Inside this Issue - Redeemer Lutheran College

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