From local acts of compassion to shared moments of worship and learning, God’s Spirit continues to move across our Synod. Discover the stories that remind us who we are, why we serve, and how we journey together in faith.
Devin North, Head of Risk, Audit, and WHS at Synod reflects on what years of working across the Uniting Church's governance structures have taught him: that good governance isn't measured by technical correctness, but by a simpler test - does it actually help the people who have to live with it?
Three years ago, a minister at Kippax Uniting Church left a basket of wool and knitting needles out during worship, inviting anyone to pick it up. Since then, that quiet gesture has grown into a steady stream of handmade blankets, teddies and angels, offering warmth and welcome to people sleeping rough, escaping violence, and rebuilding their lives after arriving as refugees.
A Reference Group comprising Lay Leaders and ordained ministers from rural, metropolitan, and CALD communities has been formed to develop a survey to identify the specific needs of our rural, regional, remote, CALD, and UAICC communities.
As the NSW ACT Synod reshapes itself into three new, geographically and culturally diverse presbyteries, Vital Leadership’s workshop on Developing Healthy Teams has been timely. Led by Ben Gilmour, with a significant contribution from Alicia Benardos, our new head of People and Culture, this workshop contributes meaningfully to our Synod's well-being.
C.S. Lewis once said prayer doesn't change God, it changes us. Michael Earl explores what that means for a church, and a world, in constant flux, drawing on Shadowlands, Scripture, and Sarah Coakley's idea of "prayer as crucible."
“What is that in your hand?” God asks Moses as he calls him to a life of service in pursuit of freeing an oppressed peoples. That same question was posited to a group of Young Adults on the first night of our annual ritual of taking a small group of young leaders to experience and participate in the community outreach work of Alpine Uniting Church in Jindabyne.