Why conventions are good for us
Al Stewart pinpoints what's unique about katoomba.
When our overseas speakers are at Katoomba for a convention they often say the same thing: 'You are so blessed to have something like these conventions, we have nothing like this in my city.' It makes me ask what is so special about kcc and why so many countries wish they had it.
When I ask people what is unique about kcc, they say the same thing: 'solid Bible teaching'. For this we need to thank God for the many gifted speakers who've prepared hard to expound the Scriptures. This tradition makes kcc dependable and easy to recommend.
As well as setting a consistent standard of Bible teaching, kcc has given many Christians a good foundation for teaching others. Literally thousands of youth and children's leaders who've attended next gen/kylc since 1991, have returned to our churches with a method to be able to understand a passage of the Bible and to teach the big picture of the Bible. They've been given a foundation for understanding the Scriptures and are better prepared to give talks or lead Bible studies in Sunday school or youth group.
For blokes, the men's katoomba convention is really a great chance to get away for a bit with the other blokes at church and be taught about being a Christian man. (over the past decade we've seen about 6 other men's conventions start around NSW and beyond, modelled on MKC, great news) For women, getting away with other women enhances the relationships back at church.
kyck is the place teenagers go and realise there's more Christians in the world than the ten kids in their youth group and that we really are all one in Christ Jesus.
Because the conventions are interdenominational they really demonstrate our unity together in the gospel. We become part of a team that's bigger than our own church or our own denomination. It's this that makes kcc something we shouldn't take for granted.
