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Full Schedule

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	Global Kingdom Stories	Aussie Kingdom Realities		Kingdom Economics and the Starfish	Kingdom Communities that Change the World
9am	Register & Notices	Register & Notices	Register & Notices	Register & Notices	Register & Notices
9.30am	Opening Praise	Opening Praise	Opening Praise	Opening Praise	Opening Praise
10am	1st Session "Stories in Europe"	1st Session "Stories in Asia"	1st Session "The Aussie Church Landscape" Philip Hughes CRA	1st Session "The Starfish Phenomenon"	1st Session "What They Might Look Like"
11am	Morning Tea	Morning Tea	Morning Tea	Morning Tea	Morning Tea
11.30am	2nd Session "Stories in America"	2nd Session "The Chinese Phenomenon"	2nd Session "Highlighting the Aussie Stories"	2nd Session "The World of Difference"	2nd Session "Their DNA"
12.30pm	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
2pm	3rd Session "Stories in Islamic Countries"	3rd Session "Why movements rise or fall"	3rd Session "Highlighting the Aussie Stories cont."	3rd Session "So how then should we be?"	3rd Session "What would it take in Aussie?"
3pm	Afternoon Tea	Afternoon Tea	Afternoon Tea	Afternoon Tea	Afternoon Tea
4.30pm	"Prayerfully Wrestling with Issues" Regional/Ministry Groups	"Prayerfully Wrestling with Issues" Regional/Ministry Groups	"Prayerfully Wrestling with Issues" Regional/Ministry Groups	"Prayerfully Wrestling with Issues" Regional/Ministry Groups	"Prayerfully Wrestling with Issues" Regional/Ministry Groups
5pm	Close of Daytime Sessions	Close of Daytime Sessions	Close of Daytime Sessions	Close of Daytime Sessions	Close of Daytime Sessions
7pm	Conversations with Wolfgang: Leaders of Church Planting Movements NEXT 1000	Practical Skills for building House Churches Life Expedition*	Conversation with Wolfgang: Ministry in Urban Contexts U.N.O.H.	"From what I Hear! Australia & the World" Open Public Meeting

Session Topics

Global Kingdomisation

Wolfgang will report what happens when Christians become Kingdom people - understanding Jesus as more than a Saviour, but also as acting King in the areas of sex, money, power and church. Having had his finger on the pulse of fresh Kingdom movements for many years, he will bring the 'big picture' of what God is doing globally, helping us to comprehend how we participate as well.

Aussie Kingdom Realities

We will be challenged not to 'sit and soak', but to wrestle with the challenges he will bring, to deal with cultural issues that effect the ways we strategize in mission and 'do church'.

Kingdom Economics and the Starfish Principle

Kingdom people are called to live in ways that not only counter the culture of the world - but live a prophetic alternative and model life in the Kingdom. This is not only true in the way we deal with money, finances and business, but also family, culture, education and politics. Jesus radically challenged the prevalent view of work and finance to conform to Kingdom realities, and Wolfgang will call us towards the same, redefining Kingdom reality in the area most watched by Kingdom outsiders - business.

Kingdom Communities that Change the World

Rather than a 'nuts and bolts' approach, we will examine how to move forward through a network of open, organic circles of believers in the Aussie setting. We will be challenged with the requirements of effectively in reaching our generation with an invitation to enter the Kingdom of Jesus Christ? Sometimes an outsider's perspective will help. Wolfgang will want to help us see fascinating new opportunities and open doors from out time together, and to take that with us to our sphere of influence.

Getting Around

Conference Venue

The Simple Church Conference will be held at Arrow On Swanston - 488 Swanston Street, Carlton 3053 VIC

Public Transport

The most convenient way to get around the city is by tram. Tram tickets can be bought on the tram itself. TRAM STOP 4 (Cnr. Queensberry St. and Swanston St.) is a 2 minute walk away from the conference venue. Trams servicing that route include Trams 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72. If the tram is running along Swanston Street, chances are, it'll pass by TRAM STOP 4.

Eating Places

Lygon Street (5mins walk, northward) serves up a variety of cuisine ranging from Italian, Middle Eastern to Greek and Thai. If you're feeling a little more "Eastern", Chinatown is a short 10 minutes walk into the city, mainly along Russell Street.

Local Map

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Hosting Organizations

Sponsored by: OIKOS Australia
Supported by: Life Expedition, Australian Marketplace Connection, Lifemessenger, Forge, Urban Neighbours of Hope, Youth With A Mission.