Who else is like Jesus? More songs have been sung to him, more paintings made of him, more books written about him than any other person in human history. But today, he's become not much more than a really nice guy. How is that he's so respectable today, so effete, so impotent? Maybe it's time to destroy the plastic Jesus we've manufactured and rediscover the Jesus of the New Testament.

Are you a worker struggling with the increasing gap between what you do at work and how that fits with “living a life worthy of what you’ve been called to”? Then [ENGAGE](http://engage.kcc.org.au) is for you. ENGAGE is a new conference that will seek to bridge the gap between church life and work life. With an emphasis on real-life issues and life-changing application, ENGAGE is a fresh approach designed to meet the challenges for today’s working Christian.

Are you a worker struggling with the increasing gap between what you do at work and how that fits with “living a life worthy of what you’ve been called to”? Then [ENGAGE](http://engage.kcc.org.au) is for you. ENGAGE is a new conference that will seek to bridge the gap between church life and work life. With an emphasis on real-life issues and life-changing application, ENGAGE is a fresh approach designed to meet the challenges for today’s working Christian.

Are you a worker struggling with the increasing gap between what you do at work and how that fits with “living a life worthy of what you’ve been called to”? Then [ENGAGE](http://engage.kcc.org.au) is for you. ENGAGE is a new conference that will seek to bridge the gap between church life and work life. With an emphasis on real-life issues and life-changing application, ENGAGE is a fresh approach designed to meet the challenges for today’s working Christian.

Our world needs the gospel of Jesus. Our churches need leaders for the future to take this gospel to the world, both lay leaders and paid leaders. The SCCCA Leadership Conference will be a great time for like minded people from Chinese Churches across Sydney to catch the vision of sharing the gospel, to think through what this means for the rest of our lives, and to spend time with others thinking through these issues. It's a conference for people who are or want to be in paid ministry positions. But it is ALSO for those who are planning to remain in lay leadership of churches. To [download a flyer](http://www.sccca-english.org.au/download.php?view.14) or to [register](http://www.sccca-english.org.au/registration.php), see the [SCCCA English website](http://www.sccca-english.org.au/)

Our world needs the gospel of Jesus. Our churches need leaders for the future to take this gospel to the world, both lay leaders and paid leaders. The SCCCA Leadership Conference will be a great time for like minded people from Chinese Churches across Sydney to catch the vision of sharing the gospel, to think through what this means for the rest of our lives, and to spend time with others thinking through these issues. It's a conference for people who are or want to be in paid ministry positions. But it is ALSO for those who are planning to remain in lay leadership of churches. To [download a flyer](http://www.sccca-english.org.au/download.php?view.14) or to [register](http://www.sccca-english.org.au/registration.php), see the [SCCCA English website](http://www.sccca-english.org.au/)

Our world needs the gospel of Jesus. Our churches need leaders for the future to take this gospel to the world, both lay leaders and paid leaders. The SCCCA Leadership Conference will be a great time for like minded people from Chinese Churches across Sydney to catch the vision of sharing the gospel, to think through what this means for the rest of our lives, and to spend time with others thinking through these issues. It's a conference for people who are or want to be in paid ministry positions. But it is ALSO for those who are planning to remain in lay leadership of churches. To [download a flyer](http://www.sccca-english.org.au/download.php?view.14) or to [register](http://www.sccca-english.org.au/registration.php), see the [SCCCA English website](http://www.sccca-english.org.au/)

The second baptism and new membership ceremony in 2008 will be held on 12 October 2008. If you are interested in getting baptised, please talk to your ministry group leader *before 24 August 2008*.

RICE Regenerate is a movement aimed to see a generation of lay leaders in our churches revived, renewed, and re-ignited in their passion to serve our great God and Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. The first RICE Regenerate event will be held on 18 October 2008. Mike Raiter will be speaking. For more information for to register, please see the [RICE Regenerate website](http://www.riceevent.org.au/regenerate.aspx).

**UPDATE:** Due to an administrative oversight, the previous EGM resulted in a number of voting irregularities. The Board of Elders have determined that an additional EGM is necessary. An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of members of the church has been called on 19 October 2008, starting at 10:30 a.m. The purpose of the meeting is to arrange for members for the Nominating Committee for the 2009 deacon elections.