Vision
Life giving Communities of Discipleship and Mission.
Communities of faith will sustain a life of worship, build one another up in love, grow disciples of Jesus and participate in God’s mission. These diverse communities of faith will shape their life in response to God’s call in their context and deepen their relationship with God, one another, the wider church and the world.
Key Changes
- Focus on discipleship and mission.
- Implementing changes to Regulations and Constitution (a) enable more flexibility in the recognition of different types of congregations, (b) enable more flexibility for Presbyteries in assigning responsibilities and authorities to congregations and other bodies.
- Review of church membership to align our rules and our reality.
Assembly Resourcing Unit (ARU)
Stream A is being progressed by the Assembly Resourcing Unit (ARU), a team of Assembly employees who undertake this work as part of their broader responsibilities. Unlike Streams B and C, which are overseen by Commissions with appointed members, Stream A is carried out through the ARU’s ongoing work on behalf of the Assembly.
The ARU operates under the oversight of the Assembly Standing Committee (ASC) and is supported by a Reference Committee appointed by the ASC on the recommendation of the General Secretary.
We welcome questions and input relating to the Stream A work. Please contact the ARU via aru@nat.uca.org.au
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 Catherine Lambert
Theological Culture: Seeking an Intersection between the Four Voices of Theology
This reflection has emerged from a recent conversation with a family member, a long-term Uniting Church member. The context was a collaborative discussion to choose the music for a worship service. It became a dialogue about theology and the importance of the words we sing. As we struggled with choosing appropriate songs that complemented the…