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OFFICE :: Hours are Tuesday & Friday 10:00am - 4:30pm AEST 02 9797 2082 MAIL :: PO Box 550, Summer Hill, NSW 2130 CHURCH ADDRESS :: Cross of Leith & Crieff Streets, Ashbury, NSW 2193 MOBILE :: 0419 976 882 EMAIL :: info@000ministries....

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FAQ

WHY IN ASHBURY? Well, that is partly accident, as we have access to a great facility and the first support is from the local church there. However, it is central to city (about 15 minutes) and many other high density areas of the Inner West and South West. In future, we hope to have groups meeting in various parts of Sydney, NSW and interstate. WHO CAN COME? Essentially anyone is welcome to come, however it caters for those in the services and their families. Yes, families are part of this. We don't yet have child minding facilities, but we are working on it. WHY DO YOU NEED A SPECIAL MINISTRY FOR THOSE IN THESE SERVICES? We need a special ministry because the type and conditions of work often isolate emergency service workers from traditional church networks. Most churches operate...

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RESOURCES

000 NETWORX OTHER WEB RESOURCES For a great source of good resources, visit http://www.emergencyministry.com.au/ http://www.newcollege.unsw.edu.au/fileadmin/user_upload/audio/nclectures/2005/cameron-l1.mp3 For various other shift workers not in emergency services MINING :: click here  DEFENCE CHRISTIAN NETWORK :: click here AIRLINE CHRISTIAN NETWORK :: click here 000 FELLOWSHIP TALKS Download your copy of the outlines for each of the 000 meetings Bible & Ambos Bible & Police Bible & Fireys Bible & Medicos Jesus & Suffering Jesus & Sex Jesus & His Hypocrites HOW WELL DO YOU RELATE? A document for those who aren't in the emergency services, but knows someone that is.. or a family member of one in the emergency services. click...

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UPCOMING EVENTS 2016

000 ministries meets once a month at various places around Sydney and provides online resources to those in the emergency services all over the world. Mark Layson is the Senior Minister at St Matt's Ashbury.  Before going into full time ministry, Mark served as both a Police Officer and Firefighter for around 11 years.  He then trained for ministry at Moore College in Newtown before working as a Youth Minister in Miranda.  Ashbury has been home to Mark, his wife and 3 kids since mid 2008.  Mark is passionate about Jesus, wanting everyone to not just know about Him, but to truely know Him as their own Lord, saviour and friend.  Along with ministering at St Matt's, Mark has been involved in setting up a support network for those in the Emergency services and has led...

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WHAT WE DO

MEET We meet on the last Wednesday of the month at 2 different times so that no matter what sift you are working that day, you should not be prevented from attending. We have identical meetings at 1pm for lunch and then from 2pm have a chance to discuss a topic from the bible. In the evening we start at 7:30pm with supper and networking at 8:30pm. 2011 saw the start of this exciting new project with the following 3 main aims:: SUPPORT There are sometimes these professions that are hard to cope with. The ongoing effects of a traumatic scene or just the isolation caused by siftwork can take its toll. We are forming networks of more and less experienced people to suport each other in the work place and in everyday civilian life. As well we are commencing a network of those able to offer...

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WHO WE ARE

000 Ministries is a non-denominational group for those who work in the Ambulance, Fire, Police or shift-working doctors and nurses, their friends and family. It is a ministry that was started from nothing in 2011, but hopes to grow as it supports and encourages more and more people of faith in these professions. The group holds that Jesus is God's son, sent to provide us a way back to him. Jesus was not only an historical man, he was also fully God. We are able to discover Jesus in the pages of The Bible, which is God's authoritative word. We hold to the beliefs as outline in "The Nicene Creed"* The founder of the ministry is Mark Layson. He currently serves as the pastor of a small Inner West church in Ashbury. Mark, however, spent the best part of 11 years serving in the NSW...

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