Vision
Sharing our Life and Common Wealth.
A Network of deeply connected councils responding to God’s call to enter more fully into mission through healthy oversight of ministry and mission, celebrating our diverse and shared identity and being faithful stewards of our common wealth.
Key Changes
- Conduct a feasibility assessment of a three-council model and a four-council model.
- Develop a roadmap for implementation underpinned by a resourcing model.
- Identify and implement other actions to progress the Vision and Principles.
CGRA Work
The Commission is continuing its work to explore how Councils, agencies, and institutions can better share resources for the benefit of the whole Church. As we move towards recommendations for the 18th Assembly in 2027, our work is now organised into four key programs. Across all areas, we are committed to walking together as First and Second Peoples, with a focus on strengthening mission and ministry and helping the whole Church flourish.
CGRA Roadmap
The Commission for Governance, Resourcing and Administration (CGRA) resolved to adopt the timeline outlined in the CGRA Project Roadmap, noting that it may be revised as the work progresses.
Please click the button below to view the Project Roadmap Timeline diagram.
Introducing the CGRA Members
A network of connected councils, the Commission responds to God’s call by supporting mission through faithful oversight, shared discernment, and responsible stewardship of the Church’s common life and resources.
Under the leadership of the Chair Rev David Fotheringham, the Commission humbly invites the prayers of the Uniting Church as it undertakes this work.
Reflections on the theological culture of the Uniting Church
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Rev Dr Seforosa Carroll
Multicultural, Cross-Cultural, Intercultural: Theological descriptors or models of church?
Introduction Since 1985, the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) has used three key terms for its self-understanding and identification as a culturally and linguistically diverse church. These are multicultural, cross-cultural, and intercultural. But these terms tend to be more descriptive rather than they are theological. An added confusion lies in whether these terms are applied…
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Rev Dr Paul Goh
CALDing the Theological Culture in the Uniting Church in Australia
A theological culture of belonging in the Uniting Church in Australia can and should be cultivated considering our prescribed identity as a multicultural church. In 1985, the fourth Assembly declared we are a multicultural Church acknowledging “the fact that the Uniting Church unites not only three former denominations, but also Christians of many cultures and…
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Rev Dr Robert McFarlane
Theological Culture in the Uniting Church: A Community Project
I like the Act2 working definition of theological culture: “The theological culture of the Uniting Church is that network of practices, institutions and texts which resource, sustain and extend the Uniting Church’s particular conversations, doctrinal decisions and prophetic speech about God, Christ and the world.” The definition blends general ideas about culture with hints about…