Sunday 8 December 2019 - Save the Date

You are invited to prepare for the second week of COP25 by recharging amidst beauty, with friendly dialogue and time for personal reflection. 

Where: Las Majadas De Pirque - Centre for Deep Conversations, Santiago, Chile 

National Conference on Strengthening Social Cohesion

Hosted by the Australian Baha'i Community

Date: Monday 28 October 2019 
Time: from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Save the date

Transforming Ecumenism - "listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches" (Rev 2:7)

Monday 22 – Thursday 25 June 2020.

Sigtuna, Sweden 

NCCA 10th National Forum 

Living and Walking in the Holy Spirit: called to transforming discipleship

In the cold but pleasantly sunny surrounds of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Canberra approximately 60 people from 11 member churches came together for the 2019 Triennial Forum through prayer and reflection, dialogue and discernment. We gathered to renew the purpose of the Council and provide direction on Council activities and issues of focus for the next three years.

The Great Commission
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."

Matthew 28:18-19 (NIV)

Friday 21st June

• Welcome to Country
• Opening prayer
• President's reflection
• Interim General Secretary's overview
• Official Welcome Reception Dinner  

Saturday 22nd June

• Morning prayer and bible study
• International Guest Speaker: Bishop George Coorilos on doing mission from the margins
• Reports from: Faith and Unity Commission, Justice Peace & Care of Creation, Safe Church Program,
• Discussion with First Nations' people
• 1st Dialogue and discernment session

Sunday 23rd June

• Morning free to attend local churches
• Reports: Act for Peace, NCCA Governance
• 2nd Dialogue and discernment session
• Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace solidarity with our First Nations 
• Evening Ecumenical Worship Service 

Monday 24th June

• Morning prayer and bible study
• International Guest Speaker: Bishop George Coorilos on doing mission from the margins
• Final Dialogue and discernment session
• Closing worship

NCCA Ltd Board (Above L-R) Rob Floyd (UCA), Rev John Gilmore (Churches of Christ), Bishop Philip Huggins (NCCA President), Liz Stone (NCCA Interim General Secretary), Anne Hywood (Anglican Church), Geoff Officer (Catholic Church), Fr Abanoub Attalla (Coptic Church) - not pictured, Bishop John Henderson (Lutheran Church) & Thomas Ling (Chinese Methodist Church) (photo credit: Ji Zhang UCA Assembly)

NCCA 10th National Forum 

Living and Walking in the Holy Spirit: called to transforming discipleship

In the cold but pleasantly sunny surrounds of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Canberra approximately 60 people from 11 member churches came together for the 2019 Triennial Forum through prayer and reflection, dialogue and discernment. We gathered to renew the purpose of the Council and provide direction on Council activities and issues of focus for the next three years.

Voice. Treaty. Truth. Let's work together.

Have you marked NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) Week this year?

We are invited to walk with the First Nation people in a movement of the Australian people for a better future.

Sign the Petition!

For the past six decades West Papuans have lived within genocidal conditions, experiencing violence, injustice, torture, and gross human rights violations.

Join us to have the Australian Government support a motion at the UN General Assembly in September to register West Papua on the UN Decolonisation List.

The Dinner is on again this weekend!

When: Saturday, 6 July 2019 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Where: Parra Villa Function Lounge 37 Campbell St, Parramatta NSW 2150, Australia

Naomi Paget Disaster and Emergency Care Response workshops

Sydney - Wesley Mission on 16,17 and 18 July 2019
Melbourne - 22,23 and 24 July 2019

Ministry can be stressful in ordinary times and extreme, even disabling, at others. We do well to understand the dynamics of how stress affects our life and relationships and build our capacity and resilience in terms of crisis management.