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Our Vision for Ministry 2009 | 1 Our Vision for Ministry 2009 Our hisory and our fut t ure Gospel Partnership In Philippians, the apostle Paul draws attention to the partnership he has with the Christians in that church. It isn’t a sentimental friendship that happens over coffee after a church meeting. He has in mind a strong bond that God’s people share as they take on the world to promote the gospel for the glory of God. It is a bond shared in God’s grace (Philippians 1:5, 7), in the Spirit (2:1), in suffering (3:10) and in using resources for the growth of the gospel (4:14-15). Friendship is a fragile thing, but partnership in the gospel is powerful and binds us together so that whatever happens we will ‘stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel’ (1:27). It is this vision of the advancing gospel that demands our energy, prayers, personal witness and our money. This vision of the gospel means we can make bold plans to church plant; evangelise overseas students; increase Paul Harrington What binds us together as a church? Is it the historical link with the North Terrace site that goes back to the foundations of the colony? With three sites and two more planned for early 2010, this can’t be the key. Is it our Anglican denominational label? This is at best fragile in our post-denominational age, with major cracks widening in the Anglican Church on a global level. Some argue the key to church unity is having a visionary leader that can help weld together disparate people by painting a compelling picture of the future. This is helpful, but in the end, plans, goals and strategies can’t achieve the sort of spiritual unity that we are called to as God’s people. the outreach to university students on our doorstep; engage in connecting the gospel to workers in the CBD; consider a challenging redevelopment of our site so that our foundations are strong as we grow; and challenge bright and capable members of our community to put aside their careers and train for full-time vocational gospel service here or abroad. As we grow in our preoccupation with God and his gospel then, like Paul, we will say with conviction, ‘For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain’. (1:21) I hope that as you read this very brief snapshot of a few of the things God has been doing around Trinity during the past year, your heart will overflow with thankfulness to God. As you see some of the plans for the future, I hope you are encouraged and excited. As you reflect on the fields that are ‘white’, ready for the harvest, please pray that God will use us to be his harvesters. 2 | Our Vision for Ministry 2009 2008 Snapshots Dir ec tions Directions November & December ’07 January A s expected, 2007 S ummer Sundays at finished with the usual Christmas frenzy. Trinty’s carols extravaganza was held not just in the city but also down at the Bay. Hundreds of guests enjoyed singing carols and were reminded about our need for a saviour – our Lord Jesus Christ. Throngs of children made their way through the Trinity site as a part of the second annual Christmas Steps and our Christmas services gave thanks to our God for sending His son. Six saw our 5pm and 7pm gatherings combine to enjoy the warmer weather and holidays. Many of us headed down to Victor Harbor to hear Archbishop Peter Jensen speak at the first CMS Summer Encounter. In addition, David Broxholme commenced as Trinity’s temporary Church Business Operations Manager (see page 10 for some exciting news on this front). February W e kept ‘first things March T he month had an engaging first’ by starting the year with our Introducing God course. A number of notyet-Christians heard about it and came along. Some of these people even brought along other friends and family because they found it so helpful. Newcomers, including new staff members Caroline Litchfield and James Harricks, were welcomed to Trinity at Directions. Arthur Ang launched our new Overseas Student Ministry. beginning with close to 200 people attending Engage, a music-driven gathering. The university year saw EU change its name to ES (Evangelical Students) and Joanne Lock complete her traineeship and become a full-time university staff worker. Matt Lehmann, our new Minister in Training, began his study at Bible College SA. Easter arrived very early and we almost literally packed the church to the rafters at our Easter services. Making the most of the month, the City Workers Ministry held a Why I Love God & Beer evangelistic event with Tim Cooper. What is an Associate Rector? David Smith was commissioned as Trinity’s Associate Rector in June this year after being a member of the Trinity staff since 1997. This means that David has taken over Paul Harrington’s responsibilities for the week-to-week running of Trinity City and oversight of the congregations. Paul remains Rector of Trinity, but he is now able to spend more time with the community and leadership of Trinity Hills and Trinity Bay. It also enables Paul to work more closely with James Harricks and Clayton Fopp as they gather teams to plant churches in early 2010. Please pray for David, Paul and the whole Trinity community during the transition of these roles. Our Vision for Ministry 2009 | 3 April E quip saw more than 200 people from 15 different churches around Adelaide descend on Walford School to be ‘equipped for a life of ministry’. It was also the beginning of many encouraging Simply Christianity courses that were run throughout the year. The 7pm gathering reflected on ‘faith’ with Paul Harrington at its annual Weekend Away. May T he MarriageWorks team had a practical look at how God can help us to communicate better with our spouses. Caos Café was full (in the end!) at the Jazz Testimonial evangelistic event with the Con Campbell Quartet. About 200 people made their way through Trinity on our evangelistic history tours during History Week. June T he 5pm gathering looked at Christ & Culture during their weekend away. We were ‘fired up’ at the CMS Winter Dinner by stories of what God can do through faithful Christians committed to the cause of the poor around the world. David Smith was commissioned as Trinity’s Associate Rector on Sunday 29 June (see page 2 for more details). And the City Workers Ministry held an evangelistic event called Jesus and Politics with Lynn Arnold at Parliament House. July T his month saw us all learn some new acronyms. GAFCON (Global Anglican Futures Conference), which had been held in late June, resulted in EFAC SA (Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion, South Australia) seeking to make a rejuvenated commitment to seeing the gospel advanced in and though the local and worldwide Anglican Communion. August E quip saw people from different churches meeting in various church locations around Adelaide to be equipped for various forms of ministry. ES asked the question: Is God Dead? This prompted many gospel conversations during it’s Jesus Week. And more than 200 women were encouraged at the second annual Grace Conference. September W e were surprised at the arrival of The Edge Church in the cinema complex next door to us. While we were encouraged that there would be another church proclaiming Christ to the city of Adelaide, we were unsettled at the thought of having to move our 10am gathering, which meets in the ground floor cinema. The Edge has said we can stay in the cinema until the end of this year. We pray, and wait to see, what will happen after that! In the meantime, Trinity held the second Engage service for the year and our biggest ever September Directions course. Unfortunately, ParentWorks was cancelled due to low registrations, but it was exciting to see the inaugural City Bible Forum run by the new City Workers Ministry. October T his month commenced with more than 70 delegates attending CV Conference to consider vocational ministry and how they can best use their life to serve God. The Adelaide Men’s Convention had a ‘Deep Impact’ on men from around the state. And the Trinity community is now beginning to gear up for another season of promoting the gospel in the lead up to Christmas. 4 | Our Vision for Ministry 2009 Stories from the Trinity network to praise God for… Hayley Walker Trinity City H ayley Walker has been coming to Trinity for just over 18 months. She is a member of the 7pm gathering and Twelve 20 One. But, Hayley Jun Qi Ling Dong writes, “It Jun Qi and Ling Dong Trinity Bay J un Qi, from Shanghai in China, and Ling Dong, from Suzhou in China, both arrived in Australia in July 2005. They heard about Trinity Bay through a friend and started attending the church in February this year. Kate Royans and Emma Sporne, members of Trinity Bay, thought it would be good to start a bible study group before church for Jun, Ling and a few others from overseas. The group was run in a way that was appropriate for not-yet-Christians who have English as their second language. As a result of attending church and the bible study, Jun said, was not until a single morning of this year, Saturday 24th of May in Hayley Walker fact, when I was chatting to Epiphany Tennant that I actually felt God’s presence and I felt an immense comfort in the idea that Jesus Christ had died for my sins and by His grace I was eternally forgiven. “Last year I struggled so very much with being at church and around other Christian people, and knew I just couldn’t ‘get it’… I was greatly convicted of my sins, and I felt a lot of discouragement. But instead, now when I hear Gods word and plans, I feel an immense sense of comfort, reassurance and calm… Although life is tough at the moment, as I struggle with depression, I have great comfort and trust in God and I know He has great plans for me. I know He has complete control over my life now and what is to come, and I know there is a purpose for everything… “[God] has not taken away my suffering and struggles with depression. But He has given me an added strength and understanding to keep going, as well as placing so many important and caring children of His to guide me through the tough times, and continually lead me back to His word and our Father’s amazing character… “… it is great to have a relationship with our God who is loving and unchanging, a Father of comfort and compassion, and a leader and friend through life’s ups and downs.” “I started to know about the gospel and the Lord Jesus Christ…” Ling said, “I started to get to know who God is and what Jesus has done.” Ling went on to say that it was through Trinity Bay that she learnt that “[Jesus is] God’s only son and He was sent to die for us, and save us, so our relationship with God could be restored.” Both Jun and Ling now call Jesus their Lord and Saviour. Speaking of his new faith, Jun said, “[I have] a new life, a life with a powerful purpose to believe in Jesus, to follow His words, to love, to forgive, to live through human life guided by Him, and finally to live the eternal life God promised.” Ling said, “My view towards life has shifted from myself to God. I’ve realised that my life on earth is only a temporary thing and that after that I’ll have an eternal relationship with God. Therefore, I feel very secure and know that God is there for me.” Our Vision for Ministry 2009 | 5 Libby Wells, Trinity Hills L ibby Wells has been attending Trinity Hills for just over a year. She writes “I always thought I was a Christian until I actually became one. I was raised in a loving Christian family, educated in Christian schools, knew my Bible stories, and prayed sporadically to a God I felt to be benevolent but rather distant. However, from my teenage years onwards, I began to skip merrily down a precarious path where my number one priority was the fulfillment of my immediate desires for fun and adventure. As I thought I was hurting no one, and still considered myself a good person, I saw nothing wrong with it. About five years ago, I became pregnant. Knowing that I would be raising my child as a single parent, I moved back to the Adelaide Hills to be near the love and support of my family and I started to go to church again with my parents. Slowly and gently, God opened my heart to Him. I longed to meet some Christians my age. My Mum suggested that I try Trinity Hills as it had a reputation for being a lively church with people of all ages. The first Sunday I went along with my dear Dad, I felt a vibrant sense of the Spirit and was sincerely welcomed. Since committing to following Christ, much has changed in my life. I used to keep my mouth firmly shut when the talk turned to religion; now Libby Wells my non-Christian friends admit that they enjoy being challenged by our conversations about God. I used to think that I didn’t have time to read the Bible; now, I miss my ladies Bible group when it is school holidays. I used to sing in alcohol-fuelled rock bands; now I have the privilege of using my voice to lead our congregation in praising God. I used to long for Christian friends; now I have a big, diverse, and fabulous church family who support and encourage me. I used to be a slave to the ways of the world; now I have eternal freedom through the amazing grace of Jesus ‘who saved a wretch like me’, and my one desire is to follow, obey and serve him.” Evangelical Students (ES) asked that question during Jesus Week 2008 on the North Terrace Campuses in an attempt to engage students in conversations beyond the material and superficial. The week included a debate between ES and the Godless Club (the campus atheist group). The event drew a huge crowd, with several hundred guests and visitors, and it helped provide the context for many fruitful gospel conversations. (To watch the debate, visit www.es.org.au) 6 | Our Vision for Ministry 2009 Church Planting... T he Bible tells us that the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few (Matthew 9:37) and as Christians we long to see God’s kingdom grow as people are drawn to faith in Jesus. Timothy Keller, noted church planter and pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York, observes that church planting is “the single most crucial strategy for the numerical growth of the Body of Christ in any city and the continual corporate renewal and revival of existing churches.” Under God, Trinity hopes to plant two more churches in 2010… Heading North East in 2010! J ames Harricks and his family are currently in the early stages of working towards church planting in the northeastern suburbs of Adelaide in 2010. This area has been identified as an area in need of more evangelistic, Wordcentred ministries. There are a number of Trinity members living in the area, which means we are likely to have the necessary critical mass to get started. Trinity City often has visitors from the north east who appreciate our style of ministry, but who also find the distance into the city an obstacle. Heading up the Mountain in 2010! I n February 2010, Trinity Hills will, under God, plant a new James says, “I am currently meeting with as many local people as I can in the area: individuals, families, home groups, cluster groups and other Trinity networks to generate discussions about a Trinity church plant in the area. So far, it has been great to hear how excited people are about this and I can’t wait to get going! In 2009, I will start meeting with a prayer and planning group to work towards launching the plant early in 2010. “In the second half of 2009, I am also keen that we organise two or three community events prior to planting in order to connect with the local community. This will help us to establish a presence in the area prior to planting. For example, running a Trinity carols locally would be terrific. I am open to any other ideas. “We would greatly value your prayers during the next 18 months – specifically for wisdom, patience and to be driven by God’s passion for those lost without Christ.” church in Mount Barker. The ‘starter group’ for this new church will be led by Clayton Fopp and consist of members from Trinity Hills who live in the towns around Mount Barker and between Woodside and Strathalbyn. Clayton says, “Our aim is to grow a new community of God’s people so that more and more will hear the good news of Jesus and find forgiveness and life. We hope to see lives transformed across the region as people are impacted by the Word of God through the words of their friends - ‘seasoned with salt’ (Colossians 4:6), in Sunday gatherings, Bible study groups, and youth and kids ministries.” Mount Barker is in fact the fastest growing inland town in Australia, with 550 new homes expected to be built every year. It is expected that in the next 13 years the population will increase by 30 per cent - the harvest is indeed plentiful! Clayton says, “Please pray for us as we prepare and ask that God will gather a full harvest through his servants!” Our Vision for Ministry 2009 | 7 City Workers Ministry Craig Broman A delaide is unique in that more than ten per cent of the population work in the CBD. Imagine what would happen to Adelaide if every Christian who worked in the CBD saw their workplace as a mission field! But it is actually really hard to do evangelism in the workplace. Working alongside colleagues who reject us because of the gospel can be tough. There is widespread cynicism; most of us have high workloads and there is often not a lot of support for ministry in the workplace. City Workers Ministry tries to mobilise Christians in the workplace to engage their non-believing workmates with the gospel. This year Evangelistic Prayer Teams (EPTs) have been set up across the city and City Bible Forums and evangelistic events have been held. To quote a couple of emails: “I think I mentioned that we started a Bible study at work. Well, B found out and has asked if he can come along next time. He’s not a Christian and is often the initiator of our lunchtime religious chats.” “ I invited my boss last Friday to the CBF talks, he came in Monday morning with a copy of Ecclesiastes ripped out of a Bible and exclaimed, ‘Now that was a good read in on the bus this morning, when are we going to these talks?” If no one ever turned up to even one of the events, but the ministry precipitated this sort of response to being a Christian at work, then City Workers Ministry would have achieved its goal. Overseas Student Ministry F ebruary 2008 saw the launch of Trinity’s Overseas Student Ministry by Arthur Ang. Since then we’ve had contact with more than 130 students from 23 countries. Four have become Christians while many others have grown in their faith. Overseas students can access many ministries though the new O/S Communication Card as illustrated here. Arthur says that he has run out of volunteers! Are you interested in joining the team? Bushwalks with the Excursion Team Discipleship classes Friday night Bible study at Twelve-20-One Language help for nursing students BBQs with the Hospitality Team 8 | Our Vision for Ministry 2009 Trinity City Site Development Draft Plans U nder God, Holy Trinity Adelaide has Stage 1A The first stage includes a new column-free hall, with flexible seating and a capacity of more than 400 people. It would be suitable for the 10am gathering, for example, and would be located on the land behind Delbridge House and some of the car park area. Underneath this new hall would be a crèche and an area for our rapidly growing children’s ministry. Given the significant slope of our property, the lower level would actually have direct access to a grassed area behind Delbridge House. experienced significant growth during the past few years. We find ourselves limited by the capacity of the buildings on our site. The Site Development Team (SDT), which consists of Geoff Cranna, Andrew Jackson, Will Vaatstra and David Schultz, has quietly been working away for several years to help us develop a plan to better utilise our space. Even more impetus has been added recently with our access to the cinema next door for our 10am gathering coming into question. How can we develop our site so that we can have a strong base for church planting in the years ahead? In 1994 members of Trinity foresaw the problems of future growth and purchased the car park land at the back of the church. Since then a few proposals have been considered, but they have not proceeded for various reasons. In more recent times the SDT, working in conjunction with some of the staff, has arrived at a preliminary concept plan that meets the church’s most pressing needs and also offers the ability to provide additional facilities in the future as the church continues to expand. The current concept plan illustrated on page 9 has yet to have input from professional architects and engineers or the many layers of approving authorities - including, of course, the wider Trinity community. This means that these plans will almost certainly change – perhaps quite dramatically. The church building itself, the Parish Hall and Delbridge House have to remain largely as they are due to their heritage listing. This obviously has a significant influence on the scale and location of any future buildings. The plans for new buildings have also been purposely located so that they can be constructed in stages that will cause as little disruption as possible to the church’s activities. Three main stages have been identified. Stage 1B Stage 1B would see the Parish Hall converted into meeting rooms and staff offices. A coffee shop would be added on the western side to encourage people to visit our site. This stage would also see Delbridge House turned into eight meeting rooms. Our ministries, such as Terrace Studies, Twelve-20-One and Fusion, are currently limited by the number of small group rooms available to them, so more meeting spaces would be very valuable for ministry. Stage 2 The focus of Stage 2 would be adequate car parking. Ideally, we would like to increase the number of bays to 400 to cater for the church’s longer-term needs. However, development of a large car park is not straightforward and would require input from traffic experts as well as reaching agreement with a developer who is interested in building something (maybe student accommodation) above the car-parking station. At this stage, we have not started those discussions. Such a car park could help pay for Stage 3. Stage 3 The final stage includes the addition of a large auditorium, with an approximate capacity of 850 - 900 people. This would be linked to the Stage 1A hall via a foyer area. Though we are not looking for money to be committed to this project yet, we do envisage that a site development of some form may be necessary in the near future. As such, your prayers for the SDT and feedback on these current plans would be greatly appreciated. Our Vision for Ministry 2009 | 9 LEGEND: Stage 1A Stage 1B Stage 2 Stage 3 10 | Our Vision for Ministry 2009 Budget 2009 Glorifying God is our passion as a community. Our budget isn’t primarily a measure of what it costs to run Trinity but an expression of our ministry priorities. As a church we hold minimal financial reserves, which means that the ministry of the church depends on the continued support of the congregation through its prayers, time and money. The following is a summary of the proposed income and expenditure for North Terrace in 2009. Compared to the projected congregational giving at North Terrace in 2008, a 19 per cent budget increase is proposed. In previous years we have budgeted for staff positions knowing they may not come to fruition. This year suitable people for all positions are in place or are committed to begin in early 2009. This leaves us with very little slack in our budget and puts a significant challenge before us in 2009. A summary of the key changes is as follows: • A permanent Church Business Operations Manager (CBOM) will commence early in 2009. David Broxholme temporarily assumed this role at the beginning of 2008. The 2008 budget included a CBOM in addition to David. This was a major reason why our expenses were less than budgeted for in 2008 – and why below budget ‘giving’ for 2008 did not present a problem for the year. The arrival of a CBOM in 2009 means that we will need to meet this expense in 2009! We are unable to tell you who the new CBOM is at this stage as they are yet to inform their current employer. We can say that they are a faithful, committed Christian with a great deal of relevant management experience that will be helpful for Trinity as we plant more churches in to the coming years. • David Broxholme will move into a pastoral role in connection with the 10:30am gathering in 2009. He will provide much needed support for David Smith who has assumed the role of Associate Rector this year while also being the gathering pastor for our 8:30am and 10:30am gatherings. David Broxholme will also continue his role as Training Coordinator for Trinity and the EFAC network. • David Brown completes his theology degree at Bible College SA at the end of 2008 and will be moving from his Minister In Training at Trinity Bay to a full-time Staff Worker with the AFES University Ministry on the North Terrace Campuses. • Joanne Lock will be leaving the University Ministry as she prepares for the birth of her first child early in 2009. • Mike Roe completes his time as a Minister in Training with us and his theology degree at Bible College SA at the end of 2008. He expects to begin further studies at Ridley College in Melbourne in 2009. • MAP trainees Emily Just and Claire O’Neill (as well as Lochy Cupit at Trinity Bay) are completing their two-year apprenticeship at the end of 2008. They are currently considering their future ministry direction. • We are currently talking with someone who is interested in commencing a traineeship next year. We have budgeted for one trainee in 2009. We would love to have more trainees but the reality of limited resources means this probably isn’t possible. We are hoping and praying to have more in future years. • An increase in pastoral staff wages across the board will continue in 2009. This is a four-year plan that began being phased in during 2008. • There is a significant additional budget allocation for the potential extra cost of housing the 10am gathering given the uncertainty of our continued access to the cinema due to The Edge church obtaining a lease on the whole building. • As Trinity Bay is becoming increasingly self-sufficient financially our support will be reduced from $40,000 to $28,700. • Resource Management Team planned projects include an upgrade of the bitumen around the church building, an improved switching system for lighting in the church (that will save money on replacing bulbs), refurbishment of some meeting rooms, new carpets for Delbridge House, night blinds to increase security in the Trinity office and some new chairs for the Parish Hall. • Other expenses are around 3% higher overall compared to 2008. Our Vision for Ministry 2009 | 11 Overall, the North Terrace Budget requires an increase in ‘congregational giving’ of about $193,000 (19%) compared to the 2008 projected giving. This is comprised as follows: • $99,000 (10%) is an increase in the budget compared to 2008 (due in part to increased responsibilities of some staff requiring increased stipends and the need to budget for potential higher 10am venue costs). • $66,000 (6%) is not an increase in budget but rather an increase required in actual ‘giving’ and ‘expenditure’ (due in part to the fact that a CBOM was not found for 2008 - but will be employed in 2009). • $28,000 (3%) is an increase in ‘giving’ required due to an expected decrease in ‘other income’. The consolidated budget for Trinity (North Terrace, Hills and Bay as well as plants proposed for late 2009, early 2010) has a proposed increase in total congregational giving of 19 per cent when compared to projected congregational giving for 2008. *e.g. Income from bequests, weddings, car park etc Can we ask you as partners in ministry to prayerfully consider how you can respond to the opportunities before us in 2009 and beyond? We would value your financial response (enclosed) also, whether you are able to increase or will need to reduce your giving. Information on how you can make regular contributions to support our plans is readily available from the church welcome table, office or website. Lyn Sarah Fund for Theological College Students A ugust 18th this year marked the twelve-month anniversary of the passing of our Pastoral Worker and muchloved friend Lyn Sarah. Lyn, aged 62, had been associated with the Trinity community for several decades. We have much to be thankful for in Lyn’s life. Her skills and gifts as a pastoral worker and counsellor were exceptional. To most of us, it was her genuine concern, compassion and friendship for which we are eternally grateful. We have been looking for ways that we can honour and remember Lyn and her life of serving God. Many of you will know that Lyn spent many years as the president of Bible College SA. She had a passion to see men and women equipped to help others know that ‘real life’ is grounded in their relationship with Jesus and His people. As such, it seems appropriate to establish the ‘Lyn Sarah Fund for Theological College Students’. This will be a fund – separate from the rest of our budget – in which all monies will go to help support theology students here in Adelaide and around Australia. More details about this fund will be available soon. In the meantime, if you wish to contribute to this fund in memory of Lyn Sarah, please contact David Broxholme, Trinity Business Manager at the Trinity office. the Next Generation A review of our Ministry Apprentices (MAP) and Ministers in Training (MIT). Clayton Fopp WhereAreTheyNow? Amy Just (MAP 2003-2004): In 2007, Amy graduated from Ridley College. She is now working in student ministry with AFES at Monash University in Melbourne. (MAP 1999-2000, MIT 2002-2003): Graduated from Bible College SA and now serves as the Associate Minister at Trinity Hills. He is planning to plant another church in 2010. Karen Roe Kathy Fopp David Brown (MIT 2007): Studied full time at Bible College SA for one year, now teaching English to international students and plans to be involved in overseas mission with her husband Mike in the future. (MAP 2000 – 2001): Worked in university ministry until 2005. She is now married to Clayton and she is preparing for the new church plant in 2010. (MAP 2004-2005, MIT 2006-2008): After graduating from Bible College SA this year, David will be working with AFES in Adelaide from 2009. Lochy Cupit (MAP 2007-2008): Completing his traineeship and considering his direction for the future. Michelle Tarrant Mike Roe (MAP 2000-2001): Now a social worker studying part time at Bible College SA. Hoping to use her social work skills in vocational ministry in the future. Stephen Cox (MAP 2004-2005, MIT 2006-2008): Graduating from Bible College SA this year and expecting to begin further study at Ridley College in 2009 in preparation for overseas mission with CMS. Claire O’Neill (MAP 2007-2008): Completing her traineeship and considering her direction for the future. Emily Just (MAP 2000-2001): Graduated from Moore College in 2005. Stephen hopes to do a related PHD soon. He is currently involved in lay ministry in Sydney. Mike Cowie (MAP 2005): Working as a teacher. He is committed to lay ministry here at Trinity. (MAP 2007-2008): Completing her traineeship and considering her direction for the future. Matt Lehmann David Broxholme (MAP 2001-2002, MIT 2003-2004): Graduated from Bible College SA in 2005. He is currently Trinity’s Business Manager and Training Coordinator. He is planning to work as a missionary in China from 2010. Laura Maddock (MAP 2005-2006): Studying full time at Moore College in Sydney. (MIT 2008 - continuing): Studying full time at Bible College SA. Arthur Ang Joanne Lock Joy Hague (MAP 2001-2002): Coordinator of Trinity’s Music ministry until 2005, Joy is now completing a Bachelor of Music Education, with a view to work as a high school music teacher. She is committed to lay ministry here at Trinity. (MAP 2006-2007): Worked in university ministry with AFES at Adelaide University in 2008. She and her husband Phillip will be having their first child in 2009! (Overseas Student Ministry 2007 – continuing): We have seen great fruit from Arthur’s opportunity to give this ministry a go here in Adelaide. He and his wife Min Lee will continue in this role in 2009. Jason McDonald (MAP 2007): Studying psychology at university and committed to lay ministry. There are currently people considering taking up MAP in 2009 and beyond. Please pray for them.