Power of love
How do you think about power? Is it a good word or an ‘ugly’ word in your vocabulary? Often, it seems to be coupled with words like ‘too much’ or ‘too little,’ or use and abuse.
God in the margins
The Chinese Church has undergone dramatic change in the past few decades. Two men with considerable knowledge of the church in China are Rev Dr Ji Zhang and Rev Zhu Enshou.
Family Tri-dition
Wesley College student Tim Bliss is knee deep in economics, biology, maths and chemistry books.
Developing dementia-friendly congregations
CHARISSE EDE For the past eight years, Joan Waters has thought, read, wept and prayed about dementia. The insidious disease has taken hostage of her husband of 65 years, Reynolds, a retired Uniting Church minister.
Raising awareness, and money
Last month 60 Cornish College students and 11 staff swapped their warm beds for cardboard boxes when they took part in the Winter Sleep Out. The event has already raised $12,000, with more money set to come in.
Dick Carter AM steps down
Dick Carter retired as the chair of UCA Funds Management last month after reaching the statutory board membership maximum of 10 years.
Learning from students
What does a group of middle aged and older people and a gang of grade 6 students have in common? At Darebin, it’s a love of their iPads.
Clamping down on tax dodging multinationals
Multinational tax dodging is an increasingly prominent issue on the national and global agenda.
Synod Snaps – July 2016
Synod Snaps brings you images from throughout the Church and beyond. Belmont Uniting Church members made 340 hand-crafted items, including 85 woollen blankets, 40 quilts, 72 beanies and 32 scarves.
Words of wisdom
Book | Servants and Leaders | Graham Downie Review by ALAN RAY A senior federal minister was furious about a front page photograph on The Canberra Times newspaper where Graham Downie was the religion reporter.
Make lives better
One of the proposals passed at the 2016 Synod meeting expressed concern about governments no longer adequately funding services which protect the vulnerable in our community.
Lessons from Synod
One of the things I value about the Synod’s Vision and Mission Principles is that they tell us who we are, and call us to more truly become who we are, for the sake of serving the reign of God.