Saltbush – Uniting the Scattered Community, seeks to encourage and connect Uniting Christian communities, irrespective of size or location. Saltbush seeks to enable us as a broad church to embrace the reality of being Christian community in the 21st. century and to affirm diverse ways for people across the land to belong; both to gather and be in mission together. Saltbush seeks to work with individuals, lay leaders and Christian communities who are willing to confront traditions and habits of the past to shape new intentional gatherings for the present future!
Saltbush @ Worship
People from across the state and beyond for worship as Christian community. This is not streamed, one way or impersonal, but continues to build upon our belief in the missional relationship. Saltbush @ Worship takes place on different days/nights and is open to all.
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Saltbush Cafés
In regular series of three or four nights the Saltbush team hold online cafés centred around diverse themes or readings. Saltbush cafés are easy to attend, relaxed and an encouraging way to meet others and explore life and faith together.
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Scattered Community Gatherings
Three to four times a year in different rural or coastal locations the Saltbush team hold Scattered Community Gatherings. You can attend these online from wherever you are to wherever we are. These gatherings are centred around worship, encouragement, education and the practice of discipleship.
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Ruminations
This is our publication that is available both online and in post three times a year. Each issue has a theme and tells the story of people across the land along with theological reflection and news about Saltbush.
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Talking about Salt
This is our publication available for any congregation or group who are willing to have some discussion around who you are, how you gather and how you live out your faith.
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Growing Intentional Christian Communities of Practice
We delve into the Gospels, think about our own stories, talk together in small and large groups and challenge ourselves to take seriously the urging for the church in the 21st Century to be way more intentional about its life.
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The Great Unravelling
Six conversations as part of our reading of the book:
Joining God in the Great Unravelling by Alan J. Roxburgh.
These conversations are not a study guide, but an invitation to open ourselves to deeply consider who and how we, the church, our christian communities, are participating in the ways of God beyond ourselves.
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In light of the challenges presented by Jesus's teachings, let us strive to respond with grace. This challenges us to go against our natural inclinations
Here is a story with a beautiful start: “He went down with them and stood on a level place.” Down from a quiet mountaintop reserved
Jesus is in the boat with the fishermen and in the midst of their fishing lives there is a transcendent moment which draws them on
As we encounter new ways of expressing God's love, are we free and brave enough to accept those who share this message. And how would
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.