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Monthly National Zoom Prayer Meeting
Please join us for a monthly online prayer meeting for Hope25 via Zoom. We will pray for our nation and parishes in every diocese as we together plan and seek to make known the hope we have in Jesus. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81303497955?pwd=aGkGEC7P1Q4D2bBWifQH8a3PjLkHSD.1 The meeting will be the first Thursday of the month, at 7.30pm Eastern Standard Time.…
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Tasmanian Synod Champions Hope25
On Saturday, June 24, the Tasmanian Synod included a special presentation on Hope25 by Stephen Carnaby. After the presentation, attendees broke into small groups to discuss and share ideas for implementing Hope25 in Tasmanian parishes. Ideas for spreading hope in Jesus were recorded on paper and shared for encouragement. The Hope25 Synod motion was carried…
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“The Red Hen, Pilgrim’s Progress and the Possibility of Hope” – Devotional Reflection
Members of the Anglican Communion in Australia are at present being asked to pray and plan for, “Hope in an Uncertain World”. This is an expression of Hope25, which is being offered as an opportunity, particularly from Easter Day to Pentecost Sunday in 2025, to intentionally share with others the hope we have in Jesus.…
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Podcast Episode #1 “What is Hope25?”
Christy Capper and Michael Calder present the Hope25 Podcast Episode 1: “What is Hope25?”. To receive the podcasts as soon as they are published please subscribe via your preferred podcast platform: Hope25 on Apple Podcasts Hope25 on Spotify Podcasts Hope25 on Amazon Prime Hope25 Youtube Channel
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Sample sermon outline: Hope For The Lost – The Two Sons (Luke 15:11-32)
This sermon outline of Luke 15:11-32 is offered as one of many that could be adapted and used in a sermon series on preaching hope. (click here for more preaching resources) Introduction This is perhaps the greatest of parables Jesus told. It is a very easy evangelistic talk to give.There is an easy appeal to…
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Newsletter #1 – Establish a Hope25 Working Group
In the first Hope25 Email Newsletter we talked about establishing a Hope25 working group in each parish or community. Here is a printable PDF worksheet of the main article: Please sign up to receive the Hope25 newsletters directly to your inbox. Here is a link to the email edition of newsletter #1 with other news…
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Gippsland and Bendigo Synods support Hope25
Bendigo Bishop Matt Brain reports from the recent Diocese of Bendigo Synod: “We had our synod over the weekend and passed the motion supporting Hope25 following a great presentation by Canon Shannon Smith and our diocesan champions Rev’s Tracey Wolsley and Fiona Preston. There is a good level of excitement here as people look forward…
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Course Review: Hymns We Love
Hymns We Love is a five week UK course that is available for purchase via DVD or digital download from the Good Book Company. The course describes itself in this way: Hymns We Love is a gentle evangelistic series which uses well-loved hymns to explore the Christian faith with seniors. Each session features a beautifully shot…
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Hope25 at the Canberra Goulburn May Clergy Conference
Rev Jonathan Holt, Rector of Lanyon Valley Anglican Church, shares this update on Hope25 from the recent Canberra-Goulburn clergy conference: The Canberra-Goulburn Clergy Conference for 2024 was built around our preparation for Hope25. Over the few days away together we heard from Julie-anne Laird about the prayer and preparation that go hand-in-hand, for followers of…
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Welcoming Best Practices – 30 minute video seminar
John Jeffries from Partners In Ministry presents the following 33 minute seminar on church welcoming. This is a good resource for parish councils or parish Hope25 working groups to watch together and discuss.