Living Church in Rural Qld
Written by LCIRQ Steering Committee Wednesday, 18 August 2010 06:58
This resource is a working paper which resulted from a consultation held in Toowoomba in 2009 ((http://www.qct.org.au/content/view/600/39/ )) involving members of the Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran and Uniting Churches from rural areas around Queensland, particularly from Toowoomba and the Darling Downs.
The consultation was called to take stock of progress since the release of the ground-breaking ecumenical document of ….. entitled "Being Church in Rural Queensland ", which was a "framework for action" outlining ecumenical steps which could be taken particularly in rural areas with the endorsement of church leadership in all four denominations.
A new document was drafted to keep up with more recent developments. It then went to the four churches involved for endorsement. This process has now been finalized. The title of the new document is "Living Church in Rural Queensland". It aims to take the initial process further. "Living Church in Rural Queensland" names areas in which churches can be encouraged to work ecumenically, such as religious education (in Queensland the official term is Religious Instruction), pastoral care and creating ecumenical orders of service for particular occasions.
Although the document has arisen out of a process of consultation between the four churches mentioned above, it could prove very helpful to other churches in their efforts to forge greater ecumenical unity.
Click here to download "Living Church in Rural Queensland".