UNOH Sub-merge

A year-long, live-in, Christian community mission formation course that aims to:

1. Provide an intense community mission experience that can infect you with the passions, ideas and actions of Jesus
2. Build foundations so your life can mean something for Christ in a world facing poverty and injustice
3. Give a lived experience of UNOH’s ethos through community living, serving the poor, mentoring and action/reflection-orientated training
4. Help discern if serving with UNOH in a long-term, full-time vocation is something you want to pursue

Prepare you for a 5-month UNOH apprenticeship or placement that enables a further 5 years of service with a UNOH chapter, in Melbourne, Sydney or Bangkok. In the future, UNOH chapters may be in Auckland, Brisbane, Timor, Burma and Jakarta.

We seek applications for residential staff in an ongoing manner. These are challenging and exciting opportunities for those interested in exploring avenues in Christian community work.

Contact: Jim Reiher jim@unoh.org or Call 0425-752358 or 03-97017114.

Urban Seed – Residential Program

Residential Staff at Central House

Residential staff significantly contribute to the running of and the sense of a community in and around Credo Café – an open meal and hospitality space. Residents provide a presence in and around the building and model the Christian, non-profit and volunteer values of the organization.

The residential experience allows residents to:

• Develop relationships with people at the margins
• Gain experience and skills in working with marginalized people
• Develop their Christian faith through practical Christian mission
• Practice hospitality through their home in the city
• Explore intentional living with other Christians.
• Learn to balance work (paid and unpaid) and interruption, maintaining care for self and others.

Beyond these core activities residents also gain exposure to public advocacy, education, job creation, street and hospitality aspects of our work. Previous experience in any of these areas is valued.

Residential Staff commit yearly (January – December) and most staff generally stay for 1 to 3 years. Applicants should be at least 21 yrs old. Couples are encouraged to apply.

Residential Community Applications

For more information on Urban Seed and the residential community at Central House, please email Paul Toms or phone us on (03) 9650 4023.