Acts 2: Contemplative Reading

Acts 2: Contemplative Reading

In your imagination, take yourself back a couple of thousand years to Jerusalem, the Jewish capital. Imagine the Middle Eastern city on a hill, the buildings of clay and stone, narrow streets, city walls, the hustle and bustle – streets filled with locals and...
Forming Disciples in Mission

Forming Disciples in Mission

How are churches reframing Christian education in order to be effective in growing faith and engaging in mission in Australian society in the 21st century? This question was the basis for my doctoral research, completed in 2018, and now part of my ongoing work....
The Mission Pilot Process

The Mission Pilot Process

Mission Pilot Launch from Craig Mitchell on Vimeo. In 2020 Port Phillip East Presbytery we commenced a Mission Pilot Process, part of a significant cultural change process within the presbytery called “Cultivating our Future”  facilitated by Phil McCredden from...
Models for Rural Ministry

Models for Rural Ministry

Ministry patterns are constantly changing. Most Uniting Churches are small and rural. Many no longer have their own resident minister. Different forms of ministry have been emerging over the last 25 years or so. What does effective ministry look like in these...
Mission Catalysts

Mission Catalysts

Mission Catalysts are people with the gifts and call to foster a variety of new faith communities. In some places they are called pioneers. As a church, we are called to embody God’s good news in word and deed in ways that offer new life to individuals and...