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REDEEMER RECORD | FEATURE | 3<br />
<strong>Redeemer</strong> and Our Saviour<br />
Celebrating our Partnership<br />
By Pastor Robin Stelzer, Senior Pastor, Our Saviour <strong>Lutheran</strong> Church<br />
“Of course I remember you!” It was another phone call<br />
request for a reference. Another former <strong>Redeemer</strong> student<br />
was stepping into the adventure of life as a missionary.<br />
You’ll find them in youth work, in training work, in overseas<br />
action, in local churches, in teaching, in the music world, in<br />
hidden humble roles, and in bold leadership. It is thrilling to<br />
see past students, and families, finding their place to make<br />
a difference in the world - and loving it!<br />
In addition to a wide range of church life activities including<br />
Youth Worship and camps, Kids ministry, Marriage, Baptism,<br />
Confirmation, Family counselling (Kerry is a qualified<br />
Counsellor), Discipleship groups, and on campus Prep Bible<br />
reading and Senior School lunch time friendship visits, here<br />
are some of our program opportunities available to <strong>College</strong><br />
families:<br />
These stories are like tapestries woven by many threads<br />
of partnership: with home and family, teachers, and for<br />
many of the 4,000 graduates it may also involve Our Saviour<br />
church which is based on <strong>Redeemer</strong> campus.<br />
The Our Saviour congregation was formed by <strong>Redeemer</strong><br />
families in the early years to thread wider Christian<br />
experiences into student lives, and to encourage other<br />
churches into teamwork among youth and families. Most of<br />
<strong>this</strong> “weaving” is about relationships, friendships, support<br />
and growing faith. The church is not limited to the years of<br />
schooling but reaches down to babies and up to all adult<br />
stages. With over a hundred families committed to both<br />
the <strong>College</strong> and the church we are able to connect with<br />
hundreds more families, from baby stage to university<br />
students, marriages, families and grandparents. To support<br />
the ministry of relationships we have also helped to build<br />
the campus itself. <strong>Redeemer</strong> Chapel, built in 2000, was a<br />
shared project designed for contemporary youth ministry,<br />
community and worship life, as well as <strong>College</strong> events. This<br />
year the Welcome Hub was fully provided by Our Saviour. It<br />
is weaving even more threads of community life, welcome,<br />
shelter and friendship space. As with all our ministries<br />
the Hub is an invitation to enjoy <strong>Redeemer</strong> as a Christian<br />
community, not just a <strong>College</strong>. The Hub is a challenge<br />
to new possibilities, like “Café Church” now happening<br />
monthly. Perhaps in the future we will see a future coffee<br />
shop for parents before and after school.<br />
The Welcome Hub<br />
The newly completed <strong>Redeemer</strong> Chapel “Welcome<br />
Hub” with its expansive kitchen, new amenities and<br />
large covered spaces is more than merely a facility,<br />
rather it represents a partnership between <strong>Redeemer</strong><br />
<strong>Lutheran</strong> <strong>College</strong> and Our Saviour <strong>Lutheran</strong> Church.<br />
This partnership continues to involve each institution<br />
developing a wide range of resources that are shared<br />
between both institutions but which also service the<br />
wider community. The Chapel Hub represents a close<br />
relationship of support in which our two communities<br />
benefit from the aims, goals and actions of each<br />
other, supporting each other where we can, within<br />
the means or capacities of each institution.<br />
To <strong>this</strong> end the dedication of the Chapel Hub is<br />
indeed a special celebration and I look forward<br />
to the manner in which <strong>this</strong> facility enriches both<br />
communities throughout the years ahead.<br />
Mr David Radke<br />
Principal