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LIVING CHURCH - SYNOD 2019

“We can’t change the world, but we can do a little bit towards it”
Inspired by a climate change TV show, Drowning in Plastic, the Campbelltown Uniting Church community decided to take some action. At Insights we had the opportunity to talk to John Russell, a Board Member and...
The Purpose of the Living Church
What makes the church a living church?  This was the question posed by Rev Peter Walker on the first day of the Living Church Synod 2019. In the first of three daily devotionals focusing on...
The Focus of the Living Church
What do we really mean when we speak of the church as a community in which there is unity in our diversity? We are an inclusive church that values diversity. What does unity in diversity...
The Identity of the Living Church
Identity is important. And it is fair to say the Uniting Church has spent a disproportionate amount of its energy on the question of its identity, Rev. Peter Walker has told the final day of...
What Living Church means to us
At Synod 2019 the theme was ‘Living Church’ and throughout the event, we asked people what the Uniting Church meant to them and how they felt their Uniting Church was a Church living out the...
Synod 2019 Bible Studies
Over three days, United Theological College Principal Rev. Peter Walker delivered Bible Studies to the 2019 Synod meeting. These studies have been praised by Synod members as one of the meeting’s highlights. You can watch...
Synod 2019: John Squires reflects
Synod this year was a rich experience of being the church. In the church, we are young and old, and at every point in between. In the church, we are black, brown, and white; we...
Synod Special Event: ‘Half a Million Steps’ Panel Discussion
On Friday 6 July, the Uniting Church in Australia Synod of NSW and the ACT hosted a special screening and Q&A panel discussion on the documentary 'Half a Million Steps' at Knox Grammar. The panel...
Synod 2019 closes
The Living Church – Synod 2019 drew to a close with a powerful and poignant closing celebration. The celebration was open to the wider church as well as Synod members and saw more than 200...

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Scattered, online communion during COVID
Like many of us, I’ve spent far too much time staring at a screen this year. I’ve struggled with the disembodied gathering of a faith that’s all about embodiment- the God who puts on flesh and dwells...
F1rst Sundays fosters connections beyond the pandemic
On Sunday, 6 December, Parramatta Nepean Presbytery will stream the final instalment of their popular F1rst Sundays videos  at 4pm. The series has focused on congregations’ innovative ministries during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the 2020...
Keeping Cyber Safe
Many organisations and individuals have become victims of cyberattacks such as computer viruses, scams and other security breaches which have cost them their data, systems and significant amounts of money. Cyberattacks are an increasing trend,...
Experience The Greatest Story Ever Zoomed
On Thursday, 3 December, those looking for a chance to see the nativity as it has never been presented before will have the chance to see The Greatest Story Ever Zoomed.This satirical nativity play is...
Turramurra embraces hybrid service model
For Turramurra Uniting Church, COVID-19 has seen a dramatic shift in the way congregations meet. This shift has seen the church embrace the hybrid service model, where some congregation members join in person, while others...
Hybrid Church: Here to Stay?
With the COVID-19 pandemic easing somewhat (as NSW, the ACT, and other states and territories have ‘double donut days’ with zero deaths and zero new cases) churches are already looking ahead. With restrictions still in...

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