The Uniting Church 'risks living the way of Jesus'.  We are a 'Pilgrim People' called to be a fellowship of reconciliation and sent by God to be an instrument through which Christ transforms the world.  We constantly seek to discern, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, where God is calling us and leading us as we serve the world for which Christ died.

We are committed to God's transformation of the Church and understand that the viable future will be different from the Church as we know it.  Living this adventurous life of faith will mean fragility, tension and risk, but will be also be characterised by openness and flexibility.  We are committed to journey in partnership together, valuing our theological and spiritual diversity and celebrating our oneness in Christ. 

The Synod will engage in a process of continuous theological reflection and prayerful discernment of God's direction for the future ministry and mission of the Church in the contemporary context.

Pacific Highlander,  Duncan's daily blog, has regular posts on emerging church.

Emergingchurch.org - a primer to suggest concepts and ideas relevant for being church in our culture, and a portal into the rich web of ecumenical resources for doing mission in the postmodern age.

Next Wave - an ezine based in the USA

Converse/Spirited - a Sydney based meeting point.

Emergent Village - an online Leadership Network international community, currently running events in Europe and the USA.

The Ooze - By focusing on emerging generations, THE OOZE is bringing together a new online community by helping believers grow in their relationship with God, connect with one another, and impact their world by providing a destination that postmoderns can taste, touch, see, smell, and hear.

A Peculiar People: the Church as Culture in a Post-Christian Society
Rodney Clapp
Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1996

Clapp draws upon and makes connections between history, theology, Scripture, and social analysis. He challenges Christian communities to recognize and actualize their unique identity as a peculiar people - unapologetic followers of The Way of Jesus Christ.

The Once and Future Church: Reinventing the Congregation For A New Mission Frontier
Loren B. Mead,
Washington DC: The Alban Institute, 1991
Also see Five Challenges for the Once and Future Church.

The Prodigal Project: journey into the emerging church
Mike Riddell, Mark Pierson, Cathy Kirkpatrick & Andrew Lorien,
London: SPCK, 2000
An interactive CD-Rom is included with the book.
Worship that is culturally relevant, creative and community based.

Aquachurch: Essential Leadership Arts for Piloting Your Church in Today's Fluid Culture
Leonard Sweet,
Loveland, Colorado: Group Publishing, 1999
There are web sites of significant congregations listed at the end of each chapter.

You can order most of the resources listed on this web site from
Rainbow Books, an online store based in Melbourne,

You can also order these books from  Vision Books, at Broadwater Road Uniting Church, 481 Broadwater Road, Wishart. Vision Books specializes in resource needs for UCA congregations. Email them or phone 061 7 3849 8548.