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32nd Synod closes reflecting on beauty

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 24 May 2016 04:54:58 +0000

The 32nd Synod of the Uniting Church in Queensland has closed how it begun, in a celebration of the rich cultural diversity of the church. Rev David MacGregor opened closing worship by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which the Synod gathered, the Gubbi Gubbi people. Stillness descended over the meeting as members ...

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They’re new, what do we do?

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 22:00:22 +0000

For a community of faith to grow, it needs to make room for people who have never been to church before. Rev David MacGregor explores a variety of ways newcomers can feel at home in a new place. In our worshipping communities we struggle to make inclusion real in our life together, especially with those ...

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Generation whatever: Bridging the worship divide

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 05:58:17 +0000

Whenever two or three gather together in God’s name there will be at least that many views on how to worship. Add different generations into the mix, and being one in the Lord is a challenging task for any worship team. Dianne Jensen reports. We know that there are big differences between age cohorts, but ...

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