Vision
The Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture is a place to celebrate and nourish the spiritual journey of Australians.
The Centre:
- facilitates understanding of the role Christianity plays in Australian society and culture
- creates a community of study and contemplation as part of Charles Sturt University
- welcomes all who come to use it as a place for reflection, prayer and pilgrimage
- recognises and promotes the indigenous contribution to an authentic Australian spirituality
- provides a focus for reconciliation
- emphasises the relationship between the people of Australia, the land and our shared journey
The Centre, an ecumenical foundation, is a place for:
- the study and expression of the different Christian traditions and expressions of faith
- the common witness and mission of the Christian churches
- encounter and dialogue between Christians and people of other faiths
- the exhibition and performance of the arts, exploring their interaction with the Christian faith
- national occasions of celebration and commemoration
- academic excellence in theology as a part of the academic life of Charles Sturt University
The following is our statement of vision:
A STATEMENT OF VISION
The Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, which is the Australian national Christian Centre, has five objectives:
1. We seek to engage in ecumenical dialogue and joint Christian celebration, reflection and action, so as to assist all Christians to fulfil their common calling in mission, to the glory of the Triune God.
2. We seek to engage in inter-faith dialogue from a Christian perspective, particularly with the followers of the other major world religions, in Australia and regionally, so as to promote understanding and co-operation in these communities.
3. We seek to encourage further reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians as a means of expressing a central tenet of Christianity.
4. We seek to engage in applied Christian theology, as a means of articulating a Christian response to the will of God in the issues of contemporary society and culture.
5. We seek to engage in the issues of Christian faith and society, particularly to support the engagement of young people.
The following is our statement of values and ethos:
A STATEMENT OF VALUES AND ETHOS
The Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, as the Australian national Christian centre will be:
1. a place of celebration for all Christians, and of dialogue between them and with those of other faiths and of none;
2. a place that honours the Indigenous peoples of Australia;
3. a place of welcome and hospitality for all seeking an encounter with Christianity;
4. a place of Christian research, study, meditation and prayer;
5. a place that seeks to provide hope and inspiration for our common future.