Reach Australia speakers announced

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Vinegrowers is partnering with a number of like-minded organisations to help launch the first Reach Australia Conference from 26-28 June on the Central Coast of NSW. The team is excited to announce the speakers and workshops for the 2019 conference. Check out the list of speakers across the full conference. Over 500 people have registered so far. Register here.

Vine Project teams gather for breakfast

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Over 100 Vine Project leaders and team members from all over the US met for breakfast in Louisville, Kentucky on 12 April. The gathering heard from Vine Project Coaching Director, Craig Glassock and two Vine Project pastors Steve Smith and Chad Haygood. Craig and Matthias Media’s Marty Sweeney also led a Q and A session. “It was encouraging for people to see that …

Sydney pastors meet for Implement

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Eleven pastors from churches in and around Sydney met on 27 February for an Implement group coaching session with Vinegrowers’ Craig Glassock and Col Marshall. All of the pastors are from churches who are in the first phase of working through The Vine Project. “When I first started at the church I was a bit of a hot head. I …

Implement launches in Sydney

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Implement Sydney was launched on 28 November for 10 Vine Project leaders who came from churches all over Sydney and the South Coast. “For me, the first day of the Implement launch was exactly what I needed to help me kickstart my enthusiasm for ministry,” said Mal York, one of the pastors in the group. “After feeling stale for a …

Orange Evangelical Church making disciples

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Being an ‘Everyday Disciple-Maker’ was the theme for the Orange Evangelical Church weekend away from 11-13 August. Leaders from this Vine Project church in regional Australia were aiming to help the average person in their congregation to help others move towards maturity in Christ and ‘take a step to the right’. Craig Glassock, from Vinegrowers joined them to give talks …

Vinegrowers is launching Implement

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Vinegrowers is launching Implement, a new group coaching program for Vine Project leaders. While Vinegrowers has been offering individual coaching for pastors for over five years now, the group approach is a new ministry for Vinegrowers. “We want to give pastors the opportunity to work through the culture change process together,” said Col Marshall, Director of Vinegrowers. “Developing a disciple-making …

Skinny jeans and fog machines not required: Chuck Huckaby

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“Skinny jeans and fog machines not required,” writes Chuck Huckaby in his Amazon review of The Vine Project. “It works because it is about transforming attitudes and fairly simple actions…. it doesn’t tell churches with a pipe organ to get a praise band and Hawaiian shirts.” Read the rest of the Amazon customer review here.

Coaching for Vine Project leaders

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We have limited places available for our Coaching network – a robust, accountable, and structured process designed to grow and equip you in leading change well. The aim of Coaching is to: Help you prepare for and debrief each Vine Project team meeting and Phase Help you set the right goals for you and evaluate your progress towards them Equip …