Category: Church Health
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Six ways to grow ownership and accountability toward shared purpose
Six ways to grow ownership and accountability toward shared purpose How do you grow ownership and accountability amongst the people who share the journey within the faith community you lead? Being involved in a number of visioning days for different parishes and groups within ACSQ recently has got me reflecting on what it takes for…
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Being Together: a new inclusion and respect dialogue resource for Anglican parishes
‘Being Together: a new inclusion and respect dialogue resource for Anglican parishes’ by Dr Stephen Harrison Many years ago I attended an Anglican Church conference for young people that demonstrated to me some of the best and worst of Church welcome and inclusion. I have sought to bring these learnings into my various Anglican Church…
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Investing in trust – 7 ideas for building trusting relationships
Investing in trust – 7 ideas for building trusting relationships As the anonymous quote goes, “It takes years to build up trust and only seconds to destroy it.” In a recent webinar I attended, a group of parish leaders from around the diocese discussed strategies for increasing inter-parish collaboration, and the foundational role that trust…
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How to lobby politicians: community organising tips for effectively mobilising volunteers
How to lobby politicians: community organising tips for effectively mobilising volunteers… Over a period of six months in 2018, I worked as a community organiser in the refugee rights space. Community organising is the practice of listening to, mobilising and equipping volunteers with shared concerns and goals to create effective social change. Part of my role…
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Opening space for change – 10 ideas for when change is thrust upon us
Opening space for change – 10 ideas for when change is thrust upon us How do you go dealing with change and which changes do you find the hardest to deal with? For me, the pandemic restrictions highlighted that some of the most difficult changes are those that are forced on us and that block…
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How to run Advent and Christmas prayer spaces
How to run Advent and Christmas prayer spaces By The Rev’d Susan Crothers-Robertson. Prayer spaces give children and young people the mindful opportunity to explore life questions, spirituality and faith in a safe, creative and interactive way. At St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School in Brisbane, prayer spaces have been a highlight of the students’ faith…
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What might church look like beyond…?
What might church look like beyond…? By Stephen Harrison, Executive Director, Parishes and Other Mission Agencies Commission Twenty-five of us sat in a circle in an airy and bright classroom at Churchie one Saturday morning in 2019. We gathered in the room to explore ideas for growing the Church. There was an uplifting energy in the…
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How to create a safe and welcoming space for autistic people to worship and serve
How to create a safe and welcoming space for autistic people to worship and serve By Mel Maddox. I had just come back to church after a few weeks of not going because I had been unwell. I was really anxious about returning. My anxiety is always worse when I haven’t been somewhere for a…
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Tips when talking to people with Asperger’s Syndrome
Tips when talking to people with Asperger’s Syndrome By Tom Hammer Upon returning home from a large barbeque gathering one evening, my mum asked, “Hey, Tom! Who was at the barbeque?” “Sam,” I replied, telling her the name of the person who turned the sausages and steaks at the grill. It’s easy for people like…
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“No shipping, no shopping”
“No shipping, no shopping” By Eve Pengilley, Parish of Goodna. As I am a cradle Anglican, I have been aware of Mission To Seafarers’ (MTS) wonderful work all my life. It was while attending a key Diocesan event in the early 2000s, Synod I think, that I first met The Rev’d Bill Pearson who was…