Are you sick of buying the same old expensive junk for friends and family every Christmas? A number of Christian organisations sell charitable gift certificates allowing people to give gifts that support the needy overseas. But not all Christians are enamoured by the approach. Anglican Media employees wrestled internally as they struggled to present both sides of the proxy-giving debate...

As the 2007 Federal Election looms closer, Sydney Anglican churches are using a range of creative methods to put Jesus on the public agenda. While religion and politics are often taboo, cheeky ‘how to vote’ cards, information websites and Meet Your Candidate forums are just some of the ways that Christians are engaging the wider community.

Sydney has become home to a very special visitor who is looking to take Chinese ministry to the next level.

Katoomba Christian Convention’s brand new conference held last weekend was packed with over 1500 young adults.

After almost a decade of service to the Wollongong region Geoff Kyngdon retires as the Assistant to the Bishop in Wollongong today.

Some of Australia’s fastest growing suburbs are experiencing an epidemic of church closures, and internal conflict is a common cause. This week, Jeremy Halcrow looks at why conflict happens in churches and how churches can take steps towards a solution.

The Anglican Church is now at the forefront of protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse, after agreeing to establish a comprehensive national register of complaints against its churchworkers.

It looks highly unlikely Australian Anglicans will offer US Episcopal bishops any clear support for their attempts to re-enter full participation in the worldwide Anglican Communion, despite two senior Anglicans backing the American bishops.

Arriving in style at the St Andrew's House foyer in a 1959 Cadillac, Bishop of Wollongong Al Stewart has launched his new book.

Prepare to meet a team of missioners willing to cross regional and diocesan boundaries to help you grow new and existing churches.

The retiring headmaster who guided his school through a dramatic flash flood in February has been honoured at a service celebrating Anglican schooling in the Sydney Diocese.

A film capturing the burning desire to share the gospel has taken out the Golden Sparkie at this year’s national Ignite Christian film competition.

St Barnabas’ Broadway’s congregation saw the winning design of their new church building for the first time last night. The design is unlike any other church building in the Sydney Diocese, but the rector of Barney’s, the Rev Ian Powell says it will be a powerful tool to reach the city's population. Could this be the start of a new trend of architecture-as-mission in the Sydney Diocese?

After two chaotic weeks of moving, Anglican Media Sydney’s 11 staff members have unpacked the last of the boxes and are now settling in to their new offices in Parramatta.

Russell Powell is celebrating 30 years in the media this year with the decision to bring that experience full time to the mission of Sydney Anglicans.

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A non-denominational Christian ministry seeking to provide support, hope and education to Christian men and women struggling with unwanted same sex attraction is in danger of shutting down.

Standing Committee reports on the main decisions of the Diocesan Standing Committee in October.

Former RTA project manager Peter McCoy is using his retirement years to contribute to St Paul’s, Carlingford’s latest church plant.

Anglican Media’s CEO has offered an ‘unreserved’ apology after receiving an unprecedented number of complaints about the cover image used on the last edition of Southern Cross.

Homosexual Anglican leader, Bishop Gene Robinson, will visit Australia later this year and may meet with the Australian Primate Phillip Aspinall.

We thank God for the life of Jean Raddon, a remarkable and effective servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. She has indelibly enriched all our lives.

St Thomas’, Auburn contains two congregations: an English language service attended by around 25 people and a Mandarin language service attended by around 75 people.

Sydney’s Sudanese Christians have labelled Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews’ comment that they are failing to integrate into Australian society as ‘unhelpful’ and ‘really disappointing’.

Meet Sarah Gatavi. Born in Iran in 1986, Sarah grew up in a Muslim family.

Shopping ethically can sometimes prove very expensive. Jeremy Halcrow took the challenge to devise an alternative Christmas shopping list using a budget of less than $100.

He may have played a key role in Sydney’s Olympics but one of Bruce Baird’s proudest political moment happened here, in his now half-empty electoral office in suburban Caringbah.

Dominic gave a talk on how to have ultimate sex. Witness statements gathered by this column indicate that the item was NOT cringe inducing.

Talk of world peace rises every Christmas, reinforced as people hear the story of the birth of ‘the prince of peace’. Jeremy Halcrow wonders whether Christians should be more committed to being peacemakers in this world.

Ever since I was a member of the General Committee of the Christian Conference of Asia, and then one of the presidents of that regional ecumenical organisation, I have had a profound interest in the nation of Burma, its people, and especially Burmese Christians.

Next year needs to focus on research, prayer and training if our churches are going to be ready for the Connect 09 mission.

The new Australian film September is a small story about a big issue from Australia’s shameful past.

Reminisce with me. Cast your mind back to your high school days. Can you recall that teacher who you intuitively recognised was different, but adult experience hadn’t yet revealed just how odd they actually were?

From humble beginnings has sprung a bright new opera star – Paul Potts. And, if his first album is anything to go by, this star will be burning brightly for a long time.

Kisschasy’s second, eagerly anticipated album is Hymns for the Nonbeliever. It’s an album that will most likely please all Kisschasy fans.