ARPA Conference 2017: Auckland 25-27 August
http://www.arpa.news/conference/
Note: Please have your registration in by 11th August.
Thank you to all members who have registered along with providing their Award entries. It’s great to see so many registrations and Award entries from New Zealand and those in Oz look forward to meeting up with our fellow religious publishers from across the Tasman.
Please consider booking your accommodation as soon as possible using the booking accommodation site at the Rydges Hotel - Auckland. You only need to put the check-in and check-out dates and click book now. You don’t need to put any code or promo code.
https://www.rydges.com/private-page/arpa-conference-2017/
ARPA is pleased to work with all our SPONSORS for Auckland 2017:
Silver Sponsor - NZ Bible Society
Bible Society New Zealand Bible Society’s mission is to help make the Bible accessible to everyone and encourage interaction with it, both in New Zealand and around the world. Bible Society supports the work of more than 2,000 churches in New Zealand including Māori and migrant churches, as well as many Christian organisations. They strive to shape our nation’s future by encouraging people to engage with the Bible to build a culture transformed by the Bible. Bible advocacy and equipping ministry leaders with relevant Bible resources is key to achieving this. In addition they are part of a worldwide network called United Bible Societies, operating in 200 countries and territories. Bible Society New Zealand partners This year, they celebrate their 171st year of operation, making them one of New Zealand’s oldest organisations: www.biblesociety.org.nz
ARPA Social Media Survey
Thank you to all those who provided feedback to the social media survey. Sophia Sinclair, our Communications Officer has been working on analysing the results and preparing a report.
ARPA Member Ramon Williams
Ramon received a lovely ‘historical portrait’ profile in the War Cry (Australia)http://www.warcry.org.au/single-post/2017/06/24/Ramon-Williams
and also in the latest edition of New Life: 1 July 2017 Vol 80 No 1. New Life is available to download - Free on Request: office@nlife.com.au
Launch of Global Effort to End Deforestation of Rainforests
ARPA received a special invitation to attend the launch of this initiative on June 19 in Oslo, though was not able to participate through representation. This event marked the first time religious leaders have gathered to support Indigenous Peoples in South America, sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. The gathering was held in the presence of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway. The event can be watched on the following link: http://iri.trippelm.tv/embed.html
2017 SparkLit Awards Night
Melbourne ARPA members may be able to attend the 2017 Australian Christian Book of the Year awards. This will be held just before our Auckland conference: Thursday 17 August, 7.30 for 8.00 pm
St Alfred’s Anglican Church, Blackburn North, Victoria.
Tickets $20. Buy tickets online
The South Australian ARPA Chapter
ARPA SA recently met for lunch at the offices of Family Voice in Adelaide. We had an almost 100% attendance and were fortunate to have Greg Hassold from openbook howden, print and design, address us on today’s printing methods. Open Book is an ARPA sponsor and we are grateful for their support.