churches

Churches Connect

Welcome to our brand new page just for home group leaders, Pastors, Church secretaries, Sunday school teachers, Bible study groups, youth groups and anyone who wants to get the most out of ACC.

Here at ACC we are committed to facilitating the ministry of the local church and believe that fellowship with other Christians is essential to the spiritual growth of every believer.

The aim of this page is to build a library of resources that relate to our programs especially for leaders of churches, groups and organisations who wish to use the channel as an outreach or teaching opportunity and to highlight programs we feel would be particularly useful for this purpose.

If you would like to help us spread the word about some of our great programs we will also create downloadable materials to help promote the channel in your area. Powerpoint slides for your announcements, web banners for your website and church bulletin inserts will all be available. EMAIL US to receive monthly updates direct to you as well as posters for your notice boards and details of upcoming specials and promotions.

Here we hope to be able to provide you with a range of resources including study guides to programs, downloads, links to relevant websites and loads more. This page will grow every week so come back often.

What would you like to see here on our churches page? Why not drop us a line and tell us about yourself. What are your favourite shows? Have you used something from ACC at church or homegroup lately? How did it go? EMAIL US today. Let us know how we can help you.
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home group idea

Looking for something new and different for you home study group. Check out these study guides for recent film and dvd releases. Great to do something together as a group such as go to the movies or watch a dvd, and then unlock the spiritual and eternal messages inside.

Study guides available are Superman Returns, Walk the Line and more.
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home group idea

Choices

‘Choices’ describes the focus of this program from Brisbane. Each episode is aimed to address one of the many choices people have to make in life.

This program is great for new Christians to create discussion for your home group.

The Choices program has three basic goals. Firstly, to help people live better lives. Life consists of many choices. A lot of people don’t know what choices to make or how to make them. Choices is designed to practically help people make wise and informed decisions.

Secondly, to change peoples’ perception about ‘church’. Many people regard church as boring, archaic or irrelevant. The reality is that churches do, in fact, have relevant, practical and life-changing answers. Choices will introduce you to what the Bible teaches about life’s questions.

Thirdly, to present the Gospel. Choices aims to present its audience with the good news of how one can come into a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

Choices is a life-style program which has various elements aimed at creatively addressing the particular topic from the unique Christian worldview.

CLICK HERE to visit the website and access episode guides

Choices is airs on Monday nights at 7.30, Tuesday at 1.30am and 2.00pm

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womens bible study

The Amazing Collection

Need a new resource for your womens group? The Amazing Collection is a video Bible study for women taught sequentially book by book. Each episode gives an overview of one book of the bible. The main characters and theme of each book come alive with dynamic teaching, original music videos and personal testimonies.

Whether you’re a busy mum, women’s ministry leader, a senior pastor or a small group facilitator your spiritual walk and biblical knowledge will be greatly enriched by The Amazing Collection.

66 books, 40 Authors, 1600 years of writing, three languages, over three continents. One book, one history, one truth – the Word of God. The Bible for women, book by book

The Amazing Collection airs on Monday mornings at 11.00. The program is 60 minutes.

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youth home group idea

Give Me an Answer

Give me an answer exists to answer life's most difficult questions. The ones you always wondered about, but were afraid to ask. But watchout. Once you explore the answers, your life will be turned upside down.

Covering issues like:

Is the resurrection real? Does freewill exist?
Is Jesus the only way? Why believe in God?
Does God allow evil? Why different morals?
Is God necessary? Why Jesus?
Is the Bible accurate? What about other religions?
Was Jesus perfect? Is God imagined?
What is heaven? Did God forsake Jesus?

This is a great resource to get young people thinking about issues and talking about what they believe.

Give Me an Answer airs on Monday at 12:30am, Thursday at 7:30pm, Friday at 1:30am and Sunday 5:30pm. This show goes for 30 minutes.

CLICK HERE to find out more about the people who make this show and access a forum discussing hard hitting questions about the Christian faith.
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creche and playgroup

Need something that will both delight and educate the littlies of your congregation with God's love and positive messages? Check out acc.kids for lots of shows that would be great for rainy days at playgroup or for settling little ones at creche or children's church. Here you will also find links to websites full of great activities, games, downloads and more.

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kids church and sunday school

Lots of great shows for children of all ages can be found at acc.kids. Here you will also find activies, downloads and more.

HERE is a website that has lots of great crafts, recipes and activities

HERE is a word search game generator. Any topic you like you can create your own activity. You just provide the answers.

THIS WEBSITE has lots of great resources and ideas for sharing the message of Narnia with all age groups.
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teens and youth

For loads of great ideas, programs and resources for equipping and sharing the Gospel with young people, check out the youth spACCe and our schools page.

If you have a special event for youth coming up in your area, let us know and we may be able to post it on our youth notice board.
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find a church

Are you looking for somewhere in your local area to meet with other Christians, for a home based study group, a youth group or other church based activities? Try our church finder: Click here to find churches by denomination or post code.

When looking for a church that you can call home consider the following:-

• Don't look for a perfect church. There are none. Also, do not look for a church like some other church you may have loved in the past. Every church is unique and has its own personality, strengths, and growth areas, just as people are unique. Asking a church to be like, 'the church I left back home' is an impossible request to make of any group. So, be realistic in your expectations.
• Consider the location. Is this church close enoughto be an active, serving part?
• Consider the programs opperating within the church. Is this a church in where you can connect in fellowship and in service?
• Consider what doctrinal group the church is affiliated. Can you readily embrace the doctrinal beliefs of this church?

The bottom line is to pray about it. God wants you and your family vitally connected with a local church for worship, fellowship, ministry, discipleship, and accomplishment of your life mission. Prayerfully seek the church to which God is leading you. Join fellowship with that church and wholeheartedly invest your life. Don’t join and then just be a member in name only. God wants to use you to change the world.
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