Is it possible to pastor a church with varying styles of ‘churchmanship' in five very different centres of ministry spread over seven services (six on Sunday and one on Wednesday)? Arthur Copeman, rector of Kincumber Anglican Parish on the Central Coast of NSW, is not only doing just that, he is seeking to expand the work by ‘planting more and more congregations in the parish'.

Just as the diocese of Sydney aims to increase the number of people in Bible-based churches in the next ten years, CMS is also aiming to dramatically increase the number of missionaries being sent out from Australia.

As the diocesan mission begins in earnest, it's likely that success stories of new, flourishing ministry initiatives will abound – God-willing. But it is also inevitable that, for whatever reason, some new initiatives won't work, at least in human terms. And that means as a Diocese, we are going to have to learn to deal with failure.

Surprises were in store when David Genat won Search for a Supermodel

In Zambia, where the spread of HIV/AIDS is assisted by a code of silence, one woman's voice is ringing out loud and clear.

With the Democratic Republic of Congo suffering through civil war, crippling inflation, natural disasters and tribal fighting, the Anglican Church of Australia is being asked to partner with the Congolese Church to help bring relief to the war-torn country.

What do you do when your theological college outgrows its facilities? Simple – you move into the pub next door.

In the wake of the October bombings in Bali, Sue Scarcella says Christians have a unique chance to help the shattered Balinese rebuild their lives