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The NCCA gathers together Churches and Christian communities which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the Scriptures. We commit to deepen our relationship with each other and to work together towards the fulfilment of common witness, proclamation and service, to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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Bible Study One – Violence and Vineyards
“Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not a gift to be shared”- Henri Nouwen
2024 – Full Year Ecumenical Prayer Cycle with Lectionary Readings for Year B
The National Council of Churches in Australia follows the World Council of Churches prayer cycle with additional prayers for our Ecumenical partners and bible readings from the Common Lectionary.
Reflection from the President
We are in an interesting season for news and global events. It is very hard to ignore the intensity of the reporting on international tensions, war, politics, and sport. There are times when it would be good to turn off the noise and retreat into a level of isolation.Â
NCCA news
The Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI) 2024 began on Sunday, 21 July 2023. Among the participants in the month-long training in Chiang Mai, Thailand, is NCCA’s Oliver Slewa, the sole Australian in the group of over twenty young people from across Asia.
Prayers for Palestine and Israel
The NCCAÂ invites you to join us in prayers as we pray for peace in the Holy Land during the Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel.
Reflection from the President
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Matthew 5:1
The disciples, including you and me, are invited to live life with a framework of compassion, care and peace making.
NCCA news
Ecumenical Formation
The Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI) 2024 began on Sunday, 21 July 2024.
Among the participants in the month-long training in Chiang Mai, Thailand, is NCCA’s Oliver Slewa. At the conclusion of the first week, Oliver shares an update of his experience.Â
Prayers for Palestine and Israel
SAVE THE DATE
Online lunchtime prayers and reflection
The NCCAÂ invites you to join us in prayers as we pray for peace in the Holy Land during the Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel
When: Wednesday 18 September, 2024 at 12:30 pm AEST
Registration now open
Season of Creation prayers
SAVE THE DATE
Online lunchtime prayersÂ
The NCCA invites you to join us in prayer during the Season of Creation.
When: Wednesday 25 September, 2024 at 12:30 pm AEST
Registration open now
Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce
ASRC report
Cruelty by Design: The health crisis in offshore detention
The health report released by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre has documented the poor physical and mental health conditions of those who remain in offshore detention.
Act for Peace
When your homeland is no longer a safe place to belong
Myanmar faces one of the worst displacement crises in the world.
Just across the border from popular Thailand tourist destinations, more than three million people have been forced to flee their homes. Many of them have been displaced for decades.Â
Safe Church Program
From the eSafetyCommissioner:
- Dealing with distressing content resources – in community languages
- New research reports on young people’s online experiences – for parents and carersÂ
From Google: Protect your personal information –‘Results about you’
Christian Conference of Asia
CCAÂ General Secretary
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: 30 July 2024 –Â Statement
Korea Peace Action Day: 27 July 2024 –Â Message
Reflection from the President
 I am about to do a new thing;
  now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
  and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19Â
NCCA news
Messages of Hope in a complex world
‘Let us hold on unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.’Â Â (Hebrews 10:23)
The NCCA has now made publicly available, the prayers, sermons and bible reflections from each of the four days of the Forum.