Cato lecture – Living on the margins
By Dr Lin Manhong The Cato Lecture is an important feature of the triennial Assembly in the Uniting Church in Australia.
Assembly overview
By NIGEL TAPP Some within the Uniting Church would deride the triennial Assembly gathering as a bit of talkfest. Yes, there is a lot of talking throughout the six days as the members deal with a range of issues.
Assembly comes to a close
The Uniting Church’s 14th triennial Assembly wrapped up in Perth over the weekend.
Meet the president-elect
Dr Deidre Palmer was elected as the next president-elect of the Uniting Church in Australia today South Australian moderator, Dr Deidre Palmer, will be the next president-elect of the Uniting Church in Australia followin
My first Assembly
Having worked at the synod for only a few months, I was not quite sure what to expect when I attended Assembly for the first time in Perth.
Meet the President
By MATT PULFORD Six weeks after being interviewed in Sydney for an accountant position at the UCA’s Northern Synod, Stuart McMillan found himself standing alone with his swag on the edge of a dirt airstrip at Ram
Humanity Remade by Kindness
The ‘Emerging Man’, a series of statues in Prague, by Olbram Zoubek, depict humanity being re-made to ‘fullness’ after the end of the de-humanisation of communism.
Asylum seeker support
The 14th Assembly of the Uniting Church has demanded that the Australian Government adopt policies which genuinely seek to support rather than demonise asylum seekers and refugees.
VicTas voices at Assembly
Allan Thompson It’s been a good Assembly. There’s been very respectful listening.
Challenge of Assembly
By Dan Wootton In his retiring address to the Assembly in Perth, former president Rev Dr Andrew Dutney quoted philosopher John Dewey who said, “We do not learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience.
Marriage proposal requires more consideration
Rev Alastair Macrae introduced the Doctrine Working Group’s The theology of marriage and same-gender relationships within the Uniting Church report to the Assembly, noting that the report is based on the 1997 resolution
Special Circumstances
Any synod seeking to evoke Special Circumstances in the future will be bound by a clear and prescribed process of consultation following a decision of the Assembly.
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