In the very beginning God recognised that reflecting his image and filling and governing the earth required more than one person.

Archdeacon for Women’s Ministry in the Diocese of Sydney Narelle Jarrett assesses the state of women’s ministry in Sydney Diocese today and charts the way forward.

Archdeacon Narelle Jarrett interviews three more women - Florence, Kay & Tabatha - who have made serving God their 24-hour goal, investigating how Mary Andrews College has prepared them for a world of ministry.

The announcement made to students on Friday, October 12 2007 describing the coming merger of Mary Andrews College and Moore Theological College.

Click here to read the news story on the event, Moore / MAC together at last

Click here to read the media release jointly issued by Moore Theological College and Mary Andrews College.

The second talk delivered by Archdeacon Jarrett at the 2004 MAC Conference.

The second talk delivered by Archdeacon Jarrett at the 2003 MAC Conference.

The truth about Jesus... is death defeated is one of the talks presented at the 2007 Mary Andrews College Conference by the principal Archdeacon Narelle Jarrett.

To hear the rest of Narelle Jarrett's talks visit the MAC web site. CDs of previous conference talks are also available.

To read more by Narelle Jarrett, visit your.sydneyanglicans.net's senior clergy web page.

Mary Andrews College principal Narelle Jarrett asks four women what MAC did for them, and where ministry training has taken their lives to date.

Gen Y! The young adults of Sydney (18-30): optimistic, loyal, confident, sociable, educated, tolerant, multicultural, highly interactive, for whom SMS and all web- based communications are the hub of life.

People often ask me what the big challenges and issues are for women who want to be in ministry. I think they expect me to start talking about ordination and power struggles and the politics of church life. But it’s not how I answer.

Dr Clive Hamilton thinks so. Speaking at the National Civil Society Dialogue he delivered a powerful critique of why ‘hope’ for the future of Australia would not be found anywhere else.

The bad news is that Gen Y Christians are moving away from involvement in church; the question is, how will we develop the sort of intergenerational bible fellowships that might appeal?

At 6am on May the 9th like many of you I watched the two rescued miners walk back into freedom and life. This moment in our Oz community has however raised some significant questions - particularly, does God hear and answer prayer?