Entries by Jodie McNeill

Intergenerational Liturgy

These two big words are rarely used in common speak, but they both mean a lot to us as we ‘do’ church here at Jamberoo Anglican. The first word, ‘intergenerational,’ describes our passion to fully include people of all ages and stages, as much as helpfully possible. That means that we want our church to […]

Cross-Cultural Imagination

This week I messaged one of our missionaries, sharing about the joys that Mandy and I experienced during our recent holiday overseas. She responded by saying that, “there is something very energising about entering into the other world of another culture… it does good things for our imaginations.” As we were immersed alongside people who […]

Controversial Conversion

In all my years of being a Christian, there’s nothing I love more than seeing another person become a new follower of Jesus. It’s such a joy to see someone go from living for themselves, with all the guilt and uncertainty, to now living for Jesus, with all the freedom and certainty for eternity. Yet, […]

The Worth of Wisdom

How would you teach the value of wisdom to a six- or seven-year-old student in a Scripture (SRE) class? That was the challenge this week as the syllabus required us to explain and celebrate the great gift of wisdom given by God to King Solomon. For starters, it was tricky to try and simply explain […]

God Doesn’t Grow Weary

Over the past week, our staff team were blessed to attend the Wollongong Regional Ministry Conference, along with many others who serve in Anglican churches nearby. A highlight was hearing Archbishop Kanishka offer a word of great comfort and encouragement to us, as we reflected on the challenges of serving during the past two years […]