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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…

Act2 National Online Prayer Gathering The Act2 Project team with Assembly leaders will host a national time of prayer on 30 November to close the Collective Discernment phaseOn Thursday 30 November, the Act2 Project team along with Assembly leaders will be hosting a national online prayer gathering to give thanks to God and pray for…

“This big, bold experiment called the Uniting Church” Act2 Project Lead Andrew Johnson reflects on how anniversaries can invite us to see anewImage: The Sydney Opera House is officially opened on 20 October 1973. (Fairfax Archives) written by Andrew Johnson, Act2 Project Lead Earlier this year I read an article in the Sydney Morning Herald…

8 key takeaways from the Act2 report The Act2 Project released a major new report in June 2023. What have we learned?In June 2023, the Assembly’s Act2 Project released a major report, Act2: In Response to God’s Call. It is the product of seven months of intensive and personal engagement across the whole Uniting Church…

Act2 reflects back: So what are we hearing? Act2 Project Lead Andrew Johnson reflects back on what the team is hearing from across the UCA as they support people to engage with its latest reportBy Andrew Johnson, Act2 Project Lead “I am no longer my own, but yours.”Those eight words commenced the final prayer of Uniting…

Act2 Report Reflections Richard La’Brooy offers the first in a new series of reflections on the Act2 ReportIn June 2023 the Act2 Project released ‘In Response to God’s Call’, its newest report and the first since the 16th Assembly. Drawing on a deep well of insight gathered over six months of engagement, during which time…