September 20, 2007

Missional Australia - Basement in Canberra


Most of you know that I have had the wonderful pleasure of being married to a gorgeous Aussie gal, Kim, for nearly 6 years now. We are excited to be heading to Canberra to visit the family over Christmas, as it has been 5 years since we have been there. A few years ago, I spent some time online looking for people in the Canberra area engaging in the missional conversation, but didn't come up with anything at the time.

However, since then, my Aussie family have been participating in an exciting new gathering called Basement (because they meet in a basement... no, really!). Technically defined as an "Anglican ministry unit", they are a passionate and missional group, developing true community in their city. I hope to get a chance the connect with them while in Australia later this year.

You can find their website Here and their Facebook group Here. Check out the following video introduction to Basement (Note that the first woman interviewed is my mother-in-law. Others in the family can be seen too):

alt : http://www.youtube.com/v/fCc66LLEjqY

Posted by Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 09:37:32 | Permanent Link | Comments (4) |
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1 - that was very encouraging and motivating. thanks. it's great to see it being lived out in community. (Comment this)

Written by: joe at 2007/09/21 - 07:52:27
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2 - Joe,

I agree. Thanks!

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: voyageur at 2007/09/21 - 08:49:45
3 - I'm glad you are getting to go down under. (Comment this)

Written by: Bryan Riley at 2007/09/24 - 16:55:06
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4 - Hey Bryan,

So am I, but we had to step out financially and are still in a bad place as a result. Please pray for us in this respect.

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: voyageur at 2007/09/24 - 16:56:58
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