Daily Program
10:00am Rego Day One
10:30am Morning Tea
11:00am Morning Session with Bible Talk
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Strand Groups
3:30pm Afternoon Tea
4:30pm Workshop Electives
6:30pm Dinner
7:30pm FREE Evening Session with Bible Talk
9:00pm Supper
PROGRAM
Strand Groups
1:30pm each afternoon
Strand Groups give you the skills to understand and teach the Bible.
Strand 1: Understanding & Applying a Bible Passage
Strand 2: Biblical Theology: An Overview of the Whole Bible
Strand 3: Thinking Theologically: What the Bible says about…everything!
Strand 4: Effective Leadership
Strand 5: Unpacking a Bible Book (a different book each year)
Youth: Strands 1 and 2 will have groups for students in years 10 - 12.
Start with Strand 1 and work through them in order each year. Next Gen and AFES NTE prior learning recognised.
Strand 2 is recognised prior learning for Youthworks SRE Accreditation Training Module 5: Bible Foundations.
Workshops
4:30pm each afternoon
Training on topics relevant to ministry in South West Sydney.
2020 Workshops
The workshops will be announced closer to the event.
2019 Workships
Tuesday
Marriage (session 1 of 2)
Suffering (session 1 of 2)
Thinking about paid ministry
Interacting with the Orthodox Faith
Wednesday
Marriage (session 2)
Suffering (session 2)
Apologetics - How did we get the Bible?
Same-Sex marriage
Thursday
Singleness (session 1 of 2)
Suffering (session 1 of 2)
I feel spiritually dry
Prayer
Friday
Singleness (session 2)
Suffering (session 2)
I feel spiritually dry (same as Thursday)
Prayer (same as Thursday)
Euthanasia
*Note: Some workshops are offered over two days to allow greater depth of discussion. Some workshops such as Suffering and Prayer have been offered twice to allow more people to attend
Pastor’s Workshop
4:30pm-6:30pm Wednesday and Thursday
$30 including dinner for both sessions
(or free if you bring 10 people from your church to SWEATCON).
SWEATY Kids
11:00am - 6:30pm each day (excluding meal times)
SWEATCON Minis
Walkers to Kindy
SWEATCON Kids
Years 1- 6
Age appropriate programs of games, singing, crafts and bible stories to help them learn how much God loves them in Jesus.
A space will be available for younger children to take naps as needed under the supervision of the leaders.
Infants
Infants too young for SWEATCON Minis are welcome to accompany their parents throughout the conference.
A a cry room is available during the morning and evening sessions for infants to be supervised by their parents.
Safety
All SWEATCON volunteers in the children’s programs have verified WWCC numbers and up-to-date Safe Ministry training.
Children will need to be signed in and out by their parent/guardian before and after each session and meal time.