FAITH &
RECONCILIATION IN ACTION
The vision of the ACC Indigenous Initiative team is to continue building pathways for churches and community.
National / NSW Directors
VIC Reps
Merrilyn Billing
Darryl & Edwina Lingwoodock
Grant & Kim Hay
I am excited to help bring awareness and connection points for truly ‘hearing’ stories from the past, dreams for the future, and understanding our shared cultures as a nation. I believe churches have an incredible opportunity to avoid ‘token’ attempts or platitudes and demonstrate genuine reconciliation that’s bathed in prayer, honour and respect. United we stand.
Reconciliation is not something we do and speak about for only one week every year. Reconciliation is a daily occurrence; in our relationship with God, our family, our community, our church and our workplace. Are we game enough to take the first step? We were thankful for the opportunity to make the first move towards reconciliation.
We are excited about planting more Indigenous churches and seeing Indigenous people play a significant role within their churches. We are also excited about training up Indigenous leaders to be released into the mission field, and teaching and training in Indigenous culture and perspectives. Our heart is to see all nationalities reconciled together as one and see them reconciled to God through a relationship with Him.
William & Sandra Dumas We have made reconciliation a personal mission to not only participate in, but to gather others and inform them of the power of unifying and partnering with God who is reconciling the whole world to himself. We know God has mandated our lives and ministry to “raise” up the next generation of Indigenous leaders who know their identity in Christ, and will take their places as leaders in the Church.
TAS Reps
John & Robyn Murray We can all live together respectfully acknowledging the diversity that God has given to us individually. We must reach outside the church doors. I’m not talking about a tent crusade into local community; rather praying and asking God for revelation for your area of influence. Seek out your Aboriginal representatives to help walk you through a respectful, meaningful engagement and dialogue.
South East QLD Reps
WA Reps
Clayton Anderson We are seeing churches and community groups wanting to engage more with the local Indigenous community and gain a better understanding of cultural awareness within the Church. We are educating and equipping local police and street chaplains that work in precarious situations where compassion and sensitivity is important. God is doing incredible things in WA and we are excited for the months to come.
SA Reps
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