If you are under 18, we want to hear from you! You’re invited to share your thoughts about the Uniting Church and our future. The Act2 project is a conversation taking place across the whole of the Uniting Church to help us think, pray and listen to what God is saying about how the Church […]
Act2: who are we hearing from?In less than a minute and a half, this video will bring you up to speed on the Act2 consultation so far – and some to come – as we continue to hear thoughts and insights from across the national Uniting Church.Find out more about Act2 and make your voice […]
The Assembly Circles and Act2: ReflectionsAs part of a wide consultation process taking place through the Act2 project, the Assembly President and General Secretary held a series of conversations with the Assembly Circles to explore the work of Act2 through the lens of each area of the Church’s work. We invited participants in these conversations […]
The vision of Act2 for the UCAWhen the Assembly Standing Committee commissioned the Act2 Project in 2020, there was a clear task: to identify and implement sustainable structures, practices and ways of working. Exploring where the practical arrangements of our life are (or are not) serving us well will continue to be a key aspect […]
Act2: where are we?Right now the Uniting Church is engaged in a national conversation about its future. The Act2 project is the biggest conversation we are having as the UCA – a whole-of-Church process and approach to discerning the future to which God is calling us.Act2 is a process with many parts. Here we break […]
Reflecting on the Basis in different languagesWritten by Rod Floyd, Assembly Associate General Secretary “And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each.” (Acts 2: 6) Right from beginning of Christianity, there was an acknowledgement and celebration of diversity among peoples. On […]
Our Life Together: Reflections on the Basis of UnionThe Act2 project has begun its next phase with the launch of a new series of five reflections on the Uniting Church’s key foundational document, the Basis of Union. Developed for use in a range of settings across the UCA, the studies are designed to foster reflection […]
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 […]
The Act2 conversation about the future shape of the Uniting Church is seeking input from Presbytery Ministers across the country.UCA President Rev Sharon Hollis and General Secretary Colleen Geyer will host the two-day Act2 Presbytery Ministers National Consultation on 22 October and 5 November 2021, with a focus on the future of the UCA through the […]