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Friday’s religion wrap

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 02:06:52 +0000

The Journey team selects stories that got us talking this week. Our creator is the ultimate rights legislator CBN News reports on President Trump’s comments at the National Prayer Breakfast where the 45th president of the United States of America declared, “Our rights are not given to us by man. Our rights come from our Creator. ...

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Number crunching the health of the church

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 03:51:47 +0000

The 2016 National Church Life Survey (NCLS) data results have been released to the public but what do the numbers say about the state of the Uniting Church in Queensland and, more broadly, about Christianity in Australia? Queensland Synod Director of Mission Scott Guyatt investigates. Results from the 2016 National Church Life Survey are filtering ...

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Reflections on the unborn

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 23:00:14 +0000

Abortion can be a notoriously difficult topic to discuss in the faith community, but proposals to reform abortion laws introduced to the Queensland Parliament this year have once again put it under the spotlight. Ashley Thompson meets four women who share their personal encounters with pregnancy, abortion and faith, and examines where the Uniting Church ...

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What if every church … formed faith at home?

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 23:47:54 +0000

In this exclusive column for The Scoop, Scott Guyatt explores faith on the home front and how families can practice and express their faith outside a church setting. So the evidence seems pretty strong, and multiple studies suggest the same thing: children and young people learn faith best at home. What happens in the family ...

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The kids are alright

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:00:10 +0000

The members of the last Synod in Session asked the church to prioritise ministry with children, youth and families. While my journey of faith was marked by a conscious decision to commit my life to Christ in my early 20s, the experience of Christian community as a child and a youth was profound and life ...

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Seven ways small congregations can make a difference

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:05:53 +0000

Small congregations face a unique set of challenges, and don’t always have the resources to participate in ministry in the same way as large churches with big budgets and a large talent pool. But small churches are still an important part of the fabric of our community, and their intimate size offers opportunities that aren’t ...

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Trevor Jordan: adoption and ethics

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 02:43:20 +0000

Jigsaw Queensland President Dr Trevor Jordan knows from experience that secrecy casts a long shadow. Dianne Jensen reports. Now semi-retired from his role as an academic and consultant in professional and public ethics, Dr Trevor Jordan devotes much of his time to the Queensland branch of Jigsaw, the volunteer organisation providing a range of services ...

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