
“Small church? Just the right size”
Tulli congregation began using Project Reconnect DVD’s regularly about 2010 when we found ourselves without a Minister of the Word or Lay Pastor and little
Tulli congregation began using Project Reconnect DVD’s regularly about 2010 when we found ourselves without a Minister of the Word or Lay Pastor and little
Hillston-Gunbar is a multi-linked congregation with Merriwagga, Goolgowi and Gunbar, all considerable distances apart, (Gunbar 94km from Hillston). A feeling of belonging as a church
Being small has not stopped the MustardSeed Community in Sydney’s Pyrmont from having a big impact on its local community. Like many of its rural
Being small has not stopped Uniting Church congregations in the Byron Shire from being adventurous. Most adventurous, perhaps, has been the Brunswick Heads congregation which
Eden is a town with a significant timber industry, so when I took up my role as a supply Minister of the Word at Eden
Our small, aging, rural congregation has now been “ministerless” for 15 years and has managed to maintain a very viable worship presence with a team
At a time when Church attendance is shrinking and agriculture and dependent services in the Australian Eastern States are on their knees due to “The
Exploring Community: Life has changed and with it our sense of community – in the broader culture and in the church. The church struggles to
It’s always pleasing when a theme like that of “Community” in this edition of Ruminations, coincides with the life of the church and the world
How is it that fifty-year-old hay, stored in bales, can still be good enough today to feed your sheep? As the drought remains and the
Saltbush – Uniting the Scattered Community, seeks to encourage and connect Uniting Christian communities, irrespective of size or location, and to affirm their place within the wider church and community.