During 2006 2007 our theme at Northern Community is transformation. We are seeking to challenge ourselves to be transformed by Jesus and to participate in God’s transformation of the world. In my reading this week I came across this quote that I thought was particularly apt for our calling to be transformed by Jesus.
“Let’s think […]

Laura complains about me as she reflects on her search for a new church in Canberra:
The church search:
.”…Anyway, the upshot is that I don’t see myself attending that particular service again, though if they do start something different, I’d be definitely interested. I’m not writing this to put down this particular church, in fact, […]

Does anyone know of churches who run congregations in cafes, pubs or restaurants in Canberra? Or a home based church maybe?
Anyone doing some emerging church work in Canberra?
I would love to know as we have someone from our church who has moved to Canberra (who knows why!) and is looking for a Church.

OK… I know that Christmas is over and everyone is thinking about the New Year, I just wanted to end Chritsmas with some thoughts and a great Nativity scene created by Kel who lives in the Gippsland region of Victoria.

Personally, I think this is a great expression of Christmas.
I have been reflecting of late about […]

In our ministry centre at Northern Community, we have a chapel that is named the “Pastor Sir Doug Nichols chapel. It is after Sir Doug who came to faith in one of the churches that merged to form Northern Community. He has a significant impact on the northern suburbs.
“The Sydney Morning Herald have an article […]

Creative Minister – Northern Community Church of Christ
Northern Community is a regional church with a mission to be the hands and feet of Jesus in the northern suburbs of Melbourne through a range of congregations and missional teams.
We are seeking a person to join our ministry team two days a week to focus on creative […]

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Yesterday I had to get up early to take part in a fun run on a sunny Melbourne morning along the yarra. Phil stayed up after I went to bed and was asleep when I left, but I found this note on my running gear when I woke up.

So the other day we kind of got in the middle of someone else’s domestic, the details of which aren’t important.  But talking about it later, we reflected that our experiences at Northern Community have changed us a bit.  We didn’t hesitate to get involved in an intense situation where once we might have.  And […]

Our Jeebus congregation has a bunch of guys in it that have been developing a tv series - and the dvd will be launched this Wednesday. They use it as a way of connecting with their friends and having lots of fun along the way while indulging in their love of video editing.
They were written […]

A DVD series created by a team of people from our jeebus congregation. They have had some of the series shown on Channel 31.
Come and support them at the launch of season one dvd. All proceeds go to our “fair go” fund used to support people in need.

There is a preview clip on the official […]