Snakes and leaders
Emerging church leaders got an opportunity to show that they could handle anything when they were invited to pick up live snakes at the Centre of Theology and Ministry.
A top shelf career winds up
Although he admits a certain bias, Stephen Connelly believes there is something unique about the Dalton McCaughey Library located at Centre of Theology and Ministry in Parkville.
Wisdom’s Feast explores edgy theology
Roughly 60 people attended two days of intense study and discussion at the ‘Wisdom’s Feast’ conference held at Yarrawonga.
Where is the Uniting Church heading, and how will we find our way?
ROHAN PRYOR “I see growing faith and abundant hope all over the place,” Dr Deidre Palmer, president-elect of the Uniting Church Assembly said.
Practising the Art of Story
It is not obvious at first glance that Fiona Bottcher began her working life as an engineer, but words such as ‘build’ and ‘structure’ pop up in her description of what was enjoyable about the Art of Story course she com
Soul searching at social welfare conference
Conference convenor John Flett, Lucy Morris, Annette Noller, Hanns-Stephan Haas, Johannes Eurich.
Developing dementia-friendly congregations
CHARISSE EDE For the past eight years, Joan Waters has thought, read, wept and prayed about dementia. The insidious disease has taken hostage of her husband of 65 years, Reynolds, a retired Uniting Church minister.
A helping hand for farmers
TIM LAM Like many young men in Australia, Peter Johns wanted to attend university and pursue a career in an industry of his choice.
Ferment, Change and the Church’s Vocation
GEOFF THOMPSON The ferment within Christianity during the twentieth century and which continues into the present century is incalculable.
Read for Reformation Day
Prayer without End, Nicholas Maes 1656 By Katharine Massam To mark Reformation Day this October, consider visiting a theological library.
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.
Dave Csinos tour
Canadian theologian, speaker and author Dave Csinos was recently in Australia for the first time to deliver a series of seminars on the issues of re-imagining faith formation, faith formation in smaller churches, and th
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