During April, ten Victorian and South Australian participants visited our Indigenous partners in Barkindji country in Dareton, NSW. Our Indigenous partner, Dareton Youth and Community Centre, receives support from many churches and individuals around Australia. This opportunity to visit gave…
In August 2025, the Global Mission Partners IMA program is hosting a discovery visit to experience the culture and faith of one of our Indigenous ministry partners, Juraki, on stunning Bunjalung country in northern New South Wales. You’re invited on…
In September 2025, Global Mission Partners IMA program is hosting a discovery visit to experience the culture and faith of one of our Indigenous ministry partners, dhiiyaan, in rural South East Queensland. You’re invited on this IMA discovery trip to…
Australia is one of the safest, healthiest, and historically one of the most generous countries in the world. Yet, our aid contribution is only 0.65% of the federal budget. International aid is now almost half what it was under Prime…
Pioneering new Indigenous initiatives What is the Ministry Innovation program? The Ministry Innovation Program supports our Indigenous church and ministry partners in designing and pioneering new and innovative, locally initiated and led projects and programs. It offers financial and advisory…
Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians coming together Reconciliation in Australia requires coming together ‘around the fire’. Providing opportunities for our Indigenous partners to share their culture with non-Indigenous Australians. To explore relationships between Indigenous and non-indigenous people and communities to work…
Pathways into leadership For many young Indigenous Australians, it’s exciting when they begin their faith journey and seek to know and serve God. To keep this fire burning, they need role models and opportunities to learn what Indigenous leadership looks…
Many years ago, a small Church on the Northern Beaches in Sydney asked me to help advise them on their mission support and programs.
I was fortunate enough to visit one of our incredible NSW church partners in March. Hurstville Church of Christ is located in the centre of the fast-growing suburb of Hurstville, as is their heart for local mission. It was such…
As a teenager, Lonny had no sense of direction. He sought answers through drugs, alcohol, and relationships. “Being a kid, I didn’t know where I’d go in the world.” When Lonny’s aunty invited him to church, he met Uncle Don…