So whats ahead at General Synod? For me a good introduction to the challenges and tensions was the article in The Australian concerning Bishop Tom Frames new book Anglicans in Australia on the future of the church, launched to coincide with General Synod.

As General Synod approaches, Sydneys Standing Committee has made clear its "disappointment" with the majority opinion of the Appellate Tribunal on women bishops.

Prepare to meet a team of missioners willing to cross regional and diocesan boundaries to help you grow new and existing churches.

The retiring headmaster who guided his school through a dramatic flash flood in February has been honoured at a service celebrating Anglican schooling in the Sydney Diocese.

A film capturing the burning desire to share the gospel has taken out the Golden Sparkie at this years national Ignite Christian film competition.

Increasingly, and especially in Christian, even evangelical, publications and texts, I am reading 'bible when I should be reading 'Bible'. Does it matter?

St Barnabas Broadways congregation saw the winning design of their new church building for the first time last night. The design is unlike any other church building in the Sydney Diocese, but the rector of Barneys, the Rev Ian Powell says it will be a powerful tool to reach the city's population. Could this be the start of a new trend of architecture-as-mission in the Sydney Diocese?

Do a quick survey of the youth and young adults in your church. How many understand clearly the differences between what your church teaches and what the Roman Catholic Church teaches?