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Queensland’s leading lady passes the baton

10/10/2014 Leave a comment 1,571 Views

Queensland Synod Moderator, Rev Kaye Ronalds at the 30th Synod meeting. Photo by Uniting Communications.

Rev Kaye Ronalds will finish her three-year term as Moderator at this month’s 31st Queensland Synod meeting. Mardi Lumsden explores what others appreciated about Kaye’s time in the role. Kaye’s term as Moderator can be characterised by a comment she made at her induction service: “We need to become better at working together and remembering that there are many kinds ...

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Six awkward meeting moments (and how to solve them)

09/10/2014 Leave a comment 1,268 Views

Members vote positively at the 31st Synod. Photo by Uniting Communications.

Everyone knows the Uniting Church loves a good committee. With the 31st Synod sitting this month, Journey writers have gathered some helpful hints based on the Assembly’s Manual for meetings about how to avoid those awkward meeting moments. Why wasn’t I told about this? Similar to “Am I late?” this question indicates that the speaker has ignored their emails or left ...

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