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You asked for it: new Safe Ministry resources

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 04:00:00 +0000

A new suite of resources to assist the church to be a safe place for children and young people was launched in March this year. Mardi Lumsden reports. The new Safe Ministry with Children resources are the result of feedback from congregations, collaboration between the Synod office, presbyteries and several committees, and a commitment that ...

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Let’s start talking about mental health

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:00:33 +0000

New resources will help Uniting Churches to create safe spaces to talk about mental health. Dianne Jensen reports. The most powerful conversations are often the hardest to begin, and Synod research officer Sue Hutchinson understands that mental health is a confronting topic for church communities. Sue has coordinated the new Called to care suite of ...

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Travel guides for the Lenten journey

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:00:05 +0000

For many Uniting Church members Lent is a time for spiritual reflection and for participating in Bible study. Lent gives us a special focus in the journey towards Easter as we observe the death of Christ and the celebration of resurrection, writes Neil Thorpe. In the early Church, Lent was a time of preparation for ...

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