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Review: Global Leadership Summit

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:00:23 +0000

Bruce Mullan attended the Global Leadership Summit and came away surprised and impressed. From the moment you were greeted in the car park of Newlife Robina Uniting Church it was clear that this event was going to be something special. A team of over 40 volunteers welcomed 250 people to hear video presentations from experts ...

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Finding your own theological voice

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 05:00:51 +0000

Testing Tradition and Liberating Theology is a little Aussie gem from our own pre-eminent lay theologian Dr Val Webb. Webb’s goal in this book is to unlock theological process from the rarefied academic world of the seminary and encourage everyone to do their own theological thinking, “rather than continually accepting the often dumbed-down scraps from ...

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Marriage: We’re talking about it

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 04 May 2015 04:00:07 +0000

The 14th Uniting Church Assembly will be talking about marriage when it meets in Perth in July this year. Bruce Mullan explores some of the issues. Marriage has been a constant theme in the political conversation in Australia for several years as part of broader discussion about the legal recognition of same-gender relationships. The increasing ...

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Statistics don’t tell the full story

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 02:00:58 +0000

Are the people in your church representative of the people that live in the wider community? The Stats have Faces process helps churches connect with their neighbours. Journey reports. Queensland Synod Research Officer Bruce Mullan was surprised to discover that the greatest number of people employed in his suburb worked in retail and construction. “We ...

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Deal or no deal?

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 04:19:31 +0000

While Queenslanders spend up to $175 million at the pokies each month, some congregations are receiving a portion of the state government’s take in grant allocations. Bruce Mullan explores the ethics of churches accessing gambling revenue. Australians spend a staggering $20 billion dollars each year on gambling, and in 2013 Queenslanders spent more than $2.1 ...

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Navigating the moral minefield

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 14:05:16 +0000

When I was younger, making ethical decisions seemed a fairly straightforward process. As a Christian I had the Bible and centuries of Christian tradition to draw on when it came to making wise ethical choices—all pretty black and white and all pretty easy to understand. Now I am older things seem much greyer. As a ...

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Both are transformed

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 23:00:30 +0000

Bruce Mullan looks at two very different churches with a great partnership. The United Church in Solomon Islands Guadalcanal Circuit and Beenleigh Regional Uniting Church in Logan have nothing much in common except a partnership which has been inspirational and transformative for both churches. Stephen Haase first travelled with two others from Beenleigh to the ...

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Courageous faith paves the way

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 22:11:16 +0000

We interviewed Betty about her life and faith on Friday 27 June and sadly advise that since this article was written and went to print Betty has passed away. We have been informed that Betty did have the opportunity to read the article before her passing. She died on Wednesday 6 August 2014 after a short illness. ...

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