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Nancy Beach: Going against the tide

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 01:20:12 +0000

US pastor and author Nancy Beach has gained international recognition for her ministry work transforming the relationship between the arts and church, and she is set to visit Australia for the Uniting Leaders conference in August. Bindy Taylor meets Nancy to discuss leadership, gender politics and the importance of having fun. Nancy Beach is a ...

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Letters August 2016

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 22:27:49 +0000

Looking at the recent Journey (July 2016 edition) I am concerned at the apparent level of support for ‘feminist’ agendas. I have no problem with women seeking jobs but I wonder whether the headline should have read “Smashing the glass floor”. I feel there is such a pandering to status-seeking in feminist ‘conversation’ which does ...

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Reflecting on women and the Uniting Church

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 23:19:03 +0000

Journey’s recent focus on smashing the glass ceiling in the church has forced many to confront how issues of gender, equality and theology coexist in the church. Rev Dr Geraldine Wheeler reflects on her past brushes with prejudice before Queensland inducted its first female moderator in 2011. In the Journey article “Seven ways to smash ...

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Seven ways to smash the glass ceiling

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 00:35:34 +0000

The Uniting Church in Australia may be a leading light when it comes to gender equality in leadership but we still have some way to go. Ashley Thompson talks to five key church leaders at UnitingWomen 2016 about how we can fully annihilate the glass ceiling. Shift your thinking Colleen Geyer is the newly appointed ...

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July 2016 Journey now available

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 03:35:49 +0000

The Rogers household has a laugh whenever politicians or government bureaucrats talk about ideologically-neutral educational material in schools. If some are so desperate to remove religion from schools, then shouldn’t they prioritise thinking about how the religion of the “state” is presented to children? The way in which government has omnipotent authority to exempt itself ...

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Grappling with the Bible

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 04:15:52 +0000

Breathtaking in scope and certainly ambitious in prospect, Adam Hamilton has written an important book that many people in congregations will find stimulating, challenging and, in the end, comforting. With clear and understandable language, this book is not only an invaluable resource for ministers, but also a must-read for the growing number of book clubs ...

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