Safe Church UC Enews – February 2021

The Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Abuse developed National Principles for a Child Safe Organisation. The principles and resources can be found at this link. The principles are intended to help organisations that work with children to embed a child-safe culture and to develop their capacity to provide an environment where children can grow…

Safe Church UC Enews – December 2020

It is that time of year when people review the last year. Best books of 2020, best films, best albums and so on. Of course 2020 is going to be a year reviewed like few others. It will be interesting to read the reflections of Church Leaders. One of the consistent discussion points is likely…

Safe Church UC Enews – November 2020

A couple of years ago I was participating in a course which had a smattering of people from a CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) background. I would have said that they were good participants in class discussions but not the most active ones, and I gave little thought to it. That is, until during an…

Safe Church UC Enews – October 2020

Source: https://sa.uca.org.au/new-times/safe-church-update It is hard to over emphasise how counter-cultural Jesus’ ministry was in his day. For example, in the central section of Mark’s gospel (9:30-10:52) there is a rhythm where Jesus’ disciples fail to understand him, Jesus patiently instructs them on the nature of the reign of God, and then they fail him again.…

Safe Church UC Enews – September 2020

The week commencing 6th September 2020 is National Child Prevention Week. You might like to check out the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) website for more information. https://www.napcan.org.au/ It is also one of those times when the lectionary readings are very helpful. The gospel for the 6th September is…