When the Aged Care System Changes, Dignity Must Remain
Change is a part of every stage of life. It shapes who we are, challenges what we know, and often asks us to imagine something better.
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.
Change is a part of every stage of life. It shapes who we are, challenges what we know, and often asks us to imagine something better.
There is something frustratingly ironic about being a “young person” and leader in our church.
Think you only just wrapped your head around Millennials and their avocado toast? Or Gen Z and their hyper connectedness? Cue the next generation on the conveyor belt of pointing out what makes us different – Generation Alpha.
Talking to Rev. Bronwyn Murphy about change is a bit like asking a river about water. She has spent almost three decades watching the Uniting Church shift shape again and again.
We often begin as strangers, carrying our stories quietly within us. Yet something remarkable happens when people choose to stay present to one another. Through listening, shared meals, stories, and music, the distance between us begins to soften. We unfold.
During Homelessness Week (3–9 August), Parramatta Mission is inviting the community to confront this reality through a new campaign that challenges how we see homelessness.
Staring into the season of the rural and coastal church it’s hard to understand what the season is, except to know that the season has changed.
Supervision is a requirement for everyone in ministry within the Uniting Church, Ministers of the Word, Deacons, Pastors, and Pastoral practitioners. It's time set aside regularly with a professionally trained person to reflect on your ministry. But for some, supervision raises a further question: could this be something I offer to others?
For more than 100 years, children have passed through the doors of Orange Uniting Church's kindergarten hall.
Spring is a good moment to ask a simple question: is our hall doing everything it could for the community?
On Sunday 19 July, communities across the Uniting Church are invited to join in the fourth annual national celebration of Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday.
Attending the 102nd General Conference of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, whilst celebrating 200 years since the Gospel was first proclaimed in Tonga in 1826, was one of those moments for me.