VUWCU has a large group meeting starting at 6:00 pm and finishing sometime around 8:00 pm every Thursday at Ramsey House (the Anglican Chaplaincy, 8 Kelburn Parade — the cafe at the bottom of Kelburn Parade). The first half hour is a chance to chat and eat the provided snacks; the meeting proper starts at 6:30 pm. The planned schedule for 2008 is below.
Please note that the first two meetings for the year are not at Ramsey House. The meeting on 28th February will be on the Hunter lawn from 2:00 pm, and the meeting for 6th March will be in the Student Union Building meeting room 3.
VUWCU Large Group Meeting Timetable 2008 |
|||
# |
Date |
Topic |
Speaker |
1 |
28 February |
Introduction to VUWCU |
|
2 |
6 March |
What it means to be a Christian on campus |
James Allaway |
3 |
13 March |
Summary of the Gospel part 1 — the bad news |
Tim McKenzie |
4 |
20 March |
Summary of the Gospel part 2 — the good news / Easter (combined with ICF) |
Ben Carswell |
5 |
27 March |
The Great Commission: why we need to share the Gospel and how |
Nigel Pollock |
6 |
3 April |
Issues: homosexuality, alcohol etc. |
Stevie Walker |
7 |
10 April |
Prayer |
Gina Wong |
Mid-trimester break (camp) |
|||
8 |
1 May |
Ephesians 1:1–2:10: God's purposes in creation and with us |
Val Gould |
9 |
8 May |
Ephesians 4:1–16: Unity and growing in maturity together |
Mark Edgecombe |
10 |
15 May |
Ephesians 6:10–20: The armour of God as a community |
Karen Lau |
11 |
22 May |
Ephesians 4:17–5:20: The way we live in response |
John Crawshaw |
12 |
29 May |
Special event: Progressive dinner |
|
Mid-year break |
|||
1 |
10 July |
Vision, conference reflection, outreach, supporting our community |
(none) |
2 |
17 July |
Apologetics: Is faith rational? |
Richard Deeble |
3 |
24 July |
Love |
Matt Gan |
4 |
31 July |
Apologetics: Why does God allow suffering? |
Chris Marshall |
5 |
7 August |
Christian Hope |
Tim McKenzie |
6 |
14 August |
Annual General Meeting |
KirstenMeyer (chair) |
Mid-trimester break |
|||
7 |
4 September |
Apologetics: Sexuality |
James Allaway |
8 |
11 September |
Faith as a foundation of Christian Life |
Karen Lau |
9 |
18 September |
Making Godly Decisions |
Ian Purdy |