St John's, Camden, and its branch churches are experiencing strong growth, evidenced by the flourish of new services that have commenced this year.

Since 1996, St Andrew's, Airds, the branch church of St Peter's, Campbelltown, has been renting out its building to the Cook Islands Church. Last year, Tupuna Rongo, senior pastor of the Cook Islands Church approached Medon Loupis, assistant minister at St Peter's, explaining that his congregation had voted to become Anglican.

Luke recorded the great commission in two forms, in Luke 24: 44-49 and Acts 1: 6-11. In both accounts the resurrected Jesus addressed his disciples and was then taken up into heaven. The importance of this commission dawns upon us when we realise that it comes not just from the man Jesus, and that is significant enough, but from the resurrected Lord and, even with greater force, when we realise that they are his very last words to the disciples. They demand our reading, learning and constant meditation.

Luke recorded the great commission in two forms, in Luke 24: 44-49 and Acts 1: 6-11. In both accounts the resurrected Jesus addressed his disciples and was then taken up into heaven. The importance of this commission dawns upon us when we realise that it comes not just from the man Jesus, and that is significant enough, but from the resurrected Lord and, even with greater force, when we realise that they are his very last words to the disciples. They demand our reading, learning and constant meditation.

Anglicare has taken the first step in rolling out a ministry training program across the Diocese that will ensure the Anglican Church provides effective ministry to socially disadvantaged communities.

The church will go nowhere but into oblivion if it ministers to children only as a survival strategy.

The United States Supreme Court, in a new rendering on separation of church and state, has voted to allow states to withhold scholarships from students studying theology.

Condolences from church leaders around the world have been sent to Spanish Christians following the recent terror attacks in Madrid.