"Transforming Cultures: Listening, Reflecting, Acting"

17 - 18 September 2019 - Mercure Hotel, Brisbane QLD

Registrations are open now

The 9th biennial Safer Churches Conference will be the first conference held by the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) Safe Church Program since the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse recommendations were released in December 2017.
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The theme for the conference will provide the framework across the two-day event. 

Healing of the Hurting and Helping the Wounded

By: Dr Peter Selvaratnam (Ph.D) 
Content editors: Ps Hilda Samuel and Ps Helena Kaupinnen

Newly launched and on sale now. An ideal gift!

Building Earth Ethics in Australia: Pathways and Challenges Conference

Call for Participation—Proposals due by 30 July 2019.

When: Thursday 28th and Friday 29th November 2019
Where: Australia Catholic University, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria  

How do we build Earth-centred ethics in Australian society? What barriers prevent people from developing and maintaining an Earth-centred world view? How do we address these barriers?

Anglican Church of Australia

National Study of Family Violence in faith groups

The Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, Archbishop Philip Freier, announced that the Church will be conducting Australia’s first national research into family violence within faith communities. The Study will investigate and discuss the prevalence, experience and impact of family violence. 

Representatives of Christian churches are urging Christians to celebrate September as the “Season of Creation” in an effort to raise awareness about climate change.

1 September was proclaimed a Day of Prayer for Creation by the Orthodox in 1989 and repeated by Pope Francis in 2015.

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)