Transform Southern Sydney

12/03/2026

CONNECT 2026 - Saturday 21 March, Padstow Community Church

For youth and children's ministry members and SRE teachers.

https://brushfire.com/nswactbaptists/events/618313

Connect 2026 is led by local leaders from our region and offers a meaningful time of worship, interactive connection opportunities as a team and with others in children's ministry, a shared lunch, a keynote message and practical workshops designed to equip you in specific ministry areas.

KEYNOTE:
The theme this year is "The Treasure Within" presented via video by Tatenda Chikwekwe, inspiring us to see the value of our ministry and reclaim the joy of our calling.

WORKSHOPS:
How Faith Forms - Faith grows differently at every stage but it flourishes in community. An exploration of how spiritual development intersects with brain development, and how ministry can nurture faith across generations without silos.
Digital Disciples - Following Jesus in a world of AI chatbots and endless scrolls. A look at how to equip children and young people to find and deepen faith in a shifting digital culture.

Participation at Connect counts as ongoing training for Baptist SRE teachers and qualifies as Continuing Ministerial Development (CMD) for accredited and recognised pastors.

Tickets are $25 for adult leaders and $15 for leaders under 18 and includes lunch. They can be paid for individually or your church can be invoiced for the tickets.

Please send this link to your youth and children's ministry team leaders to register now.
https://brushfire.com/nswactbaptists/events/618313

09/09/2025

In partnership with The John Mark Extension we have released a new on demand video resource - Making Sense of Conflict. Check it out today!

Gain confidence in handling conflict through this video series. Learn to understand conflict dynamics, apply practical frameworks, and engage with wisdom and good process to navigate and effectively manage tension in Christian communities.

06/09/2024

360 FAITH: COMBINED CHURCHES YOUNG ADULT EVENT
Saturday 2nd November 19:30 - 21:00

God is doing a new thing in his church and it's starting with young adults (18-29)! There's a new hunger for unity across churches and denominations, and young Christians today are hearing the call to boldly (and wisely) live out their faith in a complex world.

360 Faith is a response to what God is already doing in his church. Young adults want to connect with each other in meaningful ways, but until now there haven't been many ways to do it that are spiritually-impactful, non-awkward and relationally-driven.

At this first-ever 360 Faith event for southern Sydney, local Christians will share short talks about the different paths God has led them on and the practical wisdom they have gained along the way. The night will also feature creative performances to help inspire faith and open our minds to what God is saying to us today.

Please share this link and click here to get your FREE tickets.

Get tickets on Humanitix - 360 Faith: Combined Churches Young Adult Event for Southern Sydney hosted by 360 Faith. Inaburra School, 77 Billa Rd, Bangor NSW 2234, Australia. Saturday 2nd November 2024. Find event information.

13/08/2024

In partnership with The John Mark Extension (Tim Dyer), TSS has produced an online video course to help leaders develop their own self care plan. It's available now!

Christian ministry has unique challenges. For leaders to sustain effective ministry, it is vital to have a personalised self-care plan. This course helps leaders create their plan by exploring a holistic approach to wellbeing and self-care practices.

20/03/2024

🎥Beginning To Preach - Online Ministry Training🎥

This online video training is about developing skills to preach.

The material is presented by Rev Dr Marc Rader, Senior Pastor at Gymea Baptist and Lecturer at Morling Bible College.

There are 6 Sessions in the package for $50 per person.

Session 1 - Getting Ready To Preach
Session 2 - From Text To Sermon
Session 3 – Applications
Session 4 - Sermon Structures
Session 5 - Illustrations, Introductions and Conclusions
Session 6 – Delivery

To purchase go to https://events.humanitix.com/beginning-to-preach.

You are welcome to share this link to those outside TSS and Baptist Circles.

05/02/2024

Update on the Transform Southern Sydney team:
Here at TSS, we are always excited to see God moving in our midst. God has His plans and purposes and we, His People, are His servants.

Sometimes God calls people that we dearly love into a new thing. It shouldn’t be any other way. But relationally, when people move on, there is sadness and grief (with a genuine excitement too.) Our dear friend, Milard Sleiman, let me know late last year about what God had been leading him towards. The following is an excerpt from his letter to me:

"Dear Jamie,
I'm writing to let you know that I have been asked, by the church at East Hills, to go full time, due to the church’s growth and increased need for me to work 5 days. As you know, in ministry, the local church is always my first priority, and I believe that this is what the Lord would have me do. So, I have agreed to go full time, even though I have really enjoyed working for TSS, with you, and our team, doing what I love, which is providing support for our pastors.”

I just want to express our thanks to Milard for his ministry to us all, and wish him all the best as he continues the work of God at East Hills Baptist. Congratulations Mate! Would you join with us in praying that God would continue to use Milard in mighty ways as he goes now into a full time pastoral role. Blessings, Jamie

08/09/2023

✨NEW -PREACHING MASTERCLASS 21/10 - EARLY BIRD SPECIAL✨

🎓PRINCIPLES OF NOTE-FREE PREACHING. If you’ve ever wanted to be less dependent on notes this seminar will provide with the concrete and specific practices to help you leave the manuscript behind.🎓

♦️Early Bird Special 20% off - now $40♦️
Discount Code - EARLY0923 (valid until 30/9)

✅Register Here:
https://events.humanitix.com/preaching-masterclass-note-free-preaching

24/08/2023

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE VIDEOS AVAILABLE NOW

Kylie Butler from Arrow Leadership spoke about How To Raise And Develop Healthy Volunteer Teams.

Videos of this training material is now available for purchase @ $25 for 7 videos.

https://events.humanitix.com/tss-leadership-conference-videos-2023

For those that attended the Leadership Conference, these videos are available to you as part of your registration. Please check your email for details or get in touch.

11/08/2023

🥳 Thank you Marc and attendess for another successful Preaching Masterclass.

👍 We are excited to hear great feedback and that many of you are keen to try using the First Person Narrative method.

26/07/2023

🔔 A reminder that Marc Rader's Preaching Masterclass is on next Saturday, 5th August.

🔗https://events.humanitix.com/preaching-masterclass-how-to-preach-a-first-person-narrative

✅If you are interested in the event, could I please kindly ask you to register asap to give us an idea of attendance.