 nights is R470, or R390 if you can only get there on Friday evening. Discount if you register before 10 July!

Here’s the blurb explaining this year’s theme:

Taken from the Latin word for “new”, a NOVA occurs when a small insignificant star draws matter from a larger nearby star, creating a huge explosion that makes the small star very bright. In Daniel 12:3, the angel said, “Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever”.

To be God’s ‘Change Agents’ in this rapidly changing world, we ourselves need to be changed! Our minds must be renewed, and our lives and ministries transformed! We must “Think New” so that we can “Act New”. As we draw from Jesus, He will cause our lives and ministries to explode with new life, new love, and new power. It is time for NOVA.

To find out more about this exciting and valuable opportunity to get equipped in making a difference in the lives of the new generation, head over to the new Change Agents site. You’ll find a ton of information, interactive polls, contact details and the all-important registration form.

Sarepta Music is hosting a presentation (actually four of them, in different venues around the country) targeted at “worship pastors, worship leaders, pastors, youth leaders, and anyone interested in worship”.

If you’d like to attend and find out more about the new resources and music available, you’ll need to make a booking by contacting Sarepta on 0861-467-735 or by e-mailing info@sarepta.com with your details.

Presentation times and venues:

Monday 18th June - Durban
17h30-19h00 @ Makaranga Garden Lodge

Tuesday 19th June - Johannesburg
18h00-19h30 @ Protea Hotel Midrand

Wednesday 20th June - Cape Town
17h30-19h00 @ The Commodore Hotel

Thursday 21st June - East London
17h30-19h00 @ The Southern Sun Garden Court

Maps with directions are available upon request.

“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.” John 4:23

I’ll never grow tired of discovering contemporary truth in ancient scripture. There is a worship revolution taking place in this country and beyond, and it’s happening now. The time has indeed come; the Father’s glory is being revealed in the light shining from every tribe, tongue and nation joining together to lift up His name.

It was truly uplifting to see hundreds of young people show up for Ignite recently, a gathering with the sole purpose of uniting the body in corporate worship. But what’s even more exciting is to see that God is carrying out His plan not just through a select bunch of people, but through independent groups all over the place. In Cape Town the same vision is being carried by Simply Worship. Young people are encountering God at the praise parties and “battles of the bands” organised by various local churches.

Of course all of these events are not an end in themselves, but serve to set the hearts of believers aflame so that their hearts may be changed, and eventually the world would be transformed by our lives lived out as acts of worship.

Here are some gatherings coming up during the next few weeks in and around Jo’burg:

• Friday 18 May 2007 6pm: Worship at Trinity Methodist in Linden
• Friday 25 May 2007 6:30pm: Aflame at Northfield Methodist in Benoni (youth)
• Saturday 2 June 2007 8am: Jubilee Worship Seminar at Alberton Methodist Church
• Saturday 9 June 2007 4pm: Battle of the Bands at Dutch Reformed Church Mondeor (youth)

For more details about any of these, check the calendar.

Praise the Lord!

Alberton Methodist Church is hosting a world-class worship seminar on Saturday 2 June 2007. This is a valuable opportunity for worship leaders and their teams to come and grow in their ministry. All worshippers will benefit from attending though, not only those in leadership positions.

Leading worship at the seminar will be Evan Rogers, the Music Director of Jubilee Community Church in Cape Town.

Keynote speakers:
Rev. Dr. Dion Forster
Rev. Barry Marshall

Workshop leaders:
Evan Rogers
Barry Marshall
Dion Forster
Rowan Rogers
Mandla Gamede
Brian Smith
Gary & Jacqui Rivas

Download Registration Form & Programme

Cost for the day is R50 plus a non-perishable food item for the poor. A packed lunch is optional and will cost R15 extra.

For more information email Bronwen (or phone her during the day on 011-907-2807).

It’s true that God reveals glimpses of Himself to us in everyday life, through a multitude of different ways. But there’s something extraordinary that happens when hundreds (or even thousands) of people draw together for corporate worship. Psalm 133:1 emphasises “how good and pleasant it is when brothers [and sisters] live together in unity!”

When we as God’s children are united together in His presence with a concerted desire to bring Him honour and praises, the individual sparks are fanned into a roaring flame — in a word, ignition.

The vision for Ignite4101 (for the one and only One) was born out of this flame. From the web site:

Ignite is a worship movement that seeks to unite and ignite the hearts of young adults to burn with their whole life for the glory of God’s name.

The next Ignite is taking place on Friday 4 May at Alberton Methodist Church. It will be primarily geared towards students and young adults, but of course young and old alike are welcome. Squiz the flyer below for more details.

http://www.ignite4101.com
http://myspace.com/ignite4101

News flash! Legendary rockers Tree63 have announced via their MySpace blog that they’ll be returning home in March 2007 to play a tour of Durban, Cape Town, P.E., Jo’burg, Pretoria, Potch and Bloem (whew!). I’m sure that, as always, these shows will be a great testimony to how God has been using the band while they’ve been living in Nashville.

Frontman John Ellis says: “We love and miss South Africa so much and can’t wait to come home and see our families, friends and fans. We’ve been dying to play in South Africa for ages - it’s going to be amazing.”

Yes, it sure will be. It’s fantastic that after huge success and acclaim in the States, Tree still have their roots firmly planted in African soil. Yay!

UPDATE: Tour dates have been released.

Press On has launched… with a bang! More than 500 people rocked up at Brackenhurst Methodist last night for a huge party. With tons of giveaways and a whole pile of black and orange balloons falling from the ceiling, excitement was in the air. Roxy played emcee for the evening and Reverend Peter offered a prayer of blessing for the magazine. Return to Sender, Same Old Story and Long Story Short kept the crowd entertained.

The mag itself looks just incredible. You can see how many late nights went into getting every article, interview and page layout just right. Congratulations to the team, this is something to be immensely proud of. All the best for every issue to come; with God at the center I’m sure you will live up to your name.

The web site is up and running at www.presson.co.za so go and download a subscription form now!

Just a heads up: the deadline for submitting your drawings for the Paballo fundraiser is the end of this month. Hope you’ve been doodling away, or for the artistically challenged among us, at least bugging encouraging your friends who aren’t! In fact, you don’t even need to be able to draw, ’cause even A5 photographs are allowed.

Have a look at what some of these guys have been busy with:

And when you’re taking a break from drawing, you should visit the 1000 drawings blog for some more of these mug shots… they’re a cool preview of what’s going to be on sale on the 16th of next month.