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 […]
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 […]
Intergenerational MinistryJUNE UPDATEThese resources are compiled by Chris Barnett, Assembly Intergenerational Ministry Consultant, and Intergen Executive General Manager 1. Pentecost (May 28) & Trinity (June 4) Sundays Pentecost Sunday resource (Intergen)Pentecost Sunday music (Together to Celebrate)Trinity Sunday resource (Intergen)Trinity Sunday music (Together to Celebrate)2. Real Kids, Real Faith (Karen-Marie Yust) Real Kids, Real Faith: bookReal […]
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 […]
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 […]
There is a lot of information out there and many declarations going on about the Voice right now. There is a lot of diversity amongst First Peoples and Second Peoples across all political divides…Subscribe to our newsletterIf you want to get the latest news from the Uniting Church in Australia then subscribe to our […]
Voice. It’s a Yes from me. A reflection from Alison Bleyerveen after the recent UCA-Jewish Dialogue meetingBy Alison Bleyerveen, UCA member of the Dialogue Executive Council of Australian Jewry – Uniting Church in Australia DialogueVoice. It’s a strong yes from me.I was privileged to be a part of a national conversation between ECAJ (Executive Council […]
2023 Godly Play Core Training Learn about Godly Play practice and be nurtured in your own spiritual journeyGodly Play Core Training is being offered in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney through 2023. Godly Play training events have evolved over 40 years of research, practice, reflection and prayer and are designed to be as innovative […]