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A biased Trinity?
27/10/08 | Bishop Ivan Lee
Are we uncertain about the Holy Spirit? This rather uncomfortable question has been raised recently about Sydney Anglicans. Part of understanding Him must be understanding what He does and what he doesn't.
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Investing for the future
11/06/07 | Stuart Brooking
The high costs of raising up missionaries means mission-minded Westerners might be better staying home and funding…
The high costs of raising up missionaries means mission-minded Westerners might be better staying home and funding…
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The new face of world mission
04/06/07 | Jeremy Halcrow
Southern Cross explores how the shape of global mission is changing and what the new wave of non-Western missionaries…
Southern Cross explores how the shape of global mission is changing and what the new wave of non-Western missionaries…
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Narrative preaching: the story approach
07/05/07 | Mark Driscoll
Narrative preaching is one of the latest trends in preaching today. Propositional preaching is out; being a good…
Narrative preaching is one of the latest trends in preaching today. Propositional preaching is out; being a good…
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The death of PowerPoint?
23/04/07 | Jeremy Halcrow
A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald announcing the 'death' of PowerPoint may have been more than a little…
A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald announcing the 'death' of PowerPoint may have been more than a little…
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Justice for Hicks?
05/04/07 | Al Stewart
Both sides in the David Hicks debate have been demanding justice - demands that should reverberate with us all…
Both sides in the David Hicks debate have been demanding justice - demands that should reverberate with us all…
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Singing salvation
12/03/07 | Jodie McNeill
Have you ever thought about using singing as an evangelistic tool? I’m not talking about guest musicians or band…
Have you ever thought about using singing as an evangelistic tool? I’m not talking about guest musicians or band…
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Sudanese suffer but survive
05/03/07 | Joseph Smith
Sydney’s Sudanese community has suffered violence, but the gospel still grows among this war-weary people.
Sydney’s Sudanese community has suffered violence, but the gospel still grows among this war-weary people.
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Do you love your church?
26/02/07 | Jodie McNeill
Would you wear a T-shirt or put a bumper sticker on your car that said “I love my church?” My guess is that…
Would you wear a T-shirt or put a bumper sticker on your car that said “I love my church?” My guess is that…
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The Danger Zone: I’m no martyr
05/02/07 | Joseph Smith
In part two of this two-part feature we speak to lay pastor Allan Starr who offered help to a stranger in need.…
In part two of this two-part feature we speak to lay pastor Allan Starr who offered help to a stranger in need.…
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The Danger Zone: Three ministers talk
31/01/07 | Joseph Smith
In part one of this two-part feature, three ministers reflect on the violence they have experienced and how it…
In part one of this two-part feature, three ministers reflect on the violence they have experienced and how it…
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Mission trips: Holy holidays?
15/01/07 | Andrew Robinson
I was part of a group of young people planning a month-long trip to southern India, but when I added up the combined…
I was part of a group of young people planning a month-long trip to southern India, but when I added up the combined…
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The potential, the puzzle, the challenge of Gen Y
29/12/06 | Narelle Jarrett
Gen Y! The young adults of Sydney (18-30): optimistic, loyal, confident, sociable, educated, tolerant, multicultural, highly interactive, for whom SMS…
Gen Y! The young adults of Sydney (18-30): optimistic, loyal, confident, sociable, educated, tolerant, multicultural, highly interactive, for whom SMS…
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In search of YouTube
24/11/06 | Andrew Lim
Have you YouTubed? Is there good stuff on it for Christians? Oh yeah!
Have you YouTubed? Is there good stuff on it for Christians? Oh yeah!
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There’s an elephant in the room
13/11/06 | Jeremy Halcrow
There is an elephant in the room and its name is ‘Christian marketing’. It’s an elephant sized issue because it has to do with the way we present…
There is an elephant in the room and its name is ‘Christian marketing’. It’s an elephant sized issue because it has to do with the way we present…
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The most disturbing question
02/11/06 | Jim Ramsay
Have we become so like our neighbours that the only questions they ask are those concerning plasma vs. home theatre, holiday destinations or superannuation…
Have we become so like our neighbours that the only questions they ask are those concerning plasma vs. home theatre, holiday destinations or superannuation…
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Everyone Essential
30/10/06 | Jodie McNeill
I think the abolition of definitions like clergy and laity would be a great move, reflecting the shape of New Testament ministry. But with this correction…
I think the abolition of definitions like clergy and laity would be a great move, reflecting the shape of New Testament ministry. But with this correction…
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The way we were - Bruce Ballantine-Jones
21/10/06 | Guest Columnist
As the Sydney Diocese prepares for the second week of 2006 synod meetings, Bruce Ballantine-Jones reflects on that particular congregation's past and the…
As the Sydney Diocese prepares for the second week of 2006 synod meetings, Bruce Ballantine-Jones reflects on that particular congregation's past and the…
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Do the churches really hold the key? Narelle Jarrett
16/10/06 | Narelle Jarrett
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…
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…
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