WHO ARE WE?
Celebrate Messiah has been sharing the love of Messiah with Jewish people in Australia since it was was founded in 1995 by Lawrence and Louise Hirsch. Lawrence is a Jewish believer in Yeshua (Jesus) and the Founder/Director of Celebrate Messiah. Lawrence is also the President of the Messiah Alliance of Australia.
Celebrate Messiah is an interdenominational, evangelistic society dedicated to raising the banner of Messiah amongst God's ancient people in Australia and abroad through our partnership with Chosen People Global Ministries in Argentina, Canada, England, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, the Ukraine and the United States. For more information on our partner ministry please visit Chosen People Ministries.
English and Russian speaking Ministries
In Melbourne, Celebrate Messiah has been reaching out to both English speaking and Russian speaking Jewish people and we have planted a messianic congregation called Beit HaMashiach and an outreach to Russian speaking Jews called Dom Missi'ee.
Celebrate Messiah also has an outreach work in Sydney and the Sunshine Coast.
Celebrate Messiah New Zealand
Celebrate Messiah has helped plant an innovative and effective ministry to Jewish people in New Zealand.
Ministry to the Forgotten Jews of Far East Russia and Siberia
in September 2004 Celebrate Messiah pioneered a new work amongst the "Forgotten Jews of Far East Russia" in the region of Birobidzhan (the Jewish Autonomous Region). Today Celebrate Messiah has a network of messianic outreaches and fellowships across the Far East of Russia, Siberia and the Ural mountains.
Celelebrate Messiah in Israel
Through our partnership with Chosen People Ministries we support and are actively involved in sharing the good news of Messiah with Jewish people in Israel.
Our Mission
"Bringing the Message to the Original Messengers."
Our Vision
To successfully communicate the Gospel in a culturally relevant way to Jewish people in Australia by raising the truth that one can be Jewish and believe in Yeshua.
Our Purpose
Celebrate Messiah Australia exists because we recognise the biblical imperative to share the Gospel with God's ancient people - the Jewish people. We recognise that the Jewish people, in Australia and worldwide, represent an unreached people group that need to hear about the love of God demonstated in Yeshua the Messiah.
How Will We Achieve This?
- Through creative street evangelism, personal visitation and evangelistic presentations (see Celebrate Messiah and the local church).
- By developing and planting outwardly focussed messianic congregations of committed Jewish and Gentile believers, who worship together in a way that is sensitive to Jewish people.
- By instructing the church about the necessity of bringing the Gospel to Jewish people.
- By empowering and encouraging Jewish believers and those involved in related ministries around Australia.
- By providing intelligent, visionary and servant leadership in missionary work amongst Jewish people in Australia.
How Are We Financed?
Celebrate Messiah Australia Inc. is a non-profit organisation. We are supported by individuals and churches who see the need to share the Gospel with God's ancient people.
If you would like to know how you can support the mission of Celebrate Messiah Australia visit How To Support.
How Are We Managed?
Celebrate Messiah is directly accountable to a Board of Directors and a Board of Reference, made up of clergy and lay-persons of various denominations. For more information about our Boards, visit Meet our Boards.
Our Core Values
1. PRIORITY OF JEWISH EVANGELISM
We are deeply committed to bringing the Gospel "to the Jew first..." (Romans 1:16). We believe that the Bible gives priority to Jewish evangelism within the broader context of Yeshua's command to preach the
Gospel to all peoples.
2. MOTIVATED BY LOVE
We firmly believe that the core motivation of sharing the Gospel with any people is the love of God demonstrated in the Person of Yeshuathe Messiah.
3. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
We are committed to sharing the Gospel in a culturally relevant and effective way, without compromising the claims of Messiah.
4. UNITY IN MESSIAH
We deeply value the unity of the whole body of Messiah, and will seek to maintain fellowship with all people involved in the Church and associated missionary organisations. We believe in the equality of all believers in Messiah.
5. MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY
We value the need to be accountable to each other, to associated ministries and to the wider body of Messiah.
6. INTENTIONAL DISCPLESHIP
We believe that the fruit of evangelism must be preserved by the intentional discipling of new believers into worshipping communities and Messiah-like lifestyles.
7. SPIRITUAL INTEGRITY
We firmly believe that the messenger must honestly seek to live a life that is consistent with the Message.
8. HUMAN DIGNITY
We strongly believe that since all human beings are made in the image of God, how we treat them is a reflection of our love and respect for Him. We also believe that the worker is more important than the work.
How Celebrate Messiah Can Serve The Local Church
We value the opportunity to be an evangelistic resource to the local church, lending expertise, pastoral care and follow-up of Jewish people.
We value the opportunity to edify the local church through various, creative and professional presentations, like Messiah in the Passover, the Gospel in the Feasts of Israel, Credentials of the Messiah, Personal Testimonies and Evangelistic Messages. We can also teach full lenght Seminars on Jewish evangelism and the Feasts of Israel. For more information about this visit Church Ministries.
"How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, 'How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.'"
Romans 10:14-15
