Whatever" - the catch-cry of Sydneys teens - seems to sum up perfectly the loosely held beliefs of Australias most lost and confused generation "“ those people born from 1976-1990.

In many churches the men are fewer, older and quieter. If our churches are producing congregations, or denominations, that are predominately female then maybe it's time to examine the production line.

Danebank Anglican School for Girls at Hurstville is to shatter the stereotype that private education is all about academic success when it becomes the first mainstream, independent school in Sydney to offer a scholarship to a child with a learning disability.

In a community increasingly characterised by loss, Southern Highlands Christians are finding a new form of outreach as locals combat humanity's age-old enemy.

When Sydneyanglicans.net broke the news to Lesley Ramsay that the book she edited is in the running for Christian Book of the Year, the nomination came as a complete surprise.

Grief affects every church community but we could be better prepared. KYM FUHRMANN speaks to Sydney Anglicans whose lives have been touched by loss.

I thoroughly recommend An Enigmatic Life. Whether, like me, you knew and loved 'DBK or whether you (surprisingly) have never heard of him until now, this book will richly repay careful reading.

Broughton Knox stands as one of the two most significant influences of all in the history of the Diocese of Sydney, writes MARCIA CAMERON.