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Assistant Curate, St Bart’s, Toowoomba

The Rev'd Michael Calder

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The Rev’d Michael Calder is Assistant Curate at St Bart’s, Toowoomba. He has a Assoc.Th (ACT) and a BTh (CSU), with special interests in getting people into God’s Word and music ministry.

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Making and maturing disciples of Jesus

“Personal touches and intentional follow up are really important at St Bart’s. We are a community and go through the valleys and peaks of life together. Instead of making assumptions that people are too busy to come to church, small groups or other ministry activities, we follow up to make sure that people are okay and if someone is sick or a loved one has passed away, we help care for them,” says the team from Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba, while offering helpful ideas and resources for other churches to adapt and use

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St Bart's Hymn Project

Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba has recorded a range of royalty-free classic hymns for parishes, ministries and individuals to use as resources, including ‘Amazing Grace’, ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness’, ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’, and many more

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Creating short videos that gather, grow and give

“Each week we create and distribute three short and engaging videos, with the aim of communicating key information and providing a sense of continuity whilst we are unable to gather face to face,” say The Rev’d Adam Lowe and The Rev’d Michael Calder from Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba, who offer valuable video filming, editing and distribution tips