Preacher: Robert Gribben

Robert Gribben

The Rev Professor Emeritus Robert Gribben AM is a prominent Australian theologian and minister within the Uniting Church in Australia. He is widely recognised for his lifelong dedication to ecumenical relations, liturgical studies, and the history of Methodism. Robert has held several influential roles throughout his more than 50 years of ordained ministry. He served as the Professor of Worship and Mission at the former United Faculty of Theology in Melbourne and is a Senior Fellow at Queen's College, University of Melbourne. For 15 years, he headed ecumenical relations for the World Methodist Council and was a key member of the international committee of the Global Christian Forum. He served as the General Secretary of the Victorian Council of Churches starting in 1989. He was a major contributor to the Uniting in Worship project, which provides the liturgical framework for the Uniting Church.