When a call went out for nominations for church council members of the Toombul District UC, no one expected two members of the youth group to apply. Thirteen year-old Colleen Heffernan and sixteen year-old Rosie Dennis were delighted and surprised when they were elected to their church council. Minister Rev Jan Whyte said the girls are part of a vibrant ...

November Journey will be available next week but you can download it now by clicking HERE.  This is a 1.8mb PDF file. November Journey features a number of stories and articles about the Bible.  On page 1 – The Bible: unique, prophetic and divisive.  On page 2 – Divine manifesto for mission, Editorial.   Pages 8 and 9 – How we ...

At this crucial time in the life of Australia’s churches and one of the key questions to be answered is how to use ministerial resources to help the Uniting Church best carry out its Mission. Next year, members of the 11th Assembly will be asked to consider making significant changes to how the church orders its work through the specified ministries ...

DVD RRP: $24.95 (G) In the tradition of Christian surf movies, The Outsiders offers some amazing surfing footage together with testimonies from professional surfers. The Outsiders was filmed in world-class surf destinations such as Hawaii, Australia, California, and Indonesia and features 2001 World Champion CJ Hobgood and other name surfers including Aussie, Joel Fitzgerald. Produced by "Walking on Water" which ...

A Christian brochure called Faith Family, distributed quarterly to more than 20,000 families, is being positively received by church communities across Australia. Faith Family is a collaborative project involving the Queensland Youth and Children’s Ministry Unit and family workers in the South Australian Synod, as well as the Lutheran and Anglican churches. The colourful four-page brochure is designed especially for ...

Not normally a fan of Synod meetings, I have often approached them with a certain degree of caution and cynicism however, I found myself surprised and encouraged by the 25th Synod meetings at Carrara last month. A sensitive Convocation of Ministers at Ashmore on the first day of the Synod meeting set a remarkable standard of community and established the ...

Speaking at the end of the 25th Queensland Synod, Bayside Youth Worker Tim Griggs said, “It is exciting, inspiring and challenging to be part of a church that keeps God’s mission and ministry the priority.” The meeting, held over six days at Carrara on the Gold Coast, was different to previous Synods with a noticeably younger age profile and the ...

The Youth and Children’s Leaders Ministry Training Day held at Park Church Tongan Congregation in August proved to be an inspirational event for young leaders. Teams of leaders from eleven different churches attended, with people from The Granite Belt through to Redcliffe. Tom Kerr said YACMU sees training events such as this a “great way to resource congregations in their ...

Four ministers briefly shared their call to ministry with the Convocation of Ministries held prior to the 25th Synod of the Uniting Church in Queensland. . Minister of the Word Rev Peter Armstrong described his call as fragments of colour which first came at the end of a gravel track via Roma when a ute full of young people came ...

An invitation to "leave your shoes at the door" was the first invitation to ministers attending the Convocation of Ministries held prior to the 25th Synod of the Uniting Church in Queensland. Youth workers, deacons, pastors and ministers of the word symbolically left their concerns and pressing needs at the door as they prepared to spend the day affirming their ...