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Act2 speaks your language The Act2 Project team has released a suite of language resources to help people engage with the Act2 reportWritten by Erik Lennestål, Act2 Project and Research Officer Act2 resources are available in 17 languages – and counting! The Act2 team is proud to be able to make available a suite of…

Uniting in Prayer: your community From 19 May – 22 June we’re Uniting in Prayer. Here’s five ways to be involved #UnitinginPrayerWe are so excited for Uniting in Prayer to begin this Sunday 19 May, Pentecost Sunday. For 35 days across the national Uniting Church, we’ll be upholding in prayer our communities, our life and…

Act2 report to the 17th Assembly released  The final report of the Act2 Project has been released as a PDF and will soon be a websiteCover image: Illustration commissioned by the Act2 Project for the cover of the report from Melbourne-based illustrator Cat MacInnes. See the image in full and read the illustration statement here.…

‘For the Future’ An illustration commissioned by the Act2 ProjectThe Act2 Project Unit commissioned this illustration for the cover of the Act2 report from talented Melbourne-based illustrator Cat MacInnes. In her signature bright and whimsical style Cat offered this image to fulfill the brief, ‘For the future – the Uniting Church in a flourishing future’.”At…

Act2 Advent reflection Act2 Project Lead Andrew Johnson reflects on the beginning of Advent and the end of the Collective Discernment phaseby Andrew Johnson, Act2 Project LeadThere are 24 hours to go before we end the Collective Discernment Phase of the Act2 Project. Over the last six months we have received 98,500 words on our…

Two weeks to go!Make your response to the Act2 ProjectPeople across the Uniting Church have only two weeks to make a response to the Act2 Project in the current major phase of engagement. The Collective Discernment phase, which launched in June with the release of a major Act2 report, will close on 30 November after…

Less than a month to go!Make your response to the Act2 ProjectPeople across the Uniting Church have less than a month to make a response to the Act2 Project in the current major phase of engagement. The Collective Discernment phase, which launched in June with the release of a major Act2 report, will close on…

Act2 Theological Culture papers We’re wrapping up the series. Get all the highlights!In April 2023, the Act2 Project issued a Call for Papers to hear from people across the Uniting Church about our theological culture. The intention was to cultivate a vibrant and honest conversation across the whole life of the Church about the shape…

Reflecting back: Act2 Focus Groupswritten by Rev Cyrus Kung, Act2 Administration and Engagement Officer As a part of the Act2 Project’s ‘Collective Discernment’ phase, 12 Focus Groups explored conversations around Workstream 1, Local Communities of Faith and Discipleship, and the Directions offered in Section 5 the latest report Act2: In Response to God’s Call. This…