IN-PERSON GATHERINGS
We are meeting in person at the Church's Centre, and in homes.
GATHERING TYPES
With current COVID-19 restrictions easing gradually in NSW, registration is no longer required for attendance at our in-person gatherings. We have a variety of gathering types that you could choose to attend, and for any in-person gatherings, you will be asked to check-in on arrival. We would encourage you to move around groups to meet with different people.
ALL-TOGETHER
These are all-age, inter-cultural gatherings, with a simple structure of:
1. Welcome with an Open Forum for sharing stories about what God is doing among us.
2. Bible Reading and Teaching in plain English that is concise and interactive.
3. Learning zones, or 'breakout areas':
Creative: to respond through creative expression,
Craft: to help visualise the main theme, and
Prayer and Share: to pray or be prayed for.
4. Coming Back Together to capture the applications of the main theme or idea and then finishing with a blessing.
When: Sundays 9:30 am
Where: at our building at 20 Park Avenue, Gordon
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A COMMON WAY
Our "Common Way" groups meet in homes, at the church's building, and on Zoom following a common order of service and shared teaching. These gatherings include these elements:
BLESS - coming before God in worship through readings, prayer and song.
EAT - celebrating the Lord's Supper together as our central act of worship.
LISTEN - seeking to hear God's words to us as individuals and a community.
LEARN - time in conversation with others to discuss application to our lives.
SEND - commissioning each other into the work God has called us to in the world.
The teaching aspect of this common order of service is available via our YouTube channel.
When and where:
Sundays 8:45am and 11:30 at GBC
Sundays 9am on Zoom
Sundays 10am in homes in Redfern and Gordon
Common Teaching
LANGUAGE GROUPS
While all our gatherings are inter-cultural, we have language-specific gatherings for those who find English more difficult:
CANTONESE gatherings meets on Sundays at GBC at 11:15am following a familiar service, and live-streamed via our YouTube channel.
MANDARIN gatherings meet on Sundays at GBC at 9:15am, and live-streamed via our YouTube channel.
CHILDREN AT GORDON BAPTIST
Children are a vital part of our church community, and we involve them in our programs to provide loving, safe and fun environments in which children can grow and learn more about God.
We take great care to nurture and protect our children. All our leaders (paid and voluntary) involved in the children’s and youth programs hold current Working With Children's Checks with the NSW Government and have undertaken Child Protection and Creating Safe Spaces training provided through the National Council of Churches in Australia within the last three years.
Our All-Age gatherings provide a space for children and adults to join in worship together.
YOUTH
Our youth meet on Friday nights 7-9pm at 20 Park Avenue, Gordon. While there's no specific youth gathering on Sunday, many of our youth participate in our online and in-person gatherings.
Youth are not the church of tomorrow if they are not the church of today.