Dwelling
By Sharon Hollis
DwellingMar 30, 2022
Episode 30: Conversation with Susy Thomas
This is our final episode in the series of conversations with Uniting Church ex-Moderators. Today President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks with Susy Thomas who was Moderator for the Synod of Western Australia.
Episode 29: Conversation with Rev Andrew Gunton
In this series, President Sharon Hollis shares conversations with ex-Moderators in the Uniting Church. This episode she speaks with ex-Moderator in the Queensland Synod Rev Andrew Gunton.
Episode 28: Conversation with Rev Simon Hansford
The Dwelling podcast is back! In this series, UCA President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks to ex-Moderators of the Uniting Church who have recently concluded their ministry as Synod leaders. In the second episode, the President shares a conversation with the ex-moderator for the Synod of NSW/ACT, Rev Simon Hansford.
Episode 27: Conversation with Bronte Wilson
The Dwelling podcast is back! In this series, UCA President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks to ex-Moderators of the Uniting Church who have recently concluded their ministry as Synod leaders. In the first episode, the President shares a conversation with the ex-moderator for the Synod of SA, Bronte Wilson.
Episode 26 Conversation with Mardi Lumsden, Rob Floyd and Rev Lindsay Cullen
The latest series of the Dwelling Podcast features interviews recorded live at the President's Conference held at Redcliffe Uniting Church from 26-29 July. In this conversation, President Rev Sharon Hollis faciliates a panel of Assembly staff. Hear more deeply about the national work of the Church from Mardi Lumsden, Donor Relations Manager, Uniting World, Rob Floyd, National Director, Frontier Services and Rev Lindsay Cullen, Assembly Associate General Secretary.
Episode 25 Conversation with Samantha McDonell
The latest series of the Dwelling Podcast features interviews recorded live at the President's Conference held at Redcliffe Uniting Church from 26-29 July. In this conversation, President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks to Pastor Samantha McDonell from UnitingCare Queensland's Connect100 Program which emerged from a desire for the relationships and shared mission between congregations and agencies to be restored and renewed. It includes special guest, Queensland Moderator, Rev Andrew Gunton.
Episode 24 Conversation with Brooke Prentis
The latest series of the Dwelling Podcast features interviews recorded live at the President's Conference held at Redcliffe Uniting Church from 26-29 July. First up is this conversation with UCA President Rev Sharon Hollis and Wakka Wakka woman and Aboriginal Christian leader Brooke Prentis. The conversation took place in the second part of the conference open to the whole Church with the theme, "All of this is Us". It followed the morning worship in which Brooke preached on the parable of the Good Samaritan and love of neighbour, posing the challenge that we are only ‘all of us’ as First and Second Peoples together.
Find out more about the President's Conference in our coverage here: https://uniting.church/2023-presidents-conference-wrap/
Episode 23 Conversation with Anne Pate
As we mark a time of national prayer through Uniting in Prayer, this series on the Dwelling podcast features Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis in conversation with people about prayer: how we understand it, how it shapes us and informs our ministry, what sustains our prayer lives and how we might begin to or return to prayer. This week, President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks with Anne Pate, Missional Spirituality Pastor at Northcote Uniting Church. At Northcote. Anne engages with contemporary seekers to create spaces for genuine dialogue, transformation, and hope. She is a spiritual director in the Ignatian tradition and currently completing her PhD into narrative practices after the Spiritual Exercises.
Episode 22 Conversation with Rev Salesi Fapula
As we mark a time of national prayer through Uniting in Prayer, this series on the Dwelling podcast features Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis in conversation with people about prayer: how we understand it, how it shapes us and informs our ministry, what sustains our prayer lives and how we might begin to or return to prayer.
This week, the President speaks to Tongan-Australian UCA Minister Rev Salesi Fapula, minister at Canterbury Balwyn Road Uniting Church, on his experience of prayer.
Episode 21 Conversation with Katherine Massam
As we mark a time of national prayer through Uniting in Prayer, this series on the Dwelling podcast features Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis in conversation with people about prayer: how we understand it, how it shapes us and informs our ministry, what sustains our prayer lives and how we might begin to or return to prayer.
This week, the President speaks to Professor Katharine Massam from Pilgrim Theological College, a researcher in prayer and spirituality.
Episode 20 Conversation with Sarah Agnew
As we mark a time of national prayer through Uniting in Prayer, this latest series on the Dwelling podcast features Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis in conversation with people about prayer: how we understand it, how it shapes us and informs our ministry, what sustains our prayer lives and how we might begin to or return to prayer.
First up, the President speaks to Rev Sarah Agnew, storyteller, poet and minister, internationally acclaimed liturgist, retreat leader, creator of Pray the Story and soon-to-be minister at Christ Church Uniting, Wayville, in Adelaide.
Episode 19: Conversation with Rev Juliette Maua'i
In her 2023 Easter video message, Rev Sharon Hollis invited three Uniting Church women ministers to reflect on what it means to have new life in Christ, sharing in their own languages. As we continue the celebration of Easter, hear them reflect more deeply on new life in Christ in conversation with the President. In this episode, Rev Sharon Hollis speaks with Rev Juliette Maua'i, minister at St Stephen's Uniting Church Williamstown.
Watch the Easter message https://uniting.church/easter-message-2023/
Episode 18: Conversation with Rev Heeyoung Lim
In her 2023 Easter video message, Rev Sharon Hollis invited three Uniting Church women ministers to reflect on what it means to have new life in Christ, sharing in their own languages. As we continue the celebration of Easter, hear them reflect more deeply on new life in Christ in conversation with the President. In this episode, Rev Sharon Hollis speaks with Rev Heeyoung Lim, minister at Leighmoor Uniting Church.
Watch the Easter message https://uniting.church/easter-message-2023/
Episode 17: Conversation with Rev Kharis Abadani
In her 2023 Easter video message, Rev Sharon Hollis invited three Uniting Church women ministers to reflect on what it means to have new life in Christ, sharing in their own languages. As we continue the celebration of Easter, hear them reflect more deeply on new life in Christ in conversation with the President. In this episode, Rev Sharon Hollis speaks with Rev Kharis Abadani, minister at Mulgrave Uniting Church.
Watch the Easter message https://uniting.church/easter-message-2023/
Episode 16: Conversation with Rob Floyd
Listen to the latest Dwelling Podcast with President Rev Sharon Hollis in conversation with Rob Floyd, who recently finished up as the Assembly Associate General Secretary. This is the final of four episodes in which the President has spoken to people across the Uniting Church who have recently concluded significant roles, exploring what has sustained them and what have they learned.
Episode 15: Conversation with Rev Dr Amelia Koh-Butler
President Rev Sharon shares in conversation with Rev Dr Amelia Koh-Butler as she is getting ready to start a new chapter in her life after years of service in various roles across the Uniting Church. She discusses her transition to becoming the Council for World Mission's new Mission Secretary – Education & Empowerment.
Episode 14: Conversation with Rev Alistair Macrae
In this next episode of the Dwelling Podcast, Rev Sharon Hollis interviews Rev Alistair Macrae who recently retired after 38 years of faithful and transformative ministry, including his time as the 12 President of the Uniting Church in Australia. Alistair shares what has sustained him and what he would like to tell the Church as he concludes this chapter.
Episode 13: Conversation with Jane Kennedy
In this latest series of the President's Podcast Dwelling, Rev Sharon Hollis interviews people who are concluding significant roles in the life of the Uniting Church. She asks what they have learned, what has sustained them and what they would like to say to the Church as their time in this role ends. First up is Jane Kennedy who is finishing up as UnitingWorld's Head of Programs.
Episode 12: Conversation with Emily Evans
In this episode, Emily Evans speaks to President Rev Sharon Hollis about her lifelong journey in the Uniting Church and engagement in the ecumenical movement internationally. Emily has been a member of the World Council of Churches Central and Executive Committees for the last nine years. She speaks about the highlights and challenges of the WCC’s work across this time, the gift of consensus decision-making, the global pursuit of Christian unity and what it means to be formed as an ecumenical Christian. Emily and Sharon also discuss the upcoming 11th WCC Assembly meeting in Germany.
Episode 11: Conversation with Sam Gledhill
In this episode, President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks with proud Murri woman Sam Gledhill, UnitingCare Australia's Senior Adviser for First Peoples. Sam speaks about the life-changing difference a Voice to Parliament would make to First Nations people as a first step towards Treaty and Truth and holistic healing and justice for First Peoples. She also shares about how faith sustains her and the importance of having hope.
Episode 10: Conversation with Rev Seung Jae Yeon
In this episode, President Rev Sharon Hollis shares a conversation with Rev Seung Jae Yeon, minister at Boronia Park Uniting Church. Seung Jae reflects on our intercultural church, our relationship with First Peoples and what sustains him in his ministry.
Episode 9: Conversation with Beth Irvin UnitingCare Australia's Senior Advisor on Disability
In this next episode of the President's Podcast Dwelling, a conversation with Beth Irvin UnitingCare Australia's Senior Advisor on Disability whose work focuses on the Uniting Church's engagement with the Disability Royal Commission.
Episode 8: Conversation with Rev Dr Paul Dongwon Goh
Series 3 of the President's Podcast invites us to reflect on how we embody and celebrate God's gift of diversity in the Uniting Church and what it means for us to be more inclusive as a Church that celebrates and nurtures the gifts of all. In this episode we hear from Rev Dr Paul Dongwon Goh, the Justice & CALD Multicultural & Cross Cultural Officer in the Synod of SA. Paul presented a proposal that was endorsed by the 16th Assembly to deepen the Uniting Church’s commitment to living faith and life interculturally through a range of measures, including a new annual Sunday of celebration, ‘Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday’.
Episode 7 Conversation with Kym Korbe
Sharon delves into reconciliation and covenant with proud Goa, Gungarri, Wakka Wakka woman, Kym Korbe, who leads UnitingCare Queensland's Reconciliation Action Plan Program. Kym, who was part of our inspiring Uniting Church women series. She is playing a vital role in shaping and embedding covenanting initiatives between First and Second Peoples across the Church and UnitingCare Queensland.
Episode 6 Conversation with Jill Tabart
As part of our inspiriting women in the UCA series, President Rev Sharon Hollis shares a conversation with Dr Jill Tabart, the first woman President of the Uniting Church in Australia.
***We apologise for the slightly glitchy audio in this Episode - but bear with it, the conversation is great!
Read more about the inspiring women of the Uniting Church we featured for International Women's Day https://uniting.church/celebratingucawomen2/
Episode 5 Conversation with Sarah Williamson
As part of our women in the UCA series, President Rev Sharon Hollis shares a conversation with Sarah Williamson, who was nominated as one of the inspiring UCA women making an impact through leadership, witness and service. https://uniting.church/celebratingucawomen2/
Sarah has been an ordained Deacon for almost 20 years, and worked in various congregations and for the Synod of South Australia before taking up her current placement as a Critical Care chaplain in the ICU and Neonatal ICU at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide. Known to be a bright and warm presence, she offers unconditional care and compassion to people in some of the most uncertain, difficult and traumatic moments of their lives.
Episode 4 Conversation with Dr Natalie Sims
Welcome to the latest episode and a new series with President in conversation with women in the Uniting Church released ahead of International Women's Day.
We invited people across our national church to submit the names of inspiring UCA women they know who are making an impact through leadership, witness and service.
Brunswick Uniting Church member and curator o popular blog, Singing from the Lectionary, Natalie Sims is one of those women.
Episode 3 Conversation with Phil Smith
In Episode 3 Rev Sharon Hollis shares a conversation with Pastor Phil Smith, community pastor of BELLS Neighbourhood Church on the Sunshine Coast. They talk about growing and nurturing life-giving communities of faith and what is necessary to see this work through.
Episode 2 Conversation with Heather Watson
In Episode 2 Rev Sharon Hollis shares a conversation with Heather Watson on all things regarding governance and compliance and specifically how we consider these aspects of our life as part of the Act2 conversation. Rev Sharon also asks Heather about what it means to be part of the Uniting Church.
Episode 1 Conversation with Colleen Geyer
In Episode 1 Rev Sharon Hollis shares a conversation with Assembly General Secretary Colleen Geyer about her journey in the Uniting Church and the Act2 project discerning the future shape of the UCA. Reflecting on the biggest conversation taking place in the Uniting Church, Sharon and Colleen discuss what Act 2 is all about, why we need to have this conversation now, and its guiding vision to equip life-giving communities of hope in the UCA.