EMBRACE THE ADVENTUROUS LIFE GOD HAS FOR YOU
Avondale University – 18th February – 17th May, 2025
Catalyst is both a 12-week immersive & a short 7 day intensive, skills based Discipleship experience hosted on the campus of Avondale University.
Catalyst will lead you to personally KNOW the transforming presence of Jesus, GROW in the knowledge of His Word and His Will for your life. And equip you to GO in His name and in the power of the Holy Spirit to be a disciple maker and make a difference in your world.
Both the 12-week and 7-day Catalyst programs will equip participants with these essential skills:
- Prepare and share your personal testimony;
- Discover & embrace your spiritual gifts;
- Develop spiritual habits that will transform your life;
- Build friendships that will make a difference for Jesus;
- Conduct Bible studies;
- Lead a missional Bible study group;
- Become a disciple maker.
Catalyst will provide clarity and competence in the mission of the local Seventh-day Adventist Church so that you can return to you home equipped to assist your pastor and your Church in sharing the good news of the Kingdom of God.
Catalyst participants of the 12 week program will team up with pastors and churches near Avondale university to engage in community service projects and to practice the missional skills acquired in class.
Sign up for Catalyst now; leave the ordinary to embrace the extraordinary adventurous life that God has planned for you.
Who is Catalyst for?
Catalyst is:
- aimed at people who have a burning desire for their lives to matter for God, regardless of age and circumstances;
- suited for those who have completed their secondary education and seeking to get clarity about what a life of significance for God looks like;
- designed to equip, empower and deploy disciple-makers;
- grounded in the teachings of Jesus on Kingdom, Spirit, Community and Mission and is embedded within the unique calling of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
What to Expect
The 12-week Discipleship Adventure begins with a week in the wilderness where Jesus began his ministry and laid down the foundations of discipleship; you will encounter him in a fresh way, rediscover yourself, embrace your gift-based missional calling and experience purposeful community. Following the wilderness week, the group settles into campus life at Avondale University for immersive, experiential, communal, missional learning and community engagement.
The 7-day intensive course will provide participants with valuable tools and insights that will power up their leadership in the local church. Whilst the 7 day intensive doesn’t have the Wilderness week and the local church placements, it will still be a powerful learning time that will build leadership capacity for the local churches that the participants come from.
Costs
Tuition
- 12-week tuition fee is AUD $1,309*
- 7-day tuition fee is AUD $600*
Accommodation
12-week participants benefit from FREE residential accommodation in the dormitories, but they need to pay a $800.80 refundable room bond*. (Accommodation is sponsored by the South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.)
7-day participants need to budget approximately $630 for accommodation (linen provided).
Meals
12-week participants need to budget a minimum of $1,430 for meal credit. Ideally you would budget $2,618 so you can afford to enjoy 2 buffet meals from the vegetarian restaurant on campus daily.
7-day participants need to budget at least $350 so they can enjoy 2 buffet meals daily and enjoy the fellowship time over meals with other participants.
Breakfast is available for all participants freely at the Catalyst hub each morning as part of the worship program.
Other
12-week participants need to consider their other living costs such as personal items, phone plans, medical costs and transport to and from Catalyst. Wi-Fi and all utilities (power, water, gas) are included in the accommodation cost.
If you’d like to know more before you apply, register below and we will send you more information
If you begin to resonate with what Catalyst is proposing, fill out this expression of interest form for more information.