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GAFCON moves towards agreement

The GAFCON chair has announced delegates have reached a general agreement on a number of points with the meeting just two days away from issuing its final communique.

Guinness: revisionist religion will fail

Respected US sociologist Dr Os Guinness has told a GAFCON media briefing the 21st century's big questions cannot be answered without reference to religion, and revisionist brands are unlikely to attract a jaded secular society.

Please Explain

Please Explain isnt a biography of Pauline Hanson. Its Dr Karl Kruszelnickis 26th popular science book.

GAFCON opens in prayer

More than 100 leaders of the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) joined Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem in a prayer service just hours before the opening session addressed by the Archbishop of Nigeria, Peter Akinola.

Smashing the Gen Y stereotypes

Recent research into the beliefs of Generation Y has completely demolished the idea "“ popular among some church leaders - that unchurched young people are spiritual seekers who have merely been put off by the institution of the church.

Jumping on track for Gen Y

Estimates from the 2006 National Church Life Survey (NCLS) show that Sydney Anglican churches are only connecting with around 10,000 teenagers. A recent trail-biking weekend for teenage sons and their dads run by Christ Church based at Penrith Anglican College (PAC) tops the list of the most effective strategies to connect with unreached young people. The trail-biking proved a roaring success. Four out of five of those who came were not Christians. As Sydney Anglicans receive statistics of their congregation profiles this month, there is hope for those who might feel disheartened by the lack of young people in their pews.

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