By Claerwen Little, UnitingCare National Director Last week I travelled through Arnhem Land with two of our network colleagues Amanda Hunt, CEO UnitingCare West and Tamra Bridges, General Manager for UnitingCare Queensland’s Indigenous Services Panangba. The journey was a listening tour, taking the theme of this year’s Garma Festival ‘Truth-Telling’ to spend time on country with […]
By Apwee Ting, National Consultant President Deidre Palmer met with leaders from the National Conferences of the Uniting Church. It was the first time for the President to meet with all 11 National Conferences in one room – South Sudanese, Middle Eastern, Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Indonesian, Korean, Tongan, Fijian, Samoan and Niuean. The day opened by Deidre with worship […]
Immediate Past President Stuart McMillan and General Secretary Colleen Geyer presented to the 15th Assembly the Proposal to affirm First People’s as Sovereign. This is what they said. PROPOSER: Stuart McMillan President, it is our privilege to bring this proposal to the Assembly on behalf of the Standing Committee. The lie of terra nullius is […]
Rev. Dr Amelia Koh-Butler reports from the World Methodist Council Meeting in Seoul 2018. A year ago, in Rome, the Steering Committee wondered if it would be safe enough to visit Seoul for the World Methodist Council meeting this year. We prayed for peace in the midst of daily reports of nuclear arms developments and escalating […]
Nicole Mugford shares her highlights from the Embracing Intergenerational Ministry training led by Dr Holly Allen in Adelaide. Margret Mead – “The continuity of all cultures depends on the living presence of at least three generations.” This resonated with me because the conversation in the Intergen space is often aimed at the need to have […]