Common Grace Invites Churches to Go ‘All In’ This National Reconciliation Week

A new resource toolkit developed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Christian leaders is available to help faith communities engage meaningfully with this year's theme.

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National Reconciliation Week 2026 runs 27 May to 3 June, with the theme u0022All In: Reciprocity as Reconciliation.u0022
Common Grace has released a free resource toolkit developed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Christian leaders for use in church services, Bible studies, and community gatherings.
The toolkit includes Bible readings, prayer resources, a creative activity, and a recorded reflection from Safina Stewart and Aunty Donna Meehan.

National Reconciliation Week runs from 27 May to 3 June, and this year’s theme, “All In: Reciprocity as Reconciliation,” is a call for Christians to move beyond symbolic gestures and into genuine, shared action.

Common Grace, a movement of Christians committed to justice, is encouraging churches and faith communities across Australia to use the week as a moment for reflection, truth-telling, and renewed commitment to right relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Safina Stewart, a Wuthathi and Mabuiag Island woman and Common Grace’s Storyteller and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lead, explains the heart behind the theme.

“All In is a wholehearted commitment, not symbolic, not surface-level, not occasional.

“Reciprocity reminds us that reconciliation is shared work, done with one another, not to one another or for one another.

“Without reciprocity, reconciliation becomes performance. Without commitment, it becomes shallow.”

“But when we bring the two together, wholehearted commitment and mutual responsibility, reconciliation becomes embodied, authentic, transformative.”

To help faith communities engage in a meaningful way, Common Grace has released a full National Reconciliation Week Resource Toolkit, developed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Christian leaders.

The toolkit includes an Acknowledgement of Country guide, Bible readings, a prayer video, a creative activity, and a benediction. It also features a recorded reflection from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Christian leaders Safina Stewart and Aunty Donna Meehan, exploring what it truly means to be ‘All In’ for reconciliation and why reciprocity is at its heart.

Whether in a Sunday service, chapel, prayer meeting, classroom, or Bible study, the resources are designed to help communities listen deeply and take practical steps toward justice.

You can sign up to receive the toolkit at commongrace.org.au.

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