Guerrilla Worship
– Curated by Malcolm Gordon
Our God turns up in all sorts of surprising places so at Connect we will be finding all sorts of creative ways invite you into God’s presence. Prepare to be ambushed! Keep an eye out for a yellow flag that will indicate where a guerrilla worship station is going to crop up.
Jam it out in the Prayer Chapel
If you are feeling inspired by the awesome worship music at Connect and want to create some of your own then find your way to the Prayer Chapel where we have instruments ready for you to jam with at your leisure.
Friday Night
Tailgate Parties
9:30-10:30pm
Come along to your presbytery Tailgate party. A great chance to meet new people from your area or connect with old friends. There will plenty of food, music and non-alcoholic drinks.
Saturday
Spiritual Direction at Connect 2015
1:30-4:30pm
Make sure you book a free 30 minute, one on one session with a spiritual director at Connect. We have over 25 trained spiritual directors who will meet with you and provide you with a confidential spiritual direction session. Get in quick by booking on the sign-up sheet in the dining room. Sessions are available from 1:30pm -5:00pm
Facilitated Spiritual Practices
Find out just how powerful spiritual practices like Ignatian Contemplation , Lectio Divina and Visio Prayer can be by participating in small group facilitated by one of our spiritual directors. You can book a slot for these too on a sign-up sheet in the dining room.
Table Topics
1:30-2:30pm
Make the most out of your time at Connect by getting involved in the table topics. We have carved out a special slot in the programme where you can have intentional youth ministry conversations with colleagues and experts over a cup of coffee. This is a great opportunity for you to get some help with challenging areas of ministry or wrestle with new ideas you have heard at Connect 15. To get us started we have four conversations up and running:
- Why become an ordained minister
- Intermediate Ministry
- Young Adult Ministry
- Worship (music,curation, bands etc)
- Games & Youth Group Activities
- 24-7 YouthWork Schools Ministry
- Resources & Curriculum
- Missions & Service Projects
- More on discipleship and core values
- Training to be a Spiritual Director
- Ask Anything you like
These conversations kick off in the dining room, just look for the signs posted on the relevant tables
Free time activities
1:30-4:30pm
Our venue has lots of great free time options for you. We have a bunch of sports equipment on the field, plus there are beautiful bush walks, beach volleyball and even paddleboats that you can use, as long as you wear a life jacket (provided by the camp).
Connect’s Got Talent – All Welcome!
Saturday 9:00 pm in the Auditorium
Connect’s Got Talent is back again following its success last year. If you have a musical gift, a poem, a drama or a dance then we would love you to share it with us at Connect’s Got Talent.
To enter you have up to 2 minutes to wow the judging panel and audience with your awesome talent. You will receive encouragement and feedback from each of our expert panel, we’re confident it will be a hugely positive experience for you.The best of the best will get their chance to showcase their talents on MainStage Sunday morning.