Associate Pastor
Gladstone Baptist Church



Gladstone Baptist Church is seeking a full time Associate Pastor to join the pastoral team, which currently consists of a Senior Pastor, a Youth Worker, together with other Admin staff.  
The successful applicant will assume responsibility for the oversight of ministries in the areas of families, missions and young adults.  The successful applicant will be responsible for the development of ministry strategies in these ministry areas and oversee the work of these groups.  

Applicants are preferred who have experience with the leadership of family, mission and young adults ministries.  

Further general information is available from:
Gladstone Baptist Church     www.gladbap.org
For information regarding the Gladstone region log on to www.gladstoneregion.org.au
To obtain an Information pack and application form, contact the church office PH (07)49792260, e-mail gbcadmin@tpg.com.au.
For further enquiries please contact the search committee Chair.  Nathan Wyer: A/H phone (07) 49792262, or email: nwyer1@eq.edu.au

Applications close on 8th January 2010 with anticipated commencement by April 2010.

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Missions

Chaplains - Why Shool Chaplains

  1. School is one of those funnels that nearly everyone goes through.  It is therefore one of the only places apart from mass media where you can reach a whole lot of people at once.
  1.  Add to that the fact that 80% of people who make a decision for Christ do so between the ages of 8-15.  It is no wonder that many missiologists are now suggesting we need to think smaller and aim lower.  That is aim at a target audience more receptive.

 

  1. Chaplains are Christ incarnate in the school offering pastoral care and proactive programs to school students, staff and their families. They co-ordinate high school RE and pray for their school communities.

 

  1. Chaplains are the gate into the school.  If schools are the ripe harvest I have described then there is no way that chaplains can do all the work.  The are an almost endless opportunities for Christians to live out the great commission through breakfast clubs, AUSLIFE volunteer, door of hope, RE and many other opportunities just waiting to be explored.  Why not consider how you might support your school chaplains today.

….. ANDREW CRIGHTON

 

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POSITION VACANT

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CHURCH NEWS

COMMISSIONING

A commissioning service for Margita Downey as Chaplain at the Tannum Sands S H S will be held at St Peter Chanel Catholic Church starting at 7.00pm on Wednesday 11th March. All welcome.

FRIENDSHIP MORNING TEA

This will be held at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 149 Goondoon Street on Thursday 19th March at 10.ooam. Special guest speaker is Mrs. Liz Cunningham. For more information phone Dianne Kuhl on 4978 2526

EASTER PRAYER VIGIL

10th April is the Good Friday Easter Prayer Vigil on Auckland Hill, so mark it in your diaries. Our church has drawn the 8.00pm – 9.00pm time slot. Please plan to support this ministry.

FOR EASTER

Sheets of Scripture verses are available and that need to be cut up and attached to Minties. These will be passed out to the crowd during the Easter March on Sunday 5th April.

EASTER MEDITATIONS

This will be held again on week night evenings between the 6th – 9th April leading up to Good Friday.

SECOND TRAINING COURSE

The churches are preparing to launch a City Wide outreach in Mid April 2009. The next training course will start: Sunday 15th March at 11.30am. Venue: Function Room GBC 4 Archer St. A light lunch will be provided afterward. Please confirm with Shane or Maree Rutherford on 4979 0090.

SPECIAL OFFERING

A special offering will be taken up today to assist the disaster relief appeal for the fire victims in Victoria. Individuals are able to make tax deductible donations to the Emergency Bushfire Relief Fund. All cheques should be made payable to Baptcare. Credit card donations may be made on Baptcare’s website: www.baptcare.org.au 
This appeal will close on the 15th March.

HARBOUR FESTIVAL PARADE

The parade will be leaving for the Gladstone Showgrounds on  Sunday 5th April. The Theme is Sci-Fi; Robots and Aliens but you can bring along your palm branches as it is Palm Sunday.

LADIES AGLOW

Come to a coffee and dessert evening on Tuesday 10th March at “The Meeting Room” in the Gladstone Library starting at 7.00pm at a cost of $7.00. Our special guest speaker for the evening is president of Bundaberg Aglow, Mrs. Gaylene Scherer. All enquiries to Pam on 4972 2523 or Carol Ann on 4973 2736.

50:50 SERIES

This series will commence today. The study books will be available for purchase after today’s service at a cost of $3.00 or you can see the church office through the week.

TRAINING EVENT

A pastoral care training event will be held at GBC on Saturday 14th March from 9.00am – 12 noon. Anyone interested or involved in caring for others is encouraged to attend. We are asking that every home group have a representative at this seminar.

  

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PRAYER POINTS

Please pray for:

  • The ladies down at PCYC this morning. They are there for the Women’s Health Expo today, highlighting what is available for women at our Church.
  • The Easter events coming up: The Easter March, the Prayer vigil and the Sunday night combined service at the Marina.
  • The Introducing God to Gladstone initiative starting after Easter. For advertising and for boldness to invite non-Christian friends.

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