Our Stories

As the Vine Baptist Church (formerly Eltham Baptist) have started a new campus in Hurstbridge the process of launching and developing the new community has created many opportunities to take steps of faith.

The story of how Baptist Financial Services helped Torquay Christian Fellowship redevelop their site, including the building of an early childhood centre.

In January, I was privileged to host the third annual Baptist World Aid Women in Leadership trip. This year, the trip took us to Bangladesh and was attended by eight incredible leaders of Australian Christian women.

Why does place matter?  What is placemaking? How can we be more involved in the life of our immediate communities?

During the month of March, Melbourne celebrates its rich culinary culture through its Food and Wine Festival, now in its twenty-fifth year. Attracting more than 250,000 participants to 200+ events across the city, the festival is embraced as Australia’s preeminent festival of food.

Does the church have a role to play in community? The Story Teller got together leaders from Lygon Street Christian Chapel, Bridge Church Melbourne, and the Baptist Union of Victoria for their take on it.

Pastor Jono Schroder reflects on how mentoring is Biblically aligned and shares the story of how he and the church in Echuca Moama discovered a process to train up Mentors and Emerging Leaders.

While I was in Bangladesh recently with Baptist World Aid, I visited a Self Help Group of women in a village called Bausi about 2-hours’ drive west of Mymensingh.