Q&A with Ian Shelton
How could we best connect the ‘prayer unity’ and the ‘city-engagement unity’ networks? (4:52min)
Q&A with Ian Shelton
Denominations get staff but city unity doesn’t. Australia is changing in this. Why, and what are the pitfalls and benefits? (5:04min)
Q&A with Roy Crowne
Why consider fun / ‘profile’ efforts? (Why not just help the poor?) (3:56min)
Q&A with Roy Crowne
What’s the relationship between the united Church in each place and denominations? (1:58min)
Q&A with Ian Shelton
Why is specifically ‘humility’ so important to unity? (2:52min)
Q&A with Ian Shelton
When time together is limited, how much should we support pastors’ emotional health as contrasted with actually getting some things done for our communities? (3:25min)
Q&A with Roy Crowne
How much do you see churches participating with united things? (1:19min)
Q&A with Ian Shelton
Why is working with local government so important for the united churches? (4:31min)
Q&A with Ian Shelton
Two things to finish please: A pastors’ group ’success story’ – and any encouragement you might have for pastors’ groups in NZ?
Q&A with Roy Crowne
What about the ‘secularisation’ of church ministries? (3:41min)
Churches United in Cities
Webinars from 2022
Full Messages
Ian Shelton (One Heart, Australia) is connected to pastors’ unity movements across the different Local Government Areas in Australia – giving him a great perspective on reaching communities.
5 key things from the last 10 years that took unity to a new level in Australia (Aug 2022)
Roy Crowne (HOPE Together, UK) is aware of and connected to unity movements across the UK – giving him a long-term and broad awareness of things churches have done together, and the effect that has upon/within communities.
Top 5 Things UK Churches Have Done That Made A Difference (June 2022)
Messages for the church down under from the UK (Feb 2022)
Unity Vision Messages
(2021) Cultural change and what a united church can do
In this ‘bubble-popping’ message Dave talks about how and why our potential TOGETHER is still greater than we imagine – but also why uniformity won’t get us there. Hear 4 long-range goals we could unite in, with 15 applications – all of which are possible. But it’s a slightly different way of thinking and working together that is needed. If communication lines could exist, we could achieve much ‘in unison’ – without requiring uniformity, and this is already working in our nation!
(2020) Timely Conversations
In view of Covid-19, the planned national 2020 travel to connect with pastors’ groups was cancelled. This video was created to contribute to the timely conversations some of that travel was purposed for.
This video articulates vision in FOUR areas. This is about things we can do together NATIONALLY that we cannot do apart. Numerous criteria are considered in the journey toward suggestions like these.
(2019) Discussion Video
This 8min video covers (1) an illustration explaining EXACTLY why our functional unity is needed and (2) a concluding explanation on the kinds of ways we could yet engage with cultural thinking nationally.
Hope Project is concurrently promoted because (1) this video in a singular communication with many pastors in an entire year, and (2) we’re intentionally leveraging it for the purposes of (i) broad education on the substance of possible public engagements and (ii) to encourage intentionality in the equipping of members with skills for spiritual conversations.
(2018) What it means to have a mission
This message from 2018 is very empowering, and full of strategic insights for our nation. Regarding unity, it discusses the fourth piston [unity] at 28.25mins – as one of four areas for united application in service to our mission nationally, with a strategic view.
Our request to all city and town pastors’ group is that they unite in the following 4 goals annually.