Change in the wind in Church/School relationships

Cornish College students A panel of four experts, appointed by the Commission for Mission (CFM), has been exploring governance and operational matters regarding Church/Schools relationships over the past 10 months.

A very Swedish Christmas

The Swedish Church in Melbourne has celebrated St Lucia’s Day for many years at their Toorak Church. This year, they are bringing the traditional Scandinavian celebrations to Toorak Uniting Church.

A story that draws in the arts

Christmas art play Christmas is a time steeped in tradition, smothered by commercial interests, preserved by sentimentality and – somewhere among the noise – inspired by one of the central stories of the Christian faith.

Dynamic one-woman shows

MTC’s Pennsylvania Avenue The Dynamic one-woman shows ’s 2014 season is ending with a bang.

Aitken College sleep out

Aitken college sleepout A group of year 10 Aitken College students recently took part in an overnight sleep out for a research project on homelessness in Australia.

Gifts that change lives

UnitingWorld’s community development, ministry and leadership projects that give people the power to take control of their futures.

Activist’s first case dismissed

British activist Andy Hall A defamation charge brought against British activist Andy Hall, by Thai processing factory Natural Fruit, has been dismissed by the Prakanong Court in Bangkok.

The life-giving Christmas Bowl

4 years old Li Ma is a beneficiary of the nursery school feeding program Mae Li and her husband just had enough time to take their children and escape when the Burmese army attacked in the night and destroyed their villa

2014 Australian Christian Book of the Year

The great bible swindle I chuckled as I read the testimony of a recent convert to atheism in which he described his epiphany as a ‘Road to Damascus experience’. Sadly, the irony will have been lost on his audience.

Long lazy reads for a long lazy summer

Holiday season is here again. The days are getting warmer and the invitation to feel hot sand between your toes is too tempting to ignore. Then, before you know it, it is Christmas.

Hearing the vision

A small but lively group met in Hobart for the first of a series of Major Strategic Review (MSR) workshops on the vision for the Church.