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Dwelling

by Sharon Hollis

Dwell in rich and deep conversation as Rev Sharon Hollis, President of the Uniting Church in Australia, explores life and faith with the interesting and inspiring people she meets on her travels. Series 1 explores the Act2 project about the future shape of the Uniting Church, Series 2 celebrates Uniting Church women and Series 3 is all about Diversity and Inclusion.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 39: Rev Sharon Hollis in the final episode of Dwelling

    Welcome to the very final episode of the President's podcast! This final conversation, released ahead of the 17th Assembly, features an interview with the President herself who reflects on her term in leadership, the profound and formational moments of the past three years and what's sustained…

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  2. Conversation with Rev Brendon Lukin

    In this new series of Dwelling, President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks with four ministers who are in their first three years of ordained ministry. In this third episode, hear from Rev Brendon Lukin, one of the ministers at Mascot Wesley Uniting Church in Sydney.

  3. Conversation with Rev Reuben Edmonds

    In this new series of Dwelling, President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks with four ministers who are in their first three years of ordained ministry. In this third episode, hear from Rev Reuben Edmonds, minister at All Saints Floreat Uniting Church outside of Perth in WA.

  4. Conversation with Heewon Chang

    In this new series of Dwelling, President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks with four ministers who are in their first three years of ordained ministry. In this second episode, hear from Rev Heewon Chang, minister at Hope Uniting Church in Maroubra, NSW.

  5. Conversation with Rev Annie Baker

    In this new series of Dwelling, President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks with four ministers who are in their first three years of ordained ministry. In this first episode, hear from Rev Annie Baker, minister at St Paul's Uniting Church in Stafford, QLD.

  6. Episode 34: Conversation with Rev Kath Behan

    In this third episode in a series of conversations with members of the Assembly Resourcing Unit, President Rev Sharon Hollis chats with Rev Kath Behan about her life and experiences working at the Uniting Church. They discuss her various roles and her aspirations for her latest position as…

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  7. Episode 33: Conversation with Raul Sugunananthan

    In this episode, President Rev Sharon Hollis interviews Raul Sugunananthan, a passionate member of the Assembly Resourcing Unit. Raul discusses his passion for activism, his dedication to standing alongside those who are marginlised and without a voice, and his journey in the Uniting Church.

  8. Episode 32: Conversation with Rev Dr Sunny Chen

    In this episode, President Rev Sharon Hollis interviews Rev Dr Sunny Chen about his fascinating journey to becoming a National Consultant with the Assembly Resourcing Unit. From his initial struggles with the Bible to his evolution into a renowned scholar and educator, Sunny speaks about the...

  9. Episode 31: Conversation with Jan Richardson

    This week, President Sharon is having a conversation with Jan Richardson. Jan is an artist, writer, and an ordained minister in The United Methodist Church. Her work, described as "breathtaking" by the Chicago Tribune, has gathered an international audience. People are drawn to the welcoming,...

  10. Episode 30: Conversation with Susy Thomas

    This is our final episode in the series of conversations with Uniting Church ex-Moderators. Today President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks with Susy Thomas who was Moderator for the Synod of Western Australia.

  11. Episode 29: Conversation with Rev Andrew Gunton

    In this series, President Sharon Hollis shares conversations with ex-Moderators in the Uniting Church. This episode she speaks with ex-Moderator in the Queensland Synod Rev Andrew Gunton.

  12. Episode 28: Conversation with Rev Simon Hansford

    The Dwelling podcast is back! In this series, UCA President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks to ex-Moderators of the Uniting Church who have recently concluded their ministry as Synod leaders. In the second episode, the President shares a conversation with the ex-moderator for the Synod of NSW/ACT, Rev...

  13. Episode 27: Conversation with Bronte Wilson

    The Dwelling podcast is back! In this series, UCA President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks to ex-Moderators of the Uniting Church who have recently concluded their ministry as Synod leaders. In the first episode, the President shares a conversation with the ex-moderator for the Synod of SA, Bronte Wilson.

  14. Episode 26 Conversation with Mardi Lumsden, Rob Floyd and Rev Lindsay Cullen

    The latest series of the Dwelling Podcast features interviews recorded live at the President's Conference held at Redcliffe Uniting Church from 26-29 July. In this conversation, President Rev Sharon Hollis faciliates a panel of Assembly staff. Hear more deeply about the national work of the…

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  15. Episode 25 Conversation with Samantha McDonell

    The latest series of the Dwelling Podcast features interviews recorded live at the President's Conference held at Redcliffe Uniting Church from 26-29 July. In this conversation, President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks to Pastor Samantha McDonell from UnitingCare Queensland's Connect100 Program which...

  16. Episode 24 Conversation with Brooke Prentis

    The latest series of the Dwelling Podcast features interviews recorded live at the President's Conference held at Redcliffe Uniting Church from 26-29 July. First up is this conversation with UCA President Rev Sharon Hollis and Wakka Wakka woman and Aboriginal Christian leader Brooke Prentis. The...

  17. Episode 23 Conversation with Anne Pate

    As we mark a time of national prayer through Uniting in Prayer, this series on the Dwelling podcast features Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis in conversation with people about prayer: how we understand it, how it shapes us and informs our ministry, what sustains our prayer lives and how...

  18. Episode 22 Conversation with Rev Salesi Fapula

    As we mark a time of national prayer through Uniting in Prayer, this series on the Dwelling podcast features Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis in conversation with people about prayer: how we understand it, how it shapes us and informs our ministry, what sustains our prayer lives and how...

  19. Episode 21 Conversation with Katherine Massam

    As we mark a time of national prayer through Uniting in Prayer, this series on the Dwelling podcast features Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis in conversation with people about prayer: how we understand it, how it shapes us and informs our ministry, what sustains our prayer lives and how...

  20. Episode 20 Conversation with Sarah Agnew

    As we mark a time of national prayer through Uniting in Prayer, this latest series on the Dwelling podcast features Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis in conversation with people about prayer: how we understand it, how it shapes us and informs our ministry, what sustains our prayer lives...

  21. Episode 19: Conversation with Rev Juliette Maua'i

    In her 2023 Easter video message, Rev Sharon Hollis invited three Uniting Church women ministers to reflect on what it means to have new life in Christ, sharing in their own languages. As we continue the celebration of Easter, hear them reflect more deeply on new life in Christ in conversation…

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  22. Episode 18: Conversation with Rev Heeyoung Lim

    In her 2023 Easter video message, Rev Sharon Hollis invited three Uniting Church women ministers to reflect on what it means to have new life in Christ, sharing in their own languages. As we continue the celebration of Easter, hear them reflect more deeply on new life in Christ in conversation…

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  23. Episode 17: Conversation with Rev Kharis Abadani

    In her 2023 Easter video message, Rev Sharon Hollis invited three Uniting Church women ministers to reflect on what it means to have new life in Christ, sharing in their own languages. As we continue the celebration of Easter, hear them reflect more deeply on new life in Christ in conversation…

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  24. Episode 16: Conversation with Rob Floyd

    Listen to the latest Dwelling Podcast with President Rev Sharon Hollis in conversation with Rob Floyd, who recently finished up as the Assembly Associate General Secretary. This is the final of four episodes in which the President has spoken to people across the Uniting Church who have recently...

  25. Episode 15: Conversation with Rev Dr Amelia Koh-Butler

    President Rev Sharon shares in conversation with Rev Dr Amelia Koh-Butler as she is getting ready to start a new chapter in her life after years of service in various roles across the Uniting Church. She discusses her transition to becoming the Council for World Mission's new Mission Secretary –...

  26. Episode 14: Conversation with Rev Alistair Macrae

    In this next episode of the Dwelling Podcast, Rev Sharon Hollis interviews Rev Alistair Macrae who recently retired after 38 years of faithful and transformative ministry, including his time as the 12 President of the Uniting Church in Australia. Alistair shares what has sustained him and what he...

  27. Episode 13: Conversation with Jane Kennedy

    In this latest series of the President's Podcast Dwelling, Rev Sharon Hollis interviews people who are concluding significant roles in the life of the Uniting Church. She asks what they have learned, what has sustained them and what they would like to say to the Church as their time in this role...

  28. Episode 12: Conversation with Emily Evans

    In this episode, Emily Evans speaks to President Rev Sharon Hollis about her lifelong journey in the Uniting Church and engagement in the ecumenical movement internationally. Emily has been a member of the World Council of Churches Central and Executive Committees for the last nine years. She...

  29. Episode 11: Conversation with Sam Gledhill

    In this episode, President Rev Sharon Hollis speaks with proud Murri woman Sam Gledhill, UnitingCare Australia's Senior Adviser for First Peoples. Sam speaks about the life-changing difference a Voice to Parliament would make to First Nations people as a first step towards Treaty and Truth and...

  30. Episode 10: Conversation with Rev Seung Jae Yeon

    In this episode, President Rev Sharon Hollis shares a conversation with Rev Seung Jae Yeon, minister at Boronia Park Uniting Church. Seung Jae reflects on our intercultural church, our relationship with First Peoples and what sustains him in his ministry.

  31. Episode 9: Conversation with Beth Irvin UnitingCare Australia's Senior Advisor on Disability

    In this next episode of the President's Podcast Dwelling, a conversation with Beth Irvin UnitingCare Australia's Senior Advisor on Disability whose work focuses on the Uniting Church's engagement with the Disability Royal Commission.

  32. Episode 8: Conversation with Rev Dr Paul Dongwon Goh

    Series 3 of the President's Podcast invites us to reflect on how we embody and celebrate God's gift of diversity in the Uniting Church and what it means for us to be more inclusive as a Church that celebrates and nurtures the gifts of all. In this episode we hear from Rev Dr Paul Dongwon Goh, the...

  33. Episode 7 Conversation with Kym Korbe

    Sharon delves into reconciliation and covenant with proud Goa, Gungarri, Wakka Wakka woman, Kym Korbe, who leads UnitingCare Queensland's Reconciliation Action Plan Program. Kym, who was part of our inspiring Uniting Church women series. She is playing a vital role in shaping and embedding...

  34. Episode 6 Conversation with Jill Tabart

    As part of our inspiriting women in the UCA series, President Rev Sharon Hollis shares a conversation with Dr Jill Tabart, the first woman President of the Uniting Church in Australia. ***We apologise for the slightly glitchy audio in this Episode - but bear with it, the conversation is great!…

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  35. Episode 5 Conversation with Sarah Williamson

    As part of our women in the UCA series, President Rev Sharon Hollis shares a conversation with Sarah Williamson, who was nominated as one of the inspiring UCA women making an impact through leadership, witness and service. https://uniting.church/celebratingucawomen2/ Sarah has been an ordained...

  36. Episode 4 Conversation with Dr Natalie Sims

    Welcome to the latest episode and a new series with President in conversation with women in the Uniting Church released ahead of International Women's Day. We invited people across our national church to submit the names of inspiring UCA women they know who are making an impact through…

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  37. Episode 3 Conversation with Phil Smith

    In Episode 3 Rev Sharon Hollis shares a conversation with Pastor Phil Smith, community pastor of BELLS Neighbourhood Church on the Sunshine Coast. They talk about growing and nurturing life-giving communities of faith and what is necessary to see this work through.

  38. Episode 2 Conversation with Heather Watson

    In Episode 2 Rev Sharon Hollis shares a conversation with Heather Watson on all things regarding governance and compliance and specifically how we consider these aspects of our life as part of the Act2 conversation. Rev Sharon also asks Heather about what it means to be part of the Uniting Church.

  39. Episode 1 Conversation with Colleen Geyer

    In Episode 1 Rev Sharon Hollis shares a conversation with Assembly General Secretary Colleen Geyer about her journey in the Uniting Church and the Act2 project discerning the future shape of the UCA. Reflecting on the biggest conversation taking place in the Uniting Church, Sharon and Colleen...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Dwell in rich and deep conversation as Rev Sharon Hollis, President of the Uniting Church in Australia, explores life and faith with the interesting and inspiring people she meets on her travels. Series 1 explores the Act2 project about the future shape of the Uniting Church, Series 2 celebrates Uniting Church women and Series 3 is all about Diversity and Inclusion.

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