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.

hope arising

hearing Michelle, Mikhaila, Alison, Jade, and Tania speak at the Rise Christmas Party 2021 [...]

By Sarah Agnew|2021-12-18T19:04:52+11:00December 18th, 2021|Categories: Poetry|Tags: Christmas, leadership, mutuality, poetry, Rise Events + Sanctuary, women|0 Comments

Sound Unseen

Wesley Music Scholars' New Pieces Program This weekend, I attended a concert given by our Wesley Music [...]

By Sarah Agnew|2021-12-15T19:12:32+11:00December 15th, 2021|Categories: On Reflection|Tags: music, Wesley Uniting Canberra|0 Comments

On peace and gratitude

A reflection for Advent 2 – Peace On peace Luke 1:39–45 Don’t be [...]

By Sarah Agnew|2021-12-04T14:47:50+11:00December 7th, 2021|Categories: Ministry of Presence|Tags: Advent, mutuality, The Sacred Story, Wesley Uniting Canberra|0 Comments

Living well with unwelcome circumstances

Unwelcome Circumstances Pandemic Exhaustion & Chronic Fatigue When I heard reports of the exhaustion people were [...]

By Sarah Agnew|2021-11-27T13:03:34+11:00December 1st, 2021|Categories: Fatigue and the Black Dog|Tags: chronic fatigue, depression, leadership, solitude, well-being|0 Comments

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

About Sarah Agnew

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