All initial contacts must be
conducted through the
church office please.
LCC
attendees can find personal phone contacts in the printed Church
Family Directory.
Connect Groups
Monday to Thursday - Fellowship and
Bible studies are held at various homes at various times (for
all ages). If you are new to the Lynwood church, these small groups
are are great place to get to know a few people in the church in a
more personal way, plus study the bible in a place where questions are
encouraged. LCC would like to see every person in the church family
involved in a home group or regular ministry team group. This can also
bring individual support, help and accountability from friends we have
made in our small community. You can join an existing group or start a
new one in your area, so please contact Barry Cleminson for
inquiries or Steve Russell for the Young Adults group.
Creative
Worship Team
Worship is all about GOD and only HIM. We are just instruments to make
it happen. All focus must only be on JESUS. Jesus is the only one who
can bring peace, joy and comfort to everyone. This year it will be
all about training and getting the team to work as one. We had a get
together a few weeks ago to look some ways to improve the team. We had
some very good feedback and are looking into improving those areas
first.
We will be sending some people for external training. We will also be
doing some internal training and workshop to improve ourselves.
We are looking forward towards Christmas time when we as a worship
team can bring the Joy and Peace of our LORD to the people. There will
only be one person gloried this Christmas and that will be Jesus
Christ. If you play a music instrument or would like to be involved in
some other way in the Creative Worship Team at LCC, please contact James Solomon.
Discipleship
Relationships
We have a number of
people who are ready to disciple those who are looking to grow deeper
into the Word of God on a one to one basis. If you would like to
become involved in this Discipleship Ministry as either a 'Disciple'
(learner of God's Word), or as a 'Mentor' (to be available as
teacher/encourager), please see Mark Medhurst.
The mandate for this Discipleship Ministry lies in the great
commission Jesus gave his Disciples found in Matt 28:18-20 - "To make
disciples... and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded
you." From this ministry many have been enriched in their faith, some
have committed their life to Christ, and some have been baptised as a
public witness for Jesus. This assures us that it is God's will to
have a Discipleship Ministry as an intentional ministry of the church. Contact
Mark
Medhurst for inquiries.
Fellowship Team
Info from the August
2010 AGM - We formed the
Fellowship Committee 'officially' at the end of 2009 and our first
event was a New Year's Day Family Picnic.
We held a M.A.S.H. (Meal At Someone's Home) in May with lots of people
showing interest in being involved.
Our next major event is the Church Family Camp, and Reggie is heading
up a team of people to run this. It promises to be a great time of
relaxation and fun while getting to know our church family members
better and will be held at CYC Camp Cooloongup, Baldivis. We have several ideas of events to plan over the next 12
months, but are always open to ideas and suggestions. Please contact
Lyn Wiltshire for info.
JAM
(Jesus And Me)
& Kids Club
Thursday 4:00 to 5:30 pm
- For children
in Primary School to Year 6, for an afternoon of fun activities, including craft, cooking and games.
Semester One's finale was a visit from the GYMBUS.
Through JAM
devotions the children have been learning about the Seven Days of
Creation (Term 1) and the 9 Fruits of the Spirit (Term 2). They really
enjoy learning new things and we love sharing God's word with them.
Semester One 2010 has been the first time in over 10 years that we have the
separation of the ages into Jam and the new Kids Club. Mark Medhurst
has been running Kids Club which is for years 5-7. We have also had
some combined weeks which the children enjoy as well as sharing
afternoon tea together each week. As of
next year children in year 7 will not be attending Youth Group, but
staying in Kid's Club till the start of high school.
Mrs Glenys Cave and Mrs Marjorie Diggens have been such a blessing to
the team this past semester. They both made a commitment to come and
prepare the afternoon tea each week. This leaves Carolyn, Stephanie
and Anthea to supervise and spend time with the children. We are
hoping for more kitchen helpers so that these ladies can have a break
and we can share the responsibility around. Please contact Anthea McCormick for
inquiries.
Junior Church Ministry
Sunday 9:30 - 11:00 am After some singing
(usually with piano, guitar and drums) and worship, the younger
children attend Junior Church while the older children and adults
listen to a message from the Pastor, a missionary, or a guest speaker. Visitors and their children are very welcome and this service is
followed by morning coffee or tea. This year
we decided to
change the way Junior Church was run. With more leaders we were able
to have three levels. The levels consisted of Pre Primary to year 3,
years 4/5 and God's Preteens. This worked out well, for the children were
able to be taught in their age appropriate levels. It also helped to
have the leaders commit to a semester so that relationships could be
built up with the students. The students were willing to share more as
they got to know the leaders better. The leaders have planning and
training times occasionally, and we are always seeking new volunteers
in this vital ministry for Christ.
Children's Talks on Sunday
Mornings - During
the school holidays when there is no normal Junior Church operating,
we always have a story for the children as part of the main Sunday
Worship time and also have children's activity sheets for the kids to
work on during the rest of the meeting.
The children's talks have been presented in many different ways this
year with dramas, singing and visual aids for the children (and adults
as well) and have been very well received. We have been able to laugh
and join in with the actions in singing. Please contact
Shirley McAlees for inquires in this ministry area at Lynwood CC.
Line Dancing
Tuesday 10:00 am to 12:00 pm -
Lynwood Christian Church
has a Line dancing class which runs from 10am to 12noon every Tuesday
during school terms. The teachers are Barry and Ronnie Cleminson who
cater for beginners and those with intermediate experience. The cost
is a token amount of $2.00 each, and morning tea is provided at 11 am.
Our classes are 12 to 20 people each week and we welcome new people
for a friendly time of fun and exercise. You are most welcome to
join us to keep fit and enjoy doing it. Please
contact Barry Cleminson for inquiries.
Lynwood Church
Eldership
Info excerpts from the August
2010 AGM -
GOALS FOR 2010
In our General Meeting in March, we shared about our various goals
over the past 5 years and how far we had come in fulfilling those
goals. We felt that we would be still building on those goals this
year, but next year is likely to bring a whole new direction for the
future.
At the Elders and Key Leaders retreat at the beginning of the year,
we set a number of focus areas for 2010:
• Outreach
• Children & Youth
• Mission Trips
• Prayer
We want to focus our efforts this year on these four areas and grow
in them as a church. We want to take the opportunity at this AGM to re-focus our efforts
on these items. There are many things happening in the life of the
church at the moment, but these are important areas that we want to
see the church grow in. If you're looking for somewhere to serve,
consider how you can contribute to these areas. In particular our
children's ministries always need willing hands.
LOOKING FORWARD
We believe that God has a whole new challenge in store for us as a
church, particularly with the purchase of the land next door. It
seems that God has been preparing us over the past few years for
this next phase. All of our experiences with welcoming, creative
worship, Introducing God, discipleship training etc. all seem to be
paving the way for God's next stage in the life of the church.
Although we are still seeking God to make clear the direction for
the future, we are continuing to progress with what he has already
revealed, trusting Him for the next step.
But, in the middle of God's blessing, let's not forget that we still
need to be faithful in service and faithful in prayer. We need to
avoid bitterness and division and seek greater unity and care for
one another. Jesus said "Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and
greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor
as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two
commandments." Matt 22:37-40. And how many of us have no further to
grow in loving God and showing love to others?
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a
multitude of sins." I Pet 4:8.
Please keep praying for all of the leaders in the church, as we seek
to follow God's direction and to serve as He has equipped us. Also
pray that we will discern God's leading as we head into new
horizons.
The theme for the upcoming church Camp will be "If you want to walk
on water, you have to get out of the boat" and we think it is so
appropriate for this coming year. We need to have the faith to
expect great things from God and not tremble at our lack of ability
or the size of the task, but look to God who gives us strength in
our weakness to do great things for Him.
Hudson Taylor famously said "God's work, done God's way will never
lack God's supplies."
Steve Russell - on behalf of the Elders.
The current Elders at
Lynwood Christian Church are:
Barry Cleminson Graham Malthouse
Mark Medhurst Steve Russell
Men's Prayer Breakfast
Saturday 7:00 to 8:30 am monthly A short devotional
and prayer for the church's ministries. Please contact Barry Cleminson
for inquiries. More details to come soon.
Missions Team
Info from the August
2010 AGM -
There has been considerable interest in missionary workers in the
past year as the church has been made more aware of them through the
promotional work of the Missions Awareness Team.
In lifting the mission profile we must say a special thank you to Martin
Silver who has undertaken to produce a monthly edition of missionary
news and highlights from those we support as a church.
This regular
update also includes a list of those we support financially so we
can also support them in prayer.
In the new year we will be highlighting the work being done by air
and sea by following the ministries of two ships, the O.M. ship
'Logos Hope', where Pam Statham is serving as a teacher, and also
the work of medical missionaries working with 'Mercy Ships'. By air
we will be following the work of the Cavills, who fly from Longreach
in central Queensland to outback stations, schools, and communities
sharing the good news of the gospel.
There are two main fund-raising objectives for the coming year,
support for a team to go to Zimbabwe, and a project to produce an
updated printing of the N.T. and Psalms in the West Bengali
language, which will be supervised by Santanu Chokraborty, the
director of the Rhuma Abedona Hospice. Please contact Graham Malthouse
for info.
Shoebox Report
We presented 313 shoeboxes to Samaritan's Purse in 2009, at a cost
of $2,504 for delivery. Once again this was paid for by someone
outside the Church. This year the cost associated with shoeboxes has
risen from $8 to $9 per box. We are very excited to be able to
continue this special project through the generosity of our members
and the dedication of our team who come together each year with
their own special skills and talents. We look forward to launching
this year's shoebox project in the next few weeks. Please
contact
Linda Russell for inquiries.
View our MISSION page here
Outreach
and Evangelism
Info from the August
2010 AGM -
Outreach and evangelism is a responsibility of all those who call
Jesus as Lord and Saviour, not just a specialized team. Therefore when
we have opportunity for participation in outreach, please consider how
you can contribute according to your gift, strengths and passion. The
outreach/evangelism Key Leader role is one that oversees, with the
Pastor, what events and activities God would have us be involved in
and teams are established from this, i.e. teams for specific event.
Bring a friend Service
We have held two special "Bring a Friend" services; one has included a
light breakfast from 8.30 am for visitors. For those visitors who did
come, the breakfast was thoroughly enjoyed and allowed a special and
quieter time to have meaningful conversation before the service.
Cafe Church
There has been one Church Cafe service which was well received and
attended by a few visitors. There was some thought that maybe the
young adults would take this on but this requires further discussion.
There is another service planned for later this year.
Community Fair
This is still a work in progress and may be held in conjunction with
the Zimbabwe trip.
Discipleship Training
Day
We have had a very successful discipleship training day with great
attendance and many willing and passionate men & women now available
to be involved in this ministry.
I have been thinking that we need to do a course such as "Raising the
Flag" which is an evangelistic course that actually teaches us how to
build the bridges that lead to spiritual conversations.
People cannot receive and believe the gospel message unless they hear
it. The church is the voice of this message. Please be ready to be
that voice as we as individuals and a church proclaim Jesus Christ to
the world.
Introducing God
There have been two Introducing God courses since last August, and
another Introducing God Course will be run at the Church again
starting after the family camp, probably in Sept/October. Feedback &
review from the last courses identified that all facilitators do need
training and supporting materials to assist them. Please pray that
this course will again be fruitful and that God will draw people to
himself through it.
Ladies Ministry
The focus of ladies ministry is outreach into our community and family
& friends. A team of ladies formed early this year and meet for prayer
on a regular basis. From this time of prayer we believe God is leading
us to focus on activities that are focused on encouraging women to
build a deeper relationship with their Heavenly Father. If
you have a passion for women we would love you to join us in this
vital ministry. We have given the team a name:
PEGS - keeping you on the
line! -
Pray,
Encourage,
Grow, Share - Gods Word. This has led to
'+L', the God Empowered Wife course, conducted twice already;
4 Ladies afternoon tea -focus on mentoring women-guest speaker- Karen
Haught: Discipleship training
workshop which resulted in a great number of women now available and
willing to disciple and or mentor younger women.
There are many women in our community who are lonely and hurting, they
are craving other women who will reach out and touch them with the
love of Jesus "the Great Shepherd" who laid down his life for us and
leads us beside the still waters.
Please see Gladys Burgess
for any inquires in this above Lynwood CC ministries area.
Property
and Finance Team
This
ministry team looks after the building complex and general finances
for the church, and so if you are of the 'handy-person' type, you
could offer your expertise to be added to the list of helpers to be
used from time to time.
Info from the August
2010 AGM - The following work was
carried out during the year:
• Youth Hall: Shelves and doors fitted to new storage cupboard.
• Kindy: repainted and keys to cupboard doors rationalised.
• Repair of bitumen in front car park and replacement of one corroded
storm water grating.
• New double doors to Function Room fitted and stained.
• Four new air conditioners fitted in Auditorium and the two
evaporative ceiling outlets removed.
• Youth Office: wall between lobby and office removed
to make Small
Meeting Room.
• Baby change bench and mat fitted in Men's Toilet.
• Purchased four round folding tables.
• Front and side garden beds tidied up (thanks to volunteers).
• Office Equipment: new computer and colour printer purchased and
photocopier repaired.
• Rusting gutters to front of Youth Hall replaced.
• New handrails fitted to side and rear steps.
Treasurer -
Scott McAlees has stepped down as Treasurer and Jonathan Palaya has
taken on this role.
Thank you to all those who volunteered their time to improve the look
and function of our building and grounds. Please contact
Peter Bays with reports of maintenance faults or requests of finance
for projects.
The Wise Ones
Thursday - 2nd and 4th of the
month For the 55+ age
group regular activities are enjoyed with outings to
interesting places every month. Please contact Marj
Diggens for inquiries. More details to come soon.
Welcoming Team
This ministry provides a warm and friendly welcome to any
visitors to Lynwood CC, and ensures they are looked after when the service
ends, giving them the opportunity to ask questions about us as a
church and talk about their needs, if they would like to do so.
Over the past year we have had a number of visitors, some were on
holiday, some looking for a new church, and some came because they
were invited by a church member. If we feel they are searching for a
new church, we like to invite them to our homes for lunch and give
them the time they need to get to know us a little. Hopefully they
will then feel more comfortable to talk about their needs.
As a team we would like a few more couples to join us and share in the
ministry with us. We would really like a few younger people on our
team. I am pleased to see that many of our church members get
alongside our visitors without needing to be asked, which is as it
should be. If you are a member of LCC and would like to prayerfully
consider sharing in this important ministry, please speak to Barry
Cleminson.
Youth Ministries
Youth Group
For
school years 7-12 - Our program over the term normally consists of 8 or
9 consecutive nights. We generally have 3 "out nights" and the rest
are "in nights". Some out nights have included trips to Dark Zone,
Pot Black, Leisure Centre, Ten Pin Bowling,
Night time games and a
Progressive dinner. On such nights the kids have opportunity to
enjoy the company of their friends and unwind from the school week.
On "in nights" the kids have enjoyed activities including,
games
nights, indoor movies and chillaxing nights where they are free to
play pool, basket ball, table tennis and foosball.
Michael Gardiner, Josie Roelofs and Paul McAlees have had the privilege of
growing their relationships with the youth. They continue to learn more
about them as they share their weeks and stories with them. Paul has had the honour of being able to share devotions with the youth
at the end of the "in nights". The devotions have been on a variety
of topics but they have all centred on the one topic of God and the
fact that He is the only God and He is worthy of following his
commands.
The leaders meet and discuss various issues like term programs
including who is running what part of the night, success and
failures of nights as well as pray for the ministry.
Our vision is this: Develop a large God centred Youth Group where
kids can learn and grow spiritually, in a fun safe environment,
which strives to achieve a greater connection with the youth of the
local community to achieve Ultimate Awesomeness.
We strive to do this by running a program that promotes Godly
characteristics such as love, joy peace, patience, kindness etc.
We have plans to have a big event towards the end of the year.
Please contact Paul McAlees for inquiries.
Young Adults
Over the year we have seen the Young Adults becoming more and more
involved in church activities. Such activities include the Cafe
Service, Leading the Sunday morning Service and Children talks.
The young adults bible study which is held every Wednesday night is
going very well and as we reflect on the year gone by, we have seen the
group really focusing during the each night. We can see a stronger
bond and openness, and continue to encourage each other and
also gently rebuke each other so that we are continuing to grow in
the image of Christ, as well as in numbers over the year.
As the Key Leader of Youth/Young Adults Paul is currently in the
progress of defining a clear vision for this ministry. There are plans
to run special events that will strengthen the group as well as teach, grow
and unite them as a solid unit of Christ's followers. Please contact
Paul McAlees for inquiries.
View our YOUTH page here
Don't just sit there
- get involved in serving your church family in Jesus name!
"Do not merely listen to the
word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."
James 1:22
All initial contacts must be
conducted through the
church office please.
LCC
attendees can find personal phone contacts in the printed Church Family
Directory.
