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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.
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General Secretary to step down
Moderator Rev Salesi Faupula has released a letter announcing that, after 14 years in the role, General Secretary Rev Dr Mark Lawrence plans to step down in late November.
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Building a better society
As the bonds of social cohesion continue to fray, Senior Social Justice Advocate Dr Mark Zirnsak argues that deep listening and curiosity towards understanding each other is the way towards a healthier society.
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An abundance of grace
In his regular Crosslight magazine column, Moderator Rev Salesi Faupula reflects on how recent celebrations in Tonga marking 200 years of Christianity have reminded him of the abundance of God’s grace.
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August 2026 reflection for school boards
Director of Chaplaincy and Connections, Adrian Pyle, reflects on governance through the metaphor of keyholding, considering how every decision a board makes unlocks certain possibilities while closing others.
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Mission, identity and the work already underway
Director of Chaplaincy and Connections, Adrian Pyle, reflects on five themes from Rev Stuart Bollom’s closing theological reflection at the Uniting Connections Conference.
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Five things schools and the Church can learn together
Director of Chaplaincy and Connections, Adrian Pyle, reflects on five ideas he and Jamie Breden (Head of Faith and Community at Scotch Oakburn College) explored at the Uniting Connections Conference.
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President on schools, formation and hope
Five reflections on Rev Charissa Suli’s address to the Uniting Connections National Schools Conference, on belonging, dignity and forming young people for lives of wisdom and hope.
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Where flourishing grows in schools
Jamie Breden, Head of Faith and Community at Scotch Oakburn College, reflects on the 2026 Uniting Connections Conference and the reminder that chaplaincy is as much about presence as it is about programs.
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Reflection on schools conference
Aitken College chaplain Rev Gavin Blakemore reports on the wonderful insights gained at the recent UCA national schools conference in Brisbane.
