Intergenerational meets Intercultural PART 2Kingdom Values vs Cultural Values By Robin Yang I’m writing to continue pondering on how discipleship looks in the intersectionality of the intercultural and intergenerational spaces. Every discipleship framework, and indeed almost everything related to faith and life, places values as the core. These values are the centre around which orbits […]
Called to be a Hybrid Church The third Assembly Resourcing Unit webinar exploring how COVID-19 will change the church examined the idea of “Hybrid Ecclesiology” or the different forms the church will take as it emerges from the pandemic.The Assembly’s Being a Multicultural Church Circle hosted the webinar on 27 August to encourage the deeper […]
SEPTEMBER UPDATE These resources are compiled by Chris Barnett from the Intergenerational Ministry – Children & Families team at equipping Leadership for Mission (eLM) in the Synod of VIC/TAS. Thanks Chris for this valuable resource! Father’s Day Ideas Father’s Day ideas (CPN) Father’s Day resources (Strandz) Father’s Day ideas (Ministry to Children) Father’s Day ministry […]
By Mary-Anne Hawson A little about me…Mary-Anne Hawson, born and raised in the coastal town of Newcastle.I am a woman, a daughter, a sister, a partner, a friend and more.I am Australian, with heritage roots that sit within Tongan Australian culture. I represent line three of Prince Nalesoni Laifone, (third Crown Prince of Tonga) my Great […]
Lets TalanoaWritten by Rev Charissa Suli, Assembly National Consultant, ARU The Assembly is assisting a group of young UCA leaders to launch a virtual talanoa space to connect young people from our diverse UCA communities engaged in ministry in the life of our Church. Lets Talanoa: Virtual Chat and Share takes place on the second and fourth […]
Growing Faith-Filled FamilesThe VIC/TAS Synod Intergenerational Ministry team have produced a six-part resource Faith at Home, Inspiration for households based on the Richard Foster’s six spiritual traditions from his book Streams of living water and the Renovare Spiritual traditions workbook. Each Resource contains practical suggestions for exploring a particular tradition in the home. You may […]
NYALC OnlineUCA President Dr Deidre Palmer has invited young adult leaders across the Uniting Church to join her online for an opportunity to connect and reflect on being Church at this time. The video gatherings scheduled over the next few months are an opportunity to remain connected after COVID-19 has meant the cancellation of the […]
By Gabby CadenheadMy name is Gabby Cadenhead, and I am in my final year of a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney. I worship at Leichhardt Uniting Church.Christian Students Uniting (CSU) is a community of university students on multiple campuses across Sydney and New South Wales united by a […]
And its repercussions for our Ibero-Latino Community By Rev. Esteban Lievano, UCA Ibero-Latino National Conference Chairperson This week South America was reported as the new global epicentre for the COVID-19 virus. The pandemic will have long-lasting impacts on already impoverished and indigenous communities in the region, but it is also impacting Latin American communities living […]
Terror, challenge, and reimagined community in biblical treatments of disability By Rev. Dr Kylie Crabbe It probably won’t surprise any of us that there are passages in the gospels that can be deeply painful for people who identify as living with a disability. In one of my favourite phrases, biblical scholar Sharon Betcher describes, “the […]