March 2026 reflection for school boards
Director of Chaplaincy and Connections, Adrian Pyle, reflects on "blind spots", encouraging boards to reflect on their own decision-making frameworks, and asking if we are protecting our own coherence or staying in discomfort of a new truth.
Making room for complexity
Adrian Pyle, Director of Chaplaincy and Connections, explores how communities of learning and care can distinguish truth from distortion in a world of "compressed" narratives. It's a guide to listening more carefully to the stories we surround ourselves with.
Home where the heart is
When accommodation was needed to house a refugee family, the Diamond Valley Uniting Church came to the rescue with an offer of its manse.
Week in the life of Rohan Pryor
A week in the life of Rohan Pryor, Synod Liaison Minister (Tasmania) and Presbytery Minister Team Leader, is a busy one full of appointments and meetings, both in Tasmania and Victoria.
Grace during tough times
After the tragic deaths of two young people, Grace Community Uniting Church became a gathering place for grief, prayer and guidance. South Sudanese leaders and minister Rev Trang Vo reflect on trauma, belonging and the everyday work of healing.
The weight of words
Rev Alistair Macrae and Clive Jackson delivered speeches at the Uniting Church National History Society’s recent conference in Canberra.
Story of an everyday hero
For Launceston South Uniting Church member Craig Osborne, service is found in small, steady acts of music, mentoring and showing up for others.
The nature of prayer
Pilgrim Theological College lecturer Rev Dr Sally Douglas recounts how a recent class of ordinand candidates she taught embraced prayer as a “call to the real”.
New voice for inclusion
Elga Rodriguez recently stepped into the role of Disability Inclusion Advocate within the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, and outlines what she hopes to bring to the important role.
Talanoa 2026
Talanoa 2026 will be a platform for folx to talanoa (tell storied realities, invite conversations, explore ways forward) around the “arts of negotiation” in/from their life situations, and to unpack the “gifts in negotiation” for their communities and for the rest of us. The theme for this conference is “negotiation,” and there will be…
2026 Contextual Learning Group to South Korea
In 2016, a group of six people from the VICTAS Synod visited Korean partner churches. After a decade I’m privileged and moved to organise another group of young people to South Korea. They’ll learn about Australian mission work and its missional ties between the two countries. This 7-day intensive group tour visits 3 Korean…
