Skip to content
Open/Close Toolbox
    Item Type: Assembly Resources
    Copyright
    Rights Reserved
    Material accessed in illuminate may not be used for commercial or other purposes (except as legally allowed for personal and educational use). The use of this material must be consistent with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 and any amendments to that act. In making collections and services available online, UCA acts in good faith. To the best of our knowledge, we have permission to make the content of this site available digitally.

    Sexuality and Leadership in the Uniting Church : Biblical and Theological Reflection Resources for the Uniting Church in Australia

    TXT

    [...]TING
    CHURCH


    biblical and theological reflection
    resources for the
    Uniting Church in Australia
    [...]biblical and theological reflection
    resources for the
    UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA




    a resource of the Uniting Church in Australia
    produce[...]
    [...]Leadership 33
    Resource paper 1 — Why I say No 34
    Resource paper 2 — Why I say Yes 40
    Resource paper 3 - Why make a Decision Now[...]73
    SECTION 6 — Resources[...]
    [...]God’s will in this matter’. (03.87.03b)
    This resource has been produced to assist the Church in its ref[...]to encourage wide-ranging
    discussion. They are a resource to help us find a way forward.
    Some people[...]
    [...]Church, provides the Church with a
    collection of resources which have been developed to assist us to underst[...]ggested processes needed to be invitational
    and a resource that could be used individually or with a group.[...]reading
    SECTION 2 includes a collection of three resource papers. Three papers argue different
    view[...]
    [...]t to submit a paper for Section
    3. He decided the resource paper in Section 2 (written by the National Chair[...]to
    you here! After reading and discussing all the resource material provided we are inviting
    the Church to e[...]willingly participated in the development of this
    resource. It has been most heartening to be part of[...]
    [...]ve
    communication requires that you speak the same language or, as a less satisfactory
    alternative, have the[...]e Bible, the testimony is written down in ancient languages
    that few of us can read. To communicate effectively, the Bible’s testimony has to be
    translated into a language we know, modern English. The Bible’s tes[...]
    [...]5% and 10% of Uniting Church members worship in a language other than
    English. Within the Church there are more than 25 different language groups, with the
    largest being Korean, Ton[...]
    SECTION TWO




    RESOURCE PAPER THREE: Why Make a[...]
    [...]d like to ask questions
    about/clarify.




    RESOURCE PAPER ONE: Why I Say‘No’
    I have been asked by the Assembly Working Group to write a resource paper ‘presenting a
    case from a biblical[...]
    [...]ike to ask questions
    about/clarify.




    RESOURCE PAPER TWO: Why I Say‘Yes’

    A quick, tr[...]
    [...]ould like to ask questions
    about/clarify.




    RESOURCE PAPER THREE: \Why Make a[...]
    [...]continues to speak to us through our cultures and languages and guides and empowers
    us through the Spi[...]
    [...]m 26 different cidtural traditions who worship in languages other than English. Please
    consult the Ap[...]
    [...]‘in the closet’. One of the most significant resources
    we have in this discussion is the experien[...]
    [...]ions from
    this section - rather the purpose is to resource congregations in their reflections and
    dis[...]
    | Suggestions about How to Use this Resource
    Note: In this section, ‘this book’ refers to[...]ned on page 82 and read and reflect on the
    resources you will find there.
    • Choose books from B[...]te. A range of options about how you can use this resource
    material follows. However feel free to adapt thes[...]ups already operating who would like to use
    these resources. Or perhaps your Church Council may decide[...]
    [...]n fulfil this role, or you may ask the
    Synod Resource Group to suggest someone as an independent chairp[...]each of these topics, using the material in this resource
    book and other information available on the websi[...]ese topics, using the discussion questions in the resource book. At
    the end, ask each group to report on any[...]erspectives on this question. Within each Synod a Resource
    Group is being set up which will include p[...]
    [...]sire. The main purpose of these discussions is to
    resource the Church for discussion of the issues, s[...]
    RESOURCE ONE: Bibliography
    Section One
    The Basis of[...]
    RESOURCE TWO: Reading Lists
    Where Did the Joy Come From? A[...]niting Network Publication, Sydney.
    A very useful resource, especially the stories and David Bromell’s pap[...]Church Listen? Robert Stringer,
    A Video and study resource, with vital stories and well thought out study gu[...]‘Continuum of Attitudes’ which is a valuable resource.
    Available from the Assembly Office, PO Bo[...]
    [...]s used. Very readable
    and recommended highly. The resource is can be accessed from his web site
    http://wwwst[...]mosexual persons. Highly recommended
    reading as a resource from a non-English speaking background.
    St[...]
    RESOURCE THREE: Websites

    www.inclusivechurch.net ([...]
    RESOURCE FOUR: Appendices_________[...]
    RESOURCE FOUR: Appendices________[...]
    RESOURCE FIVE: Prayers

    3. Seeking the Lord
    O graci[...]

    MD

    [...]ting Church : Biblical and Theological Reflection Resources for the Uniting Church in Australia
    Educational Resource