GAFCON AUSTRALASIA CONFERENCE

1-4 JULY 2024

Event Notice:

🗓️ Registrations now closed

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Exciting Days

Join with us as we gather in a genuinely intergenerational event to prayerfully seek to build the future of Australasian Anglicanism, and humbly reflect upon how Jesus is building his church. 

Our all-age, all-stage gatherings will give us a taste of the future of Anglican ministry and will focus on the promise and fulfilment of Christ as he builds his church, and includes us in his future plans.

Join us in
Brisbane for the 2024 Gafcon Australasia Conference

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Join us for 2024

The Anglican Church globally is at a crossroads. The church needs renewal and reformation, and we need to move beyond division and confusion. What should the future look like?

 

The Bible needs to be at the heart of every Anglican church. If you share that conviction, you are not alone!  Join with hundreds of other like-minded Anglicans from across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific who understand the need to hold firm to the Bible as the heart of our faith.

 

Many of us are in places where the pressure to compromise is high, fellowship is hard to find, and speaking the truth is costly.

Under God the Anglican Church has a bright future: God is doing great things among us!! It’s time to pave the way for a new generation of leaders who are confident, passionate, and unwavering in their belief that God’s word is good, clear, and powerful.

 

This is why we’ve created a conference for all ages and stages, where children and youth can gather in specially-designed, intergenerational services, as well as participate in a unique, ‘Future Leaders’ program — and for all under-18’s, the registration is free!
 

Join us at Riverlife Baptist Church, Brisbane, for a conference that’s not just about reform —it’s about building a movement that renews the church and its witness.

 

Registrations closed

Join Anglicans of all generations to explore how Christ is building the future

Our all-age, all-stage gatherings will give us a taste of the future of Anglican ministry, and will focus on the promise and fulfilment of Christ as he builds his church, and includes us in his future plans.

Mike Dicker

Principal, Youthworks College

MIKE BIO

Mark Earngey

Theological Lecturer

MARK BIO

Colin Buchanan

Guest Musician

Colin BIO

Bishop Paul Donison

International Speaker

Paul BIO

Archbishop Kanishka Raffel

Evening Speaker

Kanishka BIO

Archbishop Stephen Than

International Speaker

Stephen BIO

With thanks to our conference sponsors:

Platinum Sponsor:

Gold Sponsors:

Silver Sponsors:

If your organisation is aligned with our mission and values and would like to support and participate in our conference, we’d love to hear from you! Contact us to find out how to become a conference sponsor by emailing tim@gafconaustralia.org.

Event Schedule

Download the Full Conference Program PDF

1

July

1:30PM-3:00PM

Building God’s Church: One

WITH MIKE DICKER

The opening session of our conference, an all-age, all-stage gathering filled with great singing, intergenerational liturgy and prayer, and the first of four Bible talks by Mike Dicker.  He will help us understand Exodus 19, its fulfilment in Christ, and its place in our future. We will end our time in prayer groups that will help unite us in our dependence on God.

1

July

3:00PM-3:30PM

Afternoon Tea

TAKE A BREAK TOGETHER

Take a break together, enjoying tasty afternoon tea (included) and the opportunity to meet friends, old and new, from around Australasia.

1

July

3:30PM-5:00PM

Building Up and Building Out: One

WITH MARK EARNGEY and the FUTURE LEADERS TEAM

Before we hear from Mark, we will gather to understand the common mission of the conference, as we seek to develop a prayer that captures an authentic understanding of Anglican ministry in our context. In his first lecture, Mark Earngey will unpack the teaching of the Anglican formularies about building ‘up’—how we are to rightly understand maturity and discipleship in the life of our church and faith.

Future Leaders (Under 18’s Program): One

Children and youth will head out to the first of their ‘Future Leaders’ sessions, where our trained and experienced leaders engage and equip our under 18’s for joyful ministry in the Anglican church.

1

July

5:00PM-6:30PM

Dinner

ENJOY A DELICIOUS BUFFET

Enjoy a delicious buffet dinner (included) and enjoy eating and talking with friends from all ages and stages.

1

July

6:30PM-8:00PM

Celebration: One

WITH GAFCON BISHOP

A night of praise and prayer, as we reflect upon the ministry of Gafcon in Australia, and the impact upon the lives of Anglicans throughout the country. A Gafcon bishop will encourage from God’s word. An all-age and stage event to unite us under God, as we partner in future mission together.

  • 47 Jennifer Street, Seventeen Mile Rocks, Queensland, Australia 4073

Riverlife
Church
Brisbane

Our venue for the conference is Riverlife Baptist Church, which is located 11km South-west of the Brisbane CBD in Seventeen Mile Rocks, Brisbane. The Riverlife facility sits on five hectares of land with two acres under roof, and the main auditorium seats over 1500 people, and the venue offers several halls, a youth sports hall, kid’s rooms, as well as a range of meeting rooms and lounges.

Get Your Tickets:

- STANDARD -

$600

Registrations closed

Adult full-time workers

  • Four day ticket
  • Includes meals (see below)
  • Bus transfers to central hotels

- CONCESSION -

$325

Registrations closed

Adult students, non-workers, concessions

  • Four day ticket
  • Includes meals (see below)
  • Bus transfers to central hotels

- UNDER 18s -

FREE

Registrations closed

Children and youth under the age of 18

  • Includes ‘Future Leaders’ kids and youth program
  • Four day ticket
  • Includes meals (see below)
  • Bus transfers to central hotels

Conference begins Monday Afternoon on the 1st of July and concludes Lunchtime on Thursday the 4th of July.

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DISTANCE

SAVE $100

If you live in WA, NT, or outside Australia then save $100 per person booking a standard ticket.

Included Meals

  • Monday: Afternoon Tea and Dinner

  • Tuesday: Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, and Dinner

  • Wednesday: Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, and Dinner

  • Thursday: Morning Tea and Lunch

Flight Information

Flight costs are not included in your ticket price. We are in the process of sourcing discounted flights with a travel agent. Further details will be communicated to delegates as soon as possible following registration.

Accommodation Options

Accommodation is not included in your ticket price. We are in the process of sourcing discounted accommodation. Further details will be communicated to delegates as soon as possible following registration.

With thanks to our conference sponsors:

Platinum Sponsor:

Gold Sponsors:

Silver Sponsors:

If your organisation is aligned with our mission and values and would like to support and participate in our conference, we’d love to hear from you! Contact us to find out how to become a conference sponsor by emailing tim@gafconaustralia.org.

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Contact Us

Mike Dicker

Mike is the Principal of Youthworks College where he trains people for Anglican youth, children’s, and family ministry. Since the Kigali conference he has been working with several African dioceses to help develop intergenerational and youth-specific ministries and training. Mike will be preaching to us from four foundational Old Testament passages that demonstrate how God’s purposes of building are fulfilled in Christ’s promise to build his church. He will help us better understand our place in God’s cosmic plans.

Mark Earngey

Mark is the Head of Church History at Moore Theological College, and an international authority in Anglican theology and practice. He will be delivering two lectures that explore the Anglican Doctrine of Edification — how our foundational documents understand building ‘up,’ (maturity and discipleship), and building ‘out,’ (mission and evangelism,) based on the seminal verses of Ephesians 4:11-13.

Colin Buchanan

Colin is Australia’s number one kids’ Christian artist. His songs, 10,9,8…God Is Great, Isaiah 53:6, Jesus Rocks The World and Super Saviour are favourites across generations, beloved by families, sung in schools, churches and kids clubs across the globe. Colin will be joining us for a special interview and musical performance during our Wednesday morning session, as well as performing for us a special, extended edition of his ’10,9,8 God is Great’ concert on the Wednesday afternoon, for all ages to enjoy.

Bishop Paul Donison

Bishop Paul Donison is the new General Secretary of Gafcon, and Rector and Dean of Christ Church Plano, the provincial pro-cathedral for the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). Paul will be sharing about the work of Gafcon globally, as well as preaching to us on the final day of our Conference at the special service of Lord’s Supper.

Archbishop Kanishka Raffel

The Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel is Archbishop of the Diocese of Sydney, and an advisor to the Gafcon Primates Council. Archbishop Kanishka will be speaking to us at our opening evening event as he calls us to mission in our Anglican churches in our region and across the globe.

Archbishop Stephen Than

The Most Reverend Stephen Than Myint Oo, is the Primate and Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Myanmar, and a member of the Gafcon Primates Council. Archbishop Stephen will be speaking to us at our Tuesday and Wednesday evening sessions as he shares his own experiences of Anglican ministry under difficult circumstances, and as he encourages us from God’s word about how to persevere and endure as we serve.