St Petri Lutheran Church’s ‘Reading Revelation Today’ teaching series is off to a flying start with more than 80 people attending on the first night.
The series, which commenced in late April, is being taught by Rev Dr Noel Due. It is part of the Barossa congregation’s Regional Learning Hub program, which was established to encourage local people to develop skills in church ministries, learn more of the Scriptures and develop confidence in living their faith amid the challenges of daily living.
‘Noel’s presentation was inspiring … people went away “thinking”, not afraid but curious’, said Kerry Kroehn, the Regional Learning Hub’s project officer. ‘[They] are keen to come back; some have told their friends to come, so that’s a good sign that we are on target.’
St Petri Lutheran Church was one of 10 congregations that received grants through the inaugural round of the LCANZ’s Local Mission Fund for projects commencing in 2025. Funding for the program is supporting learning, growth and resources covering the areas of Theology, Discipleship and Ministry, Creative Arts and Community Support and Growth.
The Regional Learning Hub is located on the campus of St Petri, with an outreach to local church and community across Barossa and Light regions.
As well as the ‘Reading Revelation Today’ series, in 2026 the Regional Learning Hub will be running sessions and activities to ‘nurture the souls of those who give to others’ and also a series to help people to ‘express their feeling and inner creative self’ through journalling. Also planned are sessions with a Christian psychologist to help young people, families and those in leadership people deal with anxiety and other life challenges.
In September the Hub will be hosting a retreat with Rev Dr Dean Zweck, who will lead sessions on ‘Acts of the Spirit’. For those wanting to grow in their confidence and capacity to connect with people in sharing the gospel, experienced mission facilitator Craig Heidenreich will be leading a series of short online sessions, titled ‘Sharing the God Story – Building Confidence to Connect with Outsiders’.
There will be something for history buffs, too, with sessions over four Sunday afternoons exploring the expansion of German Lutheran congregations into South Australia.
‘We are excited to explore these opportunities and are looking to present each one in a different way that will connect with people, their variety of life experiences and availability’, Pastor Adrian Kitson said. ‘Most sessions will have an interactive element, connecting real people to real concerns and experiences.’
Bulletin notices for June from Young Life in the Barossa:
Young Life is having a Wine and Beer sale to move along some stock to get ready for the August 15th Trivia Night.
We have lots of white wine, some red and some rose. We also have 3 types of Rehn Bier available (including the Ginger Beer!)
Pay and Pick-up on the 10th of July (9am-4pm) or pay on the day and pick-up at a later date. Contact me for more information and to get your order in:
tiffanyvoigt@younglife.org.au m: 0466 039 463
Prayer and support for our EOFY campaign.
Match day coming on the 9th of June where all donations will be doubled (up to $2,500). May this be a blessing for Young Life Australia and for the Barossa.
We will be advertising again soon for an Area Director for Barossa and would love prayer for the right person to be led to this position.
Save the date: August 15th will be our annual Trivia Night Fundraiser with more details to come.
If you have any questions or queries about anything in our notices, please contact Tiffany on 0466039463 or tiffanyvoigt@younglife.org.au
Thank you for your prayers (and God!) for Club and Wyldlife, we are getting a few more kids coming to clubs again. Prayer for continued attendance and confidence in inviting more young people in to hear the gospel.
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