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“That’s been a wonderful gathering for many of us”

LIVING CHURCH - SYNOD 2019

What Synod support for the Statement from the Heart means
In 2019, Rev Dr John Squires said a proposal presented to Synod – in consultation with the Uniting Aboriginal & Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) and Rev. Dr Amelia Koh Butler – supporting the Statement from...
“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...

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Cultivating Compassion and Connection in the Age of Social Media
Social media can build relationships and enrich lives, or it can be a destructive, addictive, polarising medium. The choice is ours. So, how do we create social media content with humility, integrity, and a desire...
Should we avoid ‘divisive’ words when we invite people to church?
A US church has sparked online debate about the use of certain phrases in order to attract people to church.  During an interview, Elevation Church’s digital content director Nicki Shearer told Pro Church Tools that...
Australian Women Preach to celebrate three years
On International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024, the podcast Australian Women Preach celebrates three years of raising women’s voices in preaching the Gospel. The weekly podcast features women from a wide variety of backgrounds, cultures, theological perspectives, and...
Game, Set, and Match
When Uniting Church Minister Will Nicholas and St David’s Geelong congregation members sat down for their pre-Christmas lunch late last year, it was an afternoon of great fun and fellowship and a celebration of what...
Wrestling with Artificial Intelligence
This contains spoilers for the television shows Mrs Davis and Westworld. People are fascinated by robots and artificial intelligence (AI). Ever since the iconic Maria in Fritz Lang’s 1927 Metropolis, humans have toyed with the...
Free webinar to explore COVID-19 impact on young churchgoers
An upcoming webinar will explore the impact COVID-19 had on young people in the church.On Wednesday, 21 February, McCrindle Research’s Jason Authers will discuss how COVID impacted churchgoers aged 16 to 22. The webinar will...

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