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The Council of Churches of Christ in Australia

The Churches of Christ movement consists of around three hundred congregations and other affiliated organisations across five state bodies, each following teachings of the New Testament and the centrality of Jesus Christ since the beginnings of the movement in the nineteenth century.

Churches of Christ was born out of a 19th century international movement often referred to as the Restoration Movement.

The heart of this movement was to abandon denominationalism and follow the New Testament and its central priority on Christ. We rally around this simple plea: In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, and in all things love.

10 Sep, 2026
Part time
National Project Lead - Rise Collective
The Council of Churches of Christ in Australia Remote (Anywhere)
Turn shared vision into action, coordinate national initiatives, and keep momentum and follow-through across states...... National Christian Leadership Formation Project Australia-wide | Independent contractor | Two-year project | Approximately three days per week About the role The Rise Collective is a national initiative of the Council of Churches of Christ in Australia (CCCA) supporting emerging leaders in their first ten years of ministry. It exists to strengthen vocational and spiritual formation, provide meaningful resourcing, contribute to the national leadership pathway, and grow movement-wide connection among the next generation of leaders. This is an establishment role. The Rise Collective already exists as a vision and a team of volunteer state representatives, alongside the Rise Summit, a conference held every two years to connect, equip, and inspire emerging leaders. This project is about drawing it together into a functioning national collective...