Introductory Thread For Newbies & Lurkers

nathan.

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Name: Nathan
Age: 14 (15 soon)
Gender: Male
Location: Brisbane
Marital Status: Single

Christian Denomination: Raised as Lutheran.

Church attendance: Used to go to church services with my grandad when I was younger, thinking about going to thhe local church again soon, just not yet. At our old place, we didn't get the time to go to church very often.

Occupation: N/A

Interests: Music, Agriculture, Sport (Golf in particular), internet surfing.
 
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phina

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Hi all

I am a newbie to this site, hoping to meet a lot of friends on here :)

Name: Sose
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Location: Brissy
Status: Single
Nationality: NZ Samoan

I attend a home group church atm, i've been their for the past 5-6 years.

I work for Emergency Services and have been for the past 3 years.

My interests are reading, making music, researching, travel, history, camping etc

If you would like to know more about myself, check out my profile or msg me :)
 
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Spartan86

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Name: Jay
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Location: Perth, Australia
Marital Status: Single

Christian Denomination: Born to a Catholic Mom and Jacobite father, who both later became born again. Was raised as a born again for the most part. Lost my way for a little while but I believe his amazing love has found me again and is attending a Penthecostal church in Perth.

Church attendance: Used to attend Penthecostal church with my parents till I was about 17 in the UK. Then moved to Australia about 8-9 months ago since when I been mostly attending a church in Perth.

Political Views: Dont have very strong political views, although I wish the Greens would leave the Recreational fishers alone :p

Occupation: Working as a development test engineer in Perth

Interests: Fishing, outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, kayaking etc music, playing guitar
 
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Seeker633

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Name: Alan
Age: 35
Gender: M
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Marital Status: Married.

Denomination: The church I attend is mix of Pentacostal, Evangelical and Charismatic

Occupation: IT Programmer by day, family man and run business at night. Also volunteer in church.

Politcial views: Too busy to have one but I generally support those whose views are Christian-friendly.

Interests: Fishing (I let those that I do not eat go), camping and cooking.
 
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Name: Rosalie
Age: 21
Gender: F
Location: SA
Marital Status: Single

Denomination: Uniting Church, but much as I joke about them, I don't think any denominations are better or worse than each other. I'm just happy with the UC.

Occupation: Youth Pastor (.8), Piano Teacher (.2), Student(.5)

Politcial views: At the moment I hate all the parties. I believe that the Govt should be separate from religion though, and I'm what many would call "socialist" because I believe in public education and healthcare. I also think that people should care less about whether things are legal or not, and focus on doing what they believe to be morally right, as long as nobody else is being hurt.

Interests: Cuddling, movies, reading, crochet, the Sims...yeah not so much an active person!
 
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Little.Kiwi

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Name: Katie
Age: 21
Gender: F
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Marital Status: Single

Denomination: Don't have one. I just have a relationship with Jesus :)

Occupation: Full Time Administrator (hopefully temporarily) and Part time farmer/ riding instructor

Politcial views: Honestly, I don't have strong views on Politics at all.

Interests: Tramping, Mountain Biking, Reading, Writing, Movies, Snowboarding, Horse Riding, Painting plus so much more :)
 
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T Man

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Name: Ray
Age: 48
Gender: M
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Marital Status: Married.

Denomination: Jesus

Occupation: Transit Security

Politcial views: No time for rubbish

Interests: Talking to Jesus, learning from the Matser.

12 years in Religion, never made sense to me, 22 years give or take, no longer counting, talking to Jesus and learning what He wants. Jesus has taught me to read and write, when no human could now I can read the bible with Him. Jesus has told me of many things, given me dreams and 3 out of 5 have come true, just waiting for number 4 and 5 to take place.

All time turn off: Christians that shut the door to the Kingdom in the faces of believers. If Jesus finds it offensive, so do I.
 
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Hi, I'm Ben, I've posted here before but not under this username. I live in Sydney and do ESL teaching at a time when the industry is under a tight belt. I'm three years shy of forty (AUGH!) and the forums lend themselves well to my typing wordiness and hermit-like nature (I don't talk much verbally and prefer being alone in solitude).

I've been in numerous churches regularly over the years of my life - Baptist, Presbyterian, Uniting, Evangelical, charismatic Anglican, Vineyard, Pentecostal, and No (meaning floating around and not in a church). Right now I technically belong to Presbyterian church again, but haven't been attending lately - it's a long story, but I've been hurt in a few churches and need a break because going to church has become a poisonous experience to me.

I am a Christian and my beliefs tend to incorporate somehow most of the above denominations (except for the Uniting church) - I suppose I'd be called a Spirit-filled Presbyterian if you want a label. Despite not being in a church practically and feel a bit alienated from the church life I once had, I still believe the things I've believed about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, grace, the cross, etc. I just don't feel I fit into a church right now, and don't feel the church as I've experienced it in recent times is the stronger, more relational community it once was. It's sad, but I believe that thanks to social networking, smart phones, the internet and worldwide greed, the church is becoming too caught up in the world's ways and will suffer for moving too slow in response.

Other than that, people are still people, and God is still God, and His love and wisdom and might are still absolute.

I love K-pop and J-pop, used to play the flute and can sing really well, love Scrabble, like learning Japanese and Korean language and need to get back into drawing again. Welcome to other newbies (although I'm technically a returning oldie!).


Ben !^)
 
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Karliah

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Hi all! I'm new :wave:

Name: Karliah

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Location: Melbourne

Marital Status: In a Relationship

Christian Denomination: Currently, non-denominational. Trying to find my way back to Christ after some years of turmoil.

Church attendance: Currently churchless :(

Political Views: It really depends on the policies presented at the time and who provides the best opportunities for the citizens of our world.

Occupation: Primary school teacher.

Interests: Music - I play guitar, bass, piano and sing in a band. I also like the outdoors and nature.

Thank you for having me and I look forward to posting :)
 
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Humble Pie

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Oops forgot to introduce myself before posting :sorry:

I don't feel comfortable naming myself publicly on line but I do tell people I make friends with here my name.:)

Age: 30's and counting backwards ^_^

Marital status: In and out of love ;)

Location: Brisbane area

Church: Raised Presbyterian and now seeking a church

Political views: Green leanings

Occupation: Former case worker, now home maker

Interests: Many and varied, expert at none as you may soon notice ;)

Anyway nice to meet you all.:)
 
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Name: Thomas Wiremu White, call me Tom.
Age: 27
Gender: Bloke
Location: Wairarapa
Political: Libertarian-ish
Job: Retail
Marital: Maybe later

Denomination: some Brethren variant, not Exclusive. Brought up through a variety of Christian denominations, I find I identify most strongly in terms of theology with Calvinists/Reformed folk, so long as they don't get carried away with their extra-biblical tradition and culture; virtue and character are just as important.

Interests: God, Music, Electronics, Music, History, Music, etc.

A bit more: I enjoy my own company, for better or worse, though I do enjoy being around small groups of friends. Dislike crowds, am more indoor oriented, probably need to get out more. I like music a lot, I play guitar and drums (around 10 years experience), not currently in a band.
 
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Introductory Thread For Newbies & Lurkers
Heylo!!

Name: Rachael

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Location: South Island, NZ

Marital Status: Single

Christian Denomination: Raised Anglican, now... Christian I guess?

Church attendance: Uh, weekly? At Christian Life Centre (town name here)

Political Views: Nada

Occupation: Full time student, part time checkout chick.

Interests: Music, reading, travel, music, writing, music, meeting awesome people, music, comedy movies, GOD! And did I mention music?
 
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Keachian

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Name: Joshua

Age: 23

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Location: Canberra

Marital Status: Single

Christian Denomination: Heaps of Wesleyan and Baptist roots, but I consider myself to be an Ecumenist and see it as part of my faith journey to encourage and engage in interdenominational discussion

Church attendance: Weekly at Belconnen Baptist, sporadically at the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and thinking of adding All Saints Anglican or St. Ignatius Mission (Antiochian Orthodox)

Political Views: Slight left of center(ie. Greens)

Occupation: Full time student

Interests: Music, reading, Theology, Computer Science
 
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back2basiqs

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Name: Kerry-Anna
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Location: Auckland
Marital Status: should read I don't even know what it is at the moment.

Christian Denomination: Loving the Almighty Father. I am a Presbyterian.

Church attendance: I am usually at His International Mission, Newton P.I.C, if I don't make it I usually go online and watch Lifechurch.tv

Political Views: If there wasn't so many Politicians in this World, it might be a better place :p

Occupation: Administration, I.T
Interests: Music, Bible, the Lord, Family, Friends, Nature, so many things :)
 
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Name: Sean
Age: 25
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Location: South Coast, NSW.
Marital Status: Single

Christian Denomination: Raised 'none' - now Presbyterian.

Church attendance: Immanuel Church Sydney
Political views: Moderate-left, Labor Party.

Occupation: Graphic prepress

Interests: Reading - (science/tech, psychology, sport, spirituality, cooking), Computers, Video Games and Running.
 
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