From the conviction of Matt Fuller’s teaching in Genesis to the vulnerability of the men on stage, the time away offered Jason a powerful reminder of what true servant leadership looks like in Christ. Here is how the weekend impacted him and why he believes the trip is ‘so worth it’.
1. Please introduce yourself.
I’m Jason. I grew up in Malaysia, moved to Australia to study, and by God’s grace, started following Jesus in 2018 through Hunter Bible Church in Newcastle. I now go to St Anne’s Anglican Church in Strathfield, where I serve as a student minister while studying at Moore College.
2. How many times have you attended BASECAMP and what made you want to attend this year?
This is my third BASECAMP conference (2024, 2025, 2026). This year, I came along with nine other brothers from St Anne’s. Paulo, our rector, played a big part in encouraging us to come along.
3. Can you share a takeaway from the talks or something that’s stuck with you even as you’ve gone home?
Matt Fuller did a great job describing leadership and trust from Genesis 16. He showed how Abram was a passive servant leader, listening to Sarai when she doubted God’s promise, leading them into disobedience. By contrast, Jesus is an active servant leader who never doubted God, whom we are called not only to follow as our example but also to trust as the God who always sees and hears us and never lets us down.
“By contrast, Jesus is an active servant leader who never doubted God, whom we are called not only to follow as our example but also to trust as the God who always sees and hears us and never lets us down.”
4. A highlight from the weekend?
Hearing men share vulnerably and honestly on stage about their deep struggles and how God has helped them through them. I rarely see men having the godly courage to be honest and truly humble about what is on their hearts and minds, especially in times of hardship, and to ground it all in the forgiveness and joy found only in the gospel of Christ.
“Hearing men share vulnerably and honestly on stage about their deep struggles and how God has helped them through them.”
5. What would you say to someone who might be on the fence about coming?
It is a special time to go away to the mountains with a group of brothers to hear God’s Word speak into important matters of faith. It does take time, effort, and cost, but it is so worth it when you consider the relational and spiritual benefits it brings.
“It is a special time to go away to the mountains with a group of brothers to hear God’s word speak into important matters of faith.“
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John Stott says, “Holiness is not a condition into which we can drift.” No one wakes up one day and finds himself holy. Character is shaped by direction, and if we aren’t actively pursuing Christ, we are drifting toward something else.
Left unchecked, that drift carries us toward the seven deadly sins: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. These vices rarely announce themselves. They arrive one small compromise at a time until they become habits, and the habits become the shape of a man’s life.
Every man is becoming someone, and the question is who. We need to look honestly at the trajectory of our lives and ask, What man am I becoming? Then comes the deeper question: How do we go from drifting to pursuing Christ?
Together we will explore and learn how to live out what it means to stop drifting with the current and start moving with purpose toward the One who calls us into men of lasting character.
