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Discipleship

We are never too old to grow more in our faith, to learn more about God's way in Jesus, and to explore new ways to discern the Spirit's guidance. Learning for adult discipleship is central to being a vital faith community. There are a number of programs, resources, and ways to approach adult Christian education that the Discipleship Education unit can assist with to suit your congregational needs. The core of what makes us who we are as a church is our:

  • worship of God in Jesus Christ
  • desire to follow the way of Christ
  • belief that the Holy Spirit guides us and that we can discern its influence

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Order of St Stephen

This Order is named after a man called Stephen who was appointed by the twelve apostles during their work in the life of the church.

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Otira Theological Book Club

Lay Education at the Centre for Theology and Ministry (CTM) offers a fantastic resource for the groups within congregations and presbyteries who love to read and discuss books.

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Lay Ministry Intensives

What are they?

Lay Ministry Intensives are introductory theological studies aimed specifically at lay people involved in various forms of lay ministry. Four units of study are offered on a two year rotating program, and each unit also includes a focus on the practical skills needed for Preaching and leading Worship. Completing the four units meets the study requirements for Lay Preacher candidates. 

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Lay Preaching
IntroductionLay Preaching has a long and distinguished tradition in the Uniting Church and its former denominations. A Lay Preacher is a lay member of the Church whose gifts for preaching and leading worship have been recognised and who is trained and then authorised to lead services of worship.This significant ministry is described in both the Basis of Union (Paragraph 14(d)) and in the Regulations of the Uniting Church (Section 2.8).'Called to Preach' is the newly-released Lay Preachers' Association manual which includes lots of useful information about Lay Preachers and Lay Preaching. 
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About Face
“If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time.
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Book Review: Lessons in letting go
Lessons in letting go Confessions of a hoarder by Corinne Grant     I first stumbled across this book when searching a website for another book, and what interested me instantly was the front cover. People say that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover,
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Messy Church at the CTM, 2011: A Reflection
 
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Ministry of Pastor
Who is a Pastor? The specified ministry of Pastor provides opportunities for lay people to serve the Uniting Church in a variety of roles. Pastor is an umbrella term that covers people working in areas such as youth ministry, children and families ministry, pastoral ministry, as lay pastors, community development workers or outreach workers. Specifically, a Pastor role will include one or more of the following tasks done in the name of the Uniting Church:
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Children & Families Ministry - BUV
Featuring material generated by Beth Barnett, this site contains a smorgasbord of resources for multi-age worship, articles of relevance to ministry with children and families, prayer ideas relatin
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Family Calendar/Planner
Each quarter the Uniting Church in South Australia coordinates the production of a Family Planner/Calendar with suggestions each week for family activities that link to particular events on the cal
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Advent Bible Studies - How are you preparing for Christmas?
Advent is the church season leading up to Christmas when we remember the birth and coming of Jesus into the world.
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Children & Families Ministry Symposium
- Parkville
The papers from this highly successful Symposium are now available for distribution. Presenters included Peter Ackland, Beth Barnett, Richard Mallaby and Alison Sampson.
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Educating out of Spirituality
A concern often expressed by those with a concern for nurturing spirituality with children is that, despite good intentions, our programs and activities can in fact be barriers to spiritual development. This article from Dave Csinos on his suchasthese blog explores this idea.
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