We guess APEC does not top your list of interesting topics. Some people are annoyed at the disruption to life in Sydney. Most will just stay well away and enjoy the public holiday. But perhaps the following two opposing opinions will help you glimpse the great issues at stake:

As the Rugby World Cup (RWC) kicks off in France, we are republishing our interview with Dr John Best, who spent six years in the Wallabies inner sanctum. He says churches need to run with the ministry opportunities kicked off by the RWC.

There is something about Kevin Rudds ascendancy to the Labor leadership that resembles that famous scene from David Leans epic movie, Lawrence of Arabia.

As the mixture of politics and religion comes to the fore in the lead-up to the Federal election, the biography of a faithful politician is awarded this years Christian Book of the Year.

Six Penrith Anglican College students have visited three drought-affected towns to share a musical message of hope.

Moore College students are sharing their creativity and humour with the world thanks to the innovation of Youtube.

A Sydney Anglican minister is following in the footsteps of former Archbishop of Sydney Marcus Loane to raise money for the Anglican Church in Papua New Guinea.

Recent research shows that fewer lay people believe that ministers are utilising the gifts and skills. So what is the disease behind this symptom? SHANE ROGERSON argues that we are trying to 'do too much, without 'being church. The cure? Cut back programs, so lay people have time to genuinely love strangers.