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Jensen’s challenge: be your local community expert

13/10/08 | Natasha Percy
In his presidential address for 2008, Archbishop Peter Jensen has challenged Sydney Anglicans to develop an 'expert' understanding of their communities. This challenge has combined with a renewed focus on identifying and reaching the 'tribes' and 'deserts' that exist within the Diocese as Sydney Anglicans seek to grant everyone the opportunity to make a meaningful connection with Jesus.

Statistical heavy lifting for Connect09

06/10/08 | Russell Powell
This week Sydneyanglicans.net investigates several parishes on the leading edge of the Mission and comes up with…

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Driscoll’s 18-point critique: Sydney responds

29/09/08 | Jeremy Halcrow
Earlier this month American mega-church pastor Mark Driscoll delivered a stinging 18 point critique of evangelicalism…

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God debate: Just the facts

22/09/08 | Joseph Smith
The rise of new atheism shows no signs of stopping as proponents of the movement continue to write articles and…

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E-learning educates at a distance

15/09/08 | Angela Williams
Distance education is revolutionising the way Sydney Diocese is training Christians in ministry. Locally, six years…

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Public education: Have we dropped the ball?

08/09/08 | Jeremy Halcrow
With middle-class Christians increasingly adopting their choice of a private religious education, secularists are…

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Help! I doorknocked a Mormon

01/09/08 | Natasha Percy
As the team behind Connect09 launches the new Just Start Talking resource this week to assist Christians with their…

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Apostle to generation wired

18/08/08 | Geoff Robson
Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church, Seattle, has arrived in Australia for a range of speaking engagements.…

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The Bible that changed Jenna’s life

11/08/08 | Jeremy Halcrow
Jenna Allen’s goal in life was to own her own home before she turned 22. She also planned to be well on her way…

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God at work in the land of Promise

04/08/08 | Natasha Percy
News reports out of Beijing in the lead-up to the Olympics have revealed a government crackdown on Christians with…

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Tertiary conventions of primary importance

28/07/08 | Josh Maule
Hundreds of Christian university students took a week out of their holidays in July to spend time reading the Scriptures,…

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Rewind the music revolution

21/07/08 | Joseph Smith
In an effort to remove roadblocks to using music for the gospel, St Andrew’s Cathedral’s music director Ross…

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How Roman Catholic Youth Day led me to Christ

14/07/08 | Mark Gilbert
Mark Gilbert is the Sydneyanglicans.net correspondent at World Youth Day. This week, the Sydney Anglican…

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Kicking on with Connect 09

07/07/08 | Josh Maule
He has a black belt in taekwondo and each week organises a fight, but Matt Vale from St Luke’s, Miranda insists…

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Journey to the Promised Land

30/06/08 | Russell Powell
The worldwide Anglican Communion has been wandering aimlessly in a wilderness of its own making for nearly a decade.…

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Jumping on track for Gen Y

23/06/08 | Jeremy Halcrow
Estimates from the 2006 National Church Life Survey (NCLS) show that Sydney Anglican churches are only connecting…

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A buzz about the future

16/06/08 | Russell Powell
One thousand people, including about 60 enthusiastic Australian delegates, are about to meet at the Global Anglican…

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Beyond the numbers game

09/06/08 | Jeremy Halcrow
Community surveys are turning up surprising results for Christians keen to connect with their communities. One…

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Making music for ministry

02/06/08 | Joseph Smith
Sydney Anglican churches are using music to be 'all things to all men' and embracing a range of different styles…

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