These roadshows will educate, equip, and empower, your church and ministry teams build the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to meet the requirements of the Child Safe Organisation Act 2024.
Each roadshow will provide:
Practical ways to implement the 10 Child Safe Standards within your church
Deepening your cultural awareness to support embedding the Universal Principle of Cultural Safety
Clear guidance on your responsibilities and obligations under the Reportable Conduct Scheme
We strongly encourage you to bring your pastors, governance leaders, safe spaces coordinators and key children’s ministry leaders to this special training event.
Are you a detail-oriented, service-minded professional who is passionate about helping churches operate safely, compliantly, and effectively in support of healthy, mission-focused ministry?
The QB Operations Support Officer – Level 2 plays a vital role in supporting the mission and vision of QB Church Services and Operations by strengthening operational compliance and providing practical, day-to-day support across the Movement. This role provides operational support to key areas including Property and Asset Management, Compliance, Church Health, Pastoral Services, Local Mission, Ethnic Services, Leadership Development, ensuring our systems, assets, and environments are well managed and aligned with best practice.
With a strong focus on operational compliance, this position supports WHS, legal and code of practice requirements, fleet and asset management (including QB-owned and Trust properties), contractor onboarding, tenancy coordination, preventative maintenance planning, and site security. The role also engages with QB Members regarding copyright licensing, legal and membership compliance, and member contribution matters.
Bringing together operational coordination and practical problem-solving, the QB Operations Support Officer partners with internal stakeholders and external providers to enhance the smooth running of our office environments and property portfolio. Grounded in collaboration, clarity, and a servant-hearted approach, this role helps create operational foundations that enable churches and ministries to focus on intentional discipleship and effective mission across Queensland and beyond.
Last week, the team at QB hosted a workshop as part of our QB Stronger Churches Workshop series. These workshops aim to resource Church Leaders and Administrators towards Best Practice in Governance, Risk and Compliance.
The Workshop held on Wednesday 25th March focused on Managing & Maintaining Property. Topics explored included:
Trustee Arrangements
Maximising your Property Development for the Kingdom
Asset management
Facility Hire
Boundary Management
Modifying Facilities
Thankyou for all those who attended our workshop online. A recording of this workshop can be found here.
Do you have a heart for serving the mission of God by strengthening the systems and structures that support healthy, mission-effective churches?
The Operations Manager partners with the Director of Operations to help translate the vision, mission, and priorities of the QB Movement into faithful, effective organisational practice.
Serving across QB Services and the wider Movement, this role provides integrated coordination of key operational functions including Property, HR, WHS, Risk, and Legal—ensuring these areas support collaborative ministry, good governance, and compliance in service of our shared mission.
Grounded in servant leadership and collaboration, the Operations Manager facilitates clear communication across teams and continually improves internal processes so that churches and ministries are well supported to disciple intentionally and engage in God’s mission across Queensland and beyond.
“When we look around the world right now, it can sometimes feel like this big globe we’re living on is spinning out of control. It’s really easy to start living in fear of what the future might hold.
But I’m so thankful for the events of this Easter weekend that remind us there is One who holds our future in His hands. And we can know hope and joy in His presence today.”
Watch this full Easter message from Director of the QB Movement, Jason Elsmore.
Our prayer this Easter is that across our QB family and around the world, hearts would be awakened to the life‑changing love of a God who gave His only Son and triumphed over death, opening the way for all to know Him and share eternity with Him.
You are warmly invited to join us for the Awaken Women in Leadership Night on Monday 13 April at 7pm at Riverlife. (Registration and a cuppa from 6:30)
Please feel free to pass this invitation on to women in leadership across your church community, including those serving in governance, women’s ministry, pastoral families, and ministry leadership roles.
Jody Destry will be sharing with us, along with several women who lead in a variety of contexts across Queensland Baptist churches.
Men who would like to come along and support women in leadership are very welcome.
The QB Office will be closed over the Easter public holidays of Good Friday 3rd April and Easter Monday 6th April as well as during QB Conference from Tuesday 14th April until Thursday 16th April. The office will be open again on Friday 17th April. The majority of our staff will be at the Conference so feel free to connect with us in person.
For property matters during this period, please contact Phil Fox on 0417 614 932.
For all other matters, please email or phone and leave a message for the appropriate staff member.
For general inquiries, please email admin@qb.org.au or phone (07) 3354 5600.
Our world yearns for love that is genuine, authentic, kind and just. This kind of love is perfectly embodied by Jesus. And so where should this kind of love be clearly seen today? In the lives of those who follow Jesus. As followers of Jesus, we are called to imitate God’s loving heart. We are called to imitate the loving ways of Jesus.
This is what we will explore throughout our May Mission Month 2026 theme of: What’s Love Look Like?
Across our Australian Baptist movement, we will focus on how we are called to bring God’s love to life – everyday in every place – across the street and the world. We will be reminded that at the heart of God’s mission is love. As John wrote: “We love because God first loved us” (1 John 4:19).
For 150 years Baptist Mission Australia team members and partners, supported and spurred on by our faithful and generous supporters from across our national movement, have sought to model God’s love by word and deed across the world.
With your partnership, we’re committed to this Kingdom endeavour again in 2026.
This May Mission Month – across the street in our local communities – and in partnership, across the world, may we renew our commitment to imitate the loving ways of Jesus. May we enter into the brokenness and messiness of our world living as people of love and light – bearing and bringing, with the Spirit’s help, the transforming hope of Jesus.
Grace and peace,
Scott Pilgrim
Baptist Mission Australia Executive Director
We just wanted to let you know that registrations for the Vero Voting Platform have now been sent out via email (please check your spam folders). Please take a moment to register your attendance (in person, online, or non-attendance) as soon as possible.
This information is essential in helping the QB team prepare for Assembly and ensure the day runs as smoothly as possible. Registration is quick and easy.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us at events@qb.org.au.
Thank you for your cooperation and for partnering with us in this.
I hereby officially advise that the149th Annual Assembly of The Baptist Union of Queensland shall be held on Thursday 16th April 2025 starting at 9:00am. This complies with the requirement for one month’s notice of any Assembly meeting to be given to all members of Assembly. (Clause 6.09 in the constitution).
Matters for discussion and decision will include confirmation of previous minutes, a ballot for members nominated to both the QB Board and the QB Nominating Committee, acceptance of the Annual Reports, presentation of audited financial results, an update of the current financial performance and the presentation of the Budget for 2026/2027. Updates will also be provided by our Safe Spaces team, progress on the Carinity Incorporation, an update on the QCCC ministry and their recent acquisition. Jason will then also provide further details on QB’s Vision 33 Strategic Pillars.
The Assembly will be held at Riverlife Baptist Church, 47 Jennifer St, Seventeen Mile Rocks, QLD 4073 and available online through Teams for those unavailable to attend in person.
All voting will occur through the Vero Voting platform. Please ensure that you have access to a smart device (eg. smart phone, iPad) on the day of Assembly as this device will be required to exercise your vote. Further instructions regarding accessing the Vero platform will be provided closer to the day of assembly. The Vero platform will include the formal agenda and all other necessary documentation. Please note that you will also need to register on the Vero Voting platform in addition to the registration for assembly.
Please note that you must register to attend. There will be no cost to attend online, but there will be a $10 per person cost to attend in person which includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.
