What does Innovation look like?Assembly Associate General Secretary Rev Lindsay Cullen reports back from the Tongan National Conference and gaming convention OmegaConBy Rev Lindsay Cullen, Assembly Associate General SecretaryOver the past two weekends, I’ve attended two events which couldn’t look more different in some ways, but both of which got me thinking about innovation and […]
Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday Celebrate the cultural diversity at the heart of our Church and explore ways to build intercultural relationships in your neighbourhood.On Sunday 16 July, the Uniting Church will celebrate Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday (INS). Emerging from a decision of the 16th Assembly meeting, it will be the first time Uniting Church communities are invited […]
This Sunday 18 June begins Refugee Week – an opportunity to honour the strength and resilience of refugees and celebrate the many gifts and rich contributions they make to our communities. This year’s theme is Finding Freedom – an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be truly free, and […]
New resource for congregations A two-page explainer and PowerPoint exploring what it will mean to have an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament A new resource on the Voice to Parliament is now available for congregations to use and share. In two pages, it breaks down how the referendum is an opportunity to consider […]
Engage Together Weekly resources for Intergenerational Worship, originally compiled by Melissa Neumann, Emma Parr and Chris Barnett.ADVENT 2023 resource out now! Ministers, worship leaders and congregations alike often aspire to worship experiences that are more engaging, more inspiring and more participatory. At the same time, many leaders don’t have capacity in their busy weeks to […]
NRW2023: Voices for GenerationsEngadine Uniting Church share how they formed a choir to raise their voices for reconciliationWhen the call was put out for singers across the country to contribute to National Reconciliation Week by recording themselves singing From Little Things Big Things Grow by Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody, Engadine Uniting Church jumped at […]
Positions: National Consultants We’re recruiting two National Consultants to join the Assembly Resourcing Unit.Are you someone with a deep passion for the future of the Church, who loves to work collaboratively and build connections? The Assembly is recruiting for two National Consultants to join the Assembly Resourcing Unit. Be a part of a collaborative, multifocal […]
Listening to First Nations insightsThree reflections from the UAICC National Conference 2023 shared for National Reconcilation Week National Reconciliation Week (NRW) culminates this Saturday with Mabo Day on 3 June, commemorating Mer Island man Eddie Koiki Mabo and his successful efforts to overturn the legal concept of “terra nullius” which denied Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
Joint submission on the Voice to Parliament The Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC), Uniting Church in Australia and UnitingCare Australia have expressed their strong support for a First Nations VoiceThe Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC), Uniting Church in Australia and UnitingCare Australia have expressed their strong support for the proposed Constitutional […]
In this world, and beyond Kelly Skilton explains how OmegaCon in Geelong seeks to create a space for exploration and belongingThis weekend, St David’s Uniting Church Newtown in Geelong, Victoria, will jointly host OmegaCon – a convention dedicated to exploring who we are in this world and beyond. Kelly Skilton from the Young Generations Team in […]