This post should go under the category….Mark rambling about things he knows very little about….
I dont understand why people say they are buying a Prius…when buying a new car surely uses more resources than what a Prius ever saves….
I dont understand why hippy greenie lefties drive old bomb cars which are incredibly inefficient and dont have catalytic convertors…which I know from previous experience in the industry, actually are very effective at reducing harmful gases.
Either way….
What a beautiful day to be in Perth….
Had a great service this morning, the band was great, and Colin spoke well…we also heard about Sandy’s trip to Karratha and Colin’s trip to India….both opportunities to serve…
I tucked my head into the Babylonia Cafe this week…and dropped some 5 senses beans in. I am hoping we can work together on some community events, and it would be good if he could serve up some great coffee from his central coffee shop…really nice guy.
Then this afternoon we had a family lunch…and a nice bottle of Amberly followed by a swim….my daughter is learning to swim….she is so cute…..just perfect (except when she is arguing with her brother!)
The pastors life….
Kicked off the week with a wedding. A lovely couple, the wife comes to our church and is involved.
A small and quiet simple ceremony, with just immediate family in attendance, and Eliot singing a John Lennon wedding song….
Then two funerals yesterday. One for a ladies husband who I have only known recently…amazing what sort of things come out at a funeral. He was an Irish larrikan, a likeable sort of fellow who worked as a nurse at RPH for 30+ years. Quite interesting to think of a male nurse starting up in that profession that long ago….aparrently a jokestar….always up for a laugh…
Then the funeral of Brian Brand. He was an amazing guy, and it showed with who was there for the funeral…..many members of WA politics, and social standing. Brian was devoted to helping others, quick with a joke, the sort of guy who was incredibly personable and warm and generous….
Draining! Even though I did not perform either funeral, in some ways it was a draining day. Emotional, seeing people go through all that stuff….
Here is a video I made up for our church launch…..
The original is almost 100megs….but if anyone wants it, I will try and upload it shortly.
A church video I made up based on the idea that we need to ‘be still and know that I am God’ in a busy world. You can download a wmv version by by right clicking HERE. Just let me know how and if you use it.
Hi all……
If you are a Baptist Pastor in Australia, and have not recieved the letter I have just sent, and would like to put your name on this letter….please let me know. Dissenting views are also okay!
I feel passionately about this. Its time we said something better about ourselves…because we are doing a great job as churches…..I intend to send this letter to our own BU WA council…and to the national union.
The Baptist Union Logo
Time for Change
According to the Baptist Union Website, “Australian Baptists today are a diverse community. During this twentieth century they have witnessed considerable growth, partly through immigration but also through vigorous evangelistic endeavours. Since the 1970s the impact of the charismatic renewal movement has led to changes in worship and leadership styles”
The Baptist Union is one of the few church denominations experiencing real growth in Australia. We have much to thank God for.
We have steadily grown into a contemporary and relevant movement, and it is time our logo represented us as we are today.
According to the Baptist Union Website our present logo is described thus.
“The circle represents the all-encompassing love of God and the world for which Christ died; the empty cross pointing to our resurrected Saviour and the significance of his death and resurrection for our life; and the open Bible to indicate that we are people of the Word. “
This logo has served us well for a number of decades, and yet it is time for it to more accurately present the vibrant and contemporary nature of our organization.
The following Baptist Pastors believe it is time we had a logo which sends the right message to a secular society, one that depicts us as we are, a relevant, contemporary, and vibrant Australian organization. We respectfully ask that a marketing company is commissioned to design a logo reflecting this which will replace the old one.