Lord of the Rings devotees gathered at New College to explore a theological perspective on Tolkiens trilogy and the recent film treatments.

In an unique evangelistic event, the 10.45am congregation at St Pauls Carlingford are inviting their friends and neighbours to the movies this Saturday night.

Find out which five books have shaped World Vision CEO Tim Costello

The street names of Macquarie Fields conjure up images of paradise: tea tree, hibiscus, rosewood, peppermint, wild orange. But appearances are deceptive in the sleepy suburb nestled in bushland southwest of Sydney. Young lives have been lost, blood has been shed and Anglicans like Prue Gregory are left to heal the wounds.

Its a new academic year and Sydney Christian university groups are running at top gear to promote their activities and make contact with new students. On the other side of the world a handful of Italian students have been learning about evangelism from their British brothers and sisters.

Are the demands lay people place on clergy too high?

Consumerism is the new religion, Christendom is dead and buried and the Church is widely seen as peripheral, obscure, irrelevant and confusing. This is the reality facing Sydney Anglicans today, the Bishop of Maidstone has warned, and it is an illusion to assume people outside the Church are just waiting for the right invitation to come back.

How do you go about translating deep theological thinking into powerful, relevant communication for people trained by an attention deficit media? Expository preaching is the goal, but audiences can find it hard going. Phil Newton offers helpful hints here...