Prayers and Preparation for YasaAssembly President Dr Deidre Palmer has called Uniting Church members to pray for the people of Fiji as Tropical Cyclone Yasa heads towards the Fijian archipelago.The Fijian government has ordered a nationwide curfew as the Category 5 storm passes over the islands from Thursday evening Australian time (17 Dec), bringing with […]
Found in Translation: Sharing the Basis of Union in Heart Languages Bilingual members of the Uniting Church involved in translating our foundational document, the Basis of Union, have held an online forum to share insights about their work. It might surprise you to know that there are translations of the Basis in ten languages: Arabic, […]
The Uniting Church is joining people across the world in marking 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence.The global campaign is especially important this year as the lockdowns forced by COVID-19 have increased the vulnerability of women and girls to all forms of violence.Each day of the 16 days a young Uniting Church woman is […]
TALKING #ALWAYSWASALWAYSWILLBETwo NAIDOC Week conversations brought together Uniting Church members from across the country to hear from our First Peoples on the theme “Always Was, Always Will be”. Both provided opportunities to hear first-hand about the spiritual and cultural connection to country for First Peoples in our church and led to engaging conversation on what […]
Pray as you goBy Rev. Ann Perrin, Growing in Faith AdvocateDuring this time of COVID I have made use of different spiritual practices that have enabled me to “keep going”. As we have travelled in new ways with restriction and loss of activities what helps us relax and navigate the demands of ministry? For me […]
Positive Psychology and FaithBy Jon Humphries, Growing in Faith Panel Member Wellbeing and flourishing, just like faith and discipleship, are words which we all sort of know what they mean, but often find hard to nail down as to what is actually involved. So, here is one way we might use the PERMA model of […]
RESOURCESA Prayer for NAIDOC 2020 – Always Was, Always Will Be Loving Creator God,We rejoice in the beauty of this ancient land and her waters.We marvel at the awesome way they have been formed.We give thanks for her First Nations Peoples,their stories of creation sung by countless Ancestors.It is right, Loving Mystery that we name […]
The theme for NAIDOC Week 2020, Always Was, Always Will Be, recognises that First Nations Peoples have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. This week we celebrate the spiritual and cultural connection of those who walked here first. We are reminded that this country was criss-crossed by generations of brilliant nations. Aboriginal […]
Rev. Do Young KimRev. Do Young Kim is the minister at Payneham Road UC in SA. He was ordained in 2014 in the Korean Presbytery. Our Panel
Steve BernaudoSteve is based in the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania. He writes, “I’m all about spirituality, God’s love and unity in the world and with each other.”Our Panel