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Solomon's Porch

I visited Solomon's Porch in in 2008. They and their pastor Doug Pagitt have been significant in the public emerging church sphere. Here is an update on their story.

Solomon's Porch: 15th Anniversary Story from Rachel Roff on Vimeo.

Alive@5 - Welcome!

Last night's Alive@5 was on the theme of "Welcome!". We have been working through a series on Parables of Jesus, and took a slight detour due to recent events in the news. The promotional image was meant to be somewhat ambiguous in terms of who is being welcomed and who is needing welcome.

We had several newcomers so it was good express welcome!

The program was as follows:

1. Arrival Activity
We played the episode "Cats and Dogs" from the Aardman series "Creature Comforts" - the video is about dogs and cats being critical of each other.

2. Welcome and theme introduction

Stories of Refugees

I've been searching for video stories of refugees coming to Australia. Not much so far, but here are a few links, including audio

SBS Radio

Long Journey, Young Lives - ABC - this is an interactive, online 'journey' designed for children to explore.

Amnesty International

ABC - audio

BorderTV (on Youtube)

ABC - TV