A specialist facilitator workshop designed to deepen your personal knowledge and practice of collaborative leadership. And to and equip you to take this knowledge to your own colleagues, clients and communities, to help create collaborative leaders and teams. Presented by Dr Neil Preston, and hosted by Anglican Church Southern Qld Social Responsibilities Committee Date: [...]
The 2016 National Church Life Survey is coming up this October and many Uniting Church congregations will participate. In the leadup to this year's survey, NCLS have published a series of short videos outlining some of the things we've learned from the previous (2011) NCLS survey. Some examples include: Views of children in Australian churches Who [...]
There is a wave of interest about the current missional movement that has been bubbling up over the last 10-15 years. Unless we are able to disciple people well, any missional movement is unsustainable. As one of the Synod's new priority directions, there is renewed focus on approaches to discipleship across the Uniting Church Queensland. [...]
NCLS 2016 What is NCLS? The National Church Life Survey (2016 NCLS) is a nation-wide survey which coincides with the Australian Government Census. For the last 25 years NCLS has been providing credible research to thousands of churches, to nurture church vitality and effective leadership in the Australian context. Churchgoers will have the opportunity to contribute [...]
The Bible Project is a series of short youtube videos each containing an overview of a particular book or section from the bible, or a biblical or theological theme. They're well made, easy to watch and really helpful introductions that typically run about 3-6 minutes. The videos can be used as part of a personal [...]
The Centre for Theology and Ministry (UCA Synod of Victoria and Tasmania) have released a huge selection of "DIY" resources to help your congregation and leadership team explore a diverse range of topics. Examples include: - The Changing Face of Church - Biblical perspectives - Theological topics - Role of elders or church council - [...]
Walking Together is a set of resources designed to help Uniting Church members explore the Covenant between the UCA and Aboriginal and Islander peoples. The resources include a study guide, videos and worship resources. The study booklet consists of two sessions accompanied by video clips. The study sessions look at our past as a nation [...]
If you're in a small church or group, sometimes music can be a real challenge. To the rescue comes MyMIDI music player - purpose built for church use, and with ready access to a huge library of worship music. Developed by Rev Wayne McHugh of the Uniting Church in Queensland, the player features customisable instruments, [...]
Earlier in 2015, Mark Berry joined us from the UK to spend an enjoyable afternoon exploring new monasticism. New monasticism describes a surge of interest over nearly 20 years in communities basing their lives around spiritual practices, sometimes in unlikely settings. Mark shares the journey of faith communities in the UK who seek to draw on traditional and ecumenical [...]
On 28th and 29th October, 2015, UK theologian and author leader Michael Moynagh joined us for two very special sessions exploring leadership and faith at and beyond the edges of the church. When we talk about fresh expressions, what are the implications for leadership? When we meet people on the edge or, or beyond the church, [...]