Church as a Swamp

Cafe of Dangerous Ideas

Friday 19 September 2025 at 7.30pm

Sycamore Tree Cafe

185 Burgundy Street, Heidelberg

Any of us who have close affiliation with the Uniting Church will know the constant narrative: a story about how the church is changing.

In this session, with some stories and group sharing, we will explore the idea of Church as a Swamp: the question to us is how healthy is that swamp?

Our guest speaker is Ian David, a minister in placement at Fairfield Uniting Church… He’s never done anything really dangerous, let alone had a dangerous thought… but he did find this quote…
“Just as the Christian should not be constantly feeling his (sic) spiritual pulse, so, too, the Christian Community has not been given to us by God for us to be constantly taking its temperature.” from Life Together – Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Join us for a deep dive as we assess the Church as Swamp.

No bookings necessary – just turn up.

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