Always on the Way
IT is the week after the 2017 Synod. Once again we were reminded in a number of reports and speeches from the floor that the Church is on a journey. We are a pilgrim people, ‘always on the way’.
Church in same-gender marriage spotlight
FRIDAY FORUM The deliberations of the Victorian and Tasmanian Uniting Church might not normally attract an ABC TV crew, but they were there at Synod 2017 on Sunday.
Synod 2017: Old endings and new beginnings
Almost 300 Synod members packed Box Hill Town Hall throughout the past five days to discern and discuss the future of the Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania.
Crosslight at Synod
The 2017 Vic/Tas Synod meeting began last Friday with a moving service at St Michael’s UC in Melbourne.
Direct action and the power of prayer
Rev Alex Sangster recently participated in two non-violent direct actions to protest against the government's refugees and climate change policies.
Rohingya protesters call for end of “genocide”
Members and supporters of the Rohingya community staged a passionate demonstration in central Melbourne on Thursday morning to highlight the “genocide” being committed against their people in Myanmar and cal
Faith leaders unite for climate action
Representatives from different faith communities gathered outside Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday to call for stronger bipartisan action on climate change.
UCA members asked for views on assisted dying
The synod’s Justice and International Mission unit is calling on church members to share their views on voluntary assisted dying as the Victorian government prepares to introduce a Dying with Dignity Bill into parliamen
‘God says yes’: The Christians calling for marriage equality
The vocal and well-resourced campaign to vote ‘no’ in the upcoming same-sex marriage postal survey is harmful and does not represent the majority view of Christians, an advocacy group claims.
September 2017 Crosslight now out
Read all the stories from the September 2017 edition of Crosslight.
Preying on trust
Rev Ann Key writes about how whole church and communities can be groomed to allow sexual, physical and psychological abuse to occur.
Why Christians should gather at a round table
FRIDAY FORUM It took me awhile before I finally found and bought my dining table. My specifications were: it must be round and big enough for at least eight people.