Duncan Macleod will bring a wide range of experience gained in New Zealand and four Australian states and territories when he begins a vitally important role with equipping Leadership for Mission next year.
General Secretary Mark Lawrence has announced Duncan will take on the role of Executive Officer in February as the permanent replacement for Jenny Byrnes, who retired earlier ...
By Andrew Humphries
It’s no understatement to say Josephine Inkpin knows a thing or two about change, in both a physical and spiritual sense.
Until 2017, Josephine had been assumed to be male, married to wife Penny and the father of twins.
The pair are still married and so strong is their relationship that in 2020 they renewed their wedding ...
By John Bottomley
Many people are puzzling over the underlying reasons behind Scott Morrison’s so-called ‘grab for power’.
I suggest these reasons are based in his formation in Pentecostalism and patriarchy. Both were hidden in plain sight when the former Prime Minister sought to justify his decision to appoint himself minister of five separate ministries in his government. Speaking at ...
By Susan Malthouse
All of us have watched the recent USA Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe V Wade and the rights of women to access safe abortion.
Many of us have watched with shock, helplessness, horror and with a deep sense of sadness for women across the world.
By Adelaide Morse
The thread of Christianity weaves itself throughout history – frayed in some time periods, bound intricately with government and structural institutions in others, but from the moment of Jesus’s birth until now, that thread has been a constant presence, altering our understanding of the world, its people, and how we interact with both.
By Andrew Humphries
When Rev Matt Cutler reflects on his role as Minister at Tecoma UC, he does so with a deep sense of gratitude.
In finding Tecoma, he believes, he has been blessed.
Social justice is pivotal in Matt’s life and faith and, at Tecoma, he has found a congregation and community that puts that concept at the heart ...
‘God is seeking and sowing and kneading. This is what the Kingdom of Heaven is like. We are sought and treasured and nurtured by God; we are loved.’
A few years ago I wrote a short article for Crosslight about my favourite parable – the little parable in Matthew 13 in which Jesus says that the Kingdom of Heaven is ...
You gave a cheeky shout out to your mum and dad during the Opening Worship service. How proud were they to see their son installed as Moderator?
Oh, mum and dad were certainly very proud. One of my treasured possessions is a cross that my mum carved out of wood for me. While they are not closely associated with the ...
About 200 members of the Uniting Church gathered at Box Hill Town Hall last month for Synod 2022.
The three-day meeting, plus Opening Worship on June 30 which saw Denise Liersch hand over the Moderator reins to David Fotheringham, was a hive of activity. Reports were tabled and resolutions were passed, the most significant being the Church’s response to Tasmania’s ...
Day 3 was largely devoted to working through proposals still outstanding and hear from the Facilitation Group, which reported on feedback from working groups in relation to a discussion following Friday night’s presentation on “Arising, Journeying and Moving Forward”.
Rev Ian Ferguson and Rev Jay Robinson (who later was given a Minute of Appreciation for her work as Nominations Committee ...
The major item on today’s agenda was considering a response to Tasmania’s End-Of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) legislation.
Members moved into a number of working groups on Day 1 to work through the proposal and provide feedback to the Facilitation Group, which were reported on, followed by plenary discussion, and voted upon.
Feedback saw slight adjustments to language and acknowledging ...
The first in-person Synod Meeting since 2019 got under way at Box Hill Town Hall today, with those present relishing a return to face-to-face engagement.
Day one opened with a welcome from new Moderator David Fotheringham, who was installed at last night’s Opening Worship at Wesley Place.
The day’s devotions were led by Rev Jinseon Park and Rev Samisi Tauali’l, ...