New and interesting articles, videos, photographs and other content are posted online every day. Here are five recent items that may interest the Uniting Church SA community.
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Older people share their thoughts and reflections on the Christmas season. Together they draw on memories from over 750 Christmas celebrations, recalling the challenges and sharing what they are most thankful for.
This article draws on research conducted by the Fuller Youth Institute into growing churches and millenial engagement, amongst other things. This article explores a few of the shared core commitments of congregations that are young and growing.
Uniting Church leaders have commented on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s recent announcment of a “one-off” agreement with the United States to resettle refugees currently detained on Manus Island and Nauru. This statement from the Uniting Church in Australia Assembly includes reflections from Uniting Church President Stuart McMillan and UnitingJustice National Director Rev Elenie Poulos.
In this moving video from The Village Church in the United States, a South Sudanese refugee is reunited with his family after four years of separation. The description within the video and accompanying it tells the story of the refugee family and the support they received from members of the Village community.
Those opposing the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s decision to cut down religious programming have asked whether this decision contravenes the network’s charter. This article contains quotes from church leaders and further information about planned programming.
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.
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.
A couple of years ago I was participating in a course which had a smattering of people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background. I would have said that they were good participants in class discussions but not the most active ones, and I gave little thought to it.
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