Sarah Agnew

About Sarah Agnew

Sarah Agnew is a storyteller, poet, and minister – this three-fold vocation and identity giving shape to a life guided by Christian spirituality. Born and raised on Kuarna land in Adelaide, South Australia, Sarah now lives on Ngunnawal country in Canberra. For three years, she lived in Edinburgh, in the land of her Scottish ancestors.

Wisdom calls. Heed her voice and live well.

Reflection on Proverbs 1:20–33, Psalm 19, and Wisdom of Solomon 7:26–8:1 Wisdom calls [...]

By Sarah Agnew|2021-09-15T16:11:04+10:00September 15th, 2021|Categories: Ministry of Presence|Tags: chronic fatigue, leadership, spirituality, The Sacred Story, Wesley Uniting Canberra, Wisdom|0 Comments

Performing Deborah’s song

Learning about Leading. Lesson 3: carry the song Deborah's song. Sometimes known as Deborah and Barak's song. [...]

By Sarah Agnew|2021-09-08T10:48:51+10:00September 8th, 2021|Categories: Ministry of Presence, Storytelling|Tags: leadership, mutuality, storytelling, The Sacred Story|0 Comments

A balanced discipleship: faith and action

James 1 and St Aidan of Northumbria Reflection for Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest [...]

By Sarah Agnew|2021-08-31T10:22:54+10:00August 31st, 2021|Categories: Ministry of Presence|Tags: leadership, mutuality, The Sacred Story, Wesley Uniting Canberra|0 Comments

Touch

I cannot hold your hand today, friend or stranger, when we meet. I take instead [...]

By Sarah Agnew|2021-08-24T13:01:53+10:00August 24th, 2021|Categories: Poetry|Tags: Australia, grief, lament, mutuality, poetry|0 Comments

Finding the beginning of wisdom, so to truly live

A reflection on Proverbs 9:1–6; 1 Kings 2:10–12, 3:3–13; Psalm 111; Ephesians 5:15–20 Walk [...]

By Sarah Agnew|2021-08-13T10:59:25+10:00August 17th, 2021|Categories: Ministry of Presence|Tags: leadership, mutuality, poetry, The Sacred Story, Wesley Uniting Canberra, Wisdom|0 Comments

Inviting kin to come home

What motivates our engagement in ministry Looking back over my engagement in ministry and [...]

By Sarah Agnew|2021-07-19T16:10:38+10:00August 3rd, 2021|Categories: Ministry of Presence|Tags: Jesus, justice, leadership, LGBTQI+, mutuality, ordination|0 Comments

Diary of a Chronically Exhausted Vicar. Episode 58

Reopening the Diary It's been 9 months since I posted an entry in this [...]

By Sarah Agnew|2021-07-26T16:03:08+10:00July 27th, 2021|Categories: Fatigue and the Black Dog|Tags: chronic fatigue, health, leadership, well-being|1 Comment

Sacred, holy spark of life

Introduction I have presided at a few 'rainbow' weddings, as I like to call them. I even [...]

By Sarah Agnew|2021-07-20T13:49:56+10:00July 20th, 2021|Categories: Ministry of Presence|Tags: LGBTQI+, Paul, The Sacred Story, weddings, Wesley Uniting Canberra|0 Comments

From King of Glory to Shining Parent of the Kin-dom.

Metaphors that help explore the difference between human use of power, and God’s. Psalm 24 and Mark [...]

By Sarah Agnew|2021-07-11T14:55:14+10:00July 13th, 2021|Categories: Ministry of Presence|Tags: Australia, leadership, The Sacred Story, Wesley Uniting Canberra|0 Comments

Heaven is not the goal

life on earth as it is in heaven Reflection for a funeral Colossians 3:12–17 As [...]

By Sarah Agnew|2021-06-28T12:18:17+10:00July 6th, 2021|Categories: Ministry of Presence|Tags: grief, justice, The Sacred Story, Uniting Church, Wesley Uniting Canberra|0 Comments

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