GenLife is the LifeCity Church Uni and Young Adults Community. LifeCity//Canberra City AM services meet at Copeland Theatre on Australian National University (though we are not a 'Uni Church" - we have Uni Students, young professionals/familes etc) our evening gathering meets nearby @ TheLoft at the Civic Bus Interchange so if you are at Uni, it is a breeze to get to.
As a young church there is a lot of overlap in what we do. We run small groups, social activities and getting involved with community service (such as Redfrogs) in the Universities around Canberra. If you are at any of the tertiary institutions drop us a line. You should also see us at the Open Day and around the Uni.
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At LifeCity we love kids. They are not simply the church of tomorrow but the church of today. We do not believe that church is simply to be the domain of the twenty plus adult, but the playground of spiritual discovery for our future.
Radiance runs social events and special events for our women. Also there is a weekly mum's group.
At LifeCity Church Canberra we love music because it is the language of the soul. We love being creative because that is the way we have been crafted. If you are a musician, singer, dancer or techie (both sound or visual media) or artist in any area we would love you to get involved.
(Small Groups)
We love hanging out and being a true community of faith. Our small groups (Life Communities) are more about doing life together than doctrinal dissertation. We explore together God's word and its impact and implications in our lives. We hang out in many places, from homes and Universities, to cafes and restaurants. Any place for people is a place for Life Communities.
Life Communities are focussed around four key values that determine the way we operate but also give room for expression in each group to adapt, innovate and be specific to the area they are in.
These being:
1. Biblically Focussed - each group follows the sermon in terms 1 and 3 but also creates room for accountability and encouragement in Bible Reading, specific Topical needs and in Terms 3 and 4 we run different courses studies that individuals and groups can focus on such as 'The Marriage' Course, Elemental 101 (Foundational Theology - Heb 6) and more
2. Relationally Focussed - we are about doing 'life together', creating friendships and true community. We are focussed on connecting, having fun and sticking together through good times and bad
3. Spiritually Focussed - so often we create depth in relationships, study the word but the spiritual vitality in our lives become shallow. Specific prayer, fasting and other spiritual disciplines are encouraged in the life of each community.
4. Missionally Focussed - there are two factors in each group missionally - the adoption of a Global Mission focus in giving and prayer and local involvement in engaging our communities with the love of God.
We pray together, laugh together and sometimes, dare I say it, even cry together (but not normally in the blokes groups unless it's at paintball or when my football team loses the grand-final).