All nations or one nation?
Sir Rohan Delacombe, Governor of Victoria and four times Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia, sits in on the English Language Lab at Church of All Nations, in the 1960s.
Macnab leaves St Michael’s with no regrets
DAVID SOUTHWELL On Christmas Day, 45 years of high profile, diverse, successful and, at times, controversial ministry came to an end when Rev Dr Francis Macnab gave his final sermon in St Michael’s Uniting Church.
United in love
Dilan in Jaffna with their new engagement rings. Last year, eight Australians from the Sri Lankan diaspora travelled back to their homeland on a trip organised through the synod’s Uniting Journeys program.
The Uniting Church: gestation and birth
D’ARCY WOOD In June this year the Uniting Church in Australia will celebrate its 40th anniversary. Throughout 2017 Crosslight will bring you stories from the first four decades reflecting the diversity of the church.
Faith in work
REVIEW BY STEVEN CRUMP BOOK SET | THE LABOUR OF LOVE: LENTEN STUDIES ON FOLLOWING CHRIST AT WORK | JOHN BOTTOMLEY This series of Lenten Studies provides an opportunity to reflect on God’s presence in our daily work – pai
Agenda for change
More than 70 people attended an ‘open space technology’ forum in late November to have their say on major organisational changes underway in the Vic/Tas synod.
Finding your voice, telling your stories
SWEE ANN KOH I found my voice in this church only in the recent past. I had become frustrated with the huge gap between the rhetoric (‘the Uniting Church in Australia is a multicultural church’) and my lived experiences.
An object of worship
REVIEW BY NICK MATTISKE BOOK | THE MARKET AS GOD | HARVEY COX | HARVARD It’s not much of a revelation to suggest that capitalism has religious overtones, or that the market has godlike qualities.
Uniting mission
Rev John Clarke (pictured) has joined the Uniting team in Victoria and Tasmania as the director of mission.
Can’t have a Bob each way
REVIEW BY DAVID SOUTHWELL FILM | HOWARD ON MENZIES: BUILDING MODERN AUSTRALIA | ABC DVD The so-called History Wars were a feature of John Howard’s prime ministership.
The energy and joy of Yurora
I’m writing this column the day after Yurora 17 (NCYC). I am tired of body but full of joy as I reflect on this inspiring gathering of a thousand young people from across the Uniting Church.
Tales of vision and mission
REV DAVID WITHERS “This is a time when we believe … the Spirit is calling us forward to new things and back to the hope in the Gospel of Jesus” These words from the Major Strategic Review (MSR) Report to Synod 2016 caug