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= GLEN WAVERLEY UNITING CHURCH WIKI PAGE =
This page is the Home Page for the [[http://www.gwuc.org.au|Glen Waverley Uniting Church]] wiki page.
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There are now <<PageCount(exists)>> pages on this wiki. Feelingly lucky? Visit a random page: <<RandomPage>> Link to > [[WhatUseIsTheWikiToMe|What use is the wiki to me.]]
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= The PSALTER =
This page is the Home Page for the [[http://www.gwuc.org.au|Glen Waverley Uniting Church]] wiki page, known as ThePsalter (People Sharing And Listening Together - Everyone Rejoicing!). All links on this page are accessible by any person, logged in or not. Every word or phrase that you see in a different colour is a link to some other page (just like a normal web page).

== Services ==
 * ''[[https://gwuc.org.au/live/|On line services]] each Sunday at 9:15 and 11am, except for some combined services as per the [[RosterPreaching]].''

## * Join the VirtualMorningTea after the live streaming service.
## * We can now welcome "in person" attendances to the regular services services with conditions for those who feel safe attending. See [[attachment:Updated 2020 Return to GWUC.pdf| details here.]]
## * 9:15am family and 11am traditional services are both [[https://gwuc.org.au/live/|live streamed]] and available afterwards, with translation facilities. See BroadcastMinistry
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Note that many of the pages linked from these quick links may have access control on them. You will need to visit the CreateUserAccount if you do not have an account on this wiki. See the separate [[GwucQuickLinks|Quick Links]] page. ''This is a good page to bookmark in your browser if you are a regular visitor to these pages.''
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 * CongregationalPage
 * ChurchFete
 * The ChurchInCelebration
 * Church Groups (MasterGroupList lists all church groups)
  * ChoirPage
  * UnitingChurchAdultFellowship
 * ChurchMinistries
  * ChildrenAndFamilies
  * YouthMinistry
  * SeniorsMinistry
  * FreshExpressions
 * ChurchWikiIndex contains links to all the pages in this wiki (at this stage, updated manually - last update 27 Mar 2010).
 * ChurchRosters
 * CommunicationsCommittee
  * ChurchBulletin
  * NewView
  * [[http://wr.victas.uca.org.au/assets/1347/UCInformation_March2010.pdf|Synod news]]
 * CouncilPage and council committees. (Current agenda: CouncilAgenda20Oct2010 - this is accessible to all church members)
 * EldersPage
 * HowToUseTheChurchWiki - getting started in using the wiki
 * MailingLists and GroupContactList: Information about the use of predefined mailing lists
 * OnTheWayTogether and the four Missional Groups:
   * CommunityOutreach
   * FaithCommunity
   * InclusiveCommunity
   * CommunityHub
 * PresbyteryPage - information about the Presbytery and our relationship with it. Latest News - Bethel Newsletter
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 * JohnHurst's NewWorshipStructuresAnnouncement given at the morning services on 19 Sep 2010
 * There is a news item on the PresbyteryPage
 * To find out what is happening about progress in the call for a new minister, visit the JncWhatsHappening2010 page.
For the latest news see the HeadLines page. Old news is archived on the PreviousNewsItems page.
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The wiki changes on a daily basis. You should visit the RecentChanges page for an automatic summary of all that has recently changed. Copies of the ChurchBulletin (weekly) and [[Kingsway]] (bi-monthly) are available online.
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Old news is archived on the PreviousNewsItems page. == Church Diaries ==
All bookings for functions in the church building, both church functions and hirers, are now in the one diary - but! due to technical reasons, are shown in two distinct calendars. Please consult '''both''' of the following diaries for room availability, and send requests for new entries to <<MailTo(office AT gwuc DOT org DOT au)>>
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== What's a Wiki? ==
A wiki (from the Hawaiian word for 'quickly') is a web page set up for interactive use. That means that '''you''' can edit and add content to it, and even create new pages, without needing to know any technical details of how web pages work.
 * [[http://www.google.com/calendar/[email protected]&ctz=Australia/Sydney&pvttk=49f1680c4c548b4dcc48d0d36de429b7|ChurchDiary]]: diary of all church related events
 * [[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=gwuc.org.au_66j4ml2g4prmb4mkl72c88fppc@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Australia/Sydney&pvttk=d997e5856d864b7071b2a71bdd63109c|ChurchBookings]]: diary of bookings for external groups.
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While this may seem daunting at first, it gives the wiki pages great power as a tool for communicating information and knowledge. Think 'Wikipedia' and you will understand the immense power that comes from making the web pages open to all contributors. There has never been an information tool as powerful as a wiki in the whole history of the human race! == Mailing list ==
Regular emails are sent to members. To join the list contact <<MailTo(office AT gwuc DOT org DOT au)>> or go to http://eepurl.com/c8zcWH
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This does come with some caveats. There are people around who will attempt to subvert such a constructive tool, simply because it is constructive. This means we have to go to some effort and inconvenience to manage such attempts. The most obvious one is that we want you to identify yourself, and for this, we use a username/password combination, also known as an ''account''. Such accounts are easy to setup, and once you have one setup, we can authorize you to interact with the wiki pages. == Contact details ==
[[https://gwuc.org.au/about/contact/|How to contact the church.]]
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<<Anchor(FirstTimers)>> Phone numbers and email addresses of members are kept exclusively on member home pages, visible only to members who have logged on to the wiki. Various ways to find people are listed at HowToContactMembers
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== First Time Visitors, Read This! ==
If you want to create a new account, visit the CreateUserAccount page. That page gives step-by-step instructions to help you create an account for use with this wiki. If this doesn't work, click JohnHurst!
== First Time Visitors ==
If you want to get an account to use the wiki, or find out more about the wiki, please visit the GwucWikiFirstTimeReaders (clicking on that last word will take you to the page).
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If you want help on how to use the wiki, see the HowToUseTheChurchWiki page. You might prefer to use the week-by-week introduction used in the ChurchBulletin at BulletinWikiArticles. == New Users ==
For help on how to read and edit the wiki, see HowToUseTheChurchWiki.
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If you are an Elder or Church Councillor, you need to be aware that the pages for those two groups mentioned below ([[#CouncilStuff|Council Stuff]], [[#EldersStuff|Elders Stuff]]) are restricted to those recorded on the [[Elders/EldersGroup|Elders Group]] and [[Council/CouncilGroup|Council Group]] pages, and you will need a user account and password before you can be added to these pages. Email <<MailTo(ajh AT SPAMFREE internode DOT on DOT net)>> for help with this.

Other church users can browse most of the pages without using an account, but you will generally need an account if you want to write to the pages in any way. Again, JohnHurst can help with this.

From time to time, it is planned to run workshops on the use of the wiki. Please contact JohnHurst or DavidMorgan if you want to attend one of these. You can see the list of people who have attended a previous workshop at the TrainedPeopleGroup page.

== The Mission Matrix ==
The MissionMatrix page shows how we plan to divide up mission across our four OnTheWayTogether themes. Within the OnTheWayTogether page, the concepts and mission of each theme is developed. These are meant to be dynamic pages, changing to reflect the current state of these missional themes. The four themes are: FaithCommunity, InclusiveCommunity, CommunityHub, and [[OutreachMissionalGroupHome|Outreach Missional Group]].

== Why a Wiki? ==
To see why I'm keen to see the wider use of a wiki in our church, read this interesting article about some recent [[http://www.igi-global.com/marketingdept/newsletter/octnewsletter/journal.html|Wollongong University research]]. It is titled "Creating Successful Knowledge Management Systems Using Wikis", and discuss how wikis are useful to the ''corporate knowledge'' - all that stuff about the running of the church (in our case) that is locked up in peoples' heads, and seldom committed to paper. As the authors say, ''it is in the best interest for management to support the Wiki as a knowledge management system because the Wiki will be maintained by corporate knowledge workers, those who acquire and disseminate living knowledge''.

One thing that I think constrains people '''NOT''' to undertake leadership roles in our church is their fear of what they don't know. As Acting Church Council Chair, I have been overwhelmed by the number of things happening in our church of which I was previously quite unaware. We are a big place - it is difficult for any one person to grasp all the nuances of things happening around the congregation. So what do we do? We "leave it to the experts", which is why the same 'usual suspects' bob up in the leadership roles around the church. I have far more faith in human nature than that - I think we can all take on leadership roles, and it is just the fear of the unknown that prevents us. This article suggest how using a wiki can get a handle on the "corporate knowledge" that lies behind a (relatively) large church organization like ours. JohnHurst
== The Psalter Archive Page ==
For archived documents, please see [[http://wiki.gwuc.org.au/archive.html|the Psalter Archive]]

Link to > What use is the wiki to me.

The PSALTER

This page is the Home Page for the Glen Waverley Uniting Church wiki page, known as ThePsalter (People Sharing And Listening Together - Everyone Rejoicing!). All links on this page are accessible by any person, logged in or not. Every word or phrase that you see in a different colour is a link to some other page (just like a normal web page).

Services

See the separate Quick Links page. This is a good page to bookmark in your browser if you are a regular visitor to these pages.

Latest News

For the latest news see the HeadLines page. Old news is archived on the PreviousNewsItems page.

Copies of the ChurchBulletin (weekly) and Kingsway (bi-monthly) are available online.

Church Diaries

All bookings for functions in the church building, both church functions and hirers, are now in the one diary - but! due to technical reasons, are shown in two distinct calendars. Please consult both of the following diaries for room availability, and send requests for new entries to <office AT gwuc DOT org DOT au>

Mailing list

Regular emails are sent to members. To join the list contact <office AT gwuc DOT org DOT au> or go to http://eepurl.com/c8zcWH

Contact details

How to contact the church.

Phone numbers and email addresses of members are kept exclusively on member home pages, visible only to members who have logged on to the wiki. Various ways to find people are listed at HowToContactMembers

First Time Visitors

If you want to get an account to use the wiki, or find out more about the wiki, please visit the GwucWikiFirstTimeReaders (clicking on that last word will take you to the page).

New Users

For help on how to read and edit the wiki, see HowToUseTheChurchWiki.

The Psalter Archive Page

For archived documents, please see the Psalter Archive

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