ASC Update November 2021The Assembly Standing Committee (ASC) met for the last time in 2021 via zoom on 12-14 November.The meeting began with a governance training session led by Heather Watson. The ASC is committed to reviewing and building its skills in governance and will be undertaking training throughout the triennium. Prior to the November […]
To Get Involved Join the Walking Together as First and Second Peoples FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/walkingtogetheruca/ Organise your local congregation or community to support a campaign for tangible improvements to the lives of First Peoples such as Allies for Uluru (in response to the Uluru Statement from the Heart) https://alliesforuluru.antar.org.au/ Raise the Age https://raisetheage.org.au/ Write to your MPs asking […]
Covenanting Covenant and Preamble A presentation from the 2024 UAICC National Conference on the Covenant and Preamble by Rev Dr Chris Budden. Building partnerships Building Partnerships is a guide to Covenant Renewal with First Nations Peoples throughout the UCA. This study and action guide is a treasure trove of biblical, theological and practical steps to live […]
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TOWARDS A MORE EQUITABLY RESOURCED & SUSTAINABLE CHURCHThe question of good governance and stewardship is directly related to the question of sustainability and resourcing. The movement of resources to places of most significant potential is hindered by the siloing of such resources into specific Councils of the Church. How can resources be harnessed to serve […]
Covenanting Instruments In 1994 the UCA entered into a formal binding Covenant with the UAICC. The words of the statements together with the painting form the ‘covenant instruments’. Covenanting Statement Covenanting Painting Preamble Preamble to the UCA Constitution, Assembly, 2009 “The Church celebrates this Covenantal relationship as a foretaste of that coming reconciliation and renewal […]
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Living the Covenant Locally Living the Covenant Locally is a grass roots movement, made up of congregations, faith communities, schools and agencies, who are growing in understanding, encouraging others, connecting with UAICC and/or other First Nations Peoples locally and who then are equipped to take action, walking together as First and Second Peoples, in binding […]
Uniting in love and care during COVID-19Written by Rev Dr Apwee Ting, Assembly Resourcing Unit National ConsultantHow do we as leaders and members of the UCA continue to walk together in love and care during the time of COVID-19?This was one of the topics when Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis, Associate General Secretary Rob […]