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Keeping up to date…
19-11-2009 | Christchurch Blog | Australia | Updates »

As you’ll know (unless you’ve been snoozing during Gavin’s notices), Dave & Co. will be leaving for Australia in the New Year to lead Sovereign Grace Oz. To keep you updated with all the latest developments, in January I’ll be sitting down with Dave to record a special interview where he’ll be looking back over his time as part of Christchurch, and looking forward to the big move.

And here’s your chance to help out. Now’s the opportunity to ask Dave the questions you’ve been meaning to ask for years but have never had the guts to do so. Drop me an email at lr@christchurchnet.org and fire away that question you’ve always been meaning to ask our little executive Pastor.

So what would you ask Dave..?

"Dave; how did the whole Australian Adventure come about?”
“How are people reacting southside to the move?”
“is it true, you once killed a moose with your bare hands?”
“what do you bench press?”
“who’s you’re favourite member of staff..?”

It truly will be an open forum!

One thing that’s really surprised about the church plant, is the excitement it’s generated in Australia months before Dave’s even arrived on Antipodean soil. Traces of grace are seen daily as Dave opens emails filled with encouragement. There seems to be a buzz about Sydney, and it’s clear that people there are praying for Dave, the family, and us here, as the day of departure draws nearer.

So what’s behind all the excitement? Well, obviously, the grace of God. His particular kindness towards this initiative is clear for all to see. But on a human level, part of the buzz can be attributed directly to technology that God in his grace has given the 21st Century Church.

Dave has been able to keep those in Sydney in the loop through regular postings
on the website, Facebook group, and twitter feed. He’s even been able to talk face to face with Australian members of the church planting team through the online telephone service, Skype. I’m personally amazed at the stretch of this technology’s reach; from Romania to China, Washington to Korea, people are praying for Sovereign Grace Oz because of Twitter, Facebook and a simple blog!

Now of course it’s true that every time we log on to the internet, we plunge into potentially dangerous waters. Every time we surf on line we’re only one click from trouble, and daily we need grace to survive. But the web’s not all choppy waves. There are the occasional buoyancy aids of refreshment and encouragement! There are faithful men like Dave seeking to redeem the internet for God’s glory and use it in his service.

And it’s because we’ve seen others benefiting so much from this technology, that we don’t want Christchurch to miss out. From now on, you can keep on top of all matters Christchurch related through Facebook and Twitter. Click on the links below to join the community.

Christchurch on Facebook

Christchurch on Twitter

And whilst we're at it, here are the Sovereign Grace Oz sites too.

Visit SovGraceOz.org

SovGraceOz on Facebook

SovGraceOz on Twitter
Lewis Roderick