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CONFERENCE REPORT 2018

STATE

CONFERENCE

‘LIGHT’

REPORT

2018


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PAGE OF CONTENTS

04 Introduc on

04 Program

05‐06 Minutes

07 Agenda

08 Procedure

09‐11 State Execu ve Nomina on Profiles

12‐13 State President’s Report

14 State Treasurer’s Report

15 State Property Commi ee Report

16 Brisbane North

REGIONAL REPORTS 16‐30

17 Brisbane South

18 Brisbane West

19 Capricornia

20 Central

21 Far Northern

22 Gold Coast

25 Sunshine Coast

23 Northern

24 Northern Territory


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26‐27 South West

28 Torres Strait

29 Whitsunday

30 Wide Bay

DEPARTMENT REPORTS 31‐36

31 ACCKids

32‐34 Chaplaincy

35 Queensland Chris an Women

36 Youth Alive

MOVEMENT INITIATIVE REPORT 37

37 Community Engagement

REGIONAL REPORTS CONTINUED

FINANCIAL REPORTS 38


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Included in the following pages, are the wri en and financial reports for the Conference period January 2016 through to December 2017. Each Regional and Departmental Leader has submi ed their report to keep you informed of the growth and health within their area of influence.

Please take the me to read through these reports as they do reflect God’s favour and blessing on us.

We look forward to hos ng you at what will be a fantas c me together.

INTRODUCTION

Monday 7:00pm Session: Opening Rally

(8 October)

Tuesday 12:30pm Emerging Leaders Lunch*/Expo Opens

(9 October) 2:00pm Session

3:30pm A ernoon Tea (Provided)

4:00pm Business Session

5:30pm Dinner (Provided)

7:00pm Night Rally

Wednesday 12:30pm Expo Opens

(10 October) 2:00pm Session

3:30pm A ernoon Tea (Provided)

4:00pm Session

5:30pm Dinner (Provided)

7:00pm Night Rally—Ordina on Service

9:00pm Supper for Newly Ordained Ministers

Thursday 8:30am Expo Opens

(11 October) 9:30am Session

10:30am Morning Tea (Provided)

11:00am Session

12:00pm Conference Ends

PROGRAM

* Emerging Leaders Lunch is for 18‐30 yrs and those involved in Youth Ministry/Leadership.


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MINUTES AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES QUEENSLAND (ABN: 64051621849)

40th Biennial Conference Minutes CONFERENCE NO. 46

11th October, 2016

Calvary Chris an Church – Sunshine Coast Buderim QLD

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The mee ng was opened at 4pm by John Hunt. Apologies were received from the following people;

Brian Andrew Glen Cochrane Lyle Holland James McClurg Herman Steensma

Pam Anemaat Sylvia Dallavadovar Peter Holmes Megan Micalizzi Sandy Stubbs

Jeff Arco Livai Davetabei Leanne Hughes Stephen Moloney Peter Sutcliffe

Mike Azzopardi Clair Glass Michael Kinch David Morrison Shirley Sykes

Julia Banks Kindah Greening Victor Kollie Glenda Morrison Paki Tana

Mike Barre Helen Gardner Chad Lake John Nanai Gordon Thompson

Paul Bea e Glen Gray Peter Lane Phillip Porcheron Ronda Thompson

Kees Bosch Bre Dolley Bill Laver Leon Proud Ma Treagus

Graham Bourke Lynda Hammond Lio Lay Allan Ralph Ian Waldock

Carol Brough Russ Harmon Henry Leafa Sarah Reardon Ron Westbrook

Nick Burns Les Henaway Jo Macdonald Jose Rivas Karen Westbrook

Charlie Chamberlin Glen Hope Robert Marshall Rick Roberts Darren Yates

Wayne Clinton John Hoare Maryanne Mar n Chris ne Roberts Imogen Zaharis

Greg Cumming Dawn Hoare George McArdle Robert Shergold

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John Hunt welcomed the 490 vo ng delegates who had registered for the Conference.

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John Hunt presented the progress to date and the new goals and ini a ves for the next season were presented by the

current State Execu ve members. John Sco was announced as the new ACC QLD/NT Chaplaincy representa ve and

Laine & Roslyn Willis as the leadership of Emeritus, the ministry to re red pastors.

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It was moved by John Hunt seconded by Susan Mulhare that Paul Faulkner and Andrew Verhey be appointed as scru neers.

CARRIED C P M

It was moved by James Macpherson seconded by Chris Mulhare that the Minutes for the Biennial Conference Number 45 be accepted as read.

CARRIED

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The following members were duly elected to the following posi ons;

State President: John Hunt Vice President: Steve Kennedy Secretary: Chris Mulhare Treasurer: Murray Averill Members: Ben Teefy

James Macpherson Craig Tomkinson

John Hunt thanked Cameron Benne , Lee Dallmann, Kirsty Emery and Deborah van Bennekom for pu ng forward their State Execu ve nomina on and congratulated Ben Teefy on his appointment.

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i. President’s Report, Regional Reports, Departmental Reports and Financial Reports

It was moved by Gary Swenson seconded by John Wedrat that the President’s Report, Regional Reports, Departmental Reports and the audited Financial Reports for the period 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2015 as presented in the 2016 Conference Report be accepted. CARRIED

ii. Ma ers Arising from Reports

There were no ma ers arising from the reports presented.

D R A 2015

John Hunt reported that $75,000.00 was raised at the 2015 State Conference for drought relief in the Longreach area and thanked the Conference for their generosity.

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N V P ’ W

On behalf of the Na onal Execu ve, Alun Davies welcomed the Conference and presented the progress regarding the Royal Commission, Marriage Act, current posi onal papers and the 2017 Na onal Conference ‘Take Another Look’.

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Steve Kennedy recognised the awards granted to Mark Edwards and Linda Sivyer – Order of Australia Medal recipients and Cyril & Evelyn Westbrook – Papua New Guinea Order of Logohu Bri sh Empire Medal recipient and they were honoured by the Conference.

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S C 2017

John Hunt no fied the Conference that the 2017 State Conference ‘We Are The Church’ will be held from October 9 to 12 2017 at Calvary Church Sunshine Coast and announced the Conference speaker will be Mark Varughese.

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CLOSE The mee ng was closed by John Hunt at 5:45pm.

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PROVISIONAL AGENDA: (subject to change)

AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES QUEENSLAND

CONFERENCE NO. 47 (41st BIENNIAL CONFERENCE)

AGENDA

Calvary Chris an Church – Sunshine Coast

Cnr of Crosby Hill Rd & Tanawha Tourist Drive, Buderim, QLD

October 8‐11, 2018.

1. Open

2. Welcome/Gree ngs

3. Procedure

4. Roll Call and General No ce

5. Apologies

6. Confirma on of Previous Minutes

7. Ma ers Arising from Previous Minutes

8. Confirma on of New Execu ve (Nominees)

State President: John Hunt

State Vice President: Steve Kennedy

State Secretary: Chris Mulhare

State Treasurer: Craig Tomkinson

Members (3 required): James Macpherson

Ben Naitoko

Ben Teefy

9. Official Reports i. State President

ii. State Treasurer

iii. State Property Commi ee

iv. Regions

v. Departments/Ini a ves

10. Ma ers Arising out of Reports

11. General Business

12. State Conference 2019

13. Close


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The business of the Conference shall be conducted on the following parliamentary procedure:

1. In case of dispute, doubt or difficulty arising out of ma ers of procedure or order, the decision of the Chairperson shall be final and conclusive.

2. In debate upon any subject, no person shall, except by leave of the Chairperson, be permi ed to speak more than once on the same ques on, except that the mover of the mo on (unless a vote to close the debate has been carried) shall be allowed to speak in reply, a er which the debate shall be closed.

3. No mo on to close the debate shall be put to the Conference unless the Chairperson is of the opinion that sufficient discussion of the ques on before the Conference has taken place.

4. The mover of a mo on shall not speak for more than five (5) minutes, and no other speaker shall speak for more than three (3) minutes, except by permission of the Chairperson.

5. A person who has spoken may, by permission of the Chairperson, be heard again in explana on, but that person shall not, except by permission of the Chairperson, introduce new ma er nor interrupt a person who is speaking.

6. Whenever an amendment or an original mo on has been moved and seconded, no second or subsequent amendment shall be moved un l the first amendment has been disposed of. If an amendment is carried, the mo on as amended shall take the place of the original mo on and shall become the ques on on which any further amendment may be moved.

7. At the request of the Chairperson, any mo on or amendment offered in the mee ng shall be reduced to wri ng and read to the mee ng before being debated.

8. No business shall be transacted at the conference other than business which:

i. Is included in the Agenda.

ii. Arises out of Reports.

iii. Is, in the opinion of the Chairperson, of great importance and which the Conference has agreed to transact by a resolu on duly passed by a majority of those delegates present and vo ng.

PROCEDURE


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Posi ons open for nomina on are:

• State President

• State Vice President

• State Secretary

• State Treasurer

• State Execu ve Members (three required)

The following persons have been nominated for various posi ons on the State Execu ve.

STEVE KENNEDY

State Vice President (Current)

Steve believes his primary role as Vice‐President is to support the

State President in his func on and represent the State President to

the QLD/NT Conference, (i.e. all of its members), and represent the

Conference to the State President. Steve has served in this role

alongside the current State President for the past 8 years. Steve was

born in Queensland and has been pastoring here for more than 35

years. Steve is married to Susie (1979) and they have 4 adult

children (all married), and 5 fantas c grandkids and hoping for

more, more, and more.....WOW!! Steve and Susie are Senior Pastors

of Champions Church on Brisbane's beau ful bayside.

JOHN HUNT

State President (Current)

John and Francine are the Senior Pastors of Centro Church, Ipswich,

where they have served for over 25 years. They have 3 children,

Aleesha (married to Tom Price), Laryssa (married to James

Schleusener), and Melanie, and now 3 granddaughters and 1 grandson.

John has previously served as the ACC QLD Brisbane West Regional

Leader for 15 years and has served on the State Execu ve for 16 years,

now serving as the State President. He believes strongly in equipping

the saints for the work of the ministry, and has an extraordinary handle

on the Word and character of God.

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CHRIS MULHARE

Secretary (Current)

Chris Mulhare together with his wonderful wife, Sue, pastors New Hope

Church Toowoomba, a mul ‐site church with a strong focus on

mul plying leaders through simple discipleship. Missions is also a major

focus, from bush chaplaincy in Far West Queensland to church plan ng

in a number of na ons. Chris served as the South‐West Regional Leader

for a period of nine years before his appointment as State Secretary. He

is married to Sue and they have three children, Levi (24) is married to

Talitha. Together they are lead pastors of Lifehouse Taipei. Beau ful

Bethany (22) is currently studying at Hillsong College in Sydney,

and Reuben (18) who is very busy being all kinds of awesome!

CRAIG TOMKINSON

Treasurer

Craig and Tuppy Tomkinson are the Senior Pastors of New Life Church,

which has congrega ons in Mackay, Sarina, & Chiang Rai. With a big

heart for missions and church plan ng, Craig is championing the cause

of Christ both in and beyond the local church, and has a passionate

desire to see His power and presence change people’s lives. Craig serves

as the Regional Leader of the ACC QLD Whitsunday Region and has been

a ACCQLD/NT State Execu ve Member for 7 years as the Church

Plan ng Co‐ordinator. Together with his wife, Tuppy, he is blessed with

three awesome children, Joel 24, Jaden 22 and Clara 19.

JAMES MACPHERSON

State Member (Current)

James Macpherson pastors Calvary Chris an Church with campuses in

Cairns, Townsville, Emerald, Yeppoon, Rockhampton, Sunshine Coast,

Gold Coast and in East London, South Africa. James has served on the

State Execu ve for the past 10 years and on the Na onal Execu ve for

the past 4. He is a board member of Alphacrucis Bible College. He is

married to Samantha. They have twin 13‐year‐old sons, Joseph and

Benjamin.

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BEN NAITOKO

State Member

Ben and Trish Naitoko are the Senior Pastors of King's Church which is

both a mul ‐site church and a mul ‐site Chris an School on the Gold

Coast. Ben has been an ACC Pastor for nearly 20 years as a Youth

Pastor in Mackay, founding Principal of Planetshakers College (now

ISEE College) in Brisbane and also a prolific i nerant speaker for 6

years. Ben has previously served on the Brisbane West ACC Execu ve

and is a current board member of Youth Alive Queensland. Ben and

Trish also have 3 sons who are the most incredibly behaved and

demure children you’re ever likely to meet.

BEN TEEFY

State Member (Current)

Ben Teefy & his wife Danielle, live with their three daughters in Alice

Springs. 3 years ago they traded their maroon conver ble for a Toyota

Hilux and headed for the bush where they serve as Lead Pastors of

Desert Life Church. During this me DLC has enjoyed exci ng growth;

outreach into the Alice community; ministry to Indigenous locals and

other residents who come from all over the world. They’ve seen

numerous media pieces on their work in the region and hundreds of

people impacted by a new found faith. Ben is passionate about the

na on and seeing local Aussie churches influence their regions by

shining light ‘down the road and around the world’. The Teefys get to

walk this out with hundreds of people from all walks of life in the

heart of the na on and are having an absolute blast! They are thrilled

to have served the movement as part of the QLD/NT State Exec for

the last two years.

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STATE PRESIDENT’S

REPORT

It is an exci ng me to be part of Australian Chris an

Churches. There are many new opportuni es

knocking on our door, as our society redefines its

social conven ons and the light of the church will

become an ever‐increasing countercultural place of

refuge.

I have travelled to most of our 14 regions during this

Conference period and con nue to be encouraged by

the quality of leaders we have around this State and

Territory. Our Movement con nues to grow both

stronger and larger as men and women of faith step

out believing God.

LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS

I want to thank all who have held a leadership role in our Movement during this Conference period. In

par cular, I want to thank those who have stepped down, coming to the end of a season. Each has le a

legacy of health and have made a posi ve succession to a new and vibrant leader.

DEPARTMENTS AND REGIONS

Kids: Andy Kirk ‐ Jason van Vuuren

Women: Francine Hunt ‐ Michelle Fredericks

Chaplaincy: John Sco ‐ Shane Brigg

Central Region: Sco Maddrell ‐ David Quilty

Whilst we have seen a consolida on in church numbers we con nue to see substan al growth in numbers

overall. Some churches have shut down loca ons whilst others either amalgamated or due to a lack of

health made the difficult decision to close. These can be hard decisions but they resulted in greater

penetra on of darkness overall.


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The State Trustee has seen 24 churches move out of the Trust, represen ng some 60% of the total. This

is encouraging to see churches become incorporated en es and stand on their own feet. We also want

to encourage ‘Provisional’ status churches to become ‘Registered’ churches. If you meet the

requirements and are s ll languishing under a provisional or unregistered status; you need to have over

50 adults, a func oning Board and have in place a Cons tu on and func oning Child Protec on Policy.

NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION POLICY

We have now trained over 3300 people in 42 workshops with a refresher course for creden aled

pastors being available online in 2019.

Our State Execu ve team and the staff have each given their me and talents selflessly, showing

concern for nothing but His will. Leading them has been one of our highest pleasures and we look

expectantly into the next Conference season assured that God is up to something big.

JOHN HUNT ACC QLD/NT State President


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It is a pleasure to present this report to Conference, knowing the healthy financial posi on of our Movement.

Our financial performance for the repor ng period has been ahead of budget and has provided a healthy surplus.

During this period we have been able to con nue to support church plan ng ini a ves through the Star ng Strong program. We have also been able to establish a future fund to support some of the special needs in our Movement that can arise from me to

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I wish to thank our State Opera ons Centre team for their diligence and excellent stewardship of our finances. In par cular, I wish to honour our President, John Hunt, for his wise leadership, Juanita Foote for her diligent administra on of our finances, and Bron Dickson for her me culous accoun ng.

We give thanks to the Lord that we are able to move forward from a posi on of significant financial strength.

Murray Averill ACC QLD/NT State Treasurer

STATE TREASURER'S

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STATE PROPERTY COMMITTEE

REPORT The func on of the State Corpora on Property Commi ee has been to provide an advisory property service to our churches as well as to assist those smaller churches who are not able to hold property and therefore wishing to use the State Trustee. The State Trustee will hold the real estate assets on behalf of the local church un l they are able to hold and control their own property.

Advice is also provided to the local church in rela on to the purchase or sale of real estate, financing of building projects and the provision of advice on general property, finance and building related ma ers.

MEMBERS

The commi ee was made up of Ps Murray Averill (ACC QLD Ltd Board represented), Ps Bre Mullen (Chairperson), Ps Juanita Foote (Secretary), Ps Rob Booth‐Jones, Ps Rodney Peters, Chris Richards and Graham Corney. The Commi ee provides its me on an honorary basis and members have experience spanning over 50 years in their various areas of exper se.

ACTIVITY

The Commi ee meets at least four mes per year with ongoing communica on and ac on in between mee ngs.

There are currently about 21 church proper es currently held in the State Trustee.

Commi ee business over the recent period has included servicing property purchases, sales, dealing with exis ng property, execu on of loan documenta on and other related ac vi es, transferring of property held in the State Property Trust back into the local churches control, and providing advice in rela on to proposed building projects.

Some of the projects of the commi ee for 2016/17 period have been:

• The comple on of legal migra on of the tles from AOG QLD Conference to ACC QLD LTD.

• Developing systems and records to meet legisla on requirements .

• Helping unincorporated churches across the State transi on into incorporated en es to allow them to

hold their own property.

• The comple on of lost tle searches for property held in the Trustee rela onship.

• Ongoing collec on of informa on from local churches (census) to meet our compliance obliga ons in retaining the

local churches property in the Trustee rela onship. As our larger churches in the Trustee rela onship have moved into their own futures in regard to the holding and development of their own property holdings (great news that our churches are growing in their capaci es!), we will be able to re‐align our resources in the State Office to our smaller churches and their requirements.

THE FUTURE

The Property Commi ee has been able to bring to comple on the work that was requested by the State, which means that QLD /NT State is now posi oned well for our churches in this Trustee rela onship.

It is on this note, that the requirement for a commi ee has been brought to comple on and the official func on of the commi ee was finalised at the end of October 2017. The State Office is well posi oned to now oversee the con nuing legal requirements for the smaller churches in the Trustee rela onship.

As a Commi ee, we would like to express our thanks for the privilege that we have had in serving the local church and our movement. Personally, I would like to thank the commi ed team we have had over the years on the Commi ee for their generous contribu ons of me, willingness to steward the things of God and their heart in the ma ers we have managed.

Bre Mullen

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The Brisbane North Region is doing very well. It’s

essen ally ‘steady as she goes’, but I believe for

our pastors it’s a great resource and

encouragement.

We have endeavoured to make the region a

resource for all its Pastors. Whether it be the

breakfast mee ngs where fellowship between

Pastors is strong and encouraging, night mee ngs

where Pastors are inspired and ministered to, or

weekend seminars where Pastors are impacted

and informed, there is something for every Pastor

and Leader to feed on. Our Senior Pastor ‘round

tables’ where each Senior Pastor brings a ques on

and the room answers with great solu ons and

new ideas have been fun.

We have also endeavoured to make the region

pastoral in nature, where no ma er what stage

each leader is at, there is someone taking an

interest and ready to help.

The Na onal and State Execu ve con nually

provide opportuni es for us as Pastors to develop

and improve, and the region is one of the best

ways to let people know of the myriad of Courses,

Seminars, Webinars, Training, Intensives and

Conferences. It’s great being part of the larger

organisa on so we can access all that is available.

MARK ELMENDORP Brisbane North Regional Leader

As with most things in Church life, it’s an op on system

and that’s where we as the BNR Commi ee come in. It’s

our role to engage the Pastors, Churches and Leaders of

the region in all that there is. No one needs to go to

everything but we must all engage in something; that

brings strength to us all.

We would like to thank the BNR Commi ee. Ps Mike

Kelly, Ps Russell and Nicky Harper, Ps Peter Finau and Ps

Laryssa Schleusener. They are great people who want

the best for the region and are easy to work with. I

would like to thank the Staff of Emerge Church who

always give their best to make BNR events the best. I

especially would like to thank Jacinta Funnell, our BNR

Secretary who works incredibly hard, and in reality, the

region just wouldn’t work without her. Most of all, I

would like to thank Our Lord Jesus to whom belongs all

the glory and Who is the reason we do what we do.

We look forward to guiding the Region into its exci ng

future.

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BRISBANE SOUTH REGION

Brisbane South is the largest region in QLD/NT in terms

of ACC Churches and represents an area covering nearly

one million people. We have a diverse array of churches

including; Samoan, Korean, Chinese, Brazilian, African,

Fijian and hearing‐impaired. It also boasts large mul ‐

campus churches as well as new Church Plants, ACC

schools and other community ministries.

During this Conference period we had great reports of

church growth, expanding teams and many new

creden al interviews. Leaders and teams are growing,

and churches are ready for growth. It’s an exci ng me

for the Church in the Brisbane South region. We have

also been able to connect with and register with the

ACC some addi onal churches in our region. The region

is strong.

Our monthly mee ngs are well a ended and the region

is blessed to have access to the ministry of our Na onal

President Ps Wayne Alcorn and State President Ps John

Hunt at various mes, as well as significant leaders from

within our Movement. We also were able to take all

creden al holders and spouses to a “Gala Dinner”

celebra on for an all expenses paid night of fun, faith

and connec on. Approximately 150 a ended and Ps

John Hunt shared a great word. We also had several

Brisbane South women’s connec ons throughout the

Conference period and these are led by Ps Michelle

Roos. Our finances remain strong and the monthly

ministry mee ngs are vibrant and inspiring. I believe

we will see more churches opened and planted in the

coming Conference period.

Again, I would like to thank Hope Centre Logan for the

venue and the great work of their team. I would also

like to thank all of the Commi ee members for their

support and leadership throughout the year. I am

passionate about the future ‐ and our region is full of

passionate Pastors and Leaders.

MIKE WARMAN Brisbane South Regional Leader


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BRISBANE WEST REGION

DEBORAH VAN BENNEKOM

Brisbane West Region: extends from the western side of Brisbane to Ga on in the east,

Boonah in the south and Toogoolawah in the north.

It’s been an honour and a privilege leading the Brisbane West Region for the last two years. I have also appreciated the support of the State Execu ve and the administra on team who maintain consistent communica on and support throughout each year.

The Brisbane West Team; Craig Trapp, Adam Price, Ben Naitoko, Jane Lumley, Faavae Avia and I have worked to con nue the strong founda on Ps Mark Edwards built over the previous 8 years. We have con nued to build strong suppor ve rela onships between the Pastors and Leaders of the BWR Churches. We consistently have a endances of 60‐80 pastors and leaders at each of our breakfasts. Our a endances provide a good representa on of most of the churches in the BWR and a healthy cross‐sec on of genera ons.

We have aimed to present speakers and topics that cover a holis c range of the issues that Pastors and Leaders face; Leadership, Vision, Culture, Marriage & Family Life, Poli cal Climate, Self‐Care and Pastoral Care.

Regional Ac vi es:

We have monthly breakfasts, that allow for social connec ons, insigh ul speakers, Q&A’s and table discussion. We con nue to meet at Cityhope Church and bring in private caterers to provide a cost‐effec ve breakfast.

We have also worked at welcoming and introducing new pastors, acknowledging weddings and births and honouring those who move on to new regions, eg. Ps Ben Naitoko was farewelled generously and graciously at our Christmas Dinner in November. We put photos up of the families of pastors who are presen ng in some way on a morning to build a sense of “Family” amongst the BWR.

Our Christmas Dinners are a highlight for the region, with approximately 80 a ending a lavish sit down dinner at Moselle’s in Springfield Lakes. Instead of gi s, we subsidize the 3 course dinner using BWR Funds to enable people to a end at a financially stretching me of year.

New Innova ons:

We start the first breakfast of the year with worship and set the spiritual tone of the year. We introduced one dinner evening of worship and prophe c ministry in place of one of the breakfasts in September. This was very well a ended, enabling more voca onal pastors to a end with their teams. 80 plus pastors a ended the last one. Many stayed back to receive ministry from Ps Ben Naitoko who ministered that night.

We also plan for a 5 minute Celebra on spot where a Pastor who is having success or being innova ve shares with the rest of the Pastors and Leaders at the breakfast. We will alternate this with a 5 minute TED Style talk from a Next Gen Leader.

BWR Team:

A er 2 years of valued service Ps Ben Naitoko is moving onto pastoring King’s Church on the Gold Coast. We will be appoin ng a new team member a er our first mee ng of the year. I am grateful for a commi ed and engaged team who serve our Region well together.

A huge thank you to Cityhope Church who con nue to allow us to use their facili es for all our gatherings. It’s a privilege to lead the BWR and I am looking forward to another significant year of growth in all areas.

In 2018 we will introduce “PASTORS PITSTOP” a two day, one night retreat at Mt Alford lodge with an emphasis on wholeness and wellbeing for Pastors and Leaders. We will provide Spiritual Director, Prayer Minister and Counsellor, Personal Trainer and Massage therapist for appointments over the retreat. There will be one speaker focused on a Pastors personal rela onship with God and a relaxed acous c worship session. Meals, conversa ons and a fireplace will feature along with walks, canoeing and swimming. This will be for a small group of 25 pastors for the first round and then we will re‐evaluate (first in best dressed).

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CAPRICORNIA REGION Ups and Downs

Capricornia region has con nued to ride the ups and downs of industry

construc on with many moving on from some ci es and towns in search of new

employment. At the same me, people have moved into the region because of

cheaper rental and housing. Despite the people movement, most churches

within our region from Moura in the West to Emu Park and Yeppoon on the

Eastern seaboard and Boyne Island in the South to Rockhampton in the North,

have s ll experienced steady growth.

New Church

Thirteen churches now make up the region with one new church added since

the last Conference period. Lifestyle Church in Gladstone has planted a campus

church in Calliope 15 minutes drive west of Gladstone, overseen by Ps Aaron &

Tizena Bachmann and campus Pastors Dan & Leigh Gunter.

Pastoral Changes

Monto church has a new Pastor in Malcolm Francis and Biloela has Ps Nigel and

Nicole Muller. Thank you to Ps Brian and Marie Frost for their support to the

Monto Church and Ps Ben and Sandy Stubbs for their ministry in Biloela for a

season.

We have said goodbye to Ps James and Paula Hensley, previously Calvary

Rockhampton, as they have moved on to North Brisbane at Church Unlimited.

Also we say goodbye to Ps Ron and Karen Westbrook who have faithfully

pastored at Moura. Oasis New Life Centre in Rockhampton is looking a er

Moura church under the oversight of Ps John and Anita Rewald and campus

Pastors, Julian and Sarah Young.

Regional Mee ngs

Our Region has 31 creden aled Pastors (15 OMC’s, 15 PMC’s, 1 SMC’s) which is

an increase of 6 from the last Conference period. We have had brilliant input at

our regional mee ngs with Ps Ben Naitoko, Ps Faylene Sparkes, Ps John Lewis,

Andrew Ironside, Ps Ross Davie, Ps James Hewi , and Ps James Macpherson

ministering in this last two years.

JAMES HEWITT Capricornia Regional Leader

Bright Future

Thank you to our Regional Commi ee of Ps Brian Henaway, Ps Howard James, Ps

John Rewald. We say thank you to Fiona Forrest who served as our regional

treasurer/clerk for many years. What a frui ul two years our Capricornia Region

Churches have had with many receiving Christ and being bap sed in water and the

Holy Spirit. This has elevated our expecta on for the next season as we press on in

faith to a future that will con nue to champion the cause of Christ and His

Church!!!


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CENTRAL REGION

The Central region has enjoyed God's provision and

grace over this last Conference period. Many of the

towns in our Region have suffered popula on loss

and associated economic loss due to drought and/or

downturn in the mining industry. To say that our

churches and pastors have handled all of this

graciously would be an understatement. While it's

true that these circumstances have resulted in new

challenges for us, the pressure caused by drought

and downturn have actually resulted in so many new

open doors for our churches and pastors to shine

brighter, to offer more hope and to posi vely

influence and bless the communi es we serve. As

these communi es rebuild in the years to come, and

there are some encouraging signs in this direc on,

they can now enjoy stronger ACC Churches and

Pastors.

We are blessed with awesome pastors in the Central

region. We have 9 regional mee ngs each year

where we have a guest speaker and share a meal

together. Most of our pastors travel great distances

to connect with each other and be inspired and

encouraged together. We have 14 churches mee ng

in 15 loca ons with a desire to reach many more. We

currently have 23 creden al‐holders. At present, all

ACC Churches in the Central Region have a Senior

Pastor but we do have a number of loca ons s ll

without an ACC Church.

Our Regional leadership team, apart from myself,

consists of Allan Kelly, David Quilty and Chris Yelland

with Glennys Ryan as Treasurer. Judy‐Anne Dalrymple

has served as regional secretary for most of this

Conference period stepping down from this role at the

end of 2017 to focus on her growing family. Chris Yelland

has taken this role on from the beginning of 2018. I

really want to thank Judy‐Anne for her excellent

contribu on to our region.

Trevor and Wendy Arandale resigned from

Moranbah in December 2016 a er a frui ul season

of building the church there. Jon and Jacki Larsen

were appointed soon a erwards as the new pastors

and since then have con nued to grow the facili es,

services and congrega on. In March 2018 Allan and

Renita Kelly announced that Sonrise Clermont and

Capella will become campuses of Life Church Brisbane.

This has come from a great rela onship with Geoff

and Lee Blight from Life church in Brisbane. Over this

Conference period there have been facility

improvements to the churches in Mount Isa,

Longreach, Emerald, Springsure and Capella.

SCOTT MADDRELL Central Regional Leader


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The Far Northern Region consists of 9 Registered, 13

Provisional, and 7 Satellite Churches which are located from

Cardwell on the East Coast, through to Weipa on the West

Coast.

LEADERSHIP

A new Regional Leadership Team has been appointed from

December 2016. John Wedrat has been appointed as

Regional Leader, with new team members; Ma Coleing and

Judel Jeynes. Rob Magarey has been appointed Assistant

Leader. Previous Commi ee Members, Darryl Roos (former

Regional Leader) Adem Xhafer and Ben Sander, were blessed

and thanked for their Leadership and service.

KEY INITIATIVES

Four key ini a ves have been projected and embraced for

2017‐2018:

1. S mulate Community Engagement.

2. Strongly Engage our Departments and their Ministry.

3. Embrace and Engage our younger Genera onal Leaders

4. The Cooktown Ini a ve. As a Region, we raised $10,000

toward the Cooktown Church’s building fitout.

MINISTRY

We have been blessed to have had the following Pastors

come into our Region to equip, edify and mature our leaders.

In 2016 and 2017 Ps John Hunt, Ps Francine Hunt, Anne

Banks, Ps Kirsty Emery, Ps Deb Candler, Ps Michelle

Fredericks, Ps John Lewis, Ps Paul Bartle , Ps Willy Dumas all

contributed to our Region.

PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS

Cooktown Church has purchased a great building, and are

preparing to fit out.

Royals Church Cairns Campus has purchased a warehouse

which has been fi ed out for a Ministry Centre.

Genera ons Church Cairns has purchased a warehouse

which is currently under renova on as a church and

Community Centre.

Tully Family Church is preparing a major development and

construc on on their property in Tully.

NEW LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS

Ps Ma and Shawna Coleing are the new Senior Pastors at

Alive Church Gordonvale.

Ps Mark Tabacaru now leads Youth Alive in FNQ.

Ps Pauline Wedrat con nues as the Regional Womens

Leader, with a great team.

Shawna Coleing is the new Regional Administrator.

CONCLUSION

I submit this report with gratefulness to the Lord for the

privilege to lead among so many wonderful and amazing

Leaders and Ministers. It is encouraging to see the strength in

Far Northern Region and the evident vision in many Leaders

and Churches. We con nue to embrace Christ’s calling to

impact our communi es with His amazing love and grace.

JOHN WEDRAT Far Northern Regional Leader

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GOLD COAST REGION

GENERAL

The Gold Coast Region was strongly led by Ps Joel

Cave, Senior Pastor Glow Church and the Regional

team comprised of Ps Deborah Candler (Highway

Church), Ps Dave Nahi (Vibe Church), Ps Dan Tiai

(Forward Church) and Ps Tom Zaharis (Glow Church).

The Gold Coast is Australia’s fastest growing city with

the current es mated popula on doubling to 1.2

million by 2050 and we are challenged with the

reality that the Region would need many more

churches of all denomina ons to meet this explosive

growth.

REGIONAL GATHERINGS

Regional mee ngs were conducted with growing

representa on from many ACC churches. The

speakers included Ps Stu Cameron (Robina Uni ng

Church), Ps John Hunt (ACC QLD/NT President &

Na onal Execu ve), Ps James Macpherson (State &

Na onal Execu ve) and Ps Joel Cave (Glow Church).

JOEL CAVE Gold Coast Regional Leader

All speakers in a kind of divine thread drew our

a en on to focus on the sta s cs, needs and

opportuni es for our Chris an influence in our Region

and the need for more churches to be planted as

popula on growth hits the Gold Coast. The Region

held masterclasses and workshops to help up‐skill

leaders in specific areas. Many women leaders

con nued to meet individually with Ps Deborah

Candler throughout the year and enjoyed two

separate gatherings.

CREDENTIALLING and NEW CHURCHES

During the period, the Regional team interviewed

more than 40 people for their creden als and saw

some significant church plants and campuses

established, including Public Church, Hillsong, Ignite

and Calvary to name some.


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The churches in the Northern Region have con nued to experience growth and expansion.

A number of our churches provide accredited and non‐accredited courses throughout 2017 and have experienced

a number of emerging leaders and poten al ministers taking up the opportunity to develop their knowledge and

rela onship with God and His Word.

Sun City Chris an Church was renamed and launched as Connect Chris an Church Australia Inc in August 2017 and

undertook some minor renova on.

Calvary Chris an Church has completed renova ons and has launched a campus in South Africa led by Ps Dustan

Bell.

Charters Towers Family church welcomed Ps Benne and his wife Stacey.

Ps Ross and Di Taylor have taken the role of overseeing Ingham Life Church un l such me as they have a

permanent Pastor.

Shine Women’s Conference con nues to draw women from around the region each year.

Youth Alive con nues to a ract a large number of youth. This year at Youth Alive Conference we had a total

a endance of 616 with 42 first me decisions. At the Youth Alive event held in August there were 316 young

people in a endance with 35 decisions.

Due to the Na onal Conference, the Northern Region held three regional mee ngs in 2017 with ministry from

State President Ps John Hunt as well as Ps James Macpherson and Ps Ashley Goode. We were also blessed to have

ministry from Ps John Lewis at a Senior Pastors and Key Leaders Round Table, as well as a regional event with

Shane Willard.

CAMI DE ALMEIDA Northern Regional Leader

It has been a privilege to serve the Northern Region with a great team, Ps Peter

Holmes, Ps Dustan Bell and Ps Greg Taylor. I appreciate and value their

commitment to serve our amazing Pastors and Churches.

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NORTHERN TERRITORY REGION

The Northern Territory has a popula on of just over 210,000 people. The NT has very few significant popula on centres and they are separated by great distances. Alice Springs (p 25,000) and Darwin (p 120,000) are 1500 kilometres apart and there are only three other popula on centres of over 3000 people.

NT ACC CHURCH/CAMPUS LOCATIONS:

Darwin/Palmerston ‐ five

Alice Springs ‐ three

Katherine ‐ one

Nhulunbuy ‐ one

Tennant Creek ‐ one

There are a further 6 churches in the Territory, all in remote indigenous communi es with an average popula on size of 300 people. These groups are generally unstructured and in some cases have mee ngs only on an intermi ent basis.

In the last Conference period, our NT Pastors have made a point of ge ng together at State and Na onal Conferences and we have also held a regional gathering in Darwin. Regular mee ngs have not been prac cal due to the vast distances of the Territory, however each me there is a mee ng or a phone call, there is wonderful unity and love for one another.

More than 30% of the popula on of the Northern Territory is indigenous and this has con nued to be an area of challenge to minister effec vely to our indigenous popula on and support aboriginal Pastors effec vely.

TROY DAVIS Northern Territory

Regional Leader

We are proud of all our Pastors who carry out their work in difficult and remote loca ons and commend them for their diligence to serve despite obstacles and challenges that they face.

The past 2 years has seen some significant transi ons. In Alice Springs, Ben and Danielle Teefy have taken on the role as pastors of Desert Life Church from Ps Keith and Sue Ainge. In Darwin, Jarrad and Emma Cooke have taken the lead role as pastors at Hillsong Church, formerly Hope City Church, pastored by Don and Priscilla Dawson. In Katherine, Andrew and Jenny McAllan have become the new pastors at Heritage Chris an Church from Ps Peter and Narelle Stewart.

We are incredibly grateful to the Ainges, Dawsons and the Stewarts for their contribu on to the NT. The Territory is richer because of the sacrifice that these pastors and their families have made.

In the past 2 years, some of our churches have had some wonderful growth. We also saw a new church planted in Palmerston. We thank God for the wonderful opportunity to be a blessing and a light to the NT. We pray that we would only see increase across this great land.


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SUNSHINE COAST REGION

Our region takes in all areas of the Sunshine Coast and extends to Gympie in the North. Bribie Island, which had been part of our Region, is now annexed to North Brisbane which leaves us with 16 established churches in the Region and 75 creden aled pastors, including Emeritus. The various churches within the Region are standing strong, some having experienced remarkable growth and miracles of finance, and others steadily moving forward, and all having weathered seasonal ups and downs. We can report a consistency of faith and perseverance to grow stronger churches and empower Pastors and leaders.

SOME HIGHLIGHTS:

Metro church has re‐visioned and rebranded to become Anthem Church under Ps Joshua Bradford and now meets in the

facility at Sugar Road which once was leased by Harvest Church and which is now the venue for our regional gatherings.

Stage One of the renova ons at Life Church is almost completed with plans for further renova on on the drawing board.

Church on the Rise at Beerwah is now in its new facility.

Coast Church at Woombye has also rebranded to become Ignite Church under Ps Darin Browne. They were able to go

ahead with the purchase of the church property they had previously been ren ng.

New Life Chris an Church Nambour has had a major remodel and Ps Barry and Linda Wedrat are excited about the

change in culture and a growing congrega on.

CREDENTIALS:

Eleven applica ons have been processed and affirmed over the last two years, some of these being the wives of pastors currently leading churches and some being PMCs progressing to ordina on. There have been some newbies on the block. Not all have stayed on the Sunshine Coast, as some respond to callings in other regions.

REGIONAL MEETINGS:

Our Regional evening rallies are held three mes a year. We have been blessed to sit under the ministry of inspiring men of God such as our Na onal Leader Ps Wayne Alcorn, our State Leader Ps John Hunt, Ps Ben Naitoko, Ps Steve Penny, Ps Andrew Carter and Ps Steve Kennedy. The input into our lives is twofold as we are built up and fed spiritually and then get to enjoy connec ng and networking with each other over a delicious supper.

In addi on, our workshops on Wednesday mornings have been of great benefit with topics including Mentors and Training in Leadership with Ps Gary Hourigan and HoIy Spirit Encounter Event with Ps Ross Davie. These workshops provide us with great resources in the building up of our churches and the development of leadership.

RODNEY JOBE Sunshine Coast Regional Leader

REGIONAL WOMEN:

Our Regional Women’s ministry is powering ahead under Ps Linda Wedrat. Linda regularly gets together with the Senior Ministers (women) to bless and encourage. We have also had some get‐togethers with all the women in our Region, including a breakfast and a day seminar for input and imparta on.

TEAM:

We have an excellent team who help me run the region. Their input at Commi ee and Regional mee ngs is so appreciated. Thanks to Ps Joshua Bradford, Ps Barry and Linda Wedrat, Ps Daniel Pappas and Ps Ricky Emmerson.


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SOUTH WEST REGION

The South West is a very healthy region with a large percentage of its pastors and leaders enjoying a high degree of connec on

and camaraderie. Region health has also been reflected by facili es expansion throughout the region, ongoing creden aling and

a number of smooth yet necessary leadership transi ons.

Our Pastors and Leaders con nue to meet together five mes a year at regional mee ngs and share a meal together while at

State Conference. Some of our regional guys regularly travel up to four hours to a end regional mee ngs and we honour their

commitment and determina on to connect. We meet for a half‐day of inspira on, teaching, training and good food! As well as

drawing on experience from within the region itself, we have hosted some excep onal speakers including Ps John Hunt, Ps

Shane Willard, Ps Lucas Connell and Ps Alwyn Ma .

SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LAST 2 YEARS INCLUDE:

The large percentage of SWR pastors taking advantage of MastercIass and other ACC training opportuni es including State

Conference. At Conference we have an increasingly strong culture around our South West Region breakfasts demonstrated

by the very high a endances. This is another great indicator of connec on and ‘buy in’ within the region.

Belinda Waldock taking on the leadership of our regional ladies from Ps Sue Mulhare in 2017. Ps Sue served the South West

ladies with dis nc on for many years and has passed the baton on in great shape.

Wayne Chapman being appointed leader of Wandoan AOG Church and pursuing his SMC.

Seamless transi on from Brian Nothdur to Ps Brian Meyer as senior Pastor of Kings Warwick.

Transi on from campus to autonomy of Hope City Toowoomba to become BeIong Church under the leadership of Ps Steve

Wauchope.

Darling Downs Chris an Life Centre pursuing the first purchase of land in Cli on by an ACC church in its history.

Comple on of the New Hope facility in Toowoomba

Construc on of new children’s facili es at Vineyard Chris an Church in Stanthorpe

Downpour Youth camp con nuing to provide a combined youth camp op on for our rural churches

The regions bush chaplains Denis and Rose Wooldridge also undertook a number of Far West Mission trips to families and

communi es in isolated places in our Region. They were able to bless these rural communi es with their me and presence,

special gi s around Christmas me, hay delivery and even bringing teams of volunteers to be a prac cal helping hand on

proper es.

We said farewell to Ps Nigel and Nicole Muller (ACC QLD/NT Pastors of the year 2017) to take on the ACC church in Biloela

which had been so capably re‐launched by recently vaca ng pastors Ben and Sandy Stubbs (also sent out from the South

West region).

At our last regional mee ng for the year we farewelled Ps Dave and Tracey Davies from New Hope Crows Nest who had

recently taken on a senior pastor appointment at Hervey Bay.


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YOUTH ALIVE REPORT – GERARD ALCHIN

Youth Alive South West Region had another significant and momentum‐building year. It kicked off with the annual Youth Alive

Qld Conference ‘We the People’ which saw over 2000 teenagers & young adults from all over South East Qld gather to be fired

up to influence their worlds! It really is the best way to start the year. One of Youth Alive’s core values is to equip and

empower young leaders in their local churches. This core principle resulted in a ‘Momentum’ Leadership Tour, with youth

pastors and leaders from different churches coming together to hear Ps Cam Benne ’s (QLD/NT and Na onal YA Director)

heart on how we reach this genera on not tomorrow but today!

In what has become one of the na on’s largest youth events ‘UNITED WE STAND’ saw two events held across the Region in

August 2017, Toowoomba (New Hope hosted the event in their newly‐constructed facility) and Dalby. Both events saw over

150 lives changed forever and over 20 churches were represented on the night. We look forward with great an cipa on and

expecta on to all that God will do in the young hearts of this region in 2018.

SOUTH WEST LADIES – BELINDA WALDOCK

2017 has been a great year of connec ng with the various Pastors’ wives and women leaders within our Region. Our district

days are great days to build rela onships with each other. Dalby Chris an Family hosted the annual Spring Sounds Conference

with a great representa on from the churches west of Toowoomba. The Regional ladies team of 5 ladies are also engaging

with, encouraging and praying for the specific ladies in our area, excited for 2018 that strong friendships, rela onships will

con nue to grow.

Overall, the South West Region has enjoyed a strong season this last two years. It has been a great honour and privilege for

me personally to serve the pastors and leaders of our Region. At mes I have found leading the South West to be both

challenging and stretching with the learning curve being quite steep. I can only thank my good friend and mentor Ps Chris

Mulhare for passing the Region on to me in such great shape. Our Region would not con nue to be in such a good posi on

without the strong and dedicated regional leadership team commi ed to the health of our pastors and the con nued growth

of our movement. Increasing the strong bonds between our pastors as individuals, and the great movement they are a part of,

con nues to be the key priority of our regional leadership team. We look forward to being the local voice of our State and

Na onal leaders into this next season.

SHANE WALLIS South West Regional Leader

SOUTH WEST REGION CONTINUED


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TORRES STRAIT REGION

Torres Region experienced changes within

leadership over the past 2 years. Our priority

con nues to be the development of stronger

leaders that will definitely lead to much stronger

churches throughout the region. We con nue to

encourage future leaders to a end Youth and ACC

State Conferences (including the Na onal

Indigenous Conference) to facilitate a sharing of

vision and passion for the harvest of souls to come.

ACC TSI Regional leadership Conference 2017 (NPA)

‐ included ‘Welcome to Country’, reached over

1000 a endance (community popula on of 3000),

hosted simultaneously in three loca ons targe ng ‐

Sunday School Age, Youth and Adults.

TRAINING:

Safer Churches facilitator training completed

2016 ‐ 45 par cipants and 2017 ‐ 10

par cipants.

The Genera ons Rising Ini a ve in partnership

with the Region hosted Andrew Ironside

conducted training for Regional musicians.

REGIONAL BUILDING PROGRAM:

Renova on ACC Thursday Island Building Project

Murray Island ‐ Building Project

Kubin Community ‐ Building Project

MISSION:

ACC TSI Regional Leader was invited to train and

encourage PNG coastal villages non‐

denomina onal leadership in church

administra on, stewardship and discipleship.

TITOM TAMWOY Torres Strait Regional Leader

The Genera ons Rising Ini a ve in partnership with

the Region hosted a Daru Island Mission Trip to

reach out into the community by demonstra ng the

love of God in prac cal ways. Evening services on

oval ‐ over 1000 people resulted in 300 bap sms;

distribu on of rice to families in poverty stricken

loca ons of Western Province.

KEY RISK AREAS:

Facilita ng smooth changes in Senior leadership

Chaplaincy skill development for church leaders

in isolated community as first responders.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

TSI outreach Cairns in December 2018

October, 2018 Women's Ministry ‐ Daru Island

(non denomina onal women's mee ng).


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WHITSUNDAY REGION

The Whitsunday Region is con nuing to move forward through its regular gatherings and great friendships being

built amongst the pastor and the key team members, encouraging one another in building the Kingdom of God.

Churches and ministries con nue to grow and expand, and this is evident through facility expansion and

development. It is always encouraging to see new ground being taken for the Kingdom of God.

The pastors and leaders of the Region con nue to grow and be encouraged by impac ng ministries. In 2016, the

Region was empowered by speakers such as Ps Shane Willard, our State President Ps John Hunt, Ps Faylene Sparkes

and Ps Adem Xhafer. In 2017; Ps Shane Willard, Ps Mark Elmendorp, Mar n Steel, Corey Turner and Jason Spears.

The ladies were also greatly blessed by the 2016 One Voice Women’s Conference. The Region meets every 2 months

on average and has focused mee ngs for pastors and spouses, and also larger mee ngs targe ng teams and leaders.

This has worked well and con nues to be a blessed and empowering me.

Since the last Conference period, 7 people have received creden als. We have seen the departure of Ps David and

Sharyn Westbrook (Mackay), Ps Tim and Catharine Spark (Mackay), Ps Craig and Candice Murison (Mackay), Ps Barry

and Karen Hayhoe (Mackay), Ps Enoch and Summer Kenway (Mackay), Ps Ron and Anna Henry (Mackay) and Ps

James and Anthea McClurg, who all served the church with faithfulness and dis nc on, and we thank them for

outstanding leadership and wish them all the best for the future.

CRAIG TOMKINSON Whitsunday Regional Leader

I would like to thank the incredible individuals whom I have the privilege serving

alongside on the Whitsunday Regional Execu ve – Ps Rob Booth Jones, Ps David

Becker, and welcomed new member Ps John Gardner. It’s great to do life with

people you love hanging with and change the world at the same me.

We look to the future with great expecta on, and thank God for His faithfulness

and grace.


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WIDE BAY REGION

The 12 churches in our region are healthy with most of

them seeing increase in the last 2 years, with faithful

pastors and leadership teams. Our region covers the

main ci es of Bundaberg, Maryborough and Hervey

Bay, as well as inland towns from Mundubbera to

Kingaroy. Ps Robert and Mary‐Ann Geluk have

completed 8 years of very effec ve ministry at New

Life Church in Hervey Bay. During this me they

bought property for the church and for the We Care 2

Charity. Ps Dave Davies has been appointed the new

pastor of this growing church.

We have had some great mes of fellowship and

ministry at our regional mee ngs which happen 6

mes a year. Some excellent and anointed guest

ministry have equipped and inspired our pastors and

leaders. Ps Gary Swenson, Ps Ben Naitoko, Ps Don

McDonell and Ps Murray Averill all were a great

blessing. A major highlight for our region is our annual

2 day conference which has become known as a Holy

Spirit Encounter, with a major focus on the gi s and

anoin ng of the Holy Spirit.

The Wide Bay Region Men’s Conference in Bundaberg

has a significant impact every year. Ps Peter Ford

leads the regional Youth Alive with many youth being

reached in the schools and at special events. Peter

also has launched a Regional Young Adults Conference

called Empower. This has become a focal point for

Young Adults to gather and encounter God’s Presence.

Some of the churches have significant community‐

based ministries including Bayside Transforma ons

and We Care 2 at Hervey Bay. Most of our churches

have very effec ve Care Ministries for families and

people in need, and partner with chaplains in many of

the schools and hospitals.

I want to express my thanks to our regional leadership

team which includes Ps Kerry Shipp, Ps Errol Buckle

and Ps Robert Bowie. A new church at Childers is

launching in 2018 under the leadership of Ps Errol

Buckle from Bundaberg.

There is a really good atmosphere of encouragement

and unity among the churches and leaders in our

region. An expecta on of significant harvest and

breakthrough is in our hearts for this next season.

ROSS DAVIE Wide Bay Regional Leader


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ACCKids has had its most impac ng and effec ve 2 years so far in 2016/17. The largest component was the delivery of Safer Churches Training of nearly 3000 Pastors and Leaders throughout 2016 mainly and then again in 2017.

CONSULTANCY/MENTORING:

Over the last 2 years we have con nued with the Consultancy and Mentoring programs and extended this to a Na onal level. Numerous churches have been served through this ini a ve and have seen growth within their Kids Ministry area.

STATE TRAINING TOUR:

ACCKids, along with Youth Alive, went throughout the State again for a Training Tour where we visited Central Qld (Emerald), Townsville, Mackay, Gladstone and Hervey Bay. We saw over 800 Children’s and Youth Leaders trained over the week.

KIDSHAPER NATIONAL TOUR:

In 2016 and 2017 ACCKids na onally held the Kidshaper Na onal Tour and the Qld stop of the Tour saw 200 and 250 Kids Pastors and leaders trained by Andy Kirk in 2016 and Craig Johnson from Lakewood Church in 2017. This training event reached all the South Qld Regions for a one‐night training event hosted at Hope Centre Logan.

ONLINE TRAINING:

With the focus of ACCKids firmly on training and development we have extended our online resources with free video training sessions that can be accessed on our website which includes our “Leadership Panel Sessions”, keynote and elec ve sessions from Kidshaper Conference as well as a monthly video training in various areas.

ACC KIDS

ANDY KIRK ACCKids Leader

CONFERENCES:

In 2016 and 2017 Kidshaper was held on the Gold Coast and increased numbers of delegates from QLD Churches contributed to the 550 people in a endance each Year.

ONLINE CONNECTION:

Con nuing with our focus on training and development we have launched Regional Mee ngs online. We can connect many of our regional Kids’ Pastors with Na onal and Interna onal Leaders to speak into leadership and other aspects of Kids’ Ministry. This has been an incredible addi on to how we are serving the State.

SAFER CHURCHES TRAINING:

In 2016 and 2017 I hosted 31 Safer Churches Training events and saw close to 3000 people trained in the first stage of the Safer Churches Training. It was great to see the response of all the churches and the buy‐in from everyone involved.

As of October 2017 I have finished in the role of QLD/NT ACCKids Leader and the transi on to Ps Jason Van Vuuren taking effect from January 2018. I thank the State Execu ve for their support over the years I have had the pleasure in serving the ACC churches in QLD and NT .

For more informa on or to access the training

resources please visit acckids.org.au


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CHAPLAINCY Something remarkable is happening in Australia with Chaplaincy.

Chaplaincy Australia (CAQNT) believes that local churches have the

power to make a significant difference in Australian Society. In

collabora on with other ministries Chaplains o en are the face of

the local church within a community. Chaplaincy can be found in

diverse social contexts including nursing and care homes, police

departments, courts, emergency services, spor ng clubs, military

agencies, schools, universi es, at airports, in supermarkets, in

prisons, in coffee shops, at the beach, working amongst the

homeless, the hur ng, the marginalised, in businesses, amongst all

echelons of society. Three things are par cularly remarkable about

Chaplaincy in Australia:

1. Chaplaincy has extensive social reach. It is flourishing through

its ability to meet and minister with people where they are in

the midst of their lives. Wherever people are, a Chaplain can

make a difference! Wherever a church is a Chaplain can

dynamically minister the heart of that church and Jesus to

people! Wherever the heart of God is expressed, Churches

grow! Chaplaincy Australia sees a network of Chaplains

delivering support and care across every aspect of Australian

society. Professional, equipped and mo vated Chaplains are

being empowered to minister into all industries and response

agencies. Chaplaincy means that Church intersects with an ever

‐widening popula on of people in our communi es and areas

of influence. Chaplaincy means that an ever‐diverse popula on

of people are connec ng into and growing our churches.

Imagine the poten al of having Chaplains released and

a ached to every interest group in Australia.

2. Chaplaincy is emerging rapidly despite the apparent

secularisa on of our society. It is a fresh expression of our

Churches outreach in a changing social context. Chaplains are

trusted to speak and share the reality of Christ despite any

preconceived animosity. Chaplaincy ini a ves represent

exci ng intersec ons between our churches and communi es

where the gospel is being re‐encultured and rela onship

between churches and society is being reinstated (Slater, V.

(2015) Chaplaincy Ministry and the Mission of the Church p:xv ).

3. Chaplaincy is being embraced by our churches and leadership

as a valid and powerful means to minister into the lives,

communi es and situa ons of people within our church reach.

In many ways it is a pioneer ministry with fresh entrepreneurial

expressions appropriate to par cular se ngs being realised.

CAQNT is currently in a good and growing phase with an indica ve

increase of almost 50% (annual) in serving or applying to serve

chaplains across a broad range of industries and ministries (see

Table A ).

Table A. QLD/NT Chaplaincy Engagement Ac vity 2017

July 2017 November 2017

Category No. Total No. Total

Currently Endorsed Chaplain 32 37

Currently Endorsed Chaplains Associates 11 11

Needing Reac va on 2 2

Applica ons in Process 6 4

51 54

ADF (Army/Navy/Airforce) Applica ons/Inquires 13 13 9 9

Chaplains in Training AC 2017 Group #1 6 5

Poten al Chaplains in Training AC Grp #2 6 5

12 10

Pastoral Upgrade to Chaplaincy #1 8

Pastoral Upgrade to Chaplaincy #2 8

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Chaplaincy Enquiries 10

Ac ve Chaplaincy Network 99


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SOME HIGHLIGHTS: It is exci ng to see the number of re ring ACC pastors keen to extend their ministry call and effec veness through chaplaincy.

There are also a number of ini a ves opening up for our CAQNT Chaplains QLD DRCN (Disaster Response Chaplaincy

Network) Training. Some of our chaplains have par cipated in training in Redland Bay and Yamba (part of QLD assistance to

NSW floods). Eventually we hope that this will be expanded to the 78 local government regions in QLD. CAQNT is keen to

partner with Pastors and local churches to help meet the needs of community in mes of crisis. This partnership involves

training and equipping local people to offer support to those in need. This in turn provides Churches with people who are

be er able to build a bridge from the local Church to the community. The big picture is communi es need people who are

equipped to respond in mes of natural disaster of large scale once government organisa ons leave. The local picture is

Churches will have more people equipped to minister to the everyday needs of those in Church and local community.

Chaplaincy is a logical spearhead of this approach.

A State and Territory Chaplaincy Gathering was conducted as part of the QLD/NT State Conference with many exis ng and new Chaplaincy connec ons made.

New Business Chaplain Opportuni es have opened up with a major na onally based transport and logis cs company and a Brisbane based NZ flour mill. We have the right people in these posi ons.

Sports Chaplaincy. We are slowly building rela onships with other chaplaincy organisa ons to raise the profile and placement of sports chaplains.

Alphacrucis Cert IV Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care Training is underway and has had effec ve takeup by prospec ve Chaplains.

The third intensive to the 1st 2017 round of training was conducted at the brand new Alphacrucis Brisbane Campus (Wooloongabba) in July.

A new intake, 2nd 2017 round of the Cert IV in Chaplaincy started in September with possibly 9 students to complete this training.

A new website was developed that reflects a bright shop front of communica ons about Chaplaincy Australia.

The process for new Chaplaincy applica ons has been streamlined for on line processing so accelera ng our administra on processes incredibly.

There is a growing partnership with Pastors and local churches to equip and empower their people to GO into their world

as Chaplains. CAQNT is keen to partner with Pastors and local churches to help equip and empower them to do so with the

dynamic of a growing professional cross‐disciplinary network.

We greatly appreciate the encouragement, financial support, prayers and advocacy for CAQNT given by State and Na onal Execu ves of the ACC.

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CHAPLAINCY CONTINUED

INTO THE FUTURE WE HAVE A GOALS TO:

Establish regional Chaplaincy Leaders/Advocates in each Church Region/district of QLD/NT by end of 2018.

Double the number of Chaplains in training via Alphacrucis by end 2018.

Double the number of registered Chaplains who complete Chaplaincy training with Alphacrucis by end 2018.

Iden fy the Churches (ACC) who have Chaplains and Chaplaincy services within their fellowship (by end of 2018).

Double the en re Chaplaincy Network of Associates and Chaplains in QLD/NT by Easter 2019.

I am honoured to take on the posi on as State Director for Chaplaincy Australia in Queensland and the Northern Territory since

December 2017. Thank you to Ps John Sco who has completed his term in this posi on since September 2016 admirably. He

has laid a brilliant founda on and framework in which to con nue to see this ministry grow. Thank you for the support and

welcome by Ps John Hunt and Ps Ralph Estherby (Na onal Director Chaplaincy Australia) in these forma ve weeks. It is evident

that the growth of Chaplaincy is empowered by the support of our State Execu ve, Na onal, State, Regional and Local

leadership and prayer by the many people who intercede on behalf of our Chaplains. The partnership with Alphacrucis in

providing Chaplaincy training is a praise note, par cularly as this grows into the future. Thank you of course to our growing

Network of Chaplains, associates and Churches engaged in Chaplaincy, you are an inspira on.

As a personal anecdote, I have been a chaplain for over 20 years, ministering in Universi es, Primary and High Schools, in

training and job‐search se ngs, and the broader community. It has meant caring, suppor ng, discipling, and seeing people

connect with Christ through disasters, personal strife, events, and doing life’s journey. Chaplaincy has not only meant that

individuals have received love, help and purpose, I have seen it impact en re communi es and bless churches with a flow of

new people. As a Senior Pastor I can honestly say that Chaplaincy has been an incredible blessing in our fellowships. We have

seen significant growth in churches due to the work of Chaplaincy. I pray and humbly suggest that Chaplaincy is a powerfully

vital ministry in the life of our movement both now and into the future.

SHANE BRIGG ACC QLD/NT Chaplaincy


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CHRISTIAN WOMEN QLD/NT In 2016, we gathered for Queensland Chris an

Women’s One Voice Conference, ‘Endless Love’ at

Calvary on the Sunshine Coast. Our keynote speaker

was Sy Rogers. He connected so well with our women

and we saw the Holy Spirit move incredibly. Kim

Bowyer flew in from Vietnam to share her story of

overcoming tragedy and loss. Kim shared in a way that

was so transparent and we saw the power of God

speak to the hearts of women all through the building.

Tarryn Stokes from Hillsong Sydney led worship and did

a music workshop in our break‐out session. Due to the

way the Conference went, we decided to do a last

minute change and finish the Conference with worship;

this created an atmosphere for prayer and ministry. We

finished on such a strong note. Every year we say, “This

was the best conference ever”, and it truly was. I am

sure every lady who a ended would have said the

same thing.

I also invited celebrity chef Ma Golinski to come and

do a cooking demonstra on on the Saturday which was

a lot of fun. I believe we can invite guests who

specialise in different areas to our conferences and

what they see actually ministers to them, and I’m sure

it did for Ma .

2017 was the year our leaders gathered. We had three

Conferences; Oasis New Life Centre Rockhampton,

Freshwater Cairns and Lightspace Brisbane, the same

conference in all three loca ons. Cairns and Brisbane

were on the same weekend. We named the Conference

‘Rise Strong’. The topics we covered were:

Keeping the cart on the wheels in ministry ‐ Ps

Laryssa Schleusener and Ps Kirsty Emery

Mentoring ‐ Ps Deb Candler

Holy Spirit direc on/confidence ‐ Anne Barks

Pastoral care and outreach ‐ Ps Jane Lumley and Ps

Michelle Fredericks

Leadership ‐ Ps Francine Hunt

There was a great sense of unity and expectancy from

the outset, and it was great to see connec ons made

with some of our new pastors in the region.

All conferences were well‐a ended. Thank you Oasis

and Freshwater for going above and beyond to host

this event in your churches.

At this year’s One Voice Conference I will be handing

the baton to Ps Michelle Fredericks and I can’t wait to

see what the next season holds for QCW. I want to say

thank you to the State Execu ve for their constant

support and encouragement and my amazing QCW/NT

Regional Leaders for being such a united team

throughout my tenureship. I am also grateful to all my

team on the ground at Centro Church, who worked so

hard to build the ACC community over the past 7 years.

When women come together with a collec ve

inten on, miracles happen!

Empowering Women to Change Their World.

FRANCINE HUNT QLD/NT Chris an Women


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YOUTH ALIVE QLD/NT

The mandate of Youth Alive con nues to be REACHING young

people, RAISING leaders, RESOURCING youth ministries and

the local Church, and REVIVING a genera on. In keeping with

that mandate, we have seen an incredible 24 months from

January 2016 to December 2017.

YOUTH ALIVE CONFERENCE: Brisbane and Townsville

Conferences con nued to grow and launch youth ministries

and young people into the new year. The Conference has

provided an environment of faith, empowerment, and

expecta on for the development of leadership and for the

con nua on of the discipleship process for youth and young

adults alike. The Conference con nues to see growth and be a

source of strength for youth ministries from the ACC and

other denomina ons alike.

UNITED WE STAND: United We Stand is a na onal gathering,

ac va ng young Australians to unite on one night, in many

loca ons, represented by every Chris an denomina on, to

make a stand for Jesus Christ. United We Stand is the

breathing, living expression of everything we have come to

believe and value about youth ministry over the last 30 years.

Together, as we amass in the 10,000s, we make a bold

declara on collec vely that Jesus is having an undeniable

posi ve influence within our Genera on! The United We

Stand (UWS) ini a ve was pioneered in QLD in 2014 and has

evolved into a na onal gathering that reaches over 25,000

young people on one night with over 2,850 responses to

Christ.

MOMENTUM: MOMENTUM Leadership con nues as the key

event that draws leaders together from across the State. In

2017, Ps Phil Pringle and Ps Alex Lee from C3 invested their

me and leadership into the leaders of our State. In 2017, the

Momentum Regional Leadership Tour was added as a key

component towards con nuing to invest into the young adults

and youth pastors and leaders of the regions.

YOUTH ALIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: Youth Alive pioneered

a leadership academy (YALA) in 2014 with 5 interns

comple ng studies towards ministry and leadership. Youth

Alive con nues to iden fy avenues to raise young leaders and

with the strength of the pilo ng of YALA in QLD, there are

now over 80 students studying and interning na onally,

adding to the reach and effec ve influence of leadership

toward the local church.

YOUTH ALIVE YOUNG ADULTS: Ps Ben and Emily Higgins

con nued to strengthen the focus towards the young adult

expression of Youth Alive. In 2016 and 2017 there were high‐

energy one‐day gatherings focused on compelling young

adults to awaken their God‐purpose and become a catalyst for

the extraordinary in their world. Guests including Chad Veach,

Henry Seeley, Josh Greenwood and Jurgen Ma hesiu. They

shared some incredible teachings and insight with the

hundreds of young adults in a endance who encountered

God in a powerful way.

YOUTH ALIVE MUSIC: The impact and sound of Youth Alive

has been outworked in musical expression as we see what

God is doing amongst QLD youth ministries. With the release

of Youth Alive QLD’s EP in 2017, the recogni on of the impact

is supported through the 4,000,000 downloads and streams

of Youth Alive songs in 2017.

I look forward with great an cipa on to see how God will

con nue to use Youth Alive in reaching young people. I would

also like to take this opportunity to thank Ps John and

Francine Hunt and the rest of the State Execu ve, the Youth

Alive Board, the team of Regional Directors and all of the

volunteers who have worked relessly and have sown into the

ministry of Youth Alive Queensland.

CAMERON BENNET Youth Alive QLD/NT &

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MOVEMENT INITIATIVE:

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

INTRODUCTION

Community Engagement is an ini a ve that challenges us, the church, to look outside of our church boundaries and to consider unique ways of being involved with our community. This can be undertaken by contribu ng to our local ini a ves, events and groups that already exist but could do with a li le help along the way. The feedback that I receive is that this idea can be challenging as we are not always leading but partnering with already established ac vi es or programs. ACC CE both is represented at our Na onal Execu ve as well as having State Coordinators in QLD/NT, NSW, WA and Victoria. Ps Donna Crouch s ll champions community on the Na onal Execu ve. Ps Paul Bartle from Lighthouse Church has over the last 3 years been championing the cause for Community Engagement. This is best evidenced by his social media campaign and his book, “Thank God it’s Monday” (TGIM). The CE ini a ve is encouraging greater par cipa on by our church congrega ons to get involved with their local community, by working in their community and offering prac cal support and assistance. They can do this from within the places where they work, live, study and play by looking for new and crea ve ways to listen, par cipate and engage with their community by coming alongside and suppor ng them in their places as well as in our churches.

STATE CONFERENCE

I was delighted to be able to conduct a breakout session during the Conference. There was a good mix of pastors and lay people in a endance. The purpose of the session was to con nue to bring increased understanding to the emerging world of community engagement. There were a number of concepts that were presented in order to provide a broader knowledge and increase understanding and there is clearly no one model that will fit all. Many churches have established Church Owned Community Organisa ons that provide a diverse range of responsive caring services. A concept that received a great interest was Community Asset Mapping. This process involves systema cally assessing and recording the strengths and all that is posi ve in the local area by mapping these physical local assets. It can be a valuable tool to assist the church to become a source of local knowledge and strength. Alphacrucis presented informa on on the new Diploma in Community and the chance of gaining RPL if you have had 5 years experience in Community.

AROUND THE NATION

Over the course of 2017 all the State Community Engagement Coordinators have been involved in video conferencing. Ps Paul has organised these as an opportunity to discuss progress and strategies to promote CE. A lot of discussion and planning has been undertaken in order to further develop Community Engagement and to encourage Senior Pastors and their Churches to develop opportuni es where we can work with the broader community. The State leaders of CE meet yearly in order to progress the use of social media.

ALPHACRUCIS DIPLOMA OF COMMUNITY

Our Na onal College has elevated CE to new heights by offering this Diploma. Qualifica on and supported with Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) provides an addi onal incen ve to promo ng CE as a legi mate contributor to growing our churches.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE

The yearly Lighthouse Conference in Woollongong has become the Na onal Conference for Community Engagement. The Conference con nues to bring forth outstanding experts in this field. The leaders who a end the Conference leave being s rred to con nue to explore ways to engage with their communi es.

AROUND THE STATE

There are some diverse and unique ini a ves emerging that are assis ng their churches to impact the needy and the marginalized in their community. Partnering with established programs such as Fresh Start, COACH Mentoring program. Churches are volunteering to clean up Council parks while others have conducted HELP days where the church mobilises its resources by sending dozens of people to clean, paint, restore and generally being a Helping Hand with already‐exis ng community groups or people that need a li le help on their journey of life. During the year I was able to coach and assist a number of regional churches to establish their local Community Expression. Community Engagement will con nue to face challenges with understanding about what it is and how it works. However the joy of seeing how sa sfying it is to give, is what it is about. Churches in Greater Brisbane, South East Queensland and Northern Queensland con nue to liaise with me with ques ons about government funding and possible grants and how they might access such funding. The maturity and growth of these ministries is always encouraging.

It is always an honour to serve our great Movement.

TIM BEAN ACC QLD/NT

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FINANCIAL REPORTS

AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES

QUEENSLANDABN 64 051 621 849

FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31 December 2017

Page

Responsible persons' report 1

Auditor's independence declaration 3

Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 4

Statement of changes in equity 5

Statement of financial position 6

Statement of cash flows 7

Notes to the financial statements 8

Responsible persons' declaration 12

Independent auditor's report 13


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31 December 2017

CONTENTS

State Executive Members

John Hunt James Macpherson

Steve Kennedy Ben Teefy

Christopher Mulhare Craig Tomkinson

Murray Averill

Objectives

Strategy for achieving the objectives



RESPONSIBLE PERSONS' REPORT

The responsible persons' present their report, together with the financial statements, on the

entity for the year ended 31 December 2017.

The following persons were responsible persons' during the whole of the financial year and up to

the date of this report, unless otherwise stated:

Australian Christian Churches Queensland is part of a national association of Pentecostal churches

in voluntary co-operation (Co-operative Fellowship), on terms of equality, uniting for evangelism,

fellowship, order, discipline and other purposes.

The strategies for achieving the above objectives are as outlined in the constitution, i.e. The

objects are:

To present the Gospel in a way that is consistent with the doctrines of the ACC;

To encourage integrity and righteous living in its leaders, credentialed ministers and

congregation members;

To plant and sustain churches that provide a safe and nurturing environment in which

Christians can grow and others can find faith in Christ;

To engage in Christian action in the relief of human suffering and need by all available

means and development programs appropriate to developing countries and disadvantaged

groups;

To train, ordain and send out ministers of the Gospel, missionaries and other ministries, for

the work of God in Australia and overseas;

To allow and encourage individuals and churches to fulfil their God-given purpose without

undue interference or restriction on their activities and ministries;

To represent the ACC as agent and to take whatever lawful steps are necessary to

implement the objectives of the ACC where incorporation is necessary.

1

6 March 2018 The State Executive Members Australian Christian Churches Queensland PO Box 2195 NORTH IPSWICH QLD 4305 AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION This declaration is made in connection with our audit of the financial report of the entity for the year ended 31 December 2017 and in accordance with the provisions of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012. I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been:

No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 in relation to this audit;

No contraventions of the Code of Professional Conduct in relation to this audit.

Yours faithfully,

Matthew Williams Managing Director CB Audit Pty Ltd Registered Company Auditor No.470848 This declaration forms part of and should be read in conjunction with the Responsible Persons’ Report.

Note 2017 2016

$ $

INCOME

Conference/Seminar Receipts 296,557 336,447

Church Life QLD 15,777 13,717

Dues received 6 834,405 762,207

Investment income 57,222 55,594

Mission / appeal receipts 29,270 5,275

Other income 23,603 183,926

Rent Received 13,360 -

TOTAL INCOME 1,270,194 1,357,166

EXPENSES

Accountancy and Audit fees 3,800 3,500

Church Life QLD costs 164,955 126,383

Church Planting costs 33,242 28,253

Conference / seminar expenses 278,006 325,714

Contractors Payments 42,736 45,260

Depreciation 2,749 3,307

Donations paid 31,532 25,959

Employment costs 281,660 302,897

Insurance 8,233 5,302

Professional fees 110,468 101,845

Property expenses 15,518 11,645

State executive costs 61,285 52,028

State office expenses 26,710 16,841

Telephone and internet 6,621 10,560

Other expenses 7,056 7,279

TOTAL EXPENSES 1,074,571 1,066,773

PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD 195,623 290,393


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STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017

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Retained Earnings

(Accumulated

Deficit) Total

Beginning Balance, 1 January, 2016 1,761,732 1,761,732

Rounding 3 3

Net income 290,393 290,393

Ending Balance, 31 December, 2016 2,052,128 2,052,128

Rounding (1) (1)

Net income 195,623 195,623

Ending Balance, 31 December, 2017 2,247,750 2,247,750

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY



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5

Note 2017 2016

$ $

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash at bank and on hand 2 2,825,104 2,728,957

Trade and other receivables 3 271,035 181,058

GST Recoverable 6,625 20,362

Prepayments 20,690 43,023

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 3,123,454 2,973,400

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Loan Receivable - Fernvale Property 4 90,000 90,000

Property, plant and equipment 4 4,376 5,915

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 94,376 95,915

TOTAL ASSETS 3,217,830 3,069,315

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Trade and other payables 5 30,038 73,126

Credit Cards 8 1,549 (2,903)

Provision for employee entitlements 22,263 24,231

Income received in advance 107,295 89,120

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 161,145 183,574

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Regional bank accounts held in trust 786,152 814,843

Provision for employee entitlements 22,783 18,770

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 808,935 833,613

TOTAL LIABILITIES 970,080 1,017,187

NET ASSETS 2,247,750 2,052,128

EQUITY

Accumulated Profits / (Losses) 2,247,750 2,052,128

TOTAL EQUITY 2,247,750 2,052,128

TOTAL EQUITY 2,247,750 2,052,128

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2017



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2017 2016

Cash flows from operating activities $ $

Receipts 1,198,392 1,226,660

Less:

Payments to creditors & ministries 1,072,344 1,074,765 TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 126,048 151,895

Cash flows from investments

Payments for property, plant and equipment (1,209) -

TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTMENTS (1,209) -

Cash flows from finance activities

Monies held in Trust increase/(decrease) (28,691) 22,221

Loans raised/(repaid) - 46,790

TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCE ACTIVITIES (28,691) 69,011

Net increase/(decrease) in cash 96,148 220,906

Cash at beginning of year 2,728,956 2,508,050

Net increase/(decrease) in cash 96,148 220,906

Cash at bank at end of year 2,825,104 2,728,956

Notes to Statement of Cash Flows

1. Reconciliation of net operating cash flow to net operating profit:

Net operating profit/(loss) 195,623 290,393

Add: depreciation 2,749 3,307

Add: Rounding (1) 1

(Increase)/decrease in receivables (89,977) (132,786)

(Increase)/decrease in GST Recoverable 13,737 (5,115)

(Increase)/decrease in prepayments 22,333 (16,560)

Increase/(decrease) in prov. for employee entitlements 2,045 8,102

Increase/(decrease) in income received in advance 18,175 2,280

Increase/(decrease) in credit cards 4,452 (2,903)

Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable (43,088) 5,176

Cash flows from operating activities 126,048 151,895

2. Reconciliation of cash


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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS


For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash includes cash on hand and at bank and short

term deposits at call, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.

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(a)

(b)

(c)


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

ABN 64 051 621 849

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.

These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Basis of preparation

In the responsible persons' opinion, the entity is not a reporting entity because there are no users

dependent on general purpose financial statements.

As the entity is a charitable institution in terms of subsection 50-5 of the Income Tax Assessment

Act 1997, as amended, it is exempt from paying income tax.

Accounts receivable and other debtors

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the recognition and

measurement requirements specified by the Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations

issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board('AASB') and the disclosure requirements of

AASB 101 'Presentation of Financial Statements', AASB 107 'Statement of Cash Flows', AASB 108

'Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors', AASB 1031 'Materiality', AASB

1048 'Interpretation of Standards' and AASB 1054 'Australian Additional Disclosures', as

appropriate for not-for-profit oriented entities that qualify for and apply differential reporting

concessions.

Taxation

These are special purpose financial statements that have been prepared for the purposes of

complying with the Australian Charities and Not‐for‐profits Commission Act 2012 requirements to

prepare and distribute financial statements to the members of Australian Christian Churches

Queensland. The responsible persons have determined that the accounting policies adopted are

appropriate to meet the needs of the members of Australian Christian Churches Queensland.

Accounts receivable and other debtors include amounts due from members as well as amounts

receivable from customers for goods sold in the ordinary course of business. Receivables

expected to be collected within 12 months of the end of the reporting period are classified as

current assets. All other receivables are classified as non-current assets.

Accounts receivable are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised

cost using the effective interest rate method, less any provision for impairment. Refer to Note

1(e) for further discussion on the determination of impairment losses.

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ABN 64 051 621 849

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Cont'd

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable after taking into

account any trade discounts and volume rebates allowed. For this purpose, deferred

consideration is not discounted to present values when recognising revenue.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

The members evaluate estimates and judgments incorporated into the financial statements based

on historical knowledge and best available current information. Estimates assume a reasonable

expectation of future events and are based on current trends and economic data, obtained both

externally and within the entity.

Accounts receivable and other debtors include amounts due from members as well as amounts

receivable from donors. Receivables expected to be collected within 12 months of the end of the

reporting period are classified as current assets. All other receivables are classified as non-current

assets.

Revenue and Other Income

Grant and donation income is recognised when the entity obtains control over the funds, which is

generally at the time of receipt.

Accounts payable and other payables

Accounts payable and other payables represent the liabilities for goods and services received by

the entity during the reporting period that remain unpaid at the end of the reporting period. The

balance is recognised as a current liability with the amounts normally paid within 30 days of

recognition of the liability.

Accounts receivable and other debtors

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the

amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Receivables

and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of

GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is included with other receivables or payables in the

statement of financial position.

Note 1

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ABN 64 051 621 849

2017 2016

$ $

36,572 5,923

Online Saver Account 123 52,915

1,963 8,572

Term Deposits 1,994,651 1,837,643

Pastor Fringe Benefits Accounts Note 7 5,643 9,061

Regional Bank Accounts 786,152 814,843

Total Cash at bank and On Hand 2,825,104 2,728,957

Undeposited Funds 2,958 2,484

268,077 178,574

Total Trade and other receivables 271,035 181,058

Property, plant and equipment at cost 2,965 2,965

Less: Accumulated depreciation 1,496 1,199

1,469 1,766

Computers at cost 14,488 13,279

Less: Accumulated depreciation 11,581 9,130

2,907 4,149

Total Property, plant and equipment 4,376 5,915

Accounts Payable 2,254 30,126

Other Payables - 5,507

Fringe Benefit 20,714 26,136

Superannuation & Other Payroll Liabilities 7,070 11,357

Total Trade and Other Payables 30,038 73,126

Dues received 834,405 762,207

Total Dues Received 834,405 762,207

Trade debtors

Property, plant and equipment

Trade and Other Payables

Note 4

Note 6

Note 5

Dues Received

Cash at Bank and On Hand

Trade and other receivables

Note 2

Cheque Account

Note 3

WP General

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QUEENSLAND



ABN 64 051 621 849

2017 2016

$ $

FB Account No. 1 LP - 221

FB Account No. 3 Bell 5,643 8,840

Total Pastor Fringe Benefits Accounts 5,643 9,061

Cr Card Juanita Foote 374 (953)

Cr Card Angie Narayan 25 (1,950)

Total Credit Cards 1,549 (2,903)

The names of all executive members who have held office at any time during the year are:

John Hunt James Macpherson

Steve Kennedy Ben Teefy

Christopher Mulhare Craig Tomkinson

Murray Averill

Note 7 Pastor Fringe Benefits Accounts

Note 8 Credit Cards

An estimated 21 properties have been discovered to be held in trust, for member churches, that have not

been recognised as assets of the entity. A project is taking place to correctly recognise these properties

and calculate a fair value of each property in order to recognise them as assets. Any associated liabilities

will also be recognised.

Note 10

The entity had no other contingent liabilities as at 31 December 2017 apart from any arising from Note 11.

Note 11 Events after the Reporting Period

Contingent Liabilities

No member has received any remuneration from the entity, and there were no transactions with

members or member related entities.

Note 9 Related Parties

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES QUEENSLAND Report on the Audit of the Financial Report - Qualified Opinion We have audited the accompanying financial report, being a special purpose financial report of Australian Christian Churches Queensland, which comprises the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2017, the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the responsible entities’ declaration. In our opinion, except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis of Qualified Opinion section of our report, the financial report of Australian Christian Churches Queensland has been prepared in accordance with Division 60 of the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission Act 2012, including:

a) giving a true and fair view of the registered entity’s financial position as at 31 December 2017 and

of its financial performance and cash flows for the year ended on that date; and b) complying with Australian Accounting Standards to the extent described in Note 1, and Division 60

the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Regulation 2013.

Basis of qualified opinion It is not practicable for the company to maintain control over cash receipts prior to their being received and receipted by officers. Accordingly, it is not practicable for our audit procedures with regard to cash receipts to extend beyond cash receipts recorded as receipted by way of issue of an official receipt. We therefore are unable to express an opinion on whether the recorded cash donations of the company are complete. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the registered entity in accordance with the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Emphasis of Matter - Basis of Accounting We draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared for the purpose of fulfilling the directors' financial reporting responsibilities under the ACNC Act. As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Responsibility of the Responsible Entities’ for the Financial Report The responsible entities of the registered entity are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and have determined that the basis of preparation described in Note 1 to the financial report is appropriate to meet the requirements of the ACNC Act and the needs of the members. The responsible entities’ responsibility also includes such internal control as the responsible entities determine is necessary to enable the preparation of a financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial report, the responsible entities are responsible for assessing the registered entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters relating to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the responsible entities either intend to liquidate the registered entity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. The responsible entities are responsible for overseeing the registered entity’s financial reporting process. Auditor's Responsibility for the Audit of the Financial Report Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial report. As part of an audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our my opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the registered entity’s internal control.

Conclude on the appropriateness of the responsible entities use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the registered entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial report or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the registered entity to cease to continue as a going concern.

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the disclosures, and whether the financial report represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with responsible entities regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

Matthew Williams CB Audit Pty Ltd Registered Company Auditor No. 470848

29 March 2018

ABN 32 165 624 297


QUEENSLAND LTD

31 DECEMBER 2017


Page

Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 1

Auditor's independence declaration 2

Statement of changes in equity 3

Statement of financial position 4

Statement of cash flows 5

Notes to the financial statements 6

Responsible persons' declaration 10

Independent auditor's report 11


QUEENSLAND LTDABN 32 165 624 297


31 DECEMBER 2017

CONTENTS

Note 2017 2016

$ $

INCOME

Revenue from ordinary activities - -

TOTAL INCOME - -

EXPENSES

Expenses of ordinary activities - -

TOTAL EXPENSES - -

PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD - -


QUEENSLAND LTD

STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME


ABN 32 165 624 297

See auditor's report and accompanying notes to financial statements.

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10 March 2018 The State Executive Members Australian Christian Churches Queensland Ltd PO Box 2195 NORTH IPSWICH QLD 4305 AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION This declaration is made in connection with our audit of the financial report of the company for the year ended 31 December 2017 and in accordance with the provisions of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012. I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been:

No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 in relation to this audit;

No contraventions of the Code of Professional Conduct in relation to this audit.

Yours faithfully,

Matthew Williams Registered Company Auditor No.470848

ABN 32 165 624 297

Asset

Revaluation

Reserve

Retained Earnings

(Accumulated

Deficit) Total

Beginning Balance, 01 January 2016 - - -

Balance at the beginning of the year - - -

Land revaluation during the year - - -

Ending Balance, 31 December, 2016 - - -

Rounding - -

Net income - - -

Ending Balance, 31 December, 2017 - - -

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY



QUEENSLAND LTD


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Note 2017 2016

$ $

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash at bank and on hand - -

Departments 62,668 -

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 62,668 -

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Properties held in trust 3 6,118,200 -

Trustee's Right of Indemnity - 570,000

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 6,118,200 570,000

TOTAL ASSETS 6,180,868 570,000

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Departments 62,668 -

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 62,668 -

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Liabilities Incurred as Trustee - 570,000

Liabilities for properities held in trust 3 6,118,200 -

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 6,118,200 570,000

TOTAL LIABILITIES 6,180,868 570,000

NET ASSETS - -

EQUITY

Accumulated Profits / (Losses) - -

TOTAL EQUITY - -

TOTAL EQUITY - -

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2017




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2017 2016

Cash flows from operating activities $ $

Receipts - -

Less:

Payments to creditors & ministries - -

TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES - -

Cash flows from investments

Proceeds from disposals - -

Loans (made)/ repaid - -

Investments made - -

Properties brought in at valuation - -

Payments for property, plant and equipment - -

TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTMENTS - -

Cash flows from finance activities

Monies held in Trust increase/(decrease) - -

Loans raised/(repaid) - -

TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCE ACTIVITIES - -

Net increase/(decrease) in cash - -

Cash at beginning of year - -

Net increase/(decrease) in cash - -

Cash at bank at end of year - -

Notes to Statement of Cash Flows

1. Reconciliation of net operating cash flow to net operating profit:

Net operating profit/(loss) - -

Add: depreciation - -

(Profit) / Loss on disposal of asset - -

Provision for employee entitlements - -

(Increase)/decrease in receivables - -

(Increase)/decrease in GST Recoverable - -

(Increase)/decrease in prepayments - -

Increase/(decrease) in income received in advance - -

Amounts transferred to / (from) reserves - -

Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable - -

Cash flows from operating activities - -

2. Reconciliation of cash


QUEENSLAND LTD

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS


For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash includes cash on hand and at bank and short

term deposits at call, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.

ABN 32 165 624 297


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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Revenue and Other Income

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).

Interest income is brought to account in the period in which it is receivedΦ

(b) Taxation

(c) Cash and Cash Equivalents





The financial report has been drawn up on an accruals basis. It has been prepared on the basis

of historical costs and does not take into account changing money values or, except where

stated, current valuation of non-current assets.

In the opinion of the members of the State Executive the entity is not considered to be a

reporting entity as there are unlikely to exist users who are unable to command the

preparation of reports tailored to satisfy specifically all of their information needs. This financial

report is therefore considered to be a special purpose report prepared to enable the entity to

fulfil its obligation to prepare accounts under the Religious Educational and Charitable

Institutions Act of 1861 as amended. The entity has generally applied the following Accounting

Standards:

AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements

AASB 107 Cash Flow Statements

AASB 108 Accounting Policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors

AASB 110 Events after Balance Sheet Date

AASB 1031 Materiality

AASB 1048 Interpretation of Standards

AASB 1054 Australian Additional Disclosures

No other Accounting Standards have been specifically applied in the preparation of this report.

The accounting policies have been consistently applied by the entity.

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable

after taking into account any trade discounts and volume rebates allowed. For this

purpose, deferred consideration is not discounted to present values when

recognising revenue.

Grant and donation income is recognised when the entity obtains control over the

funds, which is generally at the time of receipt.

The entity is exempt from income tax under Subdivision 50-B of the Income Tax

Assessment Act 1997.

Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks,

and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three

months or less.

Note 1

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont'd)

(d) Accounts receivable and other debtors

(e) Goods and Services Tax (GST)

(f) Accounts payable and other payables

(g) Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except

where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation

Office (ATO). Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST

receivable or payable. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the

ATO is included with other receivables or payables in the statement of financial

position.

Accounts payable and other payables represent the liabilities for goods and services

received by the company during the reporting period that remain unpaid at the end

of the reporting period. The balance is recognised as a current liability with the

amounts normally paid within 30 days of recognition of the liability.

The directors evaluate estimates and judgments incorporated into the financial

statements based on historical knowledge and best available current information.

Estimates assume a reasonable expectation of future events and are based on

current trends and economic data, obtained both externally and within the

company.

Accounts receivable and other debtors include amounts due from members as well

as amounts receivable from customers for goods sold in the ordinary course of

business. Receivables expected to be collected within 12 months of the end of the

reporting period are classified as current assets. All other receivables are classified

as non-current assets.

Note 1

Accounts receivable are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured

at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less any provision for

impairment. At the end of each reporting period, the entity assesses whether there

is objective evidence that a financial asset has been impaired. An asset is deemed

impaired if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one

or more events (a 'loss event') has occurred, which has an impact on the estimated

future cash flows of the asset(s).

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont'd)

(h) Accounts receivable and other debtors

2017 2016

$ $

18 Leek Street Blackall 280,000 -

22s Littlefield Street Blackwater 361,600 -

McKeown Road East Barron 187,500 -

Clive Street Fernvale 270,000 -

25 Meyer Street Gayndah 200,000 -

17 Maeyer Street Gayndah 200,000 -

28-32 Townsville Road Inham 150,000 -

Myall Street Jandowae 85,000 -

55-67 Tamborine Street Jimboomba 550,000 -

Teal Street Longreach 310,000 -

117 Kingfisher Street Longreach 380,000 -

Gibson Street Meandarra 371,300 -

27-29 Alfred Quinn Drive Middlemont 792,400 -

12 Augusta Street Mirani 200,000 -

3 Cooper Street Mount Garnet 85,000 -

15292 Bunya Highway Murgon 310,000 -

34 Robin Street Slade Point 240,400 -

114-120 Francis Road Lawton 1,000,000 -

45 Loban Road Thursday Island 50,000 -

23 Royd Street Wandoan 95,000 -

Total 6,118,200 -

Note 1

Accounts receivable and other debtors include amounts due from members as well

as amounts receivable from donors. Receivables expected to be collected within 12

months of the end of the reporting period are classified as current assets. All other

receivables are classified as non-current assets.

There are no mortgages, charges or other securities affecting the assets of the company.

Note 3 Properties Held on Trust

The properties held in trust have been identified during the year and the properities and their

values that have rmained in the trust are as follows:

Note 2 Mortgage and Charges

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2017 2016

$ $

ACC Kids 6,965 -

QLD Christian Womens 17,496 -

Youth Alive Qld & NT 38,207 -

62,668 -

The company had no contingent liabilities as at 31 December 2017.

Departments reporting directly to ACC Qld & Northern Territory and their current equity

balances.

No matter or circumstance has risen since 31 December 2017 that has significantly affected, or

may significantly affect the company's operations, the results of those operations, or the

company's state of affairs in future financial years.

Note 4 ACC Qld & Northern Territory Departments

Note 6 Events After the Reporting Period

Note 5 Contingent Liabilities

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES QUEENSLAND LTD Report on the Audit of the Financial Report - Qualified Opinion We have audited the accompanying financial report, being a special purpose financial report of Australian Christian Churches Queensland Ltd, which comprises the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2017, the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the responsible entities’ declaration. In our opinion, except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis of Qualified Opinion section of our report, the financial report of Australian Christian Churches Queensland Ltd has been prepared in accordance with Division 60 of the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission Act 2012, including:

a) giving a true and fair view of the registered entity’s financial position as at 31 December 2017 and

of its financial performance and cash flows for the year ended on that date; and b) complying with Australian Accounting Standards to the extent described in Note 1, and Division 60

the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Regulation 2013.

Basis of qualified opinion It is not practicable for the company to maintain control over cash receipts prior to their being received and receipted by officers. Accordingly, it is not practicable for our audit procedures with regard to cash receipts to extend beyond cash receipts recorded as receipted by way of issue of an official receipt. We therefore are unable to express an opinion on whether the recorded cash donations of the company are complete. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the registered entity in accordance with the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Emphasis of Matter - Basis of Accounting We draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared for the purpose of fulfilling the directors' financial reporting responsibilities under the ACNC Act. As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Responsibility of the Responsible Entities’ for the Financial Report The responsible entities of the registered entity are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and have determined that the basis of preparation described in Note 1 to the financial report is appropriate to meet the requirements of the ACNC Act and the needs of the members. The responsible entities’ responsibility also includes such internal control as the responsible entities determine is necessary to enable the preparation of a financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial report, the responsible entities are responsible for assessing the registered entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters relating to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the responsible entities either intend to liquidate the registered entity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. The responsible entities are responsible for overseeing the registered entity’s financial reporting process. Auditor's Responsibility for the Audit of the Financial Report Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial report. As part of an audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our my opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the registered entity’s internal control.

Conclude on the appropriateness of the responsible entities use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the registered entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial report or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the registered entity to cease to continue as a going concern.

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the disclosures, and whether the financial report represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with responsible entities regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

Matthew Williams CB Audit Pty Ltd Registered Company Auditor No. 470848 29 March 2018

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