Men's Ministry

A group of men from all three congregations meet to organize ministry amongst men. The vision they have developed is: “Depending on God, we seek to glorify Him by serving each other in growing together as Christian men of all ages, building men to belong and reaching out to men around us with the gospel of Christ.”.


They organize regular social events to give men in the congregation a chance to deepen friendships, encourage men to get together around God’s Word so they can grow together as disciples of Christ, and put together events that help men reach out to their mates who don’t know Jesus.

 

We are also developing a ministry called 'Work in Progress', which will link men with manual skills to people who need various kind of help. We have had a number of working bees at the church and at homes needing work done, where men work in fellowship to serve others.


There is a growing network of Men’s Bible Study Groups. And some of our men meet for one-to-one encouragement. We encourage all our men to hook up in these ways, as well seek to grow in Christ-likeness.


Women's Ministry

Rationale:

Because women are best able to relate to women, it is a ministry that is particular to women, and by women, that complements the overall mission of the church.


Vision:

To help women of all ages at St Aidan’s, with God’s help, to know Christ and make Him known.


Goals:

1) To guide all women to maturity in Christ through clear and faithful teaching of the Bible.
2) To enable Titus 2:3-5 to be fulfilled at our church.
3) To foster each and every woman’s growth in godliness, through obedience to the Scriptures, through wise and gracious relationships and through opportunities to serve.
4) To encourage the women of our church to love, support and practically care for each other.
5) To encourage the women of our church to be praying together, for each other, our church and our world.
6) To encourage, equip and provide opportunities for women to develop and use their gifts for ministry.
7) To encourage women to build friendships beyond the church family, and to provide opportunities for having these friends hear the gospel clearly presented.


Strategies:

1) To encourage each woman to join a small group/Bible Study Group and/ or PWA.
2) To encourage each woman to attend the PWA’s Time Out Day, Katoomba Women’s Convention and/or our own WINGS Conference.
3) To hold at least one ‘whole church’ (cross congregational/ generational) event each year, where younger women can learn from older women.
4) For each congregation to hold at least one ‘friendship building’ event each year.
5) To encourage the women of our church to be praying together, for each other, our church and our world.
6) To provide opportunities for training in ministry skills by intentional ‘apprenticeships’ and at least one specific training initiative a year.
7) To have at least one ‘whole church’ women’s evangelistic event each year.
8) For each congregation to have at least one evangelistic event each year.