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Rev Prof Glen O’Brien
Evangelism in the Uniting Church: the possibility of an order of Christian initation of adults
One of the things I noticed when I first joined the Uniting Church was that there seemed to be no interest at all in evangelism. Having come from a Methodist denomination that obsessed over, and reported assiduously on, statistics—number of conversions, number of baptisms, number of new members, number of new churches—this seemed an odd…
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One of the interesting (and slightly frustrating) challenges I’ve encountered in my role as Dean of Candidates, is the notion of fast-tracking—by this I mean people engaged in Period of Discernment (PoD), applicants and candidates, asking: “How long will it take?”, “Can I finish earlier?”, “Why do I need to do 3 years in Formation?”…
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Rev Dr Christopher C. Walker
Reflection on the Theological Culture of the Uniting Church in Australia
Introduction The Uniting Church in Australia grew out of the 20th century ecumenical movement. Formed in 1977 after decades of preliminary work, the Uniting Church was the coming together of Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches. Except that many Presbyterian churches and some Congregational churches stayed out of the union. Nevertheless, the Uniting Church in Australia…
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“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.” What is the theological culture of the Uniting Church in Australia? The theological culture of the Uniting Church is…
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My filters I have been aligned-in-curiosity with the Uniting Church since April 2023, having been welcomed into the community of Richmond Uniting Church. I am an urban dweller on unceded land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. I live in an extended family ‘commune’, that has for more than the past decade provided…
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Rev Assoc Prof Geoff Thompson
The Theological Culture of the Uniting Church in Australia: Reflections and Possibilities
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. Introduction Act2 has invited the Uniting Church to reflect on its theological culture. This is an unusual term. It…
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The Act2 Project is calling for papers about the theological culture of the Uniting Church. But what is ‘theological culture’?
Reflections on the theological culture of the Uniting Church
Shaping the future Uniting Church.
We acknowledge the sovereign First Peoples of the lands and waters where we live and work across the country, and pay our respects to Elders past and present who have cared for these lands for millennia. We are committed to walking together seeking justice and reconciliation.