• Faith that Works | Weekend One 21-23 August | Weekend Two 28-30 August"
  • About

    Faith in Jesus has to be real.
    It has to work on Monday.
    Connected. Integrated. Making sense.
    Actually doing something.

    engage09 | A faith that works.


    engage is an annual kcc conference held in the Blue Mountains for young workers. engage was launched in 2007 with kcc recognizing a need to create a space to teach & encourage Christians who'd made the jump from university to the workforce. Feel free to print out a flyer to promote the conference at your church.

    Thanks for your feedback from last year. We're shaping the conference around it.

  • Tickets

    Registration opens at 8.00pm on Tuesday, 19 May 2009

    Book your tickets online


    Earlybird Rate (payment by 30 June 2009)
    $100 (on-line price only)

    Standard Rate (after 30 June 2009)
    $125 (on-line price only)

    What's included in the price?

    Registration fees include morning teas and Saturday lunch. Please contact the kcc office to specify any special dietary requirements you may have. Postal and fax registrations incur a $15 processing fee. Cancellations must be advised in writing to the kcc Office. After Tuesday, 28 July 2009, registration fees are non-refundable. All registration cancellations attract an administration fee of $20.00pp.

    * Important information on cancellations

  • Speakers

    This year we're excited to have William Taylor out from the UK, together with Matt Chandler from Texas, USA.

    More on Matt Chandler

    More on William Taylor

    Matt Chandler serves as Lead Pastor of The Village Church in Highland Village, Texas. He describes his tenure at The Village as a re-planting effort where he was involved in changing the theological and philosophical culture of the congregation. The church has witnessed a tremendous response growing from 160 people to over 5000 including a satellite campus in Denton. Matt is also involved in church planting efforts both locally and internationally through The Village and various strategic partnerships. His greatest joy outside of Jesus is being married to Lauren and being a dad to their two children, Audrey and Reid.

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    William Taylor was brought up on a farm in the West Country of England. He studied geography at Cambridge University and served in the British Army as an officer from 1983-88. He then studied theology at Ridley Hall, Cambridge and was ordained in 1991. In 1995 he joined St Helen's Church, Bishopsgate, in the City of London, which has been used by God to reach a generation of city workers (and dwellers) with the gospel of Jesus via lunch-time public meetings, the Read-Mark-Learn program and church planting. He is married to Janet, and they have three children - Emily, Digby and Archie..

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  • Program

    Friday Night 8.30pm to 10.00pm
    Saturday 10.30am to 1.15pm
    Lunch provided on-site at 1.15pm
    7.30pm to 9.30pm
    Sunday 10.30am to 1.15pm

    Coffee carts will be open before, during and after sessions. The Bookshop will be open before and after sessions. An overflow tent will be available for parents with babies and/or young children. We appreciate your help in reducing distractions for everyone by keeping the main auditorium child- and baby-free. (Health and safety regulations also prevent us from having prams and strollers in the aisles of the auditorium.)

    Additional information about the engage 09 program will be released closer to the conference

  • Accommodation

    There are heaps of accommodation options in the beautiful Blue Mountains.

    Why not book a house with friends? Some places to start are here

    Convention accommodation bookings open at 9.00am on Wednesday, 20 May 2009. Onsite accommodation spaces are limited with bookings essential

    1. Book online; or
    2. Phone the kcc office on 1300 737 140.

    Please ensure you have an engage 09 ticket before booking accommodation. A deposit of $20.00 per person is payable within 7 days of making an accommodation booking. The balance of accommodation fees is due by Tuesday, 30 June 2009.

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  • Contact

    Phone

    1300 737 140


    Network

    Join the engage Facebook group

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    Feedback

    We'd love to hear your feedback and questions:

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  • Cancellations and refunds

    kcc incurs costs if bookings are cancelled, which impacts on our ministry.

    All cancellations must be advised in writing to the kcc Office

    All registration cancellations attract a $20.00pp admin fee

    All accommodation cancellations attract a $20.00pp admin fee

    Cancellations received after Tuesday, 28 July 2009 are non-refundable (in part or in full)

  • Accommodation Options

    Dormitory Style Mountain Camp
    Kedumba
    $100.00 pp
    $100.00 pp
    GST exempt
    GST exempt
    CMS Centre Standard
    Ensuite
    $120.00 pp
    $135.00 pp
    inc GST
    inc GST

    Includes all meals from Friday supper to Sunday lunch.

    Camping Powered
    Unpowered
    $20.00 pp
    $15.00 pp
    GST exempt
    GST exempt

    Covers Fri / Sat nights. Bathrooms (hot showers) and an electric BBQ available.

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  • What we discovered

    Even though ENGAGE is only 2 going on 3 some very clear trends are evident. All of these came about as a result of getting your feedback, thankyou for your honesty! And thankyou for the time you spent filling out those forms. We discovered that a lot of you are in Teaching, IT and in the finance industry. Again not to the exclusion of other industries just those were the more dominant That you really enjoyed the talks and singing together and also appreciated “the vibe” of engage. We all liked the late starts and maybe more so the first time the “relaxed atmosphere” We discovered that while a lot of you had years at church and as Christians, you found the workplace “difficult, depressing disconnected” and “boring” in some cases.

    So at ENGAGE

    We will always look at the bible and hear from speakers that will help us do that in the most appropriate way. // We will aim to be relaxed, to give workers time to decompress from busy lives and focus on being Christian workers // The “vibe” of things will always be important. // We will be constantly changing and tweaking things to reflect and value the people that come to ENGAGE. Once again your feedback is very important in this regard. // We are a work in progress, your patience and your support will help us in this. // We are a conference for Christian workers, we are not trying to be a big church.

  • What's Included?

    Registration for engage includes morning tea and lunch on Saturday and morning tea on Sunday plus temporary catering tents, tables and amenities hire. There's extra technical equipment we bring in to ensure engage is an inspiring experience for everyone and a few extras to help us push the boundaries of convention ministry.

    We also take seriously our stewardship of the convention site which involves upgrading the facilities onsite for engage and other future conventions. This will help ensure that powerful Bible teaching conventions will continue for many years to come.

    You indicated and we believe that engage represents value for young workers, but we always welcome your feedback.

    engage committee

  • Cancellations

    Cancellations must be advised in writing to the kcc Office.

    1. Cancellations received by Tuesday, 29 July 2009: All accommodation cancellations attract a $20.00 per person fee. Only if the accommodation is re-let, will the remaining portion be refunded.

    2. Cancellations received after Tuesday, 29 July 2009: Non-refundable (in part or in full).

    For more information on cancellations, see the Information Page

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