Christians are to blame for the passing of a controversial religious hate law, a pastor wrongly convicted of vilifying Muslims has told a Sydney audience.

When the Pope admitted Europe is lost to the gospel, he voiced what Christians toiling in the world’s most secular continent already know. Europe’s established churches have lost great swathes of young people. Islam is the new and growing religion. Can biblical Christianity survive despite the death knell predictions? Madeleine Collins and Jeremy Halcrow report.

Family law is the ‘unsung hero’ of the legal system and a key way to show Christ’s compassion says a recently appointed Federal Court Judge.

Over 150 adults bring their children to St Nicolas’ each week to connect with others and hear gospel teaching. Now the church is seeking a “top-notch” evangelist to make the most of the opportunity.

Record numbers of young people are expected to give up lazy days at the beach this summer to train for Christian ministry.

TAFE NSW has said no to chaplains but a 10-year struggle to get the ministry in all colleges will continue.

“I really believe that it was the power of prayer that saved my child.” A conversation with a local mother made missionary Cathy Smith realise it is who we pray to that matters.

A new diploma will help train a growing army of early retirees especially for pastoral work, reports Madeleine Collins.

Kathryn Stevenson may be young, but the new youth and children’s worker for CMS-NSW has the world in her hands.

Sydney Synod has spoken decisively on ordaining women as priests, with a clear majority of members voting to move forward and not revisit the debate.

When doctors told Mozz and Sacha their baby would be disabled, the Christians resisted pressure to abort. According to a new book, they are the fortunate ones in a growing moral problem.

Aboriginal pastors say the welcoming of Indigenous Christians to the Diocese’s governing body could start more Aboriginal churches and encourage their people to pursue theological education.

Sydney Synod has voted to ensure safety in ministry by approving new, simpler policies in dealing with complaints of sex abuse and misconduct.

A veteran of the Australian church scene, Bruce Ballantine-Jones, has urged evangelicals to safeguard the gospel by being active and vigilant outside their local parish.

In his annual Presidential Address, Archbishop Peter Jensen has called for visionary leaders to enact change within the church to win Australia for Christ.

The Bishop of North Sydney, Dr Glenn Davies, was welcomed back to work yesterday following his recovery from a serious head injury.

Renewed calls for the Diocese to ordain female priests limit opportunities for Christian women, say Sydney women training for full-time ministry.

Budding young writers are being exposed to the gospel through an effort by Anglican Youthworks to meet the educational needs of Sydney schools.

Three Sydney Anglicans spent the October long weekend with eleven other young people living in a slum they built themselves.

Danny Au Yeung gave up computer engineering for a low paid ministry position this year - and is challenging other young Asians to sacrifice their careers for the gospel.

“Beautiful and balanced” is how Nigerian Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon sees a Moore College course that will equip untrained church planters to spread the gospel in Africa’s Muslim heartland.

The Prime Minister John Howard ‘appreciates and understands’ that churches have a right to speak out on policy issues, says the Australian Christian Lobby.

Archbishop Peter Jensen’s bioethics advisor is urging Christians to oppose moves to allow human cloning.

Each month Southern Cross reports on the major decisions of the diocesan Standing Committee.

Gail Lloyd admits her Christian life was ‘pretty stagnant’ before a life-changing mission to India that transformed her relationship with God and gave her skills she didn’t know she had.