The AFES National Training Event brings together students from right across Australia. Five awesome days in Canberra praising God, digging into his Word, and training to serve Him.
Tuesdays 1pm
in Social Science Lecture TheatreThursdays 12pm in the UWA Chapel (repeat of Tuesday)
The Bible is God’s word so we want to hear him speak.
That’s why every week during semester 80-100 of us gather in a lecture theatre to hear God’s word proclaimed. We’d love you to join us.
Date
Title
Passage
26/02/2019
We can know God
Hebrews 1:1-2:4
05/03/2019
Why God became human
Hebrews 2:5-3:6
12/03/2019
The Importance of Listening
Hebrews 3:1-4:16
19/03/2019
Why bother with anything?
Ecclesiastes 1–2
26/03/2019
Death and the meaning of life
Ecclesiastes 3–7
02/04/2019
Wisdom for life
Ecclesiastes 8–10
09/04/2019
Life before death
Ecclesiastes 11–12
16/04/2019
Easter
30/04/2019
How dumb can we be?
Hebrews 4:14-6:20
07/05/2019
Do I need a priest?
Hebrews 7-8
14/05/2019
The hope of a clean conscience
Hebrews 9
21/05/2019
Sticking with Jesus
Hebrews 10
Small Groups
Every week groups of 8-10 students meet to read the Bible, think about it’s implications, and pray.
Small Groups are a great way to grow in your knowledge and love of God and of other students in your faculty.
Equip
Mondays 4pm or Wednesdays 1pm (starting week 2 of semester 2)
Serving Jesus effectively requires character, conviction, and competence. Equip is our weekly training sessions designed to help us grow in all three.
This semester you can choose from a range of training electives and wrestle with exploring how we can get better at sharing the gospel of Jesus with our own friends in Common Hour.
Electives
Choose from a range of courses designed to equip you to serve Jesus more effectively (see the back of this sheet). If you haven’t done Sharing the Gospel or Uncover, then start with one of them.
Sharing the Gospel ($15)
Get experience in a clear, memorable way of explaining the gospel of Jesus.
Uncover: Mark’s Gospel ($12)
Learn how to introduce someone to Jesus through the gospel according to Mark.
Small Group Leader Training ($20)
Learn how to effectively lead a Bible study group at Christian Union or in your church.
Ethics ($20)
What’s the right thing to do? It’s not always easy to work out. Join us as we explore how the Bible shapes an ethical life.
Perspectives on Mission ($10)
Cross-cultural mission has a whole range of challenges and opportunities. Join us as we explore them together.
Life after Uni ($5)
You’re about to graduate, leaving the comfort, familiarity, and friends of UWA behind. Explore some of the challenges and opportunities of life after uni.
5pm Common Hour (Arts Lecture Room 5)
Common Hour is a seminar-style session (think something like Mid Year Conference seminars). This semester we’re going to be exploring how we can get better at sharing the gospel of Jesus with our own friends.
6pm Dinner
We work together to provide dinner for each other over the semester. For $40 for the semester you’ll get dinner after every Equip session to help sustain you for the trip home.
Kickstart
11 – 13 February 2019
Kickstart is an orientation camp run by the university Christian Unions in Western Australia for Christians starting uni in 2019.
You’ll meet other Christians from your uni, both first year students and upper years who can tell you all you need to know about uni life. It’s a great way to prepare for your first year on campus.
Mid Year Conference
22–26 July 2019
Mid Year Conference is a camp for over 250 students from all the unis in Perth, where we spend a week away digging into the Bible at a depth you’ve never experienced before.
National Training Event
2 – 6 December 2017
1600 university students.
One in Jesus.
© UWA Christian Union 2019