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IntroductionLay Preaching has a long and distinguished tradition in the Uniting Church and its former denominations. A Lay Preacher is a lay member of the Church whose gifts for preaching and leading worship have been recognised and who is trained and then authorised to lead services of worship.This significant ministry is described in both the Basis of Union (Paragraph 14(d)) and in the Regulations of the Uniting Church (Section 2.8).'Called to Preach' is the newly-released Lay Preachers' Association manual which includes lots of useful information about Lay Preachers and Lay Preaching. 

What is The Period of Discernment?The Period of Discernment is a process that enables the church and you together to discern God's call on your life for future ministry expression. This ministry may be discerned to be as a lay person within the local congregation, within the community or workplace, or within one of the specified ministries (including the ordained ministries).

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Understanding the Sacraments of the Uniting Church in Australia

Why do we bother about copyright? Copyright laws exist in order to support artists/authors who produce artistic works, and whose royalties provide their income. There is a lot of legal complexity which supports this, but that is the core intent of all our effort. Artistic works may include song words, song tunes or music, poems, photos, music, videos, paintings, etc. Note that the performance of music by churches in worship services, weddings, and funerals – whether in a church or other setting – is granted a specific voluntary exemption from copyright licensing.

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Who is a Pastor? The specified ministry of Pastor provides opportunities for lay people to serve the Uniting Church in a variety of roles. Pastor is an umbrella term that covers people working in areas such as youth ministry, children and families ministry, pastoral ministry, as lay pastors, community development workers or outreach workers. Specifically, a Pastor role will include one or more of the following tasks done in the name of the Uniting Church:

 
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