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  Encyclopedia: Dean Drayton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Rev Dr Dean Drayton B.Sc.(Hons), B.D., Ph.D. was appointed as the President of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) at the 10th Assembly held in Melbourne in July 2003.
Rodney Dean Drayton was born in Whyalla, South Australia in 1941.
Dean believes a first priority is to call congregations and church councils to reaffirm their first love to Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, and by the power of the Holy Spirit find new ways to serve, witness and worship in today and tomorrow’s Australia and beyond.
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 Dean Drayton -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Rev Dr Dean Drayton B.Sc.(Hons), B.D., Ph.D. was appointed as the President of the (additional info and facts about Uniting Church in Australia) Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) at the 10th Assembly held in (The capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center) Melbourne in July 2003.
Dean was the Moderator of the New South Wales Synod Oct 1995 — Oct 1996 and had Pilgrims of the Cosmos published in 1996.
Dean believes that the (additional info and facts about Uniting Church) Uniting Church has a unique role as part of the world-wide church, looking forward to further Unions, and depending upon the Holy Spirit to shape its life as a witness to Christ for a new millennium.
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 Dean Drayton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Rev Dr Dean Drayton B.Sc.(Hons), B.D., Ph.D. was appointed as the President of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) at the 10thAssembly held in Melbourne in July 2003.
Dean believes a first priority is to call congregations and church councils to reaffirm their first love to Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, and by the power of the Holy Spirit find new waysto serve, witness and worship in today and tomorrow’s Australia and beyond.
Dean believes that the Uniting Church hasa unique role as part of the world-wide church, looking forward to further Unions, and depending upon the Holy Spirit to shapeits life as a witness to Christ for a new millennium.
www.therfcc.org /dean-drayton-253464.html   (887 words)

  
 Market Drayton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Drayton Beauchamp is a village in Buckinghamshire, England.
Drayton adopts a folksy persona while in public but is a severely unstable person who berates his brothers non-stop and occasionally brings people "home for dinner".
Note: In the original movie, Drayton was the most "normal" of the family and was slightly troubled by the murders his brothers committed; however, in the second one he fully supports them and is a full-bore lunatic.
www.wwwtln.com /finance/120/market-drayton.html   (1651 words)

  
 Insights Magazine News
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia, the Rev. Dr Dean Drayton, attended the memorial service in Bali on Sunday morning to mark the anniversary of the tragedy that took place in Kuta beach on October 12, 2002.
Dr Drayton together with the Rev. John Barr, Executive Secretary Uniting International Mission, were invited by the Protestant Christian Church in Bali to visit Bali for the commemoration.
Dean Drayton and John Barr believe the ongoing plight of the Balinese people is a major concern.
nsw.uca.org.au /news/2003/drayton-at-bali_13-10-03.htm   (300 words)

  
 PM - Conversions 'not just a quick decision': Rev Dean Drayton
MARK COLVIN: The President of the Uniting Church, the Reverend Dr Dean Drayton, is supporting the application of the Iranian Christians.
DEAN DRAYTON: Yes, because this happened two to three years ago when we had detention centres all in very remote areas and our patrol padres and ministers in those areas visited the detention centres.
DEAN DRAYTON: It certainly puts pressure on other people, but there are in fact congregations in the detention centre, in Baxter, and people know those who've been attending over a long period of time and people are aware of those who have a real interest.
www.abc.net.au /pm/content/2005/s1328469.htm   (617 words)

  
 Religious turf wars
DEAN DRAYTON: If I did give my opinion, I would then be usurping the right of the people of the Uniting Church in the way in which we do our government, which is by councils.
DEAN DRAYTON: My responsibility as a church leader is to say I don't believe this is on and I believe it's a high-handed act in fact of attempting to speak beyond the responsibilities for which he was consecrated, which is as a leader of the Anglican Church in the Sydney diocese.
DEAN DRAYTON: We have now worked out a roadmap to in fact engage and involve the whole church as it moves towards looking at in 2006 addressing what's the doctrinal position of the Uniting Church.
sunday.ninemsn.com.au /sunday/cover_stories/transcript_1460.asp   (6047 words)

  
 Insights - Uniting Church magazine online
Dean Drayton, the President of the Uniting Church's national Assembly, and Rev John Barr, executive secretary of Uniting International Mission, were in Ambon for eight days.
Dean said Rev Dr Hendricks' wife, the Rev Dr Eta Hendricks, were at the Tenth National Assembly.
Dean said the Christian Church in Ambon is much older than the Christian Church in Australia.
nsw.uca.org.au /news/2004/pain-of-ambon_20-04-04.htm   (1096 words)

  
 News on Drayton, South Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Barber with nett 75.1/2 from runners-up Marnie Nicholson and Alison Schmid with nett 79.1/2 on a countback from Lyn Taylor and Ronnie Rawlins and Pam Drayton...
Drayton rushed for 211 yards on 18 carries, intercepted a pass, and returned a kickoff 60 yards as Centennial defeated Sebastian River 31-22 in the Class 4A...
Drayton Harrison, district wildlife manager for the Colorado Division of Wildlife, frees a young deer's leg from a fence at a house in the 6000 block Florida...
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 theage.com.au - The Age
Outgoing president James Haire installs Dean Drayton, with his wife Sandra behind him, as national president of the Uniting Church.
It was terror at the immensity of an apparently meaningless universe that led the Reverend Dr Dean Drayton, 62, to Christianity as a schoolboy.
Dr Drayton, the 10th president of the church, has been a minister for several decades, served in parishes, been an evangelism consultant, executive director of the NSW Board of Mission and a theology lecturer.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/07/13/1058034875768.html   (506 words)

  
 The Leaders - Rev Dr Dean Drayton - National Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia
During 1997 Dean spent time as a visiting Professor at the Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, Texas.
Dean believes that the Uniting Church has a unique role, seeing itself as part of the world wide church, looking forward to further Unions, and depending upon the Holy Spirit to shape its life as a witness to Christ for a new millenium.
In his spare time Dean loves to visit his children and grandchildren, read Science and Biographies, and visit plant nurseries with cafes tucked away in side.
nat.uca.org.au /whoweare/leaders/deandrayton.htm   (512 words)

  
 Drayton Hall--Home
Included in the book are historic photographs of the house and grounds, drawings from Lewis Reeves Gibbes' 19th-century sketchbook, a detailedchronology of the plantation, a virtual tour of its rooms, and a selection of frequently asked questions.
Drayton Hall is the oldest preserved plantation house in America that is open to the public.
Through seven generations of Drayton family ownership, the plantation house has remained in nearly original condition and offers an opportunity to experience history, to imagine the people—white and fl—who lived and worked in a far different time.
www.draytonhall.org   (702 words)

  
 Census of 2 Million Christians in Four Countries to Provide Snapshot of Faith - Christianity Today magazine - ...
Drayton says that the results, which he hopes will be available early next year, would be a valuable resource both for individual congregations and church leaders.
Drayton said the four countries had been chosen because the project had grown through "informal networks." He expected another two or three countries to join the International Church Life Survey team for another survey to be held in 2006.
Drayton said he expected to discover great differences in the "flavor of how we look at congregational life and the future," as well as material which would build bridges between Christians from different traditions.
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 presbyterian.org.nz: Assembly 2004: Keynote 4 - Thursday 23rd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
How we live out our Christian faith was the theme of keynote speaker Dean Drayton’s fourth and final address to the Presbyterian General Assembly in Christchurch in September 2004.
Dean explained the realm of personal conversion did not really start till the early 1700s.
The other side of the turn from world order to the self is the individual’s turn from objective to subjective, Dean Drayton explained.
www.presbyterian.org.nz /2816.0.html   (717 words)

  
 The Christian Post   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The UCA decision comes at a time the Anglican (Episcopalian) Church in North America, Britain and elsewhere has been grappling with questions of whether homosexuals should be ordained, and whether same-sex unions should be permitted.
UCA president Dean Drayton said in a statement the vote was significant in that "it clarified the situation in the church and sought to maintain the unity of the church, by acknowledging our diversity of understanding and interpretation."
Drayton's statement did not refer to concerns that some members may leave the denomination.
www.christianpost.com /php_functions/print_friendly.php?tbl_name=europe&id=65   (710 words)

  
 Crosswalk.com - Conservative Anglicans May Seek Alternative Leadership to Canterbury
Approached for comment Monday, the UCA provided a statement saying the church's national president, the Rev. Dean Drayton, had held a "most cordial" meeting with Jensen to discuss relations between the two denominations "on the issue of the ordination of people in same gender relationships."
Drayton said Jensen had, during their talks, "acknowledged the importance and place of the Uniting Church in Australia, and urged people not to leave but stay within the Uniting Church."
The UCA leadership recently announced that the church would undergo a period of theological reflection, to enable church structures and members to "seek to discern God's will" on the ordination of homosexuals issue, ahead of an assembly planned for 2006.
www.crosswalk.com /news/religiontoday/1232535.html   (1184 words)

  
 AM - Church head concerned about IR laws
So concerned about the proposals is Reverend Dean Drayton, the head of the Uniting Church in Australia, that he's going to address the committee personally.
DEAN DRAYTON: It's not fair for vulnerable workers, we believe.
DEAN DRAYTON: It is true that unemployment is at its lowest, Australia for many years.
www.abc.net.au /am/content/2005/s1505768.htm   (557 words)

  
 presbyterian.org.nz: Assembly 2004: Keynote Speaker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Currently President of the Uniting Church in Australia, the Rev Dr Dean Drayton is on the staff of the United Theological College in Sydney.
The Rev Dr Dean Drayton, guest speaker at the Presbyterian Church’s 2004 General Assembly, is amused to find he has crossed the Tasman to find himself described as both a route-finder and a boat-rocker.
A 25-minute video featuring Rev Drayton and a booklet exploring these themes is now available for purchase from Assembly Office.
www.presbyterian.org.nz /2799.0.html   (560 words)

  
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 7news national news
The Uniting Church president, the Reverend Dr Dean Drayton, will present evidence to the Senate's inquiry into proposed workplace relations laws.
Dr Drayton said many unemployed people may continue to fall through the cracks under the new system.
Dr Drayton said exempting businesses with under 100 employees from unfair dismissal laws was "outrageous".
seven.com.au /news/nationalnews/120984   (544 words)

  
 Uniting Church in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The current President is Rev Dr Dean Drayton.
The President-elect is Rev Gregor Henderson, formerly General Secretary of the UCA, and before that the National Council of Churches in Australia.
July 2003 Dean Drayton; Terence Corkin from January 2001; Melbourne
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uniting_Church_in_Australia   (1880 words)

  
 Sir Ronald Wilson honoured by mourners - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
Among them were WA premier Geoff Gallop, acting chief justice Michael Murray, members of the Aboriginal community and Reverend Dean Drayton, the president of the Uniting Church in Australia, who gave one of five eulogies at the service.
Noting that Sir Ronald was the Uniting Church's first and only lay president, Dr Drayton said his predecessor served the church with distinction.
Dr Drayton's passionate tribute was echoed by Reverend Sealin Garlett, the national chairman of the Uniting and Aboriginal Islander Christian Congress, who said Sir Ronald would have wanted all Australians to "take hold of the baton" on indigenous issues.
www.smh.com.au /news/National/Sir-Ronald-Wilson-honoured-by-mourners/2005/07/22/1121539136536.html   (558 words)

  
 Pastoral Letters to the UCA 18 July, 2003.
The following pastoral letters are from the UCA President, Dean Drayton and the Moderators of the UCA Synods.
The decisions of the 10th Assembly mentioned by Dean Drayton can be read here.
The decisions of the Assembly mentioned by Dean Drayton and the Moderators can be read here.
fou.uniting.com.au /letters.html   (796 words)

  
 10th National Assembly - Welcome to Home Page
The following is a reflection on the theme of the 10th Assembly 'Witness the glory of God' and was written by Rev.
Dean Drayton specifically for the 2003 Mission Prayer Handbook.
It is possible to suddenly discover the Cosmos is God's - the gift of a God who is found in our world, addresses even us, and brings glory.
www.assembly2003.uca.org.au   (425 words)

  
 Drop debate on abortion: church boss - National - www.smh.com.au
The president of the church's national assembly, the Reverend Dean Drayton, said respect for the sacredness of human life meant "advocating for the needs of women as well as the unborn child".
Dr Drayton said the church rejected "two extreme positions, that abortion should never be available and that abortion should be regarded as simply another medical procedure".
In a stance that has set it apart from most of its Christian counterparts, the Uniting Church has reiterated its position, saying the situation was too complicated for one unyielding position and that people's circumstances would always be unique.
www.smh.com.au /news/National/Drop-debate-on-abortion-church-boss/2005/02/12/1108061923425.html   (327 words)

  
 Uniting Church says sorry for abuse - National - www.theage.com.au
Uniting Church president Dean Drayton yesterday apologised to children who suffered neglect and abuse in its institutions over the past century.
His apology follows the August 30 release of the Senate report Forgotten Australians, which urged churches and governments to apologise as a first step.
Dr Drayton said it was impossible to say how many children had been abused in former Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational institutions but the church was committed to an audit and other Senate recommendations.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/09/27/1096137167081.html   (521 words)

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