‘Solutionary’ Living: John and Deb Kim’s Journey into Social Enterprise with Kingdom Purpose

By Garry Sanossian  Eight years ago, standing amidst the slums of Talisay in the Philippines, Deb and John Kim were [...]

Walking In Faith: Colin Scott’s 14-Year Legacy At Global Mission Partners

By Garry Sanossian  In June this year, Colin Scott retired from the Global Mission Partners team as International Partnerships Manager [...]

Supporting Flood-affected Families in the Mid North Coast

By Garry Sanossian  When devastating floods hit the NSW Mid North Coast in May earlier this year, Forster Tuncurry Church [...]

Australian College of Ministries Launches World’s First Church Planting Degrees

By Garry Sanossian  In a global first, the Australian College of Ministries (ACOM) has launched a suite of accredited higher [...]

A Step of Faith: Oliver Yang’s Journey to Plant a House Church in Orange

By Garry Sanossian  It’s early morning and the sun is just beginning to rise as Oliver Yang climbs into his [...]

Board Nominations Open Ahead of Annual Conference (AGM) 2025

Nominations for Conference Executive and The Property Trust members have officially opened ahead of the annual Conference Convened meeting (AGM) [...]

The Sanctuary: Young Adults Encounter God At Restore Church Worship Night 

By Garry Sanossian  For the first time, young adults from eight Sydney churches across our network gathered at Restore Church [...]

16 Years Of Faith, Coffee And Community

By Garry Sanossian  Natalie Wilgress turned the key in Common Groundz Café door for the final time on 8 March [...]

Stories That Connect: Reaching People Through Testimony

By Garry Sanossian  When Pastor Stephen Cha, Associate Pastor James Jang and their team at The Chapel Sydney decided to [...]

Love as Our Priority: Reflecting on Daz Farrell’s Leadership

By Josh Gibbon Last month, the network farewelled Daz Farrell as Executive Ministry Director (EMD) of churches of Christ in [...]

National Prayer Week: Seeking God Together

By Josh Gibbon On 1–8 June, Churches of Christ across Australia united for National Prayer Week – a dedicated time [...]

Southern Cross Kids Camps: A Week That Changes Children’s Futures

By Garry Sanossian  Thirty primary-aged children peer nervously through bus windows as it pulls into The Tops Conference Centre. Outside, [...]

The Origin Story of Dareton’s Youth and Community Centre

By Garry Sanossian  In the small New South Wales town of Dareton, home to just 456 residents, sits the Dareton [...]

Education As Mission: Coast Community Church Expand Their Vision

By Garry Sanossian and Heidi Wright  Education as mission has been at the heart of Coast Community Church’s vision for [...]

Heartbeat Church Joins Our Network

By Josh Gibbon and Garry Sanossian Last night network delegates voted unanimously on the affiliation of Heartbeat Church, welcoming them [...]

Abigail Skelly – Discovering A Passion For The Inner Life

By Garry Sanossian and Josh Gibbon In March this year, beloved member of the Network Resource Team, Abigail Skelly, farewelled [...]

Network Announcement From The Conference President

8 May, 2025 This week Conference President Emily Drough announced to our network that Daz Farrell has informed Conference Executive [...]

Empowering Volunteers: How a Ministry Grant Transformed Missionheart’s Safe Church Practices

By Garry Sanossian In March last year, a Ministry Grant from churches of Christ in NSW and ACT helped Missionheart [...]

Uprising 2025: Flourishing in Faith & Rooted in Christ

By Garry Sanossian A record 70 young people gathered at The Tops Conference Centre in April for Uprising 2025, a [...]

Graham Blok’s New Chapter in Police Chaplaincy

By Garry Sanossian In February, Graham Blok accepted the role of Honorary Police Chaplain for Hawkesbury Police Area Command. For [...]

Finding a New Home: Heartbeat Church’s Journey Toward Affiliation

By Garry Sanossian Heartbeat Church, a multi-campus congregation with locations in Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast, is seeking affiliation [...]

Special General Meeting Announced: Vote on Church Affiliation and Property Trust Nomination

By Josh Gibbon Update: Due to no nominations being submitted for the Property Trust board member position, this SGM will [...]

Taste And See Journal Launch: A Prophetic Gift For The Church

By Heidi Wright The vibrant Belly&Bones cohort welcomed a buzzing crowd to the launch of their creative journal, Taste and [...]

From Vision to Reality: How a Mother-Daughter Team Created a Retreat Space for Spiritual Renewal

By Garry Sanossian In a beautiful stone house nestled among five acres of gardens and bushland in Tapitallee, New South [...]

Northern Rivers Churches Support Ex-Tropical Cyclone Relief Efforts

By Garry Sanossian In the wake of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, communities in northeastern New South Wales are in recovery once [...]

Chaplains Gather To Refresh For Year Ahead

By Garry Sanossian Chaplains from across our network stepped away from their daily ministry in early February to gather at [...]

Honouring Pastor Ken Perrin: A Legacy of Servant Leadership at Ainslie Church of Christ

By Garry Sanossian In January 2024, after 15 years of faithful service, Ken Perrin retired from his role of Pastor [...]

Voices Of Hope And Creativity: Launching The Belly & Bones Taste and See Journal

By Garry Sanossian Catalysed by a network event on International Women’s Day last year, 12 women from churches across our [...]

Seen, Known, Loved: Young Adults Retreat 2025

By Garry Sanossian A network young adults retreat held this month brought together 60 young adults from 16 different churches [...]

Kingdom Love in Action: Northside Church’s Christmas Dinner Brings Hope and Connection to Community.

Written by Garry Sanossian For many, the festive season is a time of joy and celebration. But for others, it [...]

7,000 People Attend Christmas Carols Event Hosted by Connect Church

By Garry Sanossian On December 14, over 7,000 people from the community of Engadine gathered at Cooper Street Park for [...]

Every Voice Invited: Open Space Conversations at Collective 2024

By Garry Sanossian In November this year, Collective 2024 brought leaders of our network’s ministries together at Stanwell Tops to [...]

A Time to Break Ground: Collective 24 

By Garry Sanossian and Josh Gibbon   On November 13 to 15 over 220 ministering leaders, chaplains, elders, and staff [...]

FUSE T4 2024: Creating Strong Bonds Between our Youth

By Heidi Wright For young people in churches of Christ, Castle Hill’s Restore church was the place to be on [...]

The Tops Interns Hit The Road

By Jonah Pearson (Tops Internship Coordinator)   Every year, The Tops interns embark on a national ‘trek’. The aim of [...]

Nominees for Conference Executive Announced

Four nominees for Conference Executive have been announced to Conference Convened delegates ahead of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on [...]

Holly Miller: Tending To Women In Prison

By Amy Galliford In many ways, Holly Miller’s work is just like any other nurse’s. One by one, patients file [...]

Sent With Kingdom Priorities: Coast Community Contending For Renewal 

By Amy Galliford “If it wasn’t for this café, I wouldn’t be here.”  These were the words Mission Capacity Manager [...]

Children’s Leaders Network Day

By Anne Simpson   Connection, support, and affirming the significant ministry of children’s ministry leaders and volunteers were the focus [...]

RISE 2024: Emerging Leaders Gather From Across Australia

By Josh Gibbon   In August this year, RISE brought together a vibrant group of 67 leaders and mentors at [...]

Empowered By The Spirit: Walking By Faith With A Heart For Mission 

By Amy Galliford It’s Sunday morning, and numb fingertips are gripping a guitar fretboard as a melody puffs steam into [...]

Alongside In Service: Southern Church Equipping Believers  

By Amy Galliford It’s Wednesday morning and an Illawarra SRE classroom is buzzing with Bible questions. It’s Thursday night and [...]

“Like A Mighty River”: Sue Whiteley Farewells The Network 

By Amy Galliford After nearly 17 years of service with churches of Christ, Sue Whiteley is concluding her time as a [...]

A Wide Open Space Of Healing  

By Naomi Giles As part of their 12-month journey in crafting art, poetry and prose, the Belly & Bones cohort [...]

The Relentless Nature of Grace: Long-Time SES Chaplain and Churches of Christ Minister Steve Hall Retires 

By Amy Galliford  “I don’t know what he does, but I know that when he does it, every time it [...]

Board Nominations Open Ahead Of Conference Convened (AGM) 2024 

Nominations for Conference Executive and the Property Trust have officially opened ahead of the annual Conference Convened meeting (AGM) on [...]

Elders Gather To Build Community And Be Equipped

By Amy Galliford and Josh Gibbon Nearly 50 elders representing 14 churches from around our network gathered at The Tops [...]

Renovating The Building, Building The Church: Northgate Leverages Property Grant

By Amy Galliford “There’s a language we need to speak to the community in showing that stuff is happening to [...]

Down On The Underground: Exploring Micro-Church Missional Communities

By Nathan Marshall Nathan Marshall, our Church Health and Engagement Ministry Leader, reflects on his time with micro-church movement leaders [...]

“Until We Close Our Eyes”: Two Advocates On Their Ceaseless Fight for Justice  

By Amy Galliford “When I get to the hardest bits, God finds a way to break my heart for His [...]