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Conference sparks national conversation
After 17 years, schools and Synod representatives gathered for Uniting Connections 2026. The Chaplaincy and Connections team shared three threads worth bringing into school board conversations.
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Moderator’s Easter message
In a world riven by conflict and drama, Moderator Rev Salesi Faupula reminds us that “Easter calls us back to the pattern of Christ: truthful, patient and merciful”.
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April 2026 reflection for school boards
Director of Chaplaincy and Connections, Adrian Pyle, reflects on leadership pace and discernment, encouraging boards to notice where they may be rushing decisions and to consider what might change if space, listening, and difference were more fully held.
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Designing spaces where everyone belongs
The Centre for Theology and Ministry hosted a day of keynotes, workshops and honest conversation with over 75 young leaders about how belonging doesn’t happen by accident, it’s something you actively build.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Faithful Futures leader appointed
Crosslight magazine sat down with Dr Karen Roberts as she commences her role as Faithful Futures Project Lead.
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Worship history celebrated
The sale of the Lindisfarne church buildings to members of Hobart’s Muslim community means they will continue to be a location for worship and services for the community.
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A time for redress
UCA Redress National Director Sarah Lim outlines the Uniting Church’s commitment to justice and recognition for those who suffered sexual abuse as children while in its care.
