Katoomba Christian Convention
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Katoomba Christian Convention (KCC) is an interdenominational ministry providing evangelical Bible preaching to Christians.
Conventions are held in KCC's 2300 seat auditorium at Katoomba
Katoomba, New South Wales
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, in the Blue Mountains approximately 100 km (62.1 mi) west of the Central Business District of Sydney
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, Australia
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At present there are 6 conventions (many of them run over 2–3 identical weekends).

The site also hosts the annual CMS Summer School, organised by the Church Missionary Society which draws close to 3000 people a day during the first week of January.

List of current conventions

  • next generation conference—equips and trains youth and children's leaders and also future leaders to have Bible-focused ministries
  • men's katoomba convention (mkc)—challenges men them to give their lives to Christ
  • katoomba easter convention (kec)—a long weekend away designed for families to be renewed and refreshed by the Word. Includes children's and youth programs for all ages.
  • kyck—challenges and equips high schoolers to boldly live the Christian life
  • engage—revitalises and refreshes Christians in the world of work
  • women's katoomba convention (wkc)—gives women the opportunity to have a real break, be refreshed and challenged by God's word and energised to live out their true identity in Christ.


Previous conventions have included City Youth Convention (CYC), KYCexpress, October Katoomba Convention (OKC) and Katoomba Convention Plus (KC+). kcc was the organisation behind the sell out event at the Sydney Entertainment Centre—Burn Your Plastic Jesus and has organised Pastor's Convention with Matt Chandler.

Conventions

Convention Theme Dates Speakers
next generation 2011
nextgen.kcc.org.au
The Fight of Your Life
  1. 17–21 January 2011
  2. 24–28 January 2011

Mark O'Donoghue, Kirk Patston, Raj Gupta & Leon Stead
mkc 2011
mkc.kcc.org.au
Living Outside the Garden: Men Facing Temptation
  1. 18–19 February 2011
  2. 25–26 February 2011
  3. 4–5 March 2011

Justin Mote & David Cook
kec 2011
kec.kcc.org.au
A Good Heart is Hard to Find: Commitment in the Age of Disposable Love
  1. 22–25 April 2011

Don Carson, Dale Ralph Davis & Simon Flinders
kyck 2011
kyck.kcc.org.au
The Glorious Son
  1. 1–3 April 2010
  2. 8–10 April 2010
  3. 15–17 April 2010

Ross Ciano, Steve Wakeford & Jason Smart
engage 2011
engage.kcc.org.au
  1. 19–21 August 2011
  2. 26–28 August 2011

John Piper
wkc 2011
wkc.kcc.org.au
A Life Worth Living: Eyes on the Prize, Feet on the Ground
  1. 10–11 September 2011
  2. 16–17 September 2011
Jane Tooher & Cathy Heard

History

The first Katoomba Christian Convention was held in 1903. A history of the ministry was published to coincide with its centenary under the title "A Century Preaching Christ".

External links

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