DR Aaron Ghiloni has joined Trinity Theological College as Director of Studies – Mission, Ministry, and Leadership, and Director of Field Education. Dr Ghiloni's work is in Christian theology in dialogue with the humanities and social sciences. His new book John Dewey among the Theologians is a conversation between educational theory and Christian doctrine. He teaches the college's popular "Theology ...

THE Uniting Church's current Ministerial Education Committee is to be replaced by an Education for Ministry Working Group, with the new body to provide advice on the standards of formation, education and training for the Ministry of the Word, Ministry of Deacon, Ministry of Pastor and Ministry of Lay Preacher. The statement presented to the 13th Assembly, One Body, Many ...

CALL me a Church Nerd if you will, but the 13th Assembly, and my first, was really cool. Perhaps it was the ridiculous amount of food consumed. Perhaps it was the amazing co- Gen Ys I met and befriended. Perhaps it was our Stetson-wearing-President and cheesy-tie-wearing General Secretary chairing the meeting with such grace and humour. But after a week ...

BISHOP Munib A. Younan, president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), has called Norway a beacon of hope and inspiration for the way it has dealt with the horror and pain of last year's massacre. Younan, the bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land, was speaking on 30 July at the week-long St. Olav Festival ...

ON Saturday 21 July, the results of the previous day's ballot were announced with 18 members chosen to sit on the Assembly Standing Committee (ASC) for the next three years. Members were drawn from every Synod, representing both the lay and ordained communities and also the youth of the church, with three people under the age of 25 chosen. Ex-officio ...

LITTLE people can do big things. The children and youth at Ashmore Uniting Church on the Gold Coast were moved when they heard stories about the effects of poverty. UnitingWorld and members of the congregation spoke to the children in Jam Club about Third World countries. Children's Ministry Coordinator Sharon Moritz said that after hearing the stories the children wanted ...

I have been married to my bicycle-riding husband for more than 30 years and I still don't get it. How can all that pain and sweat be so satisfying? He likes competition and he likes challenging himself. He has ridden across the Simpson Desert and East Timor. At school I was always in the B team for softball, hockey and ...

OVER the last few months, thousands of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians have raised their voices in opposition to the discriminatory aspects of the Stronger Futures legislation. During this time the Uniting Church in Australia has worked closely with our Indigenous brothers and sisters and their supporters, particularly in the Northern Territory. We have supported the work of our Northern Synod ...

BLUE Care has welcomed Rev Heather den Houting as the new Director of Mission. Formerly the minister with Kenmore Uniting Church in Brisbane’s west, Ms den Houting said the transition to Blue Care has been both challenging and inspiring. “Blue Care is a huge organisation with many facets so becoming familiar with how it works and all comes together has been ...

UNITINGCARE Australia said the Federal Budget is fiscally responsible, fair overall and will deliver a chance at a decent life for more Australians. National Director, Lin Hatfield Dodds, said the suite of Budget initiatives promises a brighter future for families and unemployed Australians. "Reducing executive tax perks and golden hand-shakes, better targeting superannuation concessions, and deferring defence spending have enabled ...