Written by Rev. Sophia Lizares, Minister Kalamunda Uniting Church and St Martin’s Foothills Uniting Church Troubled by cyclones and mounting authoritarianism in their home country, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic both there as well as in Australia, Filipinos are charting a distinctive path as members of the Uniting Church. Using the Filipino practice of “Damayan: […]
Praying for a pandemic of compassionA Jewish social worker, a Christian ethicist and a Muslim doctor shared their stories of responding to COVID-19 pandemic as part of the 2020 Abraham Conference. The Uniting Church Synod of NSW/ACT is a partner in the annual event which features speakers from the three Abrahamic traditions on a key […]
TALKING #ALWAYSWASALWAYSWILLBETwo NAIDOC Week conversations brought together Uniting Church members from across the country to hear from our First Peoples on the theme “Always Was, Always Will be”. Both provided opportunities to hear first-hand about the spiritual and cultural connection to country for First Peoples in our church and led to engaging conversation on what […]
Pray as you goBy Rev. Ann Perrin, Growing in Faith AdvocateDuring this time of COVID I have made use of different spiritual practices that have enabled me to “keep going”. As we have travelled in new ways with restriction and loss of activities what helps us relax and navigate the demands of ministry? For me […]
Positive Psychology and FaithBy Jon Humphries, Growing in Faith Panel Member Wellbeing and flourishing, just like faith and discipleship, are words which we all sort of know what they mean, but often find hard to nail down as to what is actually involved. So, here is one way we might use the PERMA model of […]
Join the Assembly Resourcing Unit (ARU) for a time of conversation and listening, now taking place every month. Following on from our BYO Coffee invitation during COVID-19, the ARU team will continue to provide opportunities for conversation and to listen to people from across the Church on areas of particular focus. This month, as part of NAIDOC […]
Children and Families MinistryNOVEMBER UPDATEThese resources are compiled by Chris Barnett from the Intergenerational Ministry – Children & Families team at equipping Leadership for Mission (eLM) in the Synod of VIC/TAS. Thanks Chris for this valuable resource! Welcome to the NOVEMBER Children & Families Update! In particular, let me highlight the upcoming Nov 10 Engaging […]
Empowering the Next GenerationsBy Rev. Dr Apwee Ting, National Consultant, Assembly Resourcing Unit It was a joy this month to again meet with Uniting Church National Conference leaders. The Assembly Resourcing Unit along with UCA President Dr Deidre Palmer hosted the gatherings welcoming First and Second Generation leaders in two separate online meetings. A key focus […]
Ending violence in the PhilippinesThe Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) remains deeply concerned over the deaths of church members who are speaking out about human rights abuses in the Philippines.This week the President of the UCA Dr Deidre Palmer has written to the Philippines Ambassador in Australia, Her Excellency Ma. Hellen Barber De La Vega, […]
Finding hope in Sabda dan DoaIn a year where faith and hope have been especially important, people across the world have had to think differently about what it means to be connected in worship.When COVID-19 forced us into physical isolation, Assembly National Consultant Rev. Dr Apwee Ting discovered a new way of sharing prayer and […]