From Christian B. Schäffler
Date Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:07:19 +0100
[APD] N.S.W. Bible Society's "Jesus. All about life" campaign Goes Statewide
New South Wales Bible Society's "Jesus. All about life" campaign Goes
Statewide
Macquarie Park, NSW/Australia, 11.03.2009/APD The Bible Society of New
South Wales campaign "Jesus. All about life" will now cover all of New South
Wales (NSW). It has already run successfully in Adelaide, Canberra and
Tasmania.
"Jesus. All about life" is a non-denominational, advertising-based,
mass-media campaign which aims to increase the general public's awareness of the person of Jesus, and what he said about life.
So far, it has the support of all the major denominations including the
Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Seventh-day Adventist Church, the
Australian Christian Churches including Hillsong and the Baptist Church of
NSW. This campaign is supported by local churches, who will run community,
cultural, and arts events that connect with the message of the campaign.
The crusade is to run during September and October this year and was to
include Sydney and surrounds, however it's now been decided to take it to
the whole of the state.
More than 330 churches across Sydney have already committed their support to the Bible Society's 'Jesus. All about life' campaign. In an amazing show of
denominational unity, 83 Seventh Day Adventist churches have registered,
alongside all of the other major denominations.
We are very enthusiastic about the Jesus All About Life Campaign and have
signed up all our congregations and schools," says President of the Greater
Sydney Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Pastor David Blanch.
"We love the message this campaign promotes in the community and are keen to do what we can as a denomination to promote the relevance of Jesus to
everyday life.
"We have a high regard for the work of the Bible Society and know that
working with them will be a positive experience for our congregations while
delivering an important message to the people of Sydney.
"As a denomination this campaign gives us a concerted focus on Jesus and
promotes synergy within our congregations and schools as we work together to lift Jesus up in our city."
All of Sydney's Christian churches are being urged to register their
interest now for the Bible Society's non-denominational multi-media
campaign.
Bible Society NSW CEO Daniel Willis says it will be a better use of
resources to have the campaign cover a wider area. "We have been working on plans for the Sydney campaign for over two years," Daniel said.
"Jesus. All about life" committees are already in place in the Hunter,
Wollongong and Central Coast regions, and we have spoken with churches in
both the north west and central west of NSW, so it makes sense to all work
together.
"The Sydney campaign is progressing well and has the support of the major
churches and denominations," said Daniel. "Whilst expanding the campaign
will be a challenge, we're confident "Jesus. All about life" will receive
the support of regional leaders and churches."
"I have seen how country churches sometimes struggle to make an impact in
their community. Being a part of the "Jesus. All about life" campaign, means
they will join with hundreds of other churches and thousands of Christians
as together we present the person of Jesus and what he said into our
society," said Daniel.
One of the most visible elements of the campaign so far has been the "Jesus.
All about life" V8 Ute and V8 Supercar driven by Andrew Fisher. "Andrew and
the Jesus Racing team are a major part of the Bible campaign," Daniel says.
"Jesus Racing has already made a major impact at cultural and community
programs across Australia."
Bible Society NSW, founded in 1817, is part of the worldwide fellowship of
the United Bible Societies (UBS). There are currently 135 Bible Societies
working in over 200 countries in the world.
>More information on the campaign in the Web:
>http://www.jesusallaboutlife.com.au/
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