NOTE 6 - Oilstone Cohort May 2016.
Another challenging four day Oilstone program completed in May 2016
The Oilstone program was let loose upon on another cohort of Christian leaders in May 2016.
The program, again at Golden Grove, Newtown, involved four days and three evenings of resources and equipping.
Our pastoral leaders were from a variety of contexts: 'pastoral' size suburban church, 'program' size capital city and provincial city churches, and 'corporate' size Sydney suburban church, as well as team leaders from two University ministries.
Participant feedback:
All guys were very upbeat about the program and what they learned.
Pastor, Program Sized Church, Provincial City.
'This was fantastic and I am going home to Queensland to persuade ten or twelve other guys to attend the program'.
Pastor, Program Sized Church, Provincial City.
Oilstone is fantastic! The material presented is very relevant to gospel ministry and I'll be dipping into the material time and time again in the years ahead. The combination of Peter's pastoral and Michael's business experience meshes really well. Well worth the time and money going.
Pastor, Pastoral sized church, Sydney suburbs.
'I realised afresh that delegation is not just a part of the game, but at the heart of ministry. I am going to renew my efforts to empower people to be involved in ministry.'
Associate Pastor, Corporate sized church, Sydney Suburbs.
'I expected to learn new things, but what I was not expecting was to also discover ways of doing things I already do, but much more effectively.'Senior Pastor, Program sized church, Provincial City.
'It was wonderful to see how Michael and Peter worked together, each contributing their distinctive part, but seamlessly moving from one to the other. Thanks guys for what you have given us in the program.'Michael and Peter are currently taking applications for the November 2016 program, as well as expressions of interest for interstate programs and speciality programs focusing on Church planting and University Ministry. Interested? Download the brochure on our Links page.
Oilstone Cohort, 10-13 May 2016