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the real australianWinter 2010

celebrating 10 years of nomads10

Winter 2010

the real australian is a registered trademark of the bush church aid society.First published 1920–edition no. 348. circulation 32,000all enquiries to the editor, the Bush Church Aid Society of Australia,Level 7, 37 York Street, Sydney nSW 2000.email: [email protected]: www.bushchurchaid.com.auPatrons Most revd Dr Peter JensenMost revd Dr Phillip AspinallPresident rt revd Dr Peter BrainVice President revd Canon John ButlerVice President emeritus revd tom Morganchairman Mr Fred Chiltonhon. treasurer Mr richard Hostnational director revd Canon Brian robertsnational office revd Canon Brian roberts Level 7, 37 York Street, Sydney, nSW 2000 Phone: (02) 9262 5017–Fax: (02) 9262 5020email: [email protected] administration manager Mrs robyn Williamsemail: [email protected] nsW/act office revd Chris Baxter Level 7, 37 York Street, Sydney, nSW 2000Phone: (02) 9262 5017–Fax: (02) 9262 5020email: [email protected] bca centre revd Greg JonesPO Box 281, Heidelberg, ViC 3084Phone: (03) 9457 7556–Fax: (03) 9457 7610email: [email protected]/nt bca centre 30 Croydon road Keswick SA 5035Phone: (08) 8297 2077email: [email protected]/nthn nsW office revd ian McGrathPO Box 6565, Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122Phone: (07) 3349 9081–Fax: (07) 3849 7927email: [email protected] officerevd Dennis Quinn63 Belar St Howrah tAS 7018Phone: (03) 6244 5098email: [email protected] bca centrerevd Michael Stuartc/-GPO Box W2067, Perth WA 6846 Phone: 1300 554 025 email: [email protected]

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Cover: Graham Gates and neville Street from St Judes Bowral undertaking maintenance at BCA House Broken Hill

ContentsBCA Directory editorialconstance isabella maynard leask went

home to be with her lord this year on the

10th march aged 101.

constance leask had been a supporter of

the bush church aid society all her adult

life, exhibiting an increasing generosity

proportionate to her years.

As a child, Constance attended St

Andrew’s Wahroonga. She clearly recalled

attending with her mother and hearing the

Reverend SJ Kirkby give a lantern slide talk

in the church hall about the importance

of supporting the Bush Church Aid Society

in its endeavour to reach Australians for

Christ. They both became supporters that

evening.

From the very beginning of Kirkby’s

leadership, his focus was not solely in

being biblically centred, gospel outreaching

or as we might say today intentionally

missional. While all these are important

principles of BCA, he saw also the value

of seeing men and women, boys and girls,

as God sees them. Kirkby understood that

if Christ died “for all” his view of others

must reflect God’s perspective; as people

who may live for Christ and serve Him. It

is this unique biblical truth, which formed

the basis of everyday life for Kirkby as

Organising Missioner. It is also that which

captured Constance’s imagination to be an

ambassador for Christ through her support

of BCA for close to 90 years, praying, giving

and visiting the BCA hostels and bush

hospitals.

Seeing everyone as people who might

live for Christ has been the central mark

of the Society,

the work of the

Field Staff, and

the task of the

deputationist.

Paul, in writing

to the Corinthians

(2 Cor 5:11-21), reflects that human

perspective clouded his view of the cross

and death of Jesus. He saw the cross as an

action calculated to bring shame, pain and

death. He saw Jesus’ death as the end of a

political and religious problem.

His view was transformed to see it as

life giving; the means by which an ongoing

relationship with the Lord, Creator and

Saviour of the world is possible.

Paul, having revised his understanding of

the cross, now refocuses his view of others.

He says therefore, from now on, we see

no one in human terms, (even though we

once thought of Jesus just that way), but as

people for whom Christ died and rose.

BCA is in line with this view. We

see people not only from the human

perspective of physical and emotional needs

but from a divine perspective, seeing their

huge spiritual need.

Paul declares that Jesus “died for all, that

all who live should no longer just live for

themselves but for Him who died and rose

again for them” (v.15).

Paul sees all individuals as being within

God’s view, as being worthy of participation

in the death of Christ and the benefits it

brings. In having this understanding he

3 editorial Hear from Brian roberts, national Director

5 christian service on the road celebrates a birthday ten years of BCA nomads

8 meet five nomads over the years nomads come in all different forms, hear five stories

10 church in blackwater not your average service. Find out how Blackwater does church and ministry

12 ready, set, go on a new ministry strategy for the territory tom Slockee is commissioned as Canon Missioner to the top end

14 imagine Project Within BCA’s mission.reaching people for Christ in innovative ways

16 beach mission–the beach = tarcutta summer mission An inland mission with a focus on small town stratgies

17 fresh faces Visit the sydney office eleven Danebank girls visit to learn about BCA

18 a big harvest With only one Worker Grant Hay is the only Aboriginal Prison Chaplain in SA–a mammoth task

19 Post & rails Movement in and around BCA

24 councillor’s column Hear from one of our council members

25 Perspectives on Prayer two BCA Staff give their views on Prayer

26 croajingalong hailed a success Christ for Campers gets two thumbs up

27 from the archives Dive into the rich history of BCA

Continued over

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Continued over

Christian Service on the road Celebrates a Birthdayfocuses upon his own (and other Christians)

need to be responsible, to put into practice

what has been given by God, that is, ‘a

ministry of reconciliation’. “Now all these

things are from God, who reconciled us to

Himself through Christ, and gave us the

ministry of reconciliation” (v.18).

The BCA motto “Australia for Christ”

is based on this perspective. It is a direct

transfer from our parent body, the Colonial

and Continental Church Society (C&CCS),

whose slogan was “Empire for Christ”.

On the surface it could be construed as

having an ‘empirical’ type ring about it.

But when one reads the C&CCS’s minutes

of proceedings in the early 20th century

it is clear that it was trying to reach the

people of the back blocks of our land with

a salvation message, and that it was being

thwarted by the local Australian Bishop’s

use of C&CCS monies for ‘ritualist activities’,

the building up of church structure and the

diocesan ‘empire’. An ‘empire’ that did not

come under the founders clearly stated goal

of focusing on the spiritual condition of

people who found themselves without the

gospel.

It was the Primate, Archbishop Wright,

a somewhat misunderstood Sydney

Archbishop, who put the situation in

clear terms. In 1913 he said to the C&CCS

Council in London, that, ‘Evangelicals

had started with a distinct advantage in

Australia, but had lost their position and...

this might be regained by the Society (ie

C&CCS) placing Evangelicals in certain

dioceses since clergy and laity elect their

bishop.’

The Archbishop then indicated why the

C&CCS monies had recently been misplaced

to support ritualists (by the Bishops)

‘because they had been made to places and

not men’. The core focus of reaching people

for Christ was blurred and needed a local

examination.

The next seven years saw BCA Society

formed as we know it today. Kirkby was

engaged in 1920 as their primary agent, a

man with many strengths and abilities. His

actions, letters and writing all pointed to his

passion for every person, every soul, every

Australian because they were individually

important to God, “namely that God was

in Christ reconciling the world to Himself,

not counting their trespasses against

them, and He committed to us the word of

reconciliation (v.19).”

God has blessed this vision through

the continued growth of ministry through

BCA. Field Staff, home based staff, Councils

and Committees have continued faithful

commitment to that same vision from old,

which Kirkby, Constance, Wright, and St

Paul held. Namely that each person matters

to the Lord, that each person has the right

to know Jesus and put trust in Him as

Saviour and Lord.

Not only claiming to be solely biblically

centred, gospel outreaching, or intentionally

missional, BCA sees men and women, boys

and girls, as God sees them, as people

whole heartedly deserving of God’s love. •

brian roberts

National Director

editorial

Lopping trees at Holy Trinity Menindee

10Whether painting or building, babysitting

or administration, digging holes or giving

haircuts, for ten years, nomads have been

working to help bca staff from all around

australia in practical ways.

An initiative that was formalised in

2000 by Max and Jan Boyley, Nomads are

travellers who choose to spend time in a

BCA location to help out with odd jobs and

provide encouragement to the Field Staff,

all at their own expense.

Figures show that those in the 55

years plus group prefer to see Australia

on their own terms, pulling their beds

behind them–a group of people who have

been affectionately dubbed ‘Grey Nomads’.

According to the Caravan and Camping

Industry, last year 63% of caravan and

motorhome buyers1 were aged 55 years

or older2. Furthermore, Tourism Australia

showed that in 2004, people over the age

of 55 spent $11 billion on fuel compared to

only $8.6 billion on airfares.

With a focus on travelling to see

Australia, why not shift that focus slightly

to include service of God along the way?

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This was the question that Max and Jan

Boyley posed when the idea for the Nomads

programme stemmed from a trip they

had spent visiting and helping out at BCA

locations. “In talking to other travellers and

BCA Field staff we thought that maybe we

should make this easier for other people to

do this” he says.

“We put an article in the Winter 2000

Real Australian and our first official

Nomads were out in August of that same

year” says Max. Since then, around 300

individuals have been involved, often taking

multiple trips.

Although the BCA Nomads programme

was officially formed only ten years ago,

many grey nomads have been utilising

the concept for years. Max and Jan simply

formalised the process, making it more

accessible.

Max cites that there are three main

benefits to the programme: “promoting the

gospel; encouraging and supporting staff;

and adding depth and value to the BCA

Nomads themselves.”

With extra hands to help in practical

ways, Nomads “enable the work of the

gospel in remote and rural Australia to go

just the little bit further” Max says. With

odd jobs being taken care of, Field Staff

have one less worry, freeing them to focus

on their mission work.

Max states that the second benefit of

the Nomads programme is that it provides

support and encouragement for Field

Staff in areas with little resources. He tells

this story: “On one of our trips, one of

the people we were working with called

a working bee. On the following Saturday

he and his wife turned up...full stop. We

were to do the things that needed to be

done, weed the car park, make a fly screen,

replace a few light bulbs, but the big thing

in that was encouragement. It can be very

isolating, but we had the opportunity to

encourage them by helping and being a

listening ear.”

Thirdly, being a Nomad benefits

the traveller. “Jan and I didn’t want to

disconnect from what we saw as our

regular Christian service through our

church” Max says. “The ability to give that

Christian service while you are travelling

and seeing Australia is of great value.”

With a focus on Christian service,

the Nomads programme has benefited

many different people over its ten years.

It has often given the opportunity for

the mobilisation of people for particular

projects. Playing a large part in BCA’s

1992-1993 Drought Aid programme, many

Nomads were able to lend a hand on

drought stricken properties. A team from

St Matthews West Pennant Hills have gone

out and done larger maintenance projects,

often travelling with the particular purpose

of completing large scale maintenance.

Christ for Campers has also been a popular

Nomad activity in both the North West and

Croajingalong which Max describes as a

“beach mission for Grey Nomads”.

Have you considered serving God as you

travel to see our great country? For more

information on becoming a nomad visit our

website at www.bushchurchaid.com.au •1 Caravan and Camping Industry Profile, 20082 Tourism Australia snapshots, 2005

Christian Service on the road Celebrates a Birthday

Max and Jan Boyley

Helping with filing at Nungalinya

Repairs at BCA Hostel Broken Hill

Haircuts, one of the more unusual Nomading tasks

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This experience opened my eyes, I started

to appreciate the immense challenge for

BCA workers in these places. Max Boyley

helped us plan our first trip to Menindee,

Wilcannia, White Cliffs and Lightning Ridge

in 2001. A team of four from our church

used handyman skills to carry out a range

of jobs, including painting, sign writing, and

building.

We know how grateful the BCA workers

have been for the input. Their greatest

thanks has been for the sense of fellowship

in Bible studies and church services.”

geoff and beth hosking spent a week

Nomading in Port Hedland in 2006.

Geoff and Beth volunteered their time

in South Hedland where Geoff installed a

watering system in the garden and Beth did

babysitting and odd jobs.

“Christ tells us to help those who need

help and we thought if there is someone

who we might be able to help, not matter

how small, we’ll have a look at that. The

Nomads programme gives people an idea

of what’s being done in other places. A

lot of people don’t have much of an idea

of what’s happening in churches and in

people’s lives out there. Being involved with

a church community you get much more

feeling for what the place is like.”

doug & frances orr travelled across

Australia Nomading in 2009 and took part

in Christ for Campers for six weeks.

“We do a lot of caravan travelling. We

decided that when we retired five years ago

that we would do some BCA Nomading.

Through a series of God’s interventions

we ended up helping out with Christ for

Campers in Kununurra.

We just felt the whole thing totally

opened our eyes to the distance of the NW.

We’re big travellers so we knew about that

vastness of the land but we weren’t aware

of the transientness of the population and

how hard it is for the people working in the

churches.

I would like to encourage other people

in their vans to make purpose built trips,

to include one or many centres. It is our

experience that unless you actually plan it,

it won’t happen. I just wish congregations

around Australia would give a little bit more

airtime to these sorts of places.” •

there have been many nomads over the

years. each one has a different experience

and a different story to tell. We hear five of

these stories below.

ray and elizabeth hoyle were the first

official Nomads.

Having answered the first article in the

Real Australian promoting Nomads, Ray

and Elizabeth Hoyle became the first official

Nomads in July 2000. Ray and Elizabeth

completed a large range of tasks from

gardening, to installing ceiling fans, to

painting and electrical work.

One memory that stands out to Elizabeth

comes from Nungalinya College: “The day

we said farewell to everyone was a magic

time. The principal of the College, Wali

Fego made a speech to thank us saying

that they “appreciated immensely the

giving of ourselves”. We were then seated

in the middle of the room and the students

gathered around us singing first in English

and then in different Aboriginal languages.

We were very moved, Ray had tears in his

eyes and I was trying very hard not to cry.”

malcolm & marjorie beard are repeat

Nomaders with three trips since 2001.

The Beards went on their first trip as

Nomads in 2001. They visited Kununurra

where they fixed shelves, a washing

machine and helped out at a book stall.

“Visiting the various BCA missionaries

gave us quite an appreciation of the

difficulties unique to small country

churches as compared to city ones. On one

trip we travelled with Alan Hoskins from

Broken Hill to Tibooburra, staying overnight

in a hostel. In the morning the church

service consisted of only one man and his

three young children. Then it was a 330km

drive back.”

norman full has organised regular Nomad

trips for St Matthews West Pennant Hills

since 2001.

“I had no particular desire to tour the

outback. Like many mature Australians I had

opted for trips overseas, until following my

retirement, I was invited to join a control

crew for a series of 4WD Rallies around

Australia.

Five nomads over the Years

Window repairs in Broome

Christ For Campers Croajingalong

A team effort

Nomads get to see the country while serving God

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Diocese we have endeavoured to teach

our wonderfully diverse congregation

the richness of Anglican heritage. We

have creatively found a way to have

both seeker focussed services as well

as a way to honour Anglican heritage.

We use liturgy when celebrating Holy

Communion and at appropriate times

during services. What SOUL Time looks

like changes every week, some weeks

we may use no prayer book liturgy,

but instead interact using elements of

liturgy.

To encourage your hearts we currently

spend significant time on a regular basis

with around 45 families. Our little church

has grown to a regular congregation of

around 30-40 each week, mainly consisting

of families with young children. So far this

year we have seen 2 lovely ladies become

Christians and are excited at the evidence

of God’s hand on many others who are

looking at what we do. The transient nature

of the people’s mindsets and the challenges

shiftwork provide will always affect

attendance on Sunday but our God is so

much bigger than these issues. •

Katherine haynes

Church in Blackwater; not Your Average Service

When stuart

and i arrived

in blackwater to an empty

building it seemed an almost daunting

task that god had laid upon our hearts. We

prayed ‘god lead us, help us to understand

the people here, the culture here and how

to reach them for christ.’

As the story unfolded, we began to see

that a large part of our ministry here would

be to break down stereotypes people hold

of church. We began to explore how to do

church to an increasingly diverse group

of people. We constantly had to assess

what we were doing and who we were

ministering to.

Early days saw a group of people that

consisted of only 2 mature Christians, a few

who had not been to church in a long time

and seekers of the faith. We focussed on

Christ centred teaching, simple music, the

use of multimedia to help shape people’s

idea of what it looks like to be a faith

community.

One of the things we tried to avoid

was using religious church jargon, we

kept language simple and focussed on

the importance of our relationship with

Jesus, each other and our community. We

saw constant growth and by the end of

our second year the church looked very

different.

Through discussion with BCA and

Bishop Godfrey Fryar of the Rockhampton

A Day in the Park with BCA

for Kids!

coming soon

Join us on october 9th 2010 in Sydney

for the inaugural Day in the Park with BCA

for Kids. Come along to hear reading of

‘Francy the Fearful Firefly’ by author Jen

Anderson. Meet BCA staff and have lots

of fun with games and music.

More details will be available in the Spring

edition of the real Australian or online at

www.bushchurchaid.com.au

An outdoor chapel in the Hayne’s backyard

The Haynes

The latest member of God’s family


ready, Set, Go on a new Ministry Strategy for the territory

tom slockee is off and running as

canon missioner to the northern

territory. in an area that presents

outstanding opportunities parallel

to many challenges, tom may

be just what is

needed to revive

communities and

to encourage

gospel leadership

in the top end.

March 14th saw

the commissioning

of Tom by the

Diocese with the

support of BCA. It

was an extraordinary service. With all seats

filled and expressions of welcome by the

local community through symbolic gifts

and performance items, it was clear that

this appointment is something to watch.

Symbolising this new era of ministry, and

his focus on servanthood, Tom washed

the hands of Bishop Greg Thompson and

Didamain Uibo, one of the Aboriginal

leaders of the church.

This role marks advancement in ministry

through the Diocese of the Northern

Territory. As an indigenous leader, Tom

will be able to connect with various

communities throughout the Northern

Territory with a vision of fostering

indigenous leadership.

“Aboriginal people have the same

capacity to be priests and deacons as

everybody else” Tom says. “My

vision is to encourage young men

and women to step up to the plate,

to develop their knowledge and

their confidence to be able to lead

their fellow people.”

Both Tom and Bishop Greg

Thompson have

acknowledged the

previous pattern of

leadership needs to

shift to indigenous

leadership for

the gospel to be

effectively spread

throughout the

Territory.

“Mission in

the Territory is something that God has

called Aboriginal people to” says Bishop

Greg, “and Aboriginal people are best at

doing the evangelism amongst indigenous

communities.”

This ministry, while it’s a newly created

position, is not a new concept. The earliest

recorded Aboriginal missionary came out

of Yarrabah in 1906 as part of the CMS

Victoria mission to Roper region. While

ministry strategies have gone through many

changes over the decades, the passion is

still the same: to see lives won for Christ.

Bishop Greg sees this appointment as an

exciting opportunity for partnership. “We

need to find a way to support Aboriginal

people and for Aboriginal people to bring

their gifts to us” he says. “We need to be

prepared as a national church and a local

church to learn from each other.”

The path to the Territory has been a

hard one for Tom and Muriel. A call came

one day with an offer “out of left field”

for a position in the Territory. After much

thought and prayer put into the decision,

it seemed clear to the Slockee’s that this

is where God was directing them. Citing

Proverbs 3:5-6, Tom says “We come

knowing that God goes before us and he

has carved the path out for us and we just

have to follow him.”

Tom has asked for prayer that the

right leaders will be made clear to him,

that resources will be made available for

reaching out to distant communities and

that Tom and Muriel are able to settle into

the way of life in Darwin, learning all that

they need to be effective.

BCA are very happy to provide principal

funding for the Slockee’s. While the

Slockee’s also receive support from other

sources, BCA has committed $38,000

for their first year of service with a total

commitment over the next four years of

more than $140,000. •

JOin The TeAm in The CenTRe!

The parish of Alice Springs is looking for an energetic and resourceful

Associate minister who will help grow the Anglican Church in Alice Springs

(population approximately 27000 people) and in Central Australia (an area spanning some 600 000 sq kms).

If you feel drawn to an exciting and challenging ministry involving faith building

Bible teaching, Christ honouring worship and Spirit led outreach in a diverse cultural

context, please contact the Rector Canon Bob George on 08 8952 1056 or

[email protected] for more information.

BCA is seeking to support a ‘mission development

officer’ position based out of Alice. However

this position will not be filled until an Associate

Minister has commenced. Stay tuned!

Prayers for the Slockees

Bishop Greg Thompson commissions Tom


imagine Project within BCA’s missionWith a commitment to reaching australia

for christ, the imagine Project, as

developed in partnership with the diocese

of tasmania, is the latest fresh ministry

angle for bca.

National Director of BCA, Canon Brian

Roberts says that “We need to recognise

that the Anglicans of the future will not

look the same as

those who came

before them. We

need to meet

people where

they are.” The

Imagine Project is

one way in which

BCA can connect

with people in an

innovative way.

BCA is

committed to the

current positions

of Will Briggs

with ‘Connections’

in Somerset and

Meredith Campbell

with ‘the Heartz

Project’ in the

Huon. We are

also proud to be

involved in the development and support

the newest addition to the Project in

Launceston.

‘Connections’ in Somerset is a church

plant that aims to connect with younger

generations. Will Briggs says that “to reach

people that are not currently being reached

it is necessary to take not just the message

but the church as well”. ‘Connections’ aims

to take the church to a level that people

are able to engage with. Throughout this

project, Will states that they “have grown

through transition growth, reaching the

de-churched and seeing people come to

faith.”

‘The Heartz

Project’ in the

Huon, Tasmania, is

the second part of

the Imagine Project

that BCA supports.

Using community

gatherings, the

attraction of

horses, art and

even daily life to

make connections

in the community,

this part of the

Project places

an emphasis on

creating a worship

community where

people are at.

Meredith Campbell

explains that the

main mission tools

of the ministry are “prayer, being available

and sharing life with people.”

An exciting new development, the

third instalment of the Imagine Project

commenced on 1st April 2010. In a move

from Victoria to Tasmania, Andy Goodacre

and family have started working on the

Imagine Project–Launceston.

With a focus on leadership development,

this third element will work with students

at the University of Launceston in a long

term bid to see more people working for

the gospel in regional and rural Australia.

As Paul Cavanough of the Diocese states,

the aim is to foster students who are then

“ready, equipped and excited about serving

in the local communities.”

The development of leaders at a base

level will allow for continued ministry

throughout Australia. As those training

to be teachers and nurses are deployed to

regional and rural Australia, they will be

able to make a positive contribution to the

spread of the gospel in the area they are

placed.

As the Imagine Project is an initiative of

the Diocese of Tasmania, it remains wholly

Anglican. This is a hard concept to grasp

when it does not seem to resemble things

that often visibly demonstrate ‘Anglicanism’.

Meredith believes that ‘the Heartz

Project’ reflects the structure for leadership

and authority of the Bible that the Anglican

system is based on. With solemn promises

to the Bishop and to

God, Meredith seeks to

mirror these structures.

She also acknowledges

the changing face of

Anglicans. “I am not

sure what ‘Anglicanism’

will look like in 20 years

but it will certainly look

very different from

‘Anglicanism’ of the

1950’s” she says. “Anglicans have always

sought to bring unity through diversity and

Fresh Expressions of Church is now another

bow added to the quiver.”

‘Connections’ also subscribes to the

authority of the Bible that is at the heart of

‘Anglicanism’. Will emphasises the deliberate

direction of ‘Connections’ as an Anglican

mission. “While we may not use the forms

and words of Anglican liturgy, we attempt

to embrace the principles of it - to gather

as God’s people around God’s word” he

says. “We aspire to be a genuine, generous,

constructive part of the wider church.”

It is important that as we seek to reach

the lost we do not stand dormant. Today’s

culture often presents a distrust of the

church and the bible. Whilst keeping the

clear message of the gospel we need to

reach people in new and creative ways,

breaking through worldly barriers and

gently bringing them to Christ.

BCA stands side by side with the Diocese

of Tasmania as it reaches out to the lost of

Tasmania through new and creative means.

•

The Goodacre family

The Briggs family

Meredith Campbell


Fresh faces visit the Sydney OfficeWhile the students of danebank anglican

school for girls wouldn’t exactly want to

live in the bush, they are more than happy

to support the work of bca in regional

australia.

Angelica and Riley, the Captain and Vice-

Captain of Danebank Junior School, both

expressed a

high level of

disdain for

the large bugs

that can be

found in the

bush. Angelica

was slightly

more gracious

stating

that “while

I wouldn’t

want to live in the bush, if I had to go on a

holiday there it would be ok.” Riley on the

other hand was adamant. “I wouldn’t want

to live in the bush. I’m more a city girl. I

hate the bugs.”

Luckily a desire to live in the bush is

not a prerequisite for the desire to support

BCA. The Danebank girls have been firm

supporters of BCA for a number of years.

With events being run such as a cowboy

dance, an accessory day and a book store,

Richmond house of Danebank has had a

solid relationship with BCA.

On Tuesday 2nd March 2010, a group of

eleven well mannered year six girls from

Danebank came to visit the Sydney BCA

office. In a yearly tradition, they were taken

on a tour of the office, learning about the

staff and their jobs along with watching a

presentation showcasing the work of BCA.

They were full of questions and enthusiasm

for the work being done, with particular

interest being shown towards Clem Kirkby

and his work in the archives.

When asked what mission is, Angelica,

an avid coin

collector and

ceramics

maker,

replied it is “a

mission to do

something,

so maybe

aiming to do

something

to help other

people.”

Riley, a lover of all things sporty, expanded

that the mission of BCA is to “help to tell

people about Jesus and God and Bibles and

everything like that.”

This group of year six girls were able

to get an insight into the work that they

had been supporting. They took home

BCA for Kids t-shirts and money boxes

to further support the work of BCA. It

was a worthwhile trip for the girls and

encouraging for the National and NSW

teams to see such enthusiasm from these

young girls.

If you or your school would like to

support BCA, contact:

[email protected] for more

information. •

it’s not often you get a summer beach

mission five hours from the nearest beach,

but that’s exactly what happened in the

town of tarcutta this past January.

For the fourth year running, the Tarcutta

Summer Mission team visited the town for

a week of outreach to young and old.

The main aspect of the week was the

Monday to Friday morning programme. The

theme for the week was the Kingdom of

God. Roughly 30 people came along each

day to various age groups to have fun and

learn about Jesus.

As well as the morning programme, the

week involved a movie night, a barefoot

bowls night at the RSL, a men’s breakfast

and women’s morning tea, a Super Saturday

family fun BBQ with lots of games and a

jumping castle, and church in the Park on

the final Sunday.

The week was a terrific success with

more people being involved than previous

years. The teens programme saw more teens

than ever involved with a couple of them

expressing interest in meeting up to read

the Bible. Some of the young mums in town

were keen to get involved and one of them

said that she and her son would come to

church at Tarcutta.

In addition, a ministry to truckies saw

some of the team meet with drivers at

the truck stop and give out cups of coffee

and Christian literature. A good number of

them took Christian literature, and when

we discovered that listening material was

better for them as they drove, we made a

CD with a good ‘blokey’ evangelistic talk

and testimony on it. These proved quite

popular!

Please give thanks for God’s help

throughout the week, and pray that the

many seeds planted might bear gospel

fruit. Pray for effective follow up for those

who participated throughout the week, and

also that God might raise up an effective

ongoing outreach to the truckies there. •

revd James coats

Deacon Assistant, Turvey Park and Tarcutta

Beach Mission–the Beach = tarcutta Summer Mission

The Tarcutta Summer Mission Team

Danebank Girls visit the Sydney office


A big harvest with only one workerministering to over 2000 indigenous

inmates is a mammoth task for grant hay,

the only aboriginal chaplain in south

australia. as chaplain to five prisons in

the area, grant has been working for ten

years to meet the needs of indigenous

individuals.

Grant’s passion

to reach indigenous

inmates stems from

his own experience.

Growing up in an

indigenous community

on the York Peninsula,

Grant had his fair

share of trouble

with the law. In and

out of lock up in his

youth, he developed

a relationship with a

prison chaplain who

challenged him to

re-evaluate his life and

get on track with God.

“I became passionate about the ministry

because I had spent time in prison myself,

so when I became a Christian I naturally

had a real passion for the guys.”

While 2000 seems an unreachable

number to many, Grant takes it in his stride.

“Some you will be able to build up a good

rapport with” he explains, “and others will

hear you’re there to help and it becomes an

ad hoc type relationship. In that way you

can only be a bandaid effect, but other guys

you can see them succeed and do quite

well.”

Over the years that Grant has been

ministering to the prisons he has seen

five people firmly commit their lives to

God. While this might not seem much

over ten years, Grant finds it of great

encouragement. “It’s a challenging ministry”

he admits, “but if you can get one or two

people to change

their lives out of a

thousand it’s a good

result.”

The word ‘prison’

can often conjure up

images of violence and

hostility. Grant laughs

as he explains that

while it may be like

the movies in a lot of

cases, as a chaplain he

does not receive too

much opposition. “The

only hostility comes

when people don’t

believe in God and

think I’m there to Bible bash them” he tells

me. “But I don’t, I give them a choice if they

want to listen or not. Even if they don’t

respect the beliefs they still leave me alone

because they recognise that I’m trying to do

good for them.”

It is a challenging area of ministry as

the attitudes of the inmates are hard to

change, but it is also a ministry that Grant

sees as worthwhile in pursuing. “There have

been times of hurt for me and times that

have been hard. But I kept persevering and

through that perseverance I have gone

christ for camPers needs Volunteers!

Are you passionate about the gospel, willing to talk about your

faith and able to cook a BBQ breakfast? then Christ for Campers

is looking for you.

two Christ for Campers programmes are currently seeking volunteers to continue the spread

of the gospel to campers. broome and eighty mile beach,

Western australia, July 2nd-19th

Kununurra, Western australia, august 2nd-13th

five or six steps further than I would have

otherwise.”

BCA in New South Wales and South

Australia both recently hosted Grant as

guest speaker for Annual General Meetings.

Vika Ta’Ofi from the NSW office responded

to his talk, reflecting on the challenge that

he presented.

“Grant starting his talk saying he was a ‘crim’ himself was something I didn’t expect. I was confronted by stories he shared about the violence, drug addiction and alcohol abuse. I often hear about these issues but usually don’t do much about it mainly because it doesn’t ‘directly’ affect me. But as Grant explained yesterday we all have a responsibility as God’s people to do something about it. A good starting point is by praying and if it’s God’s calling, to get involved in Indigenous ministry.

Grant’s talk reminded me that no one is beyond the love of God. And sometimes it takes that one person to show you who God is. For Point Pearce that person is Grant who seeks to encourage, pray, counsel and grieve with them. I was encouraged because the Lord is definitely at work in Point Pearce, through Grant and Kimberley.” •

Vika

Pray for Grant and Kimberly as they continue to work towards the task that God has given them. It is a huge task, and your prayer support is greatly appreciated.

For more information, please visit www.bushchurchaid.com.au, email [email protected] or

contact your nearest BCA regional Office

Grant Hay


Welcome

imagine Project–launceston commences

on april 1.

andy goodacre and his wife liz, daughter

olivia (with one on the way) have moved

from Geelong Victoria, to Tasmania where

Andy has taken on the Team Leader role for

the Imagine Project in Launceston.

Andy has been involved in Student and

Parish ministries in the UK and Germany

and more recently has been the Assistant

Minister at St Matthew’s Anglican Church in

Geelong. He brings a wealth of experience

to this position as well as an understanding

of student life as he works to complete his

Masters in Global Leadership at the Fuller

Theological Seminary in the USA.

The aim of The Imagine Project–

Launceston is to train students so that

after three or so years with the Imagine

Project team a new graduate would begin

a ministry in their new home town which

would continue even if they move on in

their career.

fareWell

To ian and nancy cutlack–Heathcote/

Axedale, where BCA helped with seeding

finance support to develop new fresh

expressions on the outskirts of Bendigo.

We have been privileged to have Ian and

Nancy’s highly missional focused expertise

within the BCA family in the past 5 years.

BCA is now considering seeding finance to

establish another ministry on the growing

fringe of Bendigo.

gill Wright has completed her term with

BCA, yet will continue on at Alice Springs

supporting mission and the coordination

of parish outreach. Gill will ensure that

newcomers are welcomed, nurtured and

incorporated within the community of faith

and will facilitate the whole congregation

in their care for one another.

ordination

rob stubbs (Dusty Boots programme) was

ordained Deacon last March, by Bp David

Mulready (NWA). Former BCA Field Staff,

Revd Bill France preached at the service.

Rob and Jenny move to NWA and will

be inducted into the Dongara Parish on

The Goodacres

nomination to National Council where he

served a term before stepping down to

concentrate on his business interests. He is

survived by his wife Jan, his two daughters

who live in Brisbane and a son who lives in

Melbourne. There are 5 grandchildren.

We were saddened to hear of the passing

of rob devenish. He and his wife Lesley

registered as BCA Nomads 108 in 2006.

Christ for Campers Co-ordinator, Mike

Maude commented that Rob had done a

very sterling service in many parishes in

the north West , and on several occasions

with the Christ for Campers team. He was

a man for whom nothing was too much

trouble, and what he did he always did

well. Rob spoke at several of the Christ

for Campers’ breakfasts, and was a man

who could hold an audience in the palm

of his hand with his humour–which made

the Christian punch so much stronger.

Our deepest sympathy goes to Lesley.

congratulations

14th August. He will be ordained Priest in

Geraldton Cathedral on 8th October. They

will continue to co-ordinate the Dusty

Boots programme from the West and are

seeking hands-on people in Sydney to work

with the schools in the programme.

The next Dusty Boots mission group

head to Wickham in October.

Vale

It is with deep sadness that we record the

passing of friend and former Councillor

for Queensland and Northern NSW Region, ross harbison. Ross was diagnosed with

motor neurone disease in September,

2009 and succumbed to the disease on

26th November, 2009, aged 67. Because of

his work with the Australian Agricultural

Company based in Tamworth, Ross

developed a keen interest in the Australia

that exists outside the capital and regional

cities. After establishing a friendship with

Rev Les Monaghan (past BCA Regional

Officer) on a Cursillo weekend in 1994, Ross

was nominated to the Queensland Regional

Committee and in the years that followed

made a valuable contribution to the work of

BCA in the Region. In 1999 Ross accepted

Post & Rails

Continued over

The Cutlacks

Rob Stubb’s ordination

Congratulations to glendon and catherine

on the birth of their first child Joe McKay

born on 5th May. Joe weighed 3.5kgs and

was 50cm in length. We look forward to his

photo in the future when Glen and Cathy

return to Kununurra.

The McKays


applications are being invited for the 2011

april bottom scholarship, worth $8,000.

The April Bottom Fund is administered

by BCA and assists one child each year from

the Anglican Parish of the West Darling to

undertake secondary or tertiary education

outside the parish. Scholarship funds can

be used towards tuition fees, text books,

boarding fees, or

associated expenses.

April and her

husband David, ran

Wirryilka Station

for many years and

experienced first-

hand the difficulties

of having their

children educated.

April died in 2003 after a long and

courageous battle with cancer. Before her

death, she expressed a desire to set up

a fund to assist families from the West

Darling Parish region with the education

of their children, especially where they

needed to leave the region to achieve their

educational potential.

The 2010 recipient, Telicia Nicholls,

from Tibooburra in far north western NSW,

is now undertaking Year 10 studies at a

boarding school in Adelaide. The Scholarship

enabled the payment of school fees for

Telicia whose parents had to sell their

share in a 3000 acre property at Tibooburra

because of the drought. While Telicia’s

grandparents’ grandparents had farmed the

land, the drought worsened so much that

cattle farming became untenable.

Applications

for the 2011

April Bottom

Scholarship

close on 25th

August 2010.

The Award

recipient will

be advised

in October and announced in the Real

Australian Summer edition.

If you know someone who would benefit

from this Scholarship or you are interested

in obtaining further information please

email [email protected] or

telephone 02 9262 5017. Applications can

be downloaded from our website:

www.bushchurchaid.com.au

Previous applicants are invited to reapply •

April Bottom ScholarshipPost & railsrevd arthur edward Williams

1928 – 2010

Arthur Edward Williams… An ordinary

looking bloke with an extraordinary impact

for the Gospel and Kingdom.

On 19th February last, Arthur Williams

passed away. Arthur’s quiet, yet remarkable

service to God and people through the Bush

Church Aid Society meant

that he finished the race

and finished well; he has

the crown of glory and he

has set us a remarkable

example of godly living

and humble service.

Arthur served our Lord

through the ministry

opportunities afforded

by BCA with distinction.

After a curacy at the BCA

well-connected St Phillips

Church Hill, of Bishop Kirkby fame, Arthur

took up a position as PIC in the Minnipa

Mission in SA (1954-56).

We need to note that Arthur was

amongst an emerging new group of clergy

(now passing) who saw parish ministry as a

joint husband and wife effort, not just one

where Pat was supportive, which she was,

but one which involved her in the ministry,

its application, its strategies and its joy

and frustrations. It was in the 1950’s that

Arthur and Pat with others of that time

unknowingly led a quiet but revolutionary

change in thinking at BCA.

BCA saw the need to think differently

from the rest of church and started down

the road of involving wives as well as

the minister in the selection and sending

process.

Arthur and Pat set an example of the

finest standard when it came to clergy /wife

team ministry and what could be achieved

with a genuine joint effort.

Following their term at the Minnipa

Mission, Arthur and Pat

moved to Adelaide for a

few years before returning

to BCA and service at Mt

Magnet in 1960. Arthur

then worked in the BCA

NSW office for some

years and through until

1966, as assistant Federal

Secretary to Bill Rich (the

first BCA missioner at Mt

Magnet).

Then followed a stint in

another well connected and BCA supportive

parish of West Ryde with another return to

BCA field placement in 1982 for the next

6years at Newman in North West Australia.

In retirement in1995, after a stint at Pitt

Town, Arthur continued his support for BCA,

filling in and doing all manner of things to

help BCA further it mission.

It was the love of his life, well almost,

we like to think that after the Lord and Pat,

BCA comes in a close third. •

Excerpt from eulogy given by Revd Canon Brian Roberts at Arthur’s Thanksgiving Service

Footnote – In this edition we wish to acknowledge the death of Mitchell Foord, Scholarship winner 2006. Mitchell, only 18, and his friend James Scott both tragically lost their lives in a car accident near White Cliffs last January. Mitchell completed his HSC at St Stanislaus, Bathurst in 2009 and was a young man with great potential. Our sympathy is extended to his family, friends and the community of White Cliffs.

Revd Arthur Williams

April Bottom

Telicia Nicholls


recently at my local ‘Kids Klub’ i washed

the feet of the children to attempt to

replicate the humble service Jesus

performed for his disciples.

This has become a traditional act of

symbolism in

our Church and

I did not think

of it as unusual.

However some

of the children

thought otherwise

and the next week

requested “Are

you going to wash

our feet again?

Please Please.”

Likewise some

of my co-leaders

were spiritually touched and encouraged by

witnessing this act of service.

In my associations with BCA over the

years I have seen men and women in

fruitful and encouraging ministries move

to serve in struggling and barren situations.

I have seen people give up portions of

their comfortable and relaxing retirements

to travel to areas in need to offer their

support. I have seen people leave the

comforts and services offered by the city to

move to remote and isolated places in order

to serve the Body of Christ in our far flung

country. I have seen young and energetic

Christians give up their annual leave to

serve in short term mission on the field. For

Perspectives on Prayer

many years BCA has shown me the servant

heart of Jesus.

Since serving as a Councillor of BCA I

have continued to see this servant heart

at work in many individuals, families,

and church families - this is of particular

encouragement to me. One movement that

is of even greater

encouragement to

me is the rise in the

number of Dioceses

giving support to

struggling parishes

outside their own

borders. Sending

both staff and

financial assistance

to distant areas

with greater need

and fewer resources

is a reflection of

both the servant heart of Jesus and trust

and faith in God.

From the individual, to the overarching

church structures of the Anglican Church,

BCA provides witness to the humble,

serving nature of the Body of Christ in

Australia.

mellita bate

bca council member

Mellita Bate is a Church Army Officer who served with BCA in Mt Magnet from 1999-2004. While working in Tea Gardens she continues to study theology and psychology in order to understand the best way for individuals to know the gospel. She is married to Allan and has two children.

Prayer is a vital part of the christian walk.

but what exactly is it, why do we do it and

how does god use it?

Two BCA field staff give their perspective

on prayer and its part in a meaningful

relationship with God.

richard goscombe–Wickham

Prayer is not a technique or a skill; it is

the substance of a relationship. God has

granted us relationship with him and it is

very important that our prayer lives reflect

that. For me it always starts at the cross

and the knowledge that we approach the

Father through Jesus.

Wickham appears to be a very godless

town, lost in alcohol and materialism. When

you are in a place where there is absolutely

nothing it is very hard to know which way

to step. I feel the pressure and temptation

to hold back and do nothing as there seems

to be no hope. But in that situation holding

back and doing nothing is the greater

failure. It is important to seek Him and seek

His will, then step out in faith. He doesn’t

call us to success, He calls us to faith and

if we are truly faithful the fruit of His

choosing will glorify Him.

Prayer is communication between us,

the Father and the Son through His Spirit.

It is very important that we hear the other

side of the communication; God speaking

through His word. As the Godhead speaks

through the written word, we respond.

Otherwise we will end up with shopping list

prayers. While God is concerned for every

aspect of our lives, our prayers need to

reflect what concerns Him.

We have been overwhelmed by the

prayers of BCA supporters around the

country. Knowing others are praying for me

helps me to pray. When you are in a remote

area, it becomes such a significant thing

to know that you are still in fellowship

with people. We might be separated by the

tyranny of distance but there are people

that are in real time and real places praying

for us. It is a great encouragement. I want

to let people know how much I give thanks

to them for their prayers.

mark doyle–gulargambone

Prayer throughout the day can help

me deal with all situations that come up.

When you’re working on a farm, all sorts of

things can happen. Sometimes, out in the

paddock, I really need patience. As I pray,

He grants that. I don’t have to worry about

the unexpected things because they are in

His hands.

When you ask Him specifically, He

honours that. A time that stands out

in my memory was when I was doing a

circus workshop with one of the teachers

from Gulargambone. I was praying for an

opportunity to speak to this teacher about

Jesus. As we were travelling, I got a real

answer to prayer when God enabled me to

have an opportunity to speak to her about

Him and my beliefs.

When you are praying to God it is you,

on your knees, before the King and Creator.

God wants relationship with us and through

prayer we fulfil that real relationship. When

you pray you open your heart to Him,

allowing Him to work in and through you. •

councillor’s

column

Capt. Mellita Bate


even in 1929, ‘nomads’ were needed,

especially when sufficient paint had

been given to bca to enable Wilcannia

children’s hostel to be painted. the real

australian of march 1929 tells the story.

“Arising from this gift comes a suggestion. The actual painting of the Hostel is a task for a man. So the following offer is made by the Matron (in it the Organising Missioner joins): If any man would like a useful holiday in the best of company, with three good meals a day and a couple of “smoke-oh” lunches thrown in, together with a good bed at night, and at no charge whatsoever, we invite him to spend it at Wilcannia Hostel. Lest time pass too slowly for our guest, we are arranging for a supply of two or three paint brushes and a good ladder. Thus each day can be happily spent in trying out the paint and the brushes, and we are confident that a satisfaction will result to all. So there’s a good deed waiting to be done! Incidentally we would like to say

that the holiday-maker can take the train to Ivanhoe (that will be his only expense), and from that little town perhaps our Aeroplane Padre, Rev. L. Daniels, will give him a flight to Wilcannia. We are serious in the matter of this offer. Who will be the first to take it up? Ring or write to the Organising Missioner.”

It sounds like a call for today’s Nomads.

BCA Nomads are that great band of helpers

who have been operating over the last ten

years, who in their travels around Australia

freely give of their time, equipment and

support to BCA Field Staff either in practical

work or ministry support.

Is there anyone who will join the BCA

Nomads? They are always needed. For

details contact Max Boyley through your

nearest Regional Office. •

clem Kirkby

Hon Archivist

Nomad application forms can be downloaded

from www.bushchurchaid.com.au

From the ArchivesCroajingalong Hailed a Success

Wilcannia Children’s Hostel 1929

team members gave the thumbs up to

the recent christ for campers that ran in

croajingalong from march 31st–april 5th.

local minister revd rowena harris and

team member Keith mcniven both called

the time a success.

With around 100 people attending

events over the Easter long weekend and

more contact made through outreach

at markets, the team had a significant

presence in the caravan park. The caravan

park where the mission was held was the

biggest of four in the area, hosting around

645 sites in a town with a population of

only 1000.

Greg Jones continued the tradition

of entertaining passersby with his tunes

along with performing and providing

the music for a number of the services.

“Folk appreciated the different style” says

Rowena.

It was noted that one of the benefits

to come out of the weekend was the

recognition of the presence of churches in

the area. Rowena was encouraged as people

“realised the churches existed in a way

never before achieved in the region.”

One highlight of the weekend for Keith

was the 7am Easter Sunday service held on

Bastian Point Beach. He reflects that “the

church was packed with locals and holiday

makers and we enjoyed a time of worship

and communion.”

Overall the mission was a success and as

Rowena states “we learned valuable lessons

in what to do better next time”.

There are still two more opportunities

to be involved with Christ for Campers this

year. See www.bushchurchaid.com.au for

more information or email:

[email protected]. •

The Croajingalong team


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