By Rob Floyd, Assembly Associate General Secretary Over the last few years, one key strategic direction for the Assembly has been Intercultural Church – learn from and enable diverse cultural groups within the church to flourish together.A key focus of our work has been to encourage conversation and deeper exploration of how can we as […]
What does Christ’s vision of Reconciliation and Renewal look like in our world today? Join members of the Assembly Resourcing Unit (ARU) in this podcast as they ponder and reflect on our mission and ministry as the people of God.Series 4: The future church Assembly Associate General Secretary Rev Lindsay Cullen speaks speaks to Scott […]
Fakaalofa atu! Salam Sejahtera! Ni sa bula! 你好! Talofa Lava! مرحبا ! Tudo bem! Malo e lelei! Kudual! G’day and welcome!In the Uniting Church, we celebrate the gift of a diversity of languages and cultures that make up our communities.Integral to how we understand our faith and life is the belief that we are all […]
“History teaches everything, including the future”“History teaches everything, including the future”Written by Richard La’Brooy, Uniting Church National Historical SocietyThis quote from 18th Century French poet Lamartine is one that I often use when teaching History to my Year 7 students. It captures the nature of History. History gives us a window to the past but […]
What’s great about your Uniting Church? What is great about your Uniting Church? What are your hopes for the Uniting Church? What is your prayer as we look to the future? These are the questions that inspired a creative project by the Sunday School at St John’s Uniting Church in Wahroonga in the north of […]
Celebrating First Nations children and the hope of a new beginning As we celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (NATSI) Children’s Day on 4 August, the Uniting Church reaffirms its commitment to ensuring First Nations children can shape their own future, grounded in culture and community. Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) Interim […]
Global interfaith statement for a nuclear-free world The Uniting Church Assembly has signed onto a global interfaith statement to the Tenth Review Conference of Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons expressing unified support for a world free from nuclear weapons. The Uniting Church is one of 100 faith bodies and organisations […]
New Language Resource HubsPictured here, Rev Enshou Zhu from the Chinese National Conference presents the President with a thanksgiving edition of the Bible to mark 10 years of the Melbourne Chinese Christian Zion Church. Collections of resources in different languages are now available through the Assembly resource library, Illuminate.They were made available as Uniting Church President […]
A catalyst for renewalRev Mat Harry was in his 20s when he first came to faith. As he made the decision to be baptised, Mat says he felt a strong call to ministry. At the time, it was the last thing he wanted to do with his life, but he went on to train as […]
An opportunity to grow in our diversityWritten by Rev Dr Apwee Ting, Assembly National Consultant The 2021 Census has revealed Australia is more culturally and religious diverse than ever. For the first time, first and second generation migrants make up more than half of the Australian population (51.5 per cent). The data released by the Australian […]