How We Work
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.
Reflection from the Secretariat
‘Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.’
(cf Ephesians 5:14)Â
“Greater awareness of the past focuses us on the present. And this season of preparation draws us into our future as Easter people.”
Global Peace Prayer
Online Prayer Service hosted by NCCA
When: 22 March 2023 at 12 noon AEDT
“For many reasons, Australians joining together online at 12noon on Wednesday 22 March 2023, have much to pray about when it comes to global peace and our role in it.”
Act for Peace
6 MONTHS IN:
With the number of people displaced by conflict and disaster globally now surpassing a record 100 million, our leaders have important decisions to make about what role Australia will play to help tackle the mounting displacement crisis.
After six months in the driver’s seat, here’s how Albanese’s Government is tracking.
Safe Church Program
News and updatesÂ
- Upcoming NCCA Train-the-Trainer
- eSafety Commissioner Webinars and Training
- Be Connected – Digital skills and online safety for older Australians
- Book Review: You Made Me This Way by Shannon Molloy
- Community-led Statement of Safeguarding
First Nations
Resources for learning and discussionÂ
- NEW BOOK:Â An Indigenous Voice to Parliament: Considering a constitutional bridge by Fr Frank Brennan SJ
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Resource Kit for Teachers:Â The Uluru Statement from the Heart
Modern Slavery
NEWS
- Breaking the Silence: A proposal for whistleblower protections to enable migrant workers to address exploitationÂ
- National Roundtable with Attorney General -Event to mark milestone in fight against modern slavery
- Risk Alert: Modern slavery and pharmaceuticals.
Our Churches
Armenian Diocese of Australia and New Zealand
- Prayers and emergency appeal for Syria
- News from Aleppo, Syria: Aid to the Church in Need Australia
Syria earthquake disaster
Church aid agencies partner with Middle East Council of Churches
International and Australian church aid agencies have rallied to provide financial support, material aid such as food and shelter for the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the 6 February earthquake in Syria.
Quakers Australia
News from the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)Â Â
- Position Open:Â Quakers Australia Coordinator – applications due 5.00 p.m. AEST Friday 6 April 2023.
- February action:Â Quakers ask for ‘Integrity in Public Office’Â
World Council of Churches
1st Anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine
Statement:Â WCC denounces ongoing invasion of Ukraine, prays for peace, and calls for accountability
“Our God is a God of peace,…”
History of Indian Christianity
Book review
“Unmasking the Syriacs: The Hidden Origin of Indian Christianity—An Archaeo-linguistic Approach” by Jeevan Philip
A book that triggers controversy over origins of Christianity in India.
Earth Hour 2023
25 March 2023 8:30pmÂ
#TIMEOUTFORNATURE
Has your community signed up yet?
This Earth Hour, sign up to switch off and join a worldwide community of millions taking #TimeOutForNature.
Palm Sunday actions 2023
Sunday 2 April 2023Â
Justice marches for refugees are being held in most capital cities on Palm Sunday.
Details are outlined over.
Ecumenical Events
Events at the ACC&C
- Exhibition – From Stone to Ether: the journey within – Opens Wednesday 12 April 2023 6:00 – 7:30 pm (AEST)
- Ecumenical Way of the Cross Good Friday:Â Friday 7 April 2023, 11:00 am AESTÂ
Where: The Chapel, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture 15 Blackall Street, Barton
Chaldean Patriarch
Chaldean patriarch preaches Mary as bridge between Catholics, Muslims
Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako describes how Mary, the mother of Jesus, has a “unique position” in Christian and Muslim religions