The Christian Calling in Australia and Beyond with Rev Prof James Haire

Inter-Church Centre 48 Elmwood Avenue

Monday 19th October 12.45 pm starting with a sandwich lunch [for those who book – see below*] at 12.15 pm, the meeting beginning at 12.45 and running to 2.00, allowing a little time after that for any informal discussion.

James Haire will share his experiences and views from involvement in inter-church and inter-faith dialogue and developments in Australia, , and beyond

The Reverend James Haire is Executive Director of the Australian Centre for and Culture (National Australian Christian Centre), Professor of Theology of Charles Stuart University (CSU), and Director of the Public and Contextual Theology Research Centre (PACT), all based in Canberra. From 1987 to 2003 he was Professor and Head of the School of Theology at in Brisbane, , Australia, Professor of New Testament Studies and Principal at Trinity College, Brisbane, and Dean and President of the Brisbane College of Theology. He served, from 1972 to 1985, as a Minister and Theological Lecturer and Professor in Halmahera, Indonesia, as a of the Presbyterian Church in . He served as President of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA), and was Chairperson of the National Heads of Churches of Australia, from 2000 to 2003. He served as President of the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) from 2003 to 2006.

Professor Haire has been active in ecumenism, and was from 1992 to 2004 Co-chair of the National Dialogue between the Uniting Church in Australia and the Roman in Australia. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Joint International Commission between the Vatican and the . Since 2005 he has been on the Executive of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA). Since 2006 he has been a member of the Network of Theologians of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches

VENUE The Inter-Church Centre, 48 Elmwood Avenue, is opposite All Souls’ Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church, close to most of Queen’s chaplaincies. Elmwood Avenue runs from University Road at the Students’ Union through to the MBC Building beside the City Hospital. See http://tinyurl.com/y9meayn for map

 LUNCH* A sandwich lunch will be provided for those who book by 2 pm the previous Friday 16th October to 028 – 90 66 31 45 or e-mail [email protected] [let us know any dietary needs].

 Organised by the Board of Overseas Affairs, Irish Council of Churches, with special thanks to Christian Aid. Anyone interested welcome. Any queries to same contacts as for lunch.