Coping with COVID-19: Jamie Cameron
Lockdown restrictions have made Uniting Ballarat Social Enterprise Coordinator Jamie Cameron realise just how important community is. “I have been reminded of how … we contribute to each other’s lives,” he says.
Holy committed to running the good race
Everyone runs for a reason. Get fit, lose weight, clear the head but, for some, the benefits of running extend to providing sustenance for the soul.
Faith, mission and ministry in the pandemic period
COVID-19 has upended any sense of normal on a global scale. Barry Gittins investigates the effects on our Synod and its ministries, how they have reacted and what might be next.
Coping with COVID-19: Tanya Walker
Lay leader Tanya Walker says in this time of enforced isolation we can learn much from older people.
Coping with COVID-19: Julie McDonald
Bethel counsellor Julie McDonald says one of the benefits of the lockdown is it has given us a chance “to think about new ways we can be together”.
Coping with COVID-19: Reuben Edmonds
Reuben Edmonds this year moved from WA to study at Pilgrim in a class full of other students. He now finds himself isolated not just from them but his family.
Coping with COVID-19: Kelly Skilton
Kelly Skilton, founder and director of youth community The Sonder Collective, reminds us "God teaches us that beautiful things can grow during times that look and feel barren".
How to gather in spirit this Anzac Day
Army chaplain Andrew Delbridge says the ban on public gatherings will dishearten many veterans but is still hopeful Saturday will be “a very positive, poignant way for people to reflect”.
Moderator asks us to tap into hope this Easter
Moderator Denise Liersch says the Easter story shows us how to hope in the midst of a fearful situation. "Jesus brings hope in a different way of living amidst the turmoil and anxiety.
Coping with COVID-19: Rev Claire Dawe
Manningham UC minister Claire Dawe on how COVID-19 has affected her church.
Rescuing girls from India’s hidden terror of abuse
From the age of five Navnitha was forced into an environment of ritualised sex abuse, a plight being shared by thousands of girls in India.
Exposing the hidden cost of domestic violence
Family violence is all-too real for too many people, especially women. It is also largely invisible, but that is something the Church is helping to change.