Presentation 2013 1

Churches Housing Roundtable Property for a Pilgrim People 17th October 2014

Rev Niall Reid

Uniting Church Synod of NSW and the ACT 2014

the Church is a pilgrim people, always on the way towards a promised goal; here the Church does not have a continuing city but seeks one to come.

Affirm the value of a Sales Proceeds Policy, which releases funds for God’s Mission for the sake of the world both in the local context and beyond. 

1. Direct Synod Standing Committee to appoint a task group to undertake a review of the current policy taking into account the priority areas of affordable housing, employment, social enterprise, local congregation and community initiatives, and environmental sustainability.

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From Methodist Chapel toKindergarten

PresbyterianChurch to…

Primitive Methodist Churchto Leichhardt Council facility

Church to House of Sufism

From Methodist Mission Hall in Balmain

to Medical Centre

To Balmain Uniting Church

In a terrace house with cafe

GPOMartinPlacenow

Westin Hotel

Pub toderelictbuilding

Public SchoolTo City of SydneyCommunityCentre

Ferry torestaurant

The God who made the world and everything in it, who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands, nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone. From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live,

The God who made the world and everything in it, who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands, nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone. From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live,

The God who made the world and everything in it, who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands, nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone. From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live,

The Church as the fellowship of the Holy Spirit confesses Jesus as Lord over its own life; it also confesses that Jesus is Head over all things, the beginning of a new creation, of a new humanity. God in Christ has given to all people in the Church the Holy Spirit as a pledge and foretaste of that coming reconciliation and renewal which is the end in view for the whole creation. The Church's call is to serve that end:

(Uniting Church Basis of Union para .3)

Mission

Common wealth

Stewardship

Best Use

What is the unique calling of the Church and, in particular, your denomination?

What resources do you need to fulfil this calling?

Is property a primary, fundamental or necessary resource for the mission you are called to engage in?

If so what does that property look like?