All you need to know: answers to your frequently asked questions
To help you get the answers you need, our Coronavirus Crisis Team has listed your FAQs. This page will be updated weekly and we hope it will satisfy most of your queries, saving you from having to pick up a phone or send an email.
Coping with COVID-19: Ayla Williams
Isolation has been particularly challenging for our First Peoples, as has the closing of many national parks. But it’s nothing that a bit of Bon Jovi can’t fix, says Ayla Williams.
Coping with COVID-19: Dennis Cousens
Dennis Cousens is used to being constantly on the road as a patrol minister covering 10,000 square kilometres of rural Tasmania. He tells how his ministry has adapted to being forced out of the saddle.
June Crosslight is now available
The June edition of Crosslight is now available in an easy-to-access, reader-friendly digital “flipbook”. The supersized 55-page special edition features an array of engaging stories and thought-provoking opinion pieces.
Compulsory Zoom update
After May 31, Zoom users will need to upgrade to the latest, more secure, version (5.0+) to use the video-conferencing program to conduct church services, meetings and other activities.
Disability Royal Commission pastoral letter
Moderator Rev Denise Liersch has released a pastoral letter highlighting the Church’s response to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
Aunty Rev Denise Champion: why we need a treaty
Aunty Rev Denise Champion says Australia has a “beautiful history” she hopes we, as a nation, will one day uniformly embrace. Reconciliation Week is a time to reflect on where we’ve been, where we are and, more importantly, where we are headed.
Write of Passage: Rev Angie Griffin
Rev Angie Griffin shares why The Syrophoenician Woman is her favourite Gospel character. "Despite so many obstacles she is determined to pursue what she needs," she says.
God’s Squad takes Christian ministry to the streets
For more than 50 years, God’s Squad motorcycle ministry has been reaching out to men considered by many to be outlaws. It provides a much-needed sense of family and church.
Double Take: Steven Bernaudo and Rev Ron Rosinsky
How do you reconcile God and guns? Serving Australian Defence Force reservists Steven Bernaudo, 33, and Rev Ron Rosinsky, 52, talk about being Christians in the military.
Double Take: Ian Brain and William Clark
Uniting Housing provides affordable accommodation to vulnerable people. We speak with outgoing CEO Ian Brain and grateful tenant, William Clark.
Double Take: Frank and Wendy Johnston
Manningham Uniting Church members and serial volunteers Frank and Wendy Johnston talk about giving back and living life to the full.
George Floyd and the Good Samaritan
By SweeAnn Koh |
Would you have intervened to stop the police officer from fatally kneeling on the neck of George Floyd? Sometimes whether someone continues to breathe or not depends on us, writes Rev Swee Ann Koh.
Can I get a witness? Violence, racism and Christian response
By Robyn Whitaker |
Recent stories of horrific acts have highlighted that witnessing is not just proclaiming the Good News, but testifying to or naming of injustice. “We have for too long tolerated the unfair treatment of those who are non-white.”
What defines authentic worship?
By Claire Dawe |
How do we ensure what we are calling worship is actually worship? Are certain elements needed? Must everyone participate or can some just watch? Rev Claire Dawe explores this dilemma.
