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To celebrate Queensland Youth Week, JourneyOnline speaks to Noah Kim, Next Generation Leadership Project Officer about Next Gen Arise, a Synod initiative to support young people to develop leadership, build networks and worship cooperatively.  What is Next Gen Arise? Next Gen Arise is a Synod’s initiative to support young people to develop leadership, build networks and corporately worship. It is ...

What’s coming up The Death of a King The Reverend Doctor Noel Preston, AM will deliver a lecture titled “The Death of a King: an Australian reflection on the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.” on Monday, 23 April at St Matt’s Anglican Church, Holland Park. Bookings are essential. Please email stmattshp@iprimus.com.au Free Community Action Workshop The ...

April 4, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Uniting Church minister (retired) and ethicist Dr Noel Preston AM considers the legacy of the iconic Baptist preacher and civil rights leader. There are accolades and honours aplenty bestowed on Martin Luther King Jr. Chief among these was the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 “for ...

As a wonderfully successful Easter Madness comes to its conclusion up on the Sunshine Coast, I’m reminded that it’s Queensland Youth Week this week. The theme is, ‘Jump in; make a splash. Sounds like fun. The Uniting Church in Australia’s schools and colleges in my experience form young people to do just that. The Synod Standing Committee last week approved ...

To celebrate Queensland Youth Week, Steve Molkentin writes about BreadFishToo, an online community of faith specifically for young people within the Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. BreadFishToo has been running for a little over a year and we’re journeying together to learn more about Jesus and how to live out our faith as consistently online as we do in ...

Honouring the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr In a feature published in the New York Times to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s death, Dr Gregory Stirling, dean of Yale Divinity School reflects on the influence of Dr King. The title “reverend” — and Dr. King’s prominent vocation as a Baptist preacher — is too often ...

What’s happening this week? The inaugural Queensland Youth Week will be held from Friday 6 April to Sunday, 15 April. The week is designed to give Queenslanders aged 12 to 25 the opportunity to have their voice heard and make a difference. To find out more, visit the QLD Youth Week website. Sustainable peace and development in a polarising world ...

The Irish leading the way The Irish Times have reported that Irish people between the ages of 16 and 29 are among the most religious in Europe. The study of religious affiliation and practice among young Europeans, aged 16-29, was conducted by two Catholic universities: St Mary’s University, Twickenham in London and the Institut Catholique de Paris. Its findings will ...

What’s happening this week? Sustainable peace and development in a polarising world From 9-11 April, The Centre for Interfaith & Cultural Dialogue at Griffith University’s Nathan campus will host the first ‘Commonwealth Conference’ from April 9-11, exploring the role of the Commonwealth of Nations in achieving sustainable peace and development. Setsuko Thurlow who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf ...

“Bringing the game into disrepute”.   It’s pretty much equivalent to blasphemy these days. The more matters are disclosed, the more the problem with the men’s Australian Cricket team captain seems to be as much that he demonstrated an inability to understand the symbolism of his role and his actions as that he colluded in ball tampering, bad as that ...