Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time - Mk 4:35-41 - Lessons from the Land
Amelia is a Chinese-Scottish-Aussie, adopted by the Adnyamathanha people of the Ikara-Flinders. She is a missional integrator of worship, service, education, storying and hospitality. She is the World Methodist Council’s Global Worship and Liturgy Convenor, teaching in North and Central America, Italy, France and Spain, Korea, Thailand and Singapore. Previous graduate studies in music, creative arts, theology and education, led her to complete doctoral research through Fuller (Pasadena) in integrated Missiology, Ethnomusicology and Fresh Expressions of Church.
In the Uniting Church, Amelia was Director of NSW-ACT Lay education and was part of introducing ministry innovations to Australia: the Walk to Emmaus, Godly Play and Mission-shaped Ministry (Fresh Expressions). She served as Director of UCA Mission Resourcing in South Australia and Multifaith Chaplain at Western Sydney. She is a foundation member of Scriptural Reasoning (Muslim-Christian scholars in Interfaith dialogue) and the Uniting Church National Advocate for Ecumenical and Interfaith relations. She has a passion for developing intercultural community discipleship and mission.
Recently widowed, Amelia enjoys grandchildren (9 and 11) and leading a multi-lingual community (Chinese, Korean and English) as the Senior Minister at Eastwood Uniting Church.
