The Rev Ian Barnett, senior minister at Figtree Anglican Church, has planned and run grand-scale carols events for the past three years, two them at his former post at St Pauls Anglican Church Castle Hill. While the sun has shone on two of these events, last years carols was washed out and 300 cars were hail damaged after a storm broke during the final volunteers planning meeting a week beforehand.

Carols may be a traditional event for a church to run, but through different measures of innovation, these events have drawn visitors to church in their thousands this year. While many carols are hundreds of years old, this years turnouts show that it is still hip to sing them at events which are, for many churches, the main outreach event of the year. This week, we ask three different Sydney Anglican churches how carols led to a ripper catch of new Christmas connections.

After non-stop mobile calls for the first few days, my wife put her foot down. The phone was confiscated. No more Connect09 until further notice! Which makes what happened next all the more extraordinary.

In the very beginning God recognised that reflecting his image and filling and governing the earth required more than one person.

Christmas is a time when the whole community can agree on enjoying themselves. It is a time of family, fun and food. It is the time of giving and receiving presents and messages of goodwill from old friends.

The Rev Gavin Wilcox passed away yesterday morning, Thursday, December 18.

Young Christian mum Melinda Chiew has given up a career in business publishing to give a lasting gift to families and the environment

The Rev Justin Moffatt will return to ministry in Sydney after spending the last three years in the heart of New York.