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The invitation to prayer
Prayer is not like ascending on a heavenly escalator. We do not move from one great enlightenment moment to another. Instead, we muddle through, understanding and failing to understand, experiencing…
Read MoreNew leader, new era
In one sense, it felt like a homecoming for Rev Prof Kylie Crabbe when she took up the position of Pilgrim Theological College’s Head of College last month. The appointment…
Read MorePilgrim’s 2025 Valedictory Service
Pilgrim’s Valedictory Service was held on Thursday, 6 November. This year, 11 students were recognised for concluding their studies. All of them were completing postgraduate qualifications. Two had concluded Graduate…
Read MoreJoerg Rieger’s Northey Lecture Recap
Joerg Rieger’s Northey Lecture “Why Global Solidarities are a Matter of Life and Death: The Difference Religion Can Make” drew a gathering at Pilgrim Theological College on Thursday, 4 September.…
Read More40 Years of UCA Multiculturalism
Pilgrim alumnus, Sunny Chen, presented a paper at a national event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Uniting Church declaring itself a multicultural church where he compared the UCA’s…
Read MoreNorthey Lecture Highlights
Technology, AI, ethics and theology came together at the Northey public lecture at Pilgrim Theological College on Tuesday, 29 July. Rev Dr Kristel Clayville from the University of Illinois Chicago…
Read MoreMid-year Retreat Recap
Ministry Candidates and Faculty at Pilgrim went on our mid-year retreat recently to Kalorama, in the glorious (if chilly!) Dandenong Ranges. It was an opportunity to step away from the…
Read MoreSpiritual Care – Keeping current
Keeping current is vital for practitioners and for our lecturers at Pilgrim. In the lead up to teaching Spiritual Care: Independent Practitioner, Rev. Lauren Mosso is attending a conference with…
Read MoreTelling stories about the church’s past
Kerrie Handasyde recently examined how Australian church history “overwrites the deep time narratives of First Nations peoples” and intersects with secular histories. She published her research in a chapter titled…
Read MoreDalton McCaughey Library Drop In Sessions
In lead-up to the end of Semester 1, the Dalton McCaughey Library will host a series of three online drop-in sessions. Join us on Zoom to ask a librarian about…
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