Church by the Bridge has launched a new Saturday night service as part of its strategy to reach the Kirribilli community.

Jing Wei* clutches a small Bible, opened to Romans 8:28. Through an interpreter, his softly spoken words assert: "I believe God is true, God loves us and I believe all things work together for our good".

Ben Pakula can play guitar. He also has a heart for the gospel - but he can really play guitar.

Arndell Anglican College Church pastor and new curate-in-charge at Pitt Town, the Rev Greg Peisley says the merger of the two churches is greatly increasing potential for outreach.

Have you ever heard the expression, 'In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king? I think it has some relevance to my involvement in the last few days of the Life of Jesus shoot.

Distance education is revolutionising the way Sydney Diocese is training Christians in ministry. Locally, six years in an electronic classroom worked wonders for Carol McCracken as she juggled being a childrens minister and a full-time mum. Meanwhile, on the other side of globe at the recent GAFCON the plea for Sydney Diocese to help resource ministry training could be heard from desert villages in sub-Saharan Africa to to the barrios of Latin America.

I pulled up at a service station behind a kombi van a while ago. There was a young guy, (a bit of a hippy really) filling the car and on the back of the kombi was a sticker with the words "Jesus" clearly printed.

Local churches must be involved if e-training for ministry is to be truly effective, argues Graham Stanton