New South Wales Bible Society

The Bible Society of New South Wales campaign "Jesus. All about life" will now cover all of New South Wales (NSW). It has already run successfully in Adelaide, Canberra and Tasmania.

"Jesus. All about life" is a non-denominational, advertising-based, mass-media campaign which aims to increase the general public’s awareness of the person of Jesus, and what he said ‘about life’.

So far, it has the support of all the major denominations including the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Australian Christian Churches including Hillsong and the Baptist Church of NSW. This campaign is supported by local churches, who will run community, cultural, and arts events that connect with the message of the campaign.

The crusade is to run during September and October this year and was to include Sydney and surrounds, however it’s now been decided to take it to the whole of the state.

More than 330 churches across Sydney have already committed their support to the Bible Society’s ‘Jesus. All about life’ campaign. In an amazing show of denominational unity, 83 Seventh Day Adventist churches have registered, alongside all of the other major denominations.

“We are very enthusiastic about the Jesus All About Life Campaign and have signed up all our congregations and schools,” says President of the Greater Sydney Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Pr David Blanch.

“We love the message this campaign promotes in the community and are keen to do what we can as a denomination to promote the relevance of Jesus to everyday life.

“We have a high regard for the work of the Bible Society and know that working with them will be a positive experience for our congregations while delivering an important message to the people of Sydney.

“As a denomination this campaign gives us a concerted focus on Jesus and promotes synergy within our congregations and schools as we work together to lift Jesus up in our city.”

All of Sydney’s Christian churches are being urged to register their interest now for the Bible Society’s non-denominational multi-media campaign.

Bible Society NSW CEO Daniel Willis says it will be a better use of resources to have the campaign cover a wider area. "We have been working on plans for the Sydney campaign for over two years," Daniel said.

"Jesus. All about life" committees are already in place in the Hunter, Wollongong and Central Coast regions, and we have spoken with churches in both the north west and central west of NSW, so it makes sense to all work together.

"The Sydney campaign is progressing well and has the support of the major churches and denominations," said Daniel. "Whilst expanding the campaign will be a challenge, we’re confident "Jesus. All about life" will receive the support of regional leaders and churches."

"I have seen how country churches sometimes struggle to make an impact in their community. Being a part of the "Jesus. All about life" campaign, means they will join with hundreds of other churches and thousands of Christians as together we present the person of Jesus and what he said into our society," said Daniel.

One of the most visible elements of the campaign so far has been the "Jesus. All about life" V8 Ute and V8 Supercar driven by Andrew Fisher. "Andrew and the Jesus Racing team are a major part of the Bible campaign," Daniel says. "Jesus Racing has already made a major impact at cultural and community programs across Australia."

Bible Society NSW, founded in 1817, is part of the worldwide fellowship of the United Bible Societies (UBS). There are currently 135 Bible Societies working in over 200 countries in the world.