Hidden wisdom
Geelong’s Wise Men The Geelong City Ministers group is taking Christmas to the city this year.
Change in the wind in Church/School relationships
Cornish College students A panel of four experts, appointed by the Commission for Mission (CFM), has been exploring governance and operational matters regarding Church/Schools relationships over the past 10 months.
A very Swedish Christmas
The Swedish Church in Melbourne has celebrated St Lucia’s Day for many years at their Toorak Church. This year, they are bringing the traditional Scandinavian celebrations to Toorak Uniting Church.
Dynamic one-woman shows
MTC’s Pennsylvania Avenue The Dynamic one-woman shows ’s 2014 season is ending with a bang.
Aitken College sleep out
Aitken college sleepout A group of year 10 Aitken College students recently took part in an overnight sleep out for a research project on homelessness in Australia.
Why ‘Happy’ doesn’t fit with ‘Christmas’
There are two essential problems about the use of the word ‘happy’ in connection with the season of Christmas.
Gifts that change lives
UnitingWorld’s community development, ministry and leadership projects that give people the power to take control of their futures.
Activist’s first case dismissed
British activist Andy Hall A defamation charge brought against British activist Andy Hall, by Thai processing factory Natural Fruit, has been dismissed by the Prakanong Court in Bangkok.
The life-giving Christmas Bowl
4 years old Li Ma is a beneficiary of the nursery school feeding program Mae Li and her husband just had enough time to take their children and escape when the Burmese army attacked in the night and destroyed their villa
2014 Australian Christian Book of the Year
The great bible swindle I chuckled as I read the testimony of a recent convert to atheism in which he described his epiphany as a ‘Road to Damascus experience’. Sadly, the irony will have been lost on his audience.
Hearing the vision
A small but lively group met in Hobart for the first of a series of Major Strategic Review (MSR) workshops on the vision for the Church.
Mary Catherine Hawkes (nee Morgan) 4 December 1923 – 17 September 2014
Mary (pictured) was born in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn. She was an outstanding student and was awarded a scholarship to the prestigious Korowa Girls School where she continued to excel.