Equipping for deeper and more meaning-full living

“You don’t become happy by pursuing happiness. You become happy by living a life that means something” – Rabbi Kushner

Richard Rohr once said ’superficially is the sin of our age’. Yet despite the temptations, the yearning to go deeper with God and others has never been more real. How can this happen for us?

For over fifteen years, Urban Neighbours Of Hope (UNOH) has been helping Christians to go deeper in life with Christ among the urban poor. Through various equipping and formation courses, real discernment, discipleship and community transformation has emerged.

Are you ready to go beyond the superficial? Are you ready for a deeper and more meaningful life?

Whether you are just starting out, or well along the pathway of a vocation in mission, there are always deeper places to go, learning along-side experienced practitioners, spiritual leaders and the poor. Why not join some of UNOH Training’s life-changing, community-based courses this year?

Go deeper with experienced activist/lecturers

Learn with those who have deep experiences of living, learning and loving Christ among the poor. Engage with those who have been biblically inspired to serve Jesus in long-term and impacting ways not as theories, but as lived realities.

People who have given time and energy to assist with UNOH training over recent years (some of whom are visiting us this year):

• Dave Andrews: activist/writer based in Brisbane with experiences in India, author of ‘Compassionate Community Work’.
• Ash Barker: founder-Director of Urban Neighbours Of Hope, a Christian activist in Klong Toey slum and author of Make Poverty Personal
• Anji Barker: community worker, lives in Klong Toey Bangkok working with the very poor
• Nicole Conner: writer, speaker and associate pastor of City-life
• Merridie Costello: chaplain, activist, partner and parent
• Tim Costello: activist, speaker, writer, CEO of World Vision, formerly leader of Urban Seed and St Kilda Baptist
• Lindy Croucher: Previous UNOH chapter leader in Melbourne.
• Mick and Ruby Duncan: based in NZ, Mick is a speaker, activist and author of Costly Mission. Ruby likewise is a much loved speaker and activist. They have many years of experience in Manilla slums and urban Melbourne and Auckland
• Brian Edgar: public theologian, ethicist and lecturer at Asbury Seminary
• Andy Flannagan: an Irish singer/songwriter and activist who has also been a medical doctor and youth worker.
• Michael Frost: based in Sydney, speaker, lecturer and author of ‘Jesus the Fool’ and ‘Exiles’
• Daryl Gardiner: activist, speaker, missional leader with experience with Maori and at-risk young people with Incedo
• Les Henson: Former missionary church planter in West Papua and Tabor Missiologist
• Alan Hirsch: a key voice in the emerging church and author of ‘Forgotten Ways’
• Merrill Kitchen: lecturer, activist with Palestinian Christians, and principal of Churches of Christ Theological College
• Ken Luscombe: pastor of Ashburton Baptist, author and former leader of Urban Advance
• Dorothy and George Matheson: experienced Christian leaders, educators, missionaries, who now focus on healing prayer ministry
• Brian McClaren: is prophetic voice and activist calling for a new kind of Christianity and author of ‘Everything must change’
• Jon Owen: UNOH Sydney chapter leader, and sought-after speaker/comedian.
• Gordon Preece: lecturer, writer and Executive Director of Urban Seed
• Jim Reiher: experienced bible teacher, speaker, political activist and author of Eye of the Needle
• Richard Rohr: a Franciscan priest, writer, speaker, activist and author of many books including Adam’s return
• Ronald and Arbutus Sider: Social justice advocates. Ron Sider wrote “Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger”, and numerous other titles encouraging evangelicals to take seriously the call to social justice as well as evangelism.
• Christine and Tom Sine, speakers and activists who bring together spirituality and radical Christian living
• John Smith: experienced activist, speaker, founding/leader of God’s Squad and Concern Australia, and author of Further along the cutting edge
• Deborah Storie: bible teacher/activist, vet, with experience in Afghanistan
• Danielle Strickland – works for the Salvation Army, working with the poor and marginalised
• Morris Stuart: activist, bible teacher and former pastor of Truth and Liberation Concern, author of So long farewell and thanks for the church
• Kim Thoday: church planter, activist, scholar and contributor to the revised edition of Athol Gill’s Life on the Road
• David Wilson – previous principal of Kingsly College, Victoria. Previous Melbourne city councillor. Consultant for social action and justice projects.

Five opportunities to go deeper with UNOH Training in 2011.

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