ministry

Families leap into volunteering

Monday, May 14th, 2012

It’s National Volunteers Week!  You may be surprised to learn that there are 6 million volunteers within Australia, contributing 700 million hours of community service.  This makes us one of the most community-minded countries in the world. UnitingWorld has more than 30 volunteers at work right now in 16 countries, including Mongolia, Zimbabwe and East [...] 

» Read More

Why would a minister go to a conference in Vanuatu

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

One of the three Uniting Church Ministers’ Conferences this year will be held in Vanuatu  Ministers might wonder how atending a conference in the Pacific might enrich their current ministry in Australia. This is what UnitingWorld National Director Rev Dr Kerry Enright had to say about it:  ‘Vanuatu offers one of the most fascinating case studies of complex global and cultural... Read More »