Scenes of resurrection are common in the arts"”but not common in realist fiction. Realist fiction is the telling of stories as if they were history, but resurrection requires more than the senses, more than history, more than our usual understanding of human behaviour and character.

The art world and the Christian church have not always seen eye to eye. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is evidence that the church has historically been keen to utilise art to share its message. However, in more recent times, contemporary art and cinema have been under attack from elements within the church for being immoral and anti-Christian. Sydney Anglicans are now embracing arts and entertainment as an effective means of connection and communication with the community.

The Diocese of Perth has announced the consecration of a woman bishop after a meeting of bishops formulated protocols to provide alternative arrangements for those who object to such consecrations on biblical grounds.

A church that has modelled sharing the gospel to the community through social care celebrated its 150th anniversary with a special service last Sunday.

On July 16, 1962, a Frenchman Michael Siffre descended into a cave with a diary, but without a wristwatch. He wanted to find out what happened if he were deprived of a sense of time, for weeks on end.

The wisest thing some ministers can do for mission is 'downsize the amount of effort that goes into the Sunday event, Total Church author Steve Timmis told a packed Moore College lecture theatre yesterday.

Life and growth are chaotic. This is nowhere more true than in church life.

In major step forward for Maroubra Surfers Church (MSC), the innovative mission is becoming the latest base for the worldwide Church Army Global GAP year program.