This proposal has been replaced with proposal 58

24. THEOLOGY AND DISCIPLESHIP (report C22)

That the Assembly:

24.1 Living with the Neighbour who is Different

(a) commend the report to synods, presbyteries and congregations for study and action;

(b) note that the full report and study guide are available and commend it to the church;

(c) request synods, presbyteries, congregations and members of the Uniting Church to recognise, as part of their mission in Australia at this time, the importance of fostering of neighbourly relations with people of other faiths;

24.2 Ecclesiology

(a) refer the five proposals contained within the paper to the Standing Committee for implementation;

(b) request Theology and Discipleship to ensure the paper is made available to the church at large;

24.3 Living and believing within the faith and unity of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church

(a) commend the report to synods and presbyteries for discussion;

(b) request the Standing Committee to arrange for a study version of the report to be prepared and made available to the church;

24.4 Called to Community of Difference: A Uniting Church Charter

(a) commend the document as a guide to the church in all areas of its life;

(b) request the Standing Committee to determine the method of its publication and distribution;

Missiology
24.5 encourage the Church to enter into the dialogue initiated by the Missiology report, making use of the Theology and Discipleship web site, e-mail, mail and personal contacts;

Evangelism
24.6 acknowledge with gratitude John Mavor's particular and passionate commitment to the work of evangelism;

24.7 encourage the councils, commissions, boards and agencies of the Uniting Church to ensure the equipping and support of leaders and teams to plant new congregations and develop new faith communities;

Worship
24.8 request synods and presbyteries actively to promote the use of the Working Group on Worship website in resourcing the worship of the Church;

24.9 request a detailed report regarding the progress of 'Together in Worship' at the Tenth Assembly and request the Management Advisory Group, the Finance Committee and the Standing Committee to investigate ways of funding the development and production of this resource.

Rationale:
See report C22.