Reflection from the President
You must understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger, for human anger does not produce God’s righteousness. James 1:19-20
"Leadership underpinned by 'Deep Listening' involves listening respectfully, which can help build community." (Laura Brearley, Gulpa Ngawal Indigenous Deep Listening.)
First Nations
The Voice Referendum - one year on
The referendum is now history, but the journey toward reconciliation and unity as a nation continues.
The challenges ahead are not insurmountable. Guided by faith, we can envision and work towards a brighter future for all.
Faith Leaders' Open Letter
Call for constitutionally guaranteed Voice
Released: 8:00 am, Wednesday 22 February 2023
Reverend John Gilmore, President of National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) is a joint signatory to the Open Letter from Australia’s leaders of major religious organisations to federal parliamentarians on 22 February 2023. The letter calls for support of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament as requested in the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart.
