Greenhouse Gathering (in person and online) - with guest Jill McGilvray

Come along to Greenhouse Gatherings to hear from interesting speakers and be supported by our group of Christian women

Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm AEDT

July Guest Speaker - Jill McGilvray on the work of the Langham Partnership

If we just look around us, here in Australia or in the Western world, it is easy to conclude that Christianity is in decline. What we often fail to see, is how quickly the gospel is spreading and the church is growing in Africa, Asia and Latin America, along with Eastern Europe, Russia and the Middle East. In Asia alone, Christianity is growing at twice the rate of population growth. Historically, the Western Church has put great time and resources into overseas missions and evangelism, but the rapid growth of the church has created a critical shortage of Biblical leaders and resources in the Majority World. As a result, tens of millions of believers are struggling to grow in Christ.

The Langham Partnership, established by John Stott in the 1970s, seeks to address this shortage. They walk with the global church to biblically equip leaders and pastors to multiply disciples, believing that this is best accomplished as God’s people understand and apply God’s word. It is a vitally important ministry, with long-term impacts, as local Christians are raised up and trained to serve their communities.

At our July Greenhouse Gathering, Jill McGilvray, Chair of the Langham Partnership International Council, will be sharing more of what Langham does, why it does it, and how it is impacting our Christian brothers and sisters in the Majority World. She’ll share about extraordinary people she’s met, inspirational stories she’s heard, and how we can be praying well for this mission. And she’ll introduce us to a Langham Scholar studying here in Australia, who has been sponsored by Langham to complete her PhD to strengthen and equip the church in her home country in Asia.

You’ll also have a chance to connect with other Christian women, enjoy some delicious food, and hear more about what The Greenhouse has to offer to women in different industries, workplaces, churches and stages of life. We’d love to have you join us!

Can’t make it in person? Join us online! We’d love you to share in the experience.

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About our Guest Speaker

Jill has an M.A. in Chaplaincy, a Graduate Certificate in Loss and Grief from UQ and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Counselling Bereaved Children. She has worked as a Bereavement Counsellor at the National Centre for Childhood Grief, and on the ministry team at St Matthews Anglican Church West Pennant Hills. She has lectured in Pastoral Care, Ministry with Seniors and Understanding Grief at Mary Andrews College, and for over a decade she was a Visiting Lecturer in the Pastoral Skills and Methods subject at Sydney Missionary and Bible College.

Jill currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Langham Partnership Australia, and also as the Chair of the Langham Partnership International Council.

Her book God’s Love in Action, Pastoral Care for Everyone has remained in print ever since it was published in 2009 and has meant that she has spoken and taught about pastoral care and understanding grief, at churches, theological colleges and conferences in several states of Australia and overseas. She was involved for several years in the Kairos team at a women’s prison. She lives in the beautiful Blue Mountains with her artist husband Ian and they love worshipping at Springwood Presbyterian Church.