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‘Don’t talk tough on North Korea – talk peace’

South Korean church leaders today pleaded for a peaceful solution to the Korean crisis.
“ Don’t talk tough to North Korea – talk peace,” Rev Choi Byung Gon, said in an interview.
“ We have seen what happened in Iraq. We don’t want that to happen to Korea.
Rev Choi Byung Gon is moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea. More >>

 

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Church to ‘initiate people in the reign of God’

The church’s task in today’s society was “nothing less than to initiate people in the reign of God”, national director of Theology and Discipleship Rev Dr Robert Bos told the Assembly today.

Dr Bos was introducing proposals arising from the ‘Becoming Disciples’ discussion paper. The discussion paper is intended to help congregations with the task of evangelism and forming disciples, and offers an eight-phase process for integrating new Christians into a life of faith. More >>

 

 

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Covenanting can be liberating

Covenanting can be liberating for all members of the church, Peter Lewis, national director of covenanting, said yesterday.
He described covenanting as a gift from congress to the rest of the church.
“ It was congress’ idea to have a covenant,” he said.
“ It’s a deeper thing than reconciliation. It’s about how to respect each other and be committed to justice.
“ In one sense it’s like a treaty within the church. More >>

 

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Congress report: partnership encouraged

The leaders of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress yesterday encouraged the Uniting Church to develop its partnership with indigenous people.

UAICC chairperson Rev Sealin Garlett and national coordinator Rev Shayne Blackman pointed to indigenous employment programs (IEP) now under way, community justice groups and Shalom College at Townsville as three positive areas of ministry for the congress. More >>

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