mkc

2010 - Men of Service - Love, Relationships & Family
Jesus said a lot of things that were at odds with the culture of his day and ours. One of the real clangers was this:

...whoever wants to become great among you must be yoru servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave - just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Matthew 20:26-28)

Greatness in God's Kingdom isn't measured the same way we measure greatness in our world. In fact, it is almost the opposite. You become great by humbling yourself and serving others. And the perfect example is Jesus ... the one who came to serve and give his life.

We hope you will be challenged and inspired about how you can better serve in your family, in your church and in your community.

Our goals in running mkc are simple:

1. To see men growing strong in their commitment to the Lord Jesus.
2. To see men giving God-honouring leadership in marriage, family, church, work and community.
3. To encourage vital men's ministries in the local church.
4. To see men winning men to Christ.

We hope that you will be challenged and encouraged from God's word to be more like Jesus ... who came not to be served, but to serve. Our speakers this year are John Dickson & Gary Millar.

2009 - Men of Courage
For a lot of Christian men the workplace offers the greatest challenges to following Jesus. That is where we will face the greatest pressure to compromise. The greatest pressure to fit in. The greatest pressure to ....

At mkc this year we're looking at the book of Daniel - a book that gives a great encouragement to be faithful men of God when it would be easier to go with the flow. We are very fortunate to have Simon Manchester and Al Stewart taking us through this book. We are also fortunate to have a few modern day "Daniels" with us at mkc09. John Anderson and Andrew Scipione are two men with an uncompromising faith in Jesus who have risin to high public office in this land. We will hear from them in Tin Shed Time.

We hope that you will hear these talks and be challenged and encouraged from God's word to be more faithful as you seek to follow Jesus.

2008 - Making the Tough Choices <Men of Faith>
"Don't put on Jesus like you put on a backpack!"

That was the phrase ringing in the ears of men as we headed back down the mountain after mkc07. Andrew Heard's challenge and Frank Retief's wise advice were the highlights of last year for thousands of blokes.

This year, the challenges are ahead of us. The roud till next December may be rocky for you - February may have already started out that way. The old hymn asks "Will your anchor hold in the storms of life?" In Australia, we often face the opposite problem. Life can be too good. We can have little trouble and much prosperity. In those circumstances, will you be equipped to make the tough choices for God? Will you be a man of Faith?

We on the organising committee hope you will be greatly encouraged and built-up by these talks. We hope you are stirred up by what Richard, Kanishka and Anthony have to say.

We'd love you to use mkc08 as a springboard for the year in your men's group.

We've been praying that mkc08 will be a great strengthener for you.

2007 - One great life
When we first started Men's Katoomba Convention the world was different - it was before September 11th and before many of the other changes that have made our lives more uncertain.

One thing has not changed – our need for God's word and fellowship with other men. In fact, it is more vital than ever! As MKC turns 10, we've called on the man who spoke at our first convention, Frank Retief, to help us see from 1 John how we can "walk in the light". Andrew Heard will speak from Matthew 16 on how we find life when as we follow Jesus. Practical, man-to-man teaching on that One Great Life.

2006 - Telling It Like It Really Is.
Straight talk is refreshing! When people have something to say but they beat around the bush and go down endless side tracks - it can drive you mad. But when they cut to the chase and tell it the way it is, it's very refreshing. If ever there was a person who told it the way it was, it was Jesus. Over and over again he would say to those listening "You have heard that it was said...but I say to you."

This year at MKC we'll be looking at Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. We'll be hearing what he has to say about life, love, possessions, values and priorities. No beating around the bush. No side tracks. NO watered down truth, NO mumbo jumbo, but an honest assessment of the way things are and the way they should be from Jesus himself. David Cook and Mike Raiter will be leading our studies, so we hope you can join us for what promises to be a very challenging weekend.

2005 - By the Sweat of Your Brow
Work is a big part of all our lives. Sometimes we wish it wasn't as big a part as it is! Most of us spend more time at work most days than we do at home with our families or resting. It's a big part of our lives! Which makes it so important to consider what God says about it. That's what we are going to do this year at MKC. Helping us to do that will be Vaughan Roberts, Sam Chan, John Chapman and Ian Powell. So if you've ever struggled with balancing work and life and your relationship with God - plan to come along. It promises to be a helpful time.

2004 - True Grit: Standing Firm And Pressing Forward
One of the things I'm always amazed by when I watch sport is how tough the competitors are. Whether it's swimming, athletics, soccer or the football codes, they put their bodies on the line time and again.

We need that same grit to live the Christian life. Our prayer is that MKC 2004 will be an encouragement to us to live as God's men with a faithful determination.

We welcome our speakers, Phillip Jensen, Simon Manchester and David Cook.

2003 - A Wakeup Call: Men In The Last Days
This year we welcome to our platform David Cook, Al Stewart and Rico Tice, all of whom will speak to us on the topic Men in the Last Days-A Wake up Call.

Ever since Jesus ascended to heaven we have been living in one period of time the Bible refers to as the Last Days. But how do we live appropriately in these days? What particular truths will it be helful for us to focus on? What responses do these times demand from us? These are some of the questions we will address over the weekend recognising as Paul said to the Romans "The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed." (Romans 13:1)

2002 - Follow That Man
The Lord Jesus has a message for men, He calls them to leave their possessions, comfort, small abitions, selfish lives, and follow Him.

Mark 8:34-35 - Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and the gospel will save it."

Notice Jesus doesn't point and say, go that way, but says follow me, walk the path I have walked.

Jesus' promises to those who follow Him are a life of service, and struggle and pain of laying down their lives for others, just as He did. But He also promises that in follwoing Him they will find true life, true purpose, and an eternal inheritance that will never fade.

As men in Australia today we need to hear Jesus call clearly. It is a call that will revolutionise who and waht we live for. A call to know and follow Him and so live a life with value even into eternity.

We have three gifted Bible teachers - Richard Coekin, Time Meyers and Dudley Foord - to lead us as we look at Jesus' words in Mark's Gospel, at what it means to understand the love of Christ and why "it's finishing that matters".

2001 - The Man Who Makes The Difference
This year Phillip Jensen, Ray Galea and Grant Thorp will be teaching us from the Bible about "the man who makes a difference". We all want to "make a difference" in the lives of the people around us, but this will only truly happen as Jesus makes a difference in our own lives. So we need to be praying that God, through his Spirit, would open our hearts and minds to understand and be changed by his word; the Jesus would make a difference in our lives.

2000 - Finishing Strong
There can be no better way to start the year than to be at Katoomba with thousands of other men, bearing witness to the greatness of God and learning from His Word! We pray that, under God, these talks will have a significant and an ongoing impact on your life.

We welcome our speakers - Ravi Zacharias, Glenn Davies, Ian Powell and Phillip Jensen.

1999 - Men, Love and Leadership
The striking thing about Men's Convention is that number and diversity of men who attend. Young, middle-aged, senior men ... across the full spectrum of professions and dencominations.

1 John is a call to all men - to love and to leadership. "And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God mus also love his brother." (1 John 4:21)

We welcome our speakers - Al Stewart, Bryson Smith and Phillip Jensen.

1998 - Building Real Men
The work of building real men, with real Christian character, doesn't happen over night. It's a process that continues as we put our lives under the blow torch of God's Word and are encouraged by Christian friends.

Faithful and practical Bible teaching and encouraging Christian fellowship is what this Men's Convention is all about.

We welcome our Speakers - Don Carson, David Mansfield and Ian Powell and pray we will all be challenged as they explain the Bible's teaching on maturity, family relationships, stability and the Gospel that makes "new men".

1997 - The Marks Of A Christian Man
Welcome to our first MKC.

There has been a great need for a Convention like this. We meet at a time when men are increasingly confused about their own identity and role in society, at work and at home.

We welcome our speakers - Frank Retief, Ray Galea adn David Cook - who will seek to bring clarity in place of this confusion.

The model of Christian manhood is Jesus Christ and the dynamic to bring that model into greater reality in our business, social and family lives is His gospel.