Every Home for Christ

also celebrates their

50 years of ministry

Every Home for Christ are

sponsoring some AARE activities.

Newsletter published August 2025: Click to read here

The August 2025 newsletter from Every Home for Christ Australia & New Zealand highlights several impactful initiatives and updates. A key feature is the Love Your Neighbour (LYN) project, launched in Indonesia and embraced locally through the Burmese-led Serve Your Neighbour Australia (SYNA). These programs mobilise believers to share Christ’s love through simple, tangible acts of care. One major outcome is The Greatest Light Project, a joint effort with SYNA to install solar power in remote Burmese communities and refugee camps, supporting orphanages, schools, and clinics.

YouthCARE https://www.youthcare.org.au/

Consider signing up for the YouthCARE newsletters

YouthCARE’s community journal is called “The Heart of YouthCARE”, and contains stories about School Chaplaincy, Christian Values Education, SportsCARE chaplaincy and other ministries we are involved with. From time to time includes stories from the local western suburbs region too.

Link to the latest edition: The Heart of YouthCARE #3 – YouthCARE Community Journal

People can also sign up to receive the Heart of YouthCARE Community journal and follow other news items by subscribing on the website: https://www.youthcare.org.au/media/news

YouthCARE | WA’s Leading Provider of Chaplaincy | Latest News

Congratulations to the Australian Idol

Music is the language of the young

– read about THE FIRST HYMN doco-trailer video.

UPDATE = 10,000+ attend .

Extended viewing from 1 to 3 weeks

Imagine being the first to sing, to write a song, to have judging looks and hopefully positive comments from those you want a response from?

Read the attached article about my initial research into this documentary video about ‘The First Hymn’

Enjoy also the link to the trailer video,

for this ‘The First Hymn’ video’s release

Movie in-Cinemas Happened

July 31 + for 3 Weeks !

Here is the newsflash;

We Never Expected This…

Wow! More than 10,000 people have already experienced THE FIRST HYMN in Cinemas around Australia and New Zealand.

And this news is something we idn’t plan for. Honestly, very few feature documentaries ever make it to cinemas, let alone make it to Week 3, let alone at this scale. But here we are… and it’s because of you.

You read that right … THE FIRST HYMN has been given a third week in cinemas because of the tremendous demand.

Across the country, we’re seeing something remarkable. People are hearing about THE FIRST HYMN from friends and family. Group bookings are rolling in and audiences are telling us that this is the kind of story you have to experience on the big screen.

Thanks for the incredible support you’ve been pouring into THE FIRST HYMN.

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Also Consider hosting a movie fundraiser – with the partnership of

Wonder Events

Their latest offering is very topical at present –

“ONE LIFE starring Anthony Hopkins is one of the stories deserving to be told. The true story of Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved 669 children from the Holocaust by arranging their escape from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to safety on the brink of World War II.”

You can imagine that this is equivalent to the famous ‘Narnia’s 4 children’ moved to safety x 167.

Wonder Events brings people together for local movie nights that celebrate connection and inspire community. And for those trips to the big screen, Wonder Tix offers discounted cinema tickets – saving you around $10 each, with $1 from every ticket going to support trafficking survivors in Nepal.

It’s a small choice that makes a big impact. Next time you’re heading to the movies, let Wonder Tix be part of the experience. Together, we’re making a difference, one ticket at a time. So why not bookmark us for your next trip to the movies.

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Planting A Gospel Seed

Wondering how the good news about Jesus can spread in our diverse communities?

5 Fish cards (Business Card Sized.)

QR code takes people straight to the

app where they can find Bible stories

in over 6,500 heart languages.

“Show people how to listen to the good news

in their mother tongue!”

More Info or go to their website

Some resources from Graham McDonald at “Did You Know”

Who Is The Child

Sources of information

National Grandparent Conference – 31 August 2024 – in-person & online

Recent:

Read our feedback on proposed revisions to the Foundation: (F-10) Australian Curriculum

Information about Eternity – the movie

Links List is further down.

IB hosted a faith-based webinar on 28 May 2025, aimed at Catholic school leaders across Australia & Southeast Asia.

Click the link here. AARE is pleased to promote this PD event to ALL our member schools!

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PAST ‘Link-Flash’ EVENTS are listed here at the top – for continued reference

Teaching about Peace amid Religious & Cultural Conflict

Invitation to Share Free Professional Development Webinar –

Teaching about Peace amid Religious & Cultural Conflict

Australian Association for Religious Education Members please note:

Informit, in partnership with RMIT University and the Australian Council for Education Research, warmly invites our members to attend a free professional development webinar designed for teachers, librarians and education leaders:

Teaching about Peace amid Religious & Cultural Conflict
Date: Monday, 15 September 2025
Time:

VIC, NSW, QLD, ACT, TAS – 4:30 PM AEST
SA, NT – 4:00 PM ACST
WA – 2:30 PM AWST

Location: Online (Microsoft Teams)
Duration: 1 hour
Register here

About the session:
This session will explore how schools can effectively and respectfully address contentious issues related to religion and belief systems. Attendees will gain insights into how history can inform contemporary approaches to curriculum, while promoting religious literacy, fostering intercultural understanding, and supporting inclusive teaching practices in diverse classrooms.

The webinar will conclude with practical strategies and curriculum resources that connect to the International Day of Peace, (21 Sept 2025) empowering educators and students to act now for a more peaceful world.

Guest speakers:

Professor Peter Sherlock– Associate Director of Yindyamarra Nguluway & Executive Director (Acting), Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Charles Sturt University.
Pru Mitchell– Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).

This is a valuable opportunity for educators to gain professional insights and practical tools to navigate religious and cultural diversity with confidence and respect.

Rethinking Education = held 9th Oct 2024

With Andrew McColl (National Webinar Host / QLD Director – FamilyVoice Australia), Darryl Budge (WA Director – FamilyVoice Australia) and Dr. Sheela Nathan

Pioneering a classical Christian microschool network in WA.

The new animated JESUS film: you can still access the movie for your ministry …

AARE shared your invitation to hear about the new animated JESUS movie

Animated Story of Jesus (movieschangepeople.com)

Permanent Links below:

AARE partners with many organisations, government departments and other religious groups to provide you with the support network you may need to carry out your ministry to children and young people, the school faculty and your local community, as well as research sources for your academic disciplines.

gotolinks See below a list of links for your perusal and access according to your particular needs:

WEB SITE LINKS

AUSTRALIAN

Children’s Ministry Network http://cmn.org.au/

Did You Know Education http://didyouknow.org.au/

Commissioner for Children and Young People WA https://www.ccyp.wa.gov.au/

NSW Advocate for Children and Young People https://www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/

NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/

ACT Children and Young People’s Commissioner http://hrc.act.gov.au/childrenyoungpeople/

SA Guardian for Children and Young People http://www.gcyp.sa.gov.au/

TAS Commissioner for Children and Young People http://www.childcomm.tas.gov.au/

VIC Commission for Children and Young People http://www.ccyp.vic.gov.au/

NT Children’s Commissioner https://occ.nt.gov.au/

QLD Family and Child Commission http://www.qfcc.qld.gov.au/

National Children’s Commissioner https://humanrights.gov.au/

Scripture Union, Australia https://su.org.au/

Scripture Union (WA) https://www.suwa.org.au/

YouthCARE https://www.youthcare.org.au/

Consider signing up for the YouthCARE newsletters

Link to the latest edition: The Heart of YouthCARE #3 – YouthCARE Community Journal

People can also sign up to receive the Heart of YouthCARE Community journal and follow other news items by subscribing on the website: https://www.youthcare.org.au/media/news

YouthCARE | WA’s Leading Provider of Chaplaincy | Latest News

Missions Australia https://www.missionaustralia.com.au/

Anglican Schools Commission http://www.asc.wa.edu.au/

Catholic Education Office – National https://ncec.catholic.edu.au/

INTERNATIONAL

Religious Education Association https://religiouseducation.net/

European Forum for Teachers of Religious Education http://www.eftre.net/

International Network of Children’s Ministry http://incm.org/

Every Home for Christ

also celebrates their

50 years of ministry