Election Resources

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World Council of Churches International Ecumenical Peace Convocation

The International Ecumenical Peace Convocation, held in Kingston, Jamaica, finished on 25 May, 2011,
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The Worship Working Group seeks to enrich worship in the Uniting Church in Australia by developing resources, papers, educational tools and information to encourage and enliven worship life.

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DocBytes is a series of nine discussion starters developed by the Doctrine Working Group.

Featured Worship Resource

The Prayers of the People is a teaching DVD.

A guide to the worship for the people of God is a second teaching DVD.

Doctrine Resources and Publications

Election 2010 from UCA Assembly on Vimeo.

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Building an Economy for Life invites you to consider the values which underpin the policies of the political parties and candidates who are asking us to give them the responsibility of national leadership.

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Building an Economy for Life Booklet

The cornerstone of the resources is the Building an Economy for Life booklet, which explores some of the major areas of public policy and current issues from a Christian perspective on human and ecological wellbeing.
A fuller introduction to the theology and more detailed information about the purpose of the resource can be found here.

The booklet also includes an election toolkit with useful links to information on all things politics and elections and suggestions for planning activities such as pre-election candidates forums and a meeting with your local MP or candidates.

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You can obtain hard copies of this booklet, free of charge, by contacting the Assembly office, on 02 8267 4300 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Hot Issues

The Hot Issues papers are A5 sized flyers that take a snap-shot look at particular topical issues such as Indigenous health, the Northern Territory intervention, gender pay equity, freedom of religion and multiculturalism. Several of these papers are available in hard copy - contact the Assembly office to place an order, on 02 8267 4300 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

* all Federal Election 2010 resources have been printed on ‘carbon neutral’ paper

Issues Papers

These web-only papers offer a more in-depth look at the issues and policies covered in the Building an Economy for Life booklet. Papers have been contributed from many parts of the Church, including the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress and numerous Assembly agencies and units.

Additional Resources

UnitingCare Australia Election Resources: A decent life for everyone in Australia

UnitingCare's resources cover many of the important policy issues in this election: care for older Australians, cost of living pressures, outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and families, and sustainability in social service provision.

How to plan a candidates forum

Read the statement ‘An Economy of Life' adopted by the 12^th Assembly

Worship resources

These prayers have been prepared by the Uniting Church in Australia’s Assembly Working Group on Worship. They are inspired by the theology and the ideas of the statement An Economy of Life: Re-imagining human progress for a flourishing world. The themes they address make them particularly suitable for use in worship and private prayer in conjunction with the Federal Election 2010 resources.