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What if every church … took the web seriously?

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 03:41:10 +0000

The internet may be a ubiquitous part of our daily life but how well have we positioned our church websites and social media pages to respond to the needs and demands of today’s online audiences? Scott Guyatt writes. It’s not rocket surgery to say that the internet is all pervasive in 2017. It’s everywhere, all ...

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A good day for bad news: Lessons from the Lindt café

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 04:00:28 +0000

Australians were glued to their screens last December during the Lindt café hostage drama. What can we learn from the way the tragedy unfolded? Dianne Jensen reports. We all remember those first images of hostages holding up a black flag with white Arabic writing in the window of the Lindt café. The crisis in Sydney’s ...

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Is Iraq about our selfies?

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 00:00:13 +0000

“So much death! What can men do against such reckless hate?” asks a despairing Théoden, faced with the pitiless onslaught of the orcs in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. There’s an unnerving echo of the battle for Middle Earth in the media coverage of the unfolding Middle East crisis. Unlike the wearisome conflicts ...

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September Journey now available

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 23:21:10 +0000

The September edition of Journey magazine is now available in PDF. You can download this edition and all previous editions back to 2005 on the download page. What have you got? Stewardship is a little bit like eating a Pop-Tart for breakfast. Let me explain. One morning I skipped the most important meal of the day (I know, I know; ...

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John Harrison proclaims faith in the 21st century

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 06:13:10 +0000

Professional communicator and Uniting Church member Dr John Harrison talks to Dianne Jensen. Sons and daughters of the manse grow up living and breathing the mantra of mission and service. As adults they can end up living out their own Christian witness in surprising places. Dr John Harrison is Senior Lecturer in Journalism and Communication ...

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Digital evangelism?

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 01:16:36 +0000

Religion News Service continues to deliver interesting content. On his blog, On Freedom, Brian Pellot examines the role of digital media in the growth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. According to Brian, Missionary Chat has been a wild success since its launch in 2008. “Hundreds of baptisms have resulted from conversations that began ...

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