This Sunday will be an exciting day in the life of our church as we launch our vision for ministry for 2012 and beyond. This doesn't necessarily mean we’re announcing plans to start anything new and different (although we are!). Rather it means that today is the day when we especially want to pause and give thanks to God for the things that he has done for us in his Son, Jesus, and also for the things that he has done amongst us in the last 12 months.
This time last year, as a church, we decided to take advantage of two new opportunities; taking Andy Buchan on as a Minister in Training with a focus on youth and renting office space in Mount Barker. In God’s kindness, through both these steps we’ve seen exactly the kind of fruit that we hoped and prayed for, but probably even beyond what we expected! Our youth ministry has grown from a combined youth and young adults group to two separate groups with a need to start another group and to find a larger hall to meet in. Our office has become a great ministry support place and is used for a Bible study or youth group five nights each week. We are really thankful to God for the generosity of his people here at Trinity, which has enabled us to take these steps in ministry together.
Even as we approach the first anniversary of the launch of our church, there are still new beginnings occurring! This weekend two exciting new ministries are being launched. Friday night will see the commencement of our new youth group for students in school years 6 – 11 with somewhere in the order of 15 teenagers and leaders crammed into the office for “Pizza and Prayer.” Developing our ministry to this age group has been identified as a major priority for us as a church, which is why we asked Andy Buchan to join the staff team as a Minister in Training to invest in the lives of these young members. Youth group will continue every Friday during school term. More information is available here, or you can collect a flyer with dates and other important information from the Welcome Table on Sunday.
