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Acts 29 Australasia

Why Acts 29 Australasia?

What is Acts 29 About? from Acts 29 Network on Vimeo.

Over the last ten years Acts 29 has emerged from a small band of brothers to almost 300 churches in multiple countries.

We want to allow a unifying, uncommon move of God to happen through Acts 29 — all centered on the gospel and advancing the mission of Jesus through obediently planting church-planting churches. It is our desire to see this leading to millions of lives changed by the power of the Spirit for the glory of God.

Acts 29 is seeking to get behind the men who are planting churches by:

covenanting with them under the gospel
training missional leaders formally and informally
networking with men in different denominations and networks for the kingdom good of the city,
resourcing planters with the tools they need to develop in a healthy manner
multiplying the gospel through church-planting as a means to make disciples of all nations
inspiring them as Spirit-empowered leaders, united with this gospel community of Acts 29 churches, on mission together for the glory of God.

Acts 29 is not a model or a style. We have classical church plants with a preacher and a congregation, we have video-delivered sermons, we have missional community models, replants, and existing churches that want to plant churches with us. We seek to be a movement of church-planting networks – that is, decentralized and empowered networks to lead men of all different types of churches in order to make disciples of all people groups.

Planters mark these dates in your diary, 9 & 10 of August, 2010

GROUNDWAR - Acts 29 Australasia Bootcamp.

Venue : SYDNEY, Kirkplace Presbyterian Church

Speakers :

Jeff Vanderstelt - live

Jeff Vanderstelt is a Church Planter who leads Soma Communities, a body of church planting churches in the South Puget Sound. He also serves as the Vice President (West) of Acts 29 as well as the Church Planters Advisory Counsel for the Conservative Baptist NW Association. Jeff spends most of his time equipping church planters and church leaders in Gospel Centered Leadership and Missionally focused methodology. He has been planting churches for 6 years. Prior to that was a youth pastor in four different churches over the span of 14 years, the most recent being Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. Jeff has been married for 17 years to Jayne and together they love and shepherd 3 beautiful children in the Gospel and Mission of Jesus Christ.

Mike Gunn - live

Mike Gunn is an Acts 29 Planter who has planted a number of churches, and is currently pastoring Harambee Church in Renton Washington. Previously Mike helped plant Mars Hill Church in Seattle, as well as working on the University of Washington Campus with Athlete's in Action. Mike is also the director of Church Planting internationally for the Acts 29 Network. Mike has received his B.A. in Education/Social Biology from Boston College, an M.Div. From Talbot School of Theology in Biblical Studies and and M.A in Missiology/Theology of Culture at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mike has bemarried to Donna for 28 years, and has twoage children, Justin (19) and Charissa (18).

Steve Addison - live

Steve Addison has been a life-long student of movements that renew and expand the Christian faith. Steve distills the characteristics of dynamic movements and makes them available to leaders committed to the multiplication of disciple-making churches. Steve began his research into Christian movements in the late 1980s while serving as a church planter in Melbourne, Australia. He carried that interest into his Doctor of Ministry with Fuller Seminary. He is the author of Movements that Change the World. Steve currently serves as Director of Church Resource Ministries (CRM) Australia, a member of the CRM global community. CRM empowers leaders for the church. Steve has been married to Michelle for more than half his life. Together they have four children and one dog and live in Melbourne. Steve loves walking, historical novels, Shakespeare, anything written by G K Chesterton or C S Lewis, Sunday afternoon naps, watching Australia beat the Poms at cricket, and supporting the Collingwood Football Club.

David Fandey - live

David is a native of Southern California. He earned his B.S. in Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and worked for five years as an engineer in aerospace before going into full time vocational ministry. He completed his Master of Divinity from Talbot School of Theology, Biola University and is near to completion of a Master of Theology with an emphasis in New Testament studies also from Talbot. David is the lead pastor of a new and growing church in Carlsbad, California called The Fields which he planted in the summer of 2003. Their mission is to see God grow passionate followers of Jesus Christ. He has also been serving as an adjunct professor at Biola University for over nine years where he teaches leadership and New Testament courses. David is also a board member for the international arm of the church planting organization Acts29. David and his wife Wilma have six children ages 13, 11, 9, 6, 4 and 1 and have been married 17 years. In addition to helping people grow in their relationship with Jesus, some of his other passions include dating his wife, playing with his kids, travesurfing, backpacking, rock climbing, and coaching.

Mark Driscoll - via Video

Mark Driscoll is the founder of Mars Hill Church (1996), Paradox Theatre, The Acts 29 Network and the Resurgence Missional Theology Cooperative. Most enjoyably, Mark is the father of three sons and two daughters.

Why Acts 29 Australasia?

Acts 29 aims to nurture a local Australasian network that start churches that plant churches.

Content :

Why Plant Churches?

What Kind of Churches Should We Plant?

Where are We Going?

The Message.

The Men.

The Mission.

Planters Wives Track.

Cost :

$149 - This includes refreshments and lunch each day and conference materials (planters wives attend free, however there is no childcare available).

TO REGISTER please email - info@cornerstonechurch.com.au

Payment Option 1.

Direct Credit on the internet or in any Westpac Bank.

Account Name - Norman Park Presbyterian Church

BSB - 034 033

Acc No - 126 158

Payment Option 2.

Please Note :

Payment will be made to Norman Park Presbyterian Church on behalf of Acts 29.

Planter assessment:

Acts 29 Australia and N.Z. candidates need to finalise their online applications to be eligible for assessment on August 11.

Acts 29 Church Planting Events are international church planting conferences open to the public that focus on the vision of church planting, calling of the planter, mandate to multiply churches and the theological foundation for Jesus-centered church planting.