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Celebrating Refugees Contributions to Society
A UnitingCare Emergency Relief Centre was needed in the Port Adelaide-Enfield area of Adelaide. And that's when Lefevre UC and volunteers from Port Adelaide UC stepped up.
Five things to click this week
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New and interesting articles, videos, photographs and other content are posted online every day. Here are five recent items that might be of interest to the Uniting Church SA community.
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UnitingWorld
To mark International Women’s Day (8 March) in 2016, UnitingWorld, the international aid agency of the Uniting Church in Australia, has launched a new campaign titled Lead with Me.
Women in many areas in the Pacific are in danger or severely disadvantaged. Two out of three women in the region have experienced sexual and family violence. Women are paid less than 70% of the wages of their male colleagues. The Pacific has a patriarchal culture with men often privileged over women.
UnitingWorld is working to change this. The Lead with Me campaign aims to give women the power to create change through leadership. It offers opportunities for different kinds of training at theological college and educates communities about gender equality.
Read more about the campaign and how you can support it here.
5 reasons engagement will drive almost all future church growth
Carey Nieuwhof
Christian leader, blogger, author and pastor Carey Nieuwhof will be visiting Adelaide in May this year. This article is an example of the kind of relevant insights and engaging advice Carey offers to church leaders through his blog.
Carey will present two sessions during his Adelaide visit on Thursday 26 May. The first is for pastors and will focus on generational leadership; it will be held at Rostrevor Baptist, 9.30am-12.30pm. The second session at City Salvos from 7.30-10pm is for children, youth and young adult workers (paid and volunteer). It will focus on working together to make the most of each phase of life. Each session costs $10.
Carey’s visit is supported ecumenically by a number of churches and theological colleges, including the Uniting Church and Adelaide College of Divinity.
More information about the two Adelaide sessions is available here.
Harvard launches free online class to promote religious literacy
The Huffington Post
Harvard Divinity School has launched a Religious Literacy Project to educate people on different world religions. Six religion professors from Harvard University, Harvard Divinity School and Wellesley College will contribute to this free online series, as outlined in this article.
Captivating winners of the 2016 World Press Photo Contest
My Modern Met
The 2016 winners of the World Press Photo Context were announced in late February and showcase powerful images from across the globe. The overall winning photograph this year was taken by Warren Richardson, an Australian freelance photojournalist. Check out his image and some of the other winners here.
Why speaking up about mental illness is a privilege
Daily Life
Melbourne-based writer Anna Spargo-Ryan shares her experiences of living with depression and anxiety, highlighting how privilege can play a role in mental illness and how people respond to it.
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The Art of Listening
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International Mission Update - A Light for Peace
The new 'normal’ that we have entered into can certainly bring changes to how we as a church undertake international mission. However, despite this challenge we encourage reflection on the importance of partnerships, solidarity for social justice issues and ecumenical sharing.
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