Program Highlights in 2010
Highlights from the program
Plenary Sessions
The “Secular” City: Australia 2010. Rev Tim Costello, CEO World Vision Australia. Tim was minister at Collins St Baptist Church, Melbourne, for many years and Mayor of St Kilda. He founded Urban Seed, a not-for-profit Christian outreach service to the urban poor. For many, he is the public voice of the social conscience of Australia.
The City as Contested Space. A panel discussion on the political, commercial, social and cultural pressures that are present in Australia cities. How do we anticipate or respond to these forces in a faithful way? The panel will comprise three UCA lay leaders who have been actively involved as town planners and community advocates in urban planning, policies, protests, planning and decision making over many years.
Inspiration outside our walls: Being Church in the City. Dr Steve Taylor, Director of Missiology at Uniting College. Steve will explore the interfaces between culture, spirituality, ecclesiology and spirituality in the city setting. How do groups impact their urban settings in contemporary Australia?
Workshops
The city as workplace: a challenge for city churches.
Families in the city.
Progressive theology in a city setting.
Renewing and exploring music traditions in a city churchs
Ministry to a scattered congregation across the metropolitan area.
Cities as centres for cross-cultural ministry.
Stations of the cross: city churches and art in public spaces.
City churches and global partnerships.