Pentecost 16 - Forgiveness: A Sacred Gift - Matthew 18:21-35
As we receive God's mercy and forgiveness, how do we show mercy and forgiveness to others?
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Pentecost 15 - Binding Up Letting Loose - Matthew 18: 15-20
In ways this passage is about addressing the difficult issues of conflict and relational breakdown within the church. In other ways this passage is an invitation into the loosing, liberating, life giving ways of Christ. This may be a difficult passage to understand, but certainly it is a difficult passage to embrace as part of the Christian life.
Developing Healthy Teams Workshop: A two-day learning laboratory for ministry teams
As the NSW ACT Synod reshapes itself into three new, geographically and culturally diverse presbyteries, Vital Leadership’s workshop on Developing Healthy Teams has been timely. Led by Ben Gilmour, with a significant contribution from Alicia Benardos, our new head of People and Culture, this workshop contributes meaningfully to our Synod's well-being.
Pentecost 14 - Our True Selves - Matthew 16: 21-28
Finding our true selves in Christ. Tim is joined by a rooster as we explore what it means to deny 'ourselves' and take up our crosses.
It Doesn't Change God. It Changes Me.
C.S. Lewis once said prayer doesn't change God, it changes us. Michael Earl explores what that means for a church, and a world, in constant flux, drawing on Shadowlands, Scripture, and Sarah Coakley's idea of "prayer as crucible."
What is that in your hand?
“What is that in your hand?” God asks Moses as he calls him to a life of service in pursuit of freeing an oppressed peoples. That same question was posited to a group of Young Adults on the first night of our annual ritual of taking a small group of young leaders to experience and participate in the community outreach work of Alpine Uniting Church in Jindabyne.
Counting What Congregations Do
The 2026 National Church Life Survey (NCLS) gives Uniting Church congregations a chance to record what is happening in their churches and communities, and to use that information to plan for the future.
Pentecost 13 Who do YOU say I am? Matthew 16:13-20
Over two thousand years ago, near Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asks Simon Peter 'who do you say that I am?". Today we are asked the same question, 'who do YOU say Jesus is?'
Forty Years at Ashfield: Rev. Bill Crews Answering One Door Knock at a Time
When Rev. Bill Crews arrived at Ashfield Uniting Church 40 years ago, he did not arrive with a plan for what the next four decades would become. Instead, people began knocking on the door.
Communicating Country Through Art
Willoughby Northbridge Uniting Church has recently commissioned congregation member Beniah Brooks, to paint a large wall mural for the interior of the Willoughby Church site.
Pentecost 12 - The Canaanite Woman - Matthew 15: 21-28
We come to the remarkable reading of the Canaanite woman who lunges into the life of Jesus, amongst the crowd and the disciples, and pulls him from the inconvenient interruption, back into the reality of the Christ and the way of God. A remarkable reading for us at this time also, as our minds, hopefully, are turned towards the middle east. Join us as we explore life and faith together.
Newington’s Co-Education Transition Off to a Strong Start
Nine months into one of the most significant changes in its 160-year history, Newington College’s transition to co-education is proving a positive experience for students, families and staff.
When the Aged Care System Changes, Dignity Must Remain
Change is a part of every stage of life. It shapes who we are, challenges what we know, and often asks us to imagine something better.
The Aging Elephant in the Room, and What Put It There
There is something frustratingly ironic about being a “young person” and leader in our church.
Are we ready for Gen Alpha?
Think you only just wrapped your head around Millennials and their avocado toast? Or Gen Z and their hyper connectedness? Cue the next generation on the conveyor belt of pointing out what makes us different – Generation Alpha.
Pentecost 11 - Take heart. It is I. Do not be afraid - Matt 14:22-33
Peter's rescue reminds us that our hope rests in the faithfulness of Jesus Christ.
“Never Once Wished to Be Anywhere Else. Even on the Hardest Days.”
Talking to Rev. Bronwyn Murphy about change is a bit like asking a river about water. She has spent almost three decades watching the Uniting Church shift shape again and again.
Belonging, and the Sacred Work of Seeing One Another
We often begin as strangers, carrying our stories quietly within us. Yet something remarkable happens when people choose to stay present to one another. Through listening, shared meals, stories, and music, the distance between us begins to soften. We unfold.