Matthew Drama @ Mt Tamborine
A 90-minute attention-grabbing presentation of Matthew’s Gospel — performed by members of local churches. This is an opportunity for outreach, disciple-making — even joining together with other churches in your community to present the gospel.
“…I did not know that the Gospel could be presented in such a clear, accurate and engaging way.” A South Brisbane Church Elder
4:00 – 5:30pm, Mount Tamborine Easter Convention, 237 Beacon Road, North Tamborine, Qld
Enquiries: Keith Benn
Matthew Drama @ Stafford Heights
A 90-minute attention-grabbing presentation of Matthew’s Gospel — performed by members of local churches. This is an opportunity for outreach, disciple-making — even joining together with other churches in your community to present the gospel.
“…I did not know that the Gospel could be presented in such a clear, accurate and engaging way.” A South Brisbane Church Elder
7:00 – 8:30pm, Stafford Heights Baptist Church, 268 Appleby Road, Stafford Heights, Qld
Enquiries: Keith Benn
Matthew Drama @ Wishart
A 90-minute attention-grabbing presentation of Matthew’s Gospel — performed by members of local churches. This is an opportunity for outreach, disciple-making — even joining together with other churches in your community to present the gospel.
“…I did not know that the Gospel could be presented in such a clear, accurate and engaging way.” A South Brisbane Church Elder
7:00 – 8:30pm, Wishart Community Church, cnr Wishart & Ham Roads, Wishart, Qld
Enquiries: Keith Benn
Maleny Seminars: A Choice of Two!
On the extended weekend of 10-13 August, 2023, Wycliffe Australia will be hosting two concurrent workshops in Maleny, Queensland: Contextualisation and Story the Bible (see below for details).
Dates and Times: The workshops start with the evening meal on Thursday 10 August and finish mid-afternoon on Sunday 13. Note that, since each part of the program builds on the preceding parts, full-time attendance is mandatory.
Venue: These are live-in workshops, held at Grice’s Macadamia Farm, 209 Burgum Road, North Maleny. Maleny lies in the Blackall Range, about half an hour from the Sunshine Coast or 1½ hours north of Brisbane – click here for a MAP. Note that the accommodation is fairly basic, generally on double bunks in single-sex dormitories.
Cost: $110 per person (includes food, accommodation, course materials and tuition). An earlybird discount of $20 is offered for registrations received before 10 July 2023.
A non-refundable deposit of $20 is required to secure your booking.
Workshop 1: Contextualisation: In August-September 2023, Wycliffe Australia is hosting a short term mission trip to Kenya, one element of which will be a contextualisation seminar to help Kenyan church leaders to apply the teachings of Scripture to their own cultures. This workshop is part of the preparation for that trip.
Contextualisation helps a culture be transformed by the Word of God. In this training you will learn how to help church leaders from another culture dig down into their own culture to identify the beliefs that influence how they see the world. Then you will research what the Bible says about each of the beliefs you have discovered. This can then help church leaders to create culturally appropriate, biblically-faithful and life-giving rituals to replace the traditional rituals of their culture.
The Contextualisation seminar is open to anyone, NOT just those who are joining us for the Kenya Safari Tour. You will be learning how to work cross-culturally, so this workshop would be applicable to any prospective missionary or someone already working with another culture.
For further information on the Contextualisation workshop contact Keith Benn: 0450 430 922 or keith_benn@wycliffe.org.au.
Workshop 2: Story The Bible: Biblical storytelling is taking off around the world as a way to share the Word of God.
Story the Bible is a three-day workshop in which you will learn how to:
craft Bible stories- revise and polish stories to ensure they are simple to tell, accurate to Scripture and easy to remember
- tell your stories in a way that grips your audience
- teach them to others
- lead a study on the story that challenges the hearers to apply the truths of Scripture to their own lives.
For further information on the Story the Bible workshop contact Josh Bartlett: 0431 282 591 or josh_bartlett@wycliffe.org.au.
GENERAL INFORMATION
To register, click on the appropriate orange registration button at the top of the page.
Registration will only be accepted on payment of a deposit. This deposit is not refundable.
Details of what to bring, how to get there, etc. will be sent to all participants after the closing date.
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Registration deadline Tuesday 1 August.
Celebration Dinner (Gympie)
Join us in Gympie for the Celebration of Bible Translation dinner, celebrating the progression of Bible translation in Indonesia and South Asia.
(N.B. There area similar events in Brisbane and in Bendigo, Victoria. Click the city name for details.)
There are still 1.5 billion people in the world, speaking 6664 languages, who do not have a full Bible in their first language. The need for Scripture translation is too great for western missionaries to complete the task in this lifetime, but God has been working to equip Christian speakers of these languages to translate the Scriptures into their own mother tongues, and even to prepare some of them to be translation consultants. The focus of this evening will be on the progress in recent years in the training and equipping of local translators and consultants.
There will also be an opportunity to hear illustrated live reports of the recent Wycliffe Australia study tour to Israel (‘K2K’) from those who were there.
Date: Friday 28 July 2023
Time: 6:00pm
Venue: To be advised. Click the Subscribe button below to receive updates as they become available.
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Donna Toulmin
Translation Consultant, South Asia
* Training and consulting with multiple translation teams
* Planning for, and measuring translation progress with national partners
* The synergy between translation and creation care
Max Sahl 
CEO, Wycliffe Bible Translators Australia
* The Vision and Mission of Wycliffe Australia
* Areas of engagement in Bible translation
* Bible translation progress in the Moluccas
Cost: $25.
Further information: Derek Hume, derekhume@skymesh.com.au or 0434 358 177.
Bible Storytelling on the Downs
Have you ever tried to share the Word of God with a friend and found they weren’t interested?
Try telling them a story.
Everyone loves a story! But to be both faithful to God’s Word and effective for ministry, our stories need to be simple, accurate and memorable.
That’s where Story the Bible comes in. In a 3-day workshop at Tara, on South East Queensland’s Darling Downs, you will:
- Discover how to take a Bible text and craft a Bible story that is clear, memorable and gripping while still being accurate to the text.
- Learn to facilitate a Bible discussion using a story.
- Learn how to teach others a Bible story that you have crafted.
This workshop will take place in four sessions in early 2023:
- Saturday 20 May
- Sunday 21 May
- Saturday 3 June
- Sunday 4 June.
Exact times will be advised later. Subscribe below for updates and further details as they become available. As each session builds on the one before it, no part-time registration is possible.
Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.
Venue: Tara Community Church, 25 Milne St, Tara Qld.
Cost: $85
Enquiries: Jocelyn Prain, 0457 694 688 or jocelynprain@yahoo.com.au.
Wycliffe Story the Bible workshops will stretch you, equip you, and inspire you to share God’s story with others.
Story the Bible – Maleny, Qld
Want to learn how to share the Good News in a non-threatening way?
Bible stories are a great tool for sharing the Word of God with people who may not visit a church or read it for themselves. Bible stories are also a great tool for discipleship, church growth and Christian mentoring.
Wycliffe Queensland is holding a Story the Bible workshop at Maleny, in the scenic hinterland of the Sunshine Coast, from 30 September to 3 October. During the three-day workshop you will discover how to take a Bible text and craft a Bible story that is clear, memorable and gripping, while still being accurate to the biblical text. Experienced Bible storytellers will facilitate the course and provide individual mentoring. The program also includes opportunities to put your new-found skills into practice.
When: 5.30 pm Friday 30 September to 3.30 pm Monday 3 October, 2022.
Where: Grice’s Farm, Burgum Road, North Maleny (detailed directions will be sent to registered participants in mid-September).
Registrations have now closed for this event. If you wish to attend and have not registered, please contact Peter O’Loghlin on 0411 787 729.
Bible Storying workshops at Mt Tamborine, 2022
Have you ever tried to share the Word of God with a friend and found they weren’t interested?
Try telling them a story.
Everyone loves a story! But to be both faithful to God’s Word and effective for ministry, our stories need to be simple, accurate and memorable.
That’s where Storying the Bible comes in. In a 3-day live-in workshop at Mt Tamborine in the Gold Coast hinterland you will learn how to craft, polish, tell and teach simple, accurate, memorable Bible stories, and lead a discussion on a passage of Scripture – even with someone who has never read the Bible.
These workshops are hosted by the Mt Tamborine Convention, with the training provided by Wycliffe Australia Story the Bible teams. Choose between two alternative dates:
Thursday evening 2 June to Sunday afternoon 5 June 2022, ORThursday evening 9 June to Sunday afternoon 12 June 2022.
Both will be held at Camp Tamborine, 32 Keswick Road, Tamborine Mountain.
NB: Each workshop is limited to 24 participants; First come, first served!
For costing and registration, visit https://www.mtcc.org.au/events/bible-storying-workshops/
(see below).
‘…Do not let these memories escape from your mind as long as you live! And be sure to pass them on…’ —Deut 4:9 (NLT)
Celebration Dinner (Brisbane)
Join us in Brisbane for the second annual Celebration of Bible Translation dinner, celebrating the progression of Bible translation in Indonesia and South Asia.
(N.B. There area similar events in Gympie and in Bendigo, Victoria. Click the city name for details.)
In today’s world there are still 1.5 billion individuals, speaking 6664 different languages, who do not have access to a complete Bible in their native tongue. While the task of translating the Scriptures is too immense for western missionaries to accomplish in their lifetime, God has been empowering Christian speakers of these languages to undertake this crucial work, and even to become translation consultants. If you’re interested in learning more about this progress, we encourage you to book a table for yourself and your friends at a two-course dinner. The evening will focus on the recent advancements in training and equipping local translators and consultants.
Tables can be reserved for either six or eight individuals.
Additionally, attendees will have the chance to hear firsthand, illustrated reports from those who participated in Wycliffe Australia’s recent study tour to Israel, known as ‘K2K’.
Date: Saturday 29 July 2023
Time: Arrival by 5:30 pm for 5:45 pm start of program
Venue: Living Church
1541 Creek Road
Carina, Qld 4152.
GUEST SPEAKERS:
. Donna Toulmin
. Translation Consultant
. South Asia
* Training and consulting with multiple translation teams
* Planning for, and measuring translation progress with national partners
* The synergy between translation and creation care
. Max Sahl
. CEO
. Wycliffe Bible Translators Australia
* The Vision and Mission of Wycliffe Australia
* Areas of engagement in Bible translation
* Bible translation progress in the Moluccas
.Cost: $30 per person; hence, $180 for a table of 6, or $240 for a table of 8.
To confirm the reservation either full payment or a deposit of $40 (table of 6) or $50 (table of 8) is required.
An ‘early bird’ discount is offered for bookings made at least one month before the event – that is, by 29 July. The discount is $20 for a table of 6 or $40 for a table of 8, provided full payment is received by 29 July.
Further information: Francois van der Walt, vunderbolt@gmail.com, 0419 623 397
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Beyond Basics, Mt Tamborine (SE Qld)
Epic Storytelling
Several times a year we conduct basic workshops in crafting, telling, teaching and studying God’s Word through the medium of story; but once every two years there is an extra opportunity to “go deeper” in the art of Biblical storytelling, looking at ideas and techniques that we don’t have time to cover in the introductory workshops. These opportunities are Beyond Basics, a weekend get-away with other Storytellers to share ideas, hear new input, and craft – or just listen to – a few more stories. This year Beyond Basics will be held at the beautiful and well-loved Mt Tamborine Conference Centre, on the last weekend of July.
Digging Deeper in Scripture’s Stories
The program will include sessions on a range of topics such as Getting the theology right, World view and Bible storytelling, Becoming a Sacred Storyteller, Bible Storytelling for Kids’ Ministry, Building Bridges to Storytelling Opportunities, Corporate storytelling, A Vision for Central Queensland and more. There will also be free time to enjoy a bush walk to one of the many waterfalls on Mt Tamborine, or a leisurely coffee on Gallery Walk with its numerous tourist shops; and a special program of Epic Storytelling (see below) is planned for the Saturday evening. If numbers warrant it we aim to provide special programs for primary and secondary school aged children – please let us know well in advance if you are interested in this option.
The $140 cost of the weekend includes all food from Friday dinner to Sunday lunch, plus morning and afternoon teas and suppers, as well as shared accommodation and the program elements and handouts. Where else could you get a fully catered weekend away in such a beautiful location for $140? But even so, if you would like to come but can’t afford it, please get in touch and we’ll see what we can do.
Click on one of the Register buttons above and please fill in all the details requested, and pay either the deposit ($20 per person) or the full fee, to secure your place. Full payment is due by Friday 20th July, but the earlybird discount closes on Tuesday 26th June. For any enquiries please contact Peter O’Loghlin by email or by phone on (07) 3892 3348.
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