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Past Events

“Which Christian way do you choose?”

Guest Leader: Rev Dr Lorraine Parkinson

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26 February 2023

 

“Encountering Hope!” – An exploration through art, hospitality, and conversation

 

27 November 2022

 Conversation with Muslim Collective

Speaker: lqbal Barkat

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23 October 2022

 “The Time is Now”.  A Call to Action

Speaker: Sister Joan Chittister

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25th September 2022

 “After Jesus before Christianity”

What happened in the first two centuries CE after the death of Jesus?

What did groups influenced by Jesus actually do?

Speakers: Rev Dr Lorraine Parkinson, Rev John Gunson and Rev Dr David Merritt

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28th August 2022

“The view from where I stand today”

Reflections on life, context, and theology

Speaker: Dr Val Webb

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24th July 2022

“After the Vote”

Justice issues for Australians in the light of a Federal Election

Speaker: Dr Mark Zirnsak

26th June 2022

The Church Triumphant  as Salt

“Becoming the Community Jesus Speaks about”

Speaker: Rev Dr Sally Douglas

29th May 2022

What is it with meditation? Can silence and directed attention help us ‘put on the mind of Christ’?

Speaker: Dr Petrina Barson

24th April 2022

 

 

 

 

 

“AFTERLIVES: Jesus in Global Perspective”

Speaker: Rev Drs Greg Jenks, Lorraine Parkinson, David Cohen and Rod Pattenden

27 March 2022

“AFTERLIVES: Jesus in Global Perspective”

Speaker: Rev Dr Greg Jenks

27 February 2022

What does Progressive Christianity look like for me?

Speakers: Dick Carter & Rev Dr David Merritt

 

28 November 2021

Challenges & Narratives of Hope for & through the Churches

Speaker: Dr Deidre Palmer 

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24 October 2021

 

The End of Religion: The Relationship between States, religious traditions and gender politics

Speaker: Dr Kathleen McPhillips

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26 September 2021

 

Mining John’s Gospel: Wisdom for our times?

Speaker: Professor Mary Coloe

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22 August 2021

 

Progressive Christianity – Living it out in congregational and public life

Speaker: Rev Dr Margaret Mayman

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27 June 2021

 

Politics, Concepts Of Evil & Apocalyptic Insights

Speaker: Rev. Dr Robyn Whittaker

 

 

23 May 2021

 

 

Jesus & The Empowering Influence Of Friendship

Why Gracious Living is More Important than Right Belief

Speaker: Rev. John W H Smith

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25 April 2021

 

Palm Sunday

Melbourne Gathering and Walk For Justice For Refugees

 

28 March 2021

 

Forests, Faith & The Frontline: Why the Cosmic Christ is calling you to stand up for Creation

Speaker: Rev. Alex Sangster

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28 February 2021

 

Being Blackfella’s Young Fella in Neo-Colonial Australia

Speaker: Rev. Glenn Loughrey

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22 November 2020

Multi-Cultural Approaches to the Biblical Text

Speakers: Assoc. Professor Monica Melanchthon
and Jione Havea

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25 October 2020

Blessed be the Undone: Theo-poetics and the magic of the ordinary

Speaker: Rev Glynn Cardy

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27 September 2020

Enchantment, Disenchantment, Re-Enchantment: Directions toward the future of Christian faith

Speaker: Rev Dr Chris Page

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23 August 2020

Life after COVID-19: An opportunity to reimagine the future

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26 July 2020

Reflective Winter Journeying

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28 June 2020

Florence Nightingale: The Making of a Radical Theologian

Speaker: Dr Val Webb

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24 May 2020

Sexuality & Gender Diversity in 2020

Speaker: Commissioner Ro Allen

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23 February 2020

Building a Culture of Compassion

Speaker: Hugh Mackay AO

24 November 2019
12 Women, 3 Faiths and 1 City –
Building Interfaith Community
27 October 2019
The feminine dimension of the Divine
in the wisdom of JesusSpeaker: Sally Douglas
29 September 2019

The Role of Contemplation in Progressive Christianity

Speaker: Rev Dr Chris Page

25 August 2019
Exploring an outer edge of Progressive Christianity
with Lloyd GeeringPanel: Christopher Page, Lorna Henry, David Merritt
23 June 2019
Rediscovering Pilgrimage:
Australian Progressives on the WaySpeaker: Christina Rowntree
26 May 2019

Why Faith Still Matters

Speaker: Rachael Kohn

28 April 2019
The Future of Christianity in Australia –
Exploring PossibilitiesPanel: Philip Hughes, Coralie Ling, David Merritt
24 March 2019
The Future of Australian Christianity –
PossibilitiesPanel: Philip Hughes, John Gunson, Julie Hall
24 February 2019
Changing Religious Diversity in Australia –
Gen Z Leads the Way
25 November 2018
Progressive Approaches to Faith 26 August 2018
Conflicts and Dilemmas –
Voluntary Assisted Dying
July 2018
  The Return of the Sacred in an Age of Terror 24 June 2018
Ecofeminists reinterpret Christianity in light of climate change 27 May 2018

Prayer – A New Template for Progressive Christians

Speaker: Michael Morwood

27 April 2018
The God of Easter – Who was that for Jesus? 25 March 2018

Sovereignty and Treaty – It’s in Our Bodies

Speaker: Glen Loughrey

25 February 2018
There are 1.6 Billion Ways to be Muslim 19 March 2017
 

Refugees – Australia’s response

Speaker: Julian Burnside OA QC

19 February 2017

 

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