The Bethel Centre hears the stories that sometimes can’t be spoken in the Uniting Church, which places it in a unique position to share lessons in better listening.
The centre is an independent counselling, education and pastoral care service that deals with misuse of power and any form of abuse, whether that be sexual, physical or emotional in character, ...
An ABC Four Corners report that aired on Monday night revealed the high price parents pay to help their children fight ice addiction.
Many publicly-funded rehabilitation centres have long waiting lists, forcing some parents to turn to expensive private clinics.
According to the Four Corners report, the standard cost for a three-month treatment is $30,000. Many parents ...
The perception of Christians that respected journalist and commentator David Marr expressed on the ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday was both confronting and troubling.
When Mr Marr dismissed all Christians in a short discussion around possible funding of the marriage equality plebiscite, we recognise this view might come from a place of feeling personally victimised ...
Is “journalistic balance” balanced?
This is a question that has been on my mind lately. What does it mean to be balanced in today’s world of 24-hour news cycles and social media?
When political success can be achieved through playing to the fears of the unknown instead of aspirational leadership, and modern technology gives every man, woman and child a ...
In the era of smartphones and broadband internet, it is easy to become more connected with our digital devices than with people around us.
Australians spend an average of 46 hours per week looking at their TVs, computers and phones compared to six hours engaging with family and friends.
The World Methodist Conference is the largest gathering of Methodist, Wesleyan, United and Uniting Church representatives in the world. It takes place every five years and brings together members from more than 107 countries. This year, the conference took place in Houston, USA from 31 August to 3 September.
President of the Uniting Church ...
This month, Christians are being encouraged to build understanding and trust with people of different faiths.
To help this process the Uniting Church has prepared worship and activity resources under the banner of Interfaith September 2016.
In his introduction to the Interfaith September materials, Assembly Relations with other Faiths Working Group Convenor Rev Michael Barnes writes that reaching ...
In an increasingly competitive and secular environment, faith-based social welfare agencies are in danger of losing touch with their religious origins and supporting congregations, a conference heard on Friday and over the weekend.
The relationship between the church, its agencies and the state was explored at the Recapturing Our Soul conference, held at the Centre for Theology and Ministry from ...
The heart-rending photos of a drowned boy washed up on a Turkish beach stirred the international community into a flurry of pledges to help the millions displaced by fighting in Syria, but one year on many of those promises have not been delivered.
This year is on track to become the hottest year on record, but World Council of Churches general secretary Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has a message of hope for Christians concerned about the growing impact of climate change.
Dr Tveit invited all 500 million Christians from the 348 WCC member churches to join in the World Day of ...
The Uniting Church has welcomed a finding that could see Apple forced to pay billions in back taxes after shifting global earnings to Ireland, where the multinational paid minimal tax.
The European Commission ruled that the Irish tax authority’s treatment of the technology giant’s corporate profits was illegal state aid under European Union law.
This is a talk that Moderator Rev Sharon Hollis gave to the Victorian Council of Churches’ Social Questions Commission at the Melbourne Welsh Church on Sunday, 28 August.
Jesus was formed by and affirmed the prophetic witness of the Hebrew Scriptures
The Hebrew Scripture is full of voices who proclaim God’s mercy and love for the poor, ...
