At the NCCA
Current Work
The NCCA Faith & Unity Commission is currently working on a number of key issues and documents related to both global and Australian ecumenical initiatives.
Discussion papers
The following are papers which, having been presented to the NCCA Executive, are out for discussion. Please contact the Faith & Unity Commission Secretary (
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) if you have any helpful comments.
Broadening the Theological Dialogue
Further Study on ‘Australian Churches Covenanting Together’
WCC Texts
The Commission has also been reflecting on the following two WCC texts which can be found at the links below.
A summary of responses to both valuable documents will be available in the near future.
Called to be the One Church (http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/assembly/porto-alegre-2006/1-statements-documents-adopted/christian-unity-and-message-to-the-churches/called-to-be-the-one-church-as-adopted.html)
| The Nature and Mission of the Church (http://www.oikoumene.org/fileadmin/files/wcc-main/documents /p2/FO2005_198_en.pdf).................................................................................. |
(photo (J.Inkpin): some members of the Faith & Unity Commission at a recent meeting)............................................................................................................... |
Other items
In addition, the Faith & Unity Commission is currently discussing:
- Spiritual Ecumenism;
- Receptive Ecumenism;
- The Decade to Overcome Violence;
- Mutual accountability as an issue in ecumenical and member Church life; and
- Seeking to listen to and engage with the theological journey of Indigenous Australians.
It is also exploring the holding of a one-day conference on ‘New Trends in Ecumenism’ on 9 July immediately prior to the NCCA Forum in Canberra.