He has a black belt in taekwondo and each week organises a fight, but Matt Vale from St Lukes, Miranda insists his martial arts club builds friendships between Christians and non-Christians that can bear fruit for the gospel. St Lukes rector the Rev Stephen Gibson sees this as just one part of the churchs five-year plan to radically expand its ministry.

Jeremy Halcrow asks Cherrybrook minister Gav Poole why strategic thinking about a church plants ongoing connection to its community is so important as it matures.

Google a Sydney Anglican website, look under "staff" and the chances are that you will find a bloke called a "minister", "senior minister" or "pastor". Look up the regulations and you will find that clergy are called "priests" or "presbyters" and "deacons".

According to John Gray, billed as "the greatest living authority on how men and women relate," men and women are very different from one another and this is the cause of friction between them.

Two days after the close of GAFCON, Archbishops Jensen, Venables and Orombi addressed 800 clergy in London, touching off reactions around the country.

Anglicares Family Relationship Centre in Parramatta is one of 24 around the country to open its doors this week.

Richard Edlin argues the fruit of the Rudd Governments 2020 Summit betrayed its economic rationalist agenda in education.

Mountains church planter Craig Schafer will face a new challenge in the coming week as he makes the Hills his home.