The importance of listening
Listening for where the Spirit might be leading us feels important for the Church today, writes Moderator Rev Salesi Faupula in his regular Crosslight magazine column.
Standing together on climate
As officials gather in Fiji for pre-COP31 meetings, Moderator Rev Salesi Faupula urges us to stand alongside our Pacific neighbours in the fight for climate justice.
Building a Brave Space: 60 students, one big conversation about truth-telling
Adrian Pyle gives a summary of the recent "Building a Brave Space: Engaging with First Peoples' Truth" event, where around 60 Year 6-8 students from four schools spent a day at Wesley Place hearing from Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria and Uniting Church speakers before pitching their own ideas for building understanding and belonging.
Access all areas on disability
As disability awareness increases, Victorian and Tasmanian Uniting Church congregations are embracing the need to provide better access for those with disabilities.
New ways of gathering
In Ballarat and Castlemaine, emerging communities of faith are taking shape – less defined by buildings or tradition, and more by connection, exploration and shared experience.
White church’s proud history
For 165 years, a church has stood on the corner of Kingston and Old Dandenong roads in Heatherton, and records show it is the area's oldest building.
Chaplains and art of connection
As University of Melbourne chaplains, Brendan Byrne and Thomas Grayden have a wealth of lived experience to bring to their roles.
Textbooks fulfil long-held dream
An educational project which began in 1992 bore fruit earlier this year for Dr Theo Read, who is convinced that divine inspiration helped him reach the finishing line.
Five questions with …
As part of the Synod’s Justice and International Mission Cluster, Tim Molineux is doing important work around promoting social justice issues.
Discernment Evenings 2026
Discernment Evenings 2026 When: 12 and 19 October Time 7-9:30pm AEST (online) Cost: This is a free online event. Discernment Evening 1 – Monday, 12 October 2026 – Stories of ministry 6 people from across the Synod share their stories of ministry. There will be time for listening and asking questions in both Breakout…
Beyond Relevance: Waiting, Witness & Formation
Beyond Relevance: Waiting, Witness & Formation A conversation with Andy and Kara Root Andrew (Andy) Root, PhD (Princeton Theological Seminary) is the Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary. He is most recently the author of Evangelism in an Age of Despair and the six volume Ministry in a…
