A lament for our timesRev Bec LindsayThis lament was written by Rev Dr Bec Lindsay, Uniting Church minister and sessional lecturer with United Theological College, and is shared with permission.”I lament that we have forgotten how to talk to each other, how to listen across our difference, to the sounds of children playing, preferring instead […]
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 […]
NCCA Statement on Hamas Israel conflict The National Council of Churches in Australia has released a public statement on the conflict in the Holy LandThe National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) has released a public statement on behalf of 13 Australian denominations, including the Uniting Church in Australia, addressing the conflict in Palestine and […]
This is my Uniting Church Pulse Young Adult Gatherings In this new regular series we’re excited to be telling some stories of our local congregations and communities of faith – the beating heart of the Uniting Church! Find our growing hub of stories here. This week we hear about the faith communities that are […]
Take our Emissions Survey The Assembly is on a journey to net-Zero emissions by 2040. Help us understand how we’re tracking.Uniting Church communities are invited to take part in a new survey to help the Assembly understand how we are tracking against our goal to reduce our carbon footprint. At the 16th Assembly meeting in […]
More than Worship, More than Sunday resourceSubscribe to our newsletterIf you want to get the latest news from the Uniting Church in Australia then subscribe to our weekly newsletter delivered to your inbox.“The key to a faith community becoming more intergenerational is the development of the value of intergenerationality across the […]
For Such a Time as This A new post-referendum worship resource from the AssemblyThe Assembly has released a new worship resource to help Uniting Church communities process and reflect on the result of the October 2023 referendum. The referendum would have enshrined an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament in the Constitution but […]
Written by Rev Lindsay Cullen, Assembly National Consultant Available now from MediaCom Education — Order Here What is a lectionary? A lectionary is a series of readings from the Scriptures designed to be used from week to week as the basis for preaching and worship. The use of a lectionary enables congregations to hear and […]