The next Moderator of the VicTas synod will be elected at the Synod 2017 meeting in September. Synod members will choose between three moderator-elect nominees: Rev Sani Vaeluaga, Rev Denise Liersch and Rev Stan Clarke.
Find out a bit more about the three nominees with this Q&A.
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On a first reading of Rev Isabel Greenhill’s Friday Forum post, I mentally congratulated her for adopting a conciliatory tone towards people who do not share her position. But on a more careful reading, I became aware that I was subtly classed with the uncompassionate, bottom-of-the-class theologians who simply don’t get it yet.
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has condemned One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson’s behaviour in the Australian Senate on Thursday.
Senator Hanson put on a burqa during Senate Question Time to draw attention to her call for the full body veil worn by some Muslim women to be banned in Australia.
Attendees at Wednesday’s Moderator’s Luncheon in Devonport heard how resilience arises out of relationships and understanding.
About 35 people braved cold and wet conditions to attend the event at Devonport Uniting Church, where they received a warm welcome and hearty lunch from the local congregation, which expressed its delight in hosting VicTas Synod Moderator Rev Sharon Hollis.
Over the past two years Victorian Commissioner for Gender and Sexuality Rowena Allen has eaten more rainbow cake than might be “humanly possible” but the spectacular one on offer at the launch of Uniting AgeWell’s inaugural Celebrating LGBTI week still had special significance.
“I used to work in this building about 25 years ago,” Ms Allen told ...
The most frightening thing I’ve ever seen was a group of Nazis standing on an intersection in New Orleans some years ago: middle-aged men and women wearing the classic brown uniforms and armbands with the Nazi symbol. I asked the taxi driver if they were shooting a movie. “No ma’am, they’re Nazis; they’re holding some ...
Following the Senate’s decision this week, we as a nation are now moved to focus on a postal plebiscite on marriage equality.
Within 12 hours of the decision, I received an email from the Coalition for Marriage which is a part of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL). I have never subscribed to this group, so ...
Uniting Church members are asked to pray for peace in Korea as the threat of a nuclear showdown looms over the peninsula.
On Wednesday, the North Korean government threatened to launch a missile strike on the US Pacific territory of Guam. Donald Trump promised to retaliate “with fire and fury like the world has never seen”.
The topic of gender diversity generated much discussion, including a big challenge from the audience, during the annual UCA Funds Management investor briefing on Tuesday.
Eager investors from as far away as Hamilton travelled to the Rydges Melbourne hotel for the first session at 11am followed by a light lunch. An evening session was also held.
Hundreds of residents in the electorate of Deakin have signed a petition calling for stronger action on climate change.
On Tuesday, people from local Uniting Churches and other community representatives presented the petition in person to Member for Deakin, Michael Sukkar.
The Deakin petition is one of many ‘Community Climate Petitions’ being presented simultaneously in almost 100 federal electorates across ...
In Melbourne’s eastern suburbs more than 13,000 people sought the assistance of homelessness and crisis services last year.
Many of them were Melbourne’s ‘hidden homeless’, people who live temporarily with others but aren’t guaranteed permanent, private and secure housing.
Federal Member for Deakin and Assistant Minister to the Treasurer Michael Sukkar and Member for Eastern Metropolitan Region Samantha ...
It’s not every seminar session that encompasses questions of Christology, gender, race and Serena Williams but that’s what happened last Friday afternoon during the With All Due Respect: Theology, Feminism and Conflict conference held at the Centre for Theology and Ministry.
Approximately 140 people attended over the two days of the conference and on Friday evening nearly all ...
