Secularism has been rated the top roadblock stopping Sydney churches from seeing 10 per cent of their population in Bible-believing fellowships.

Sydney is a counter-meek sort of place. We're playing by a different set of rules in this loud, lewd town.

Im naturally a sceptical person. And so it was with scepticism I approached 90 Minutes in Heaven, an American pastors account of his time in heaven.

Melbourne Synod on its second attempt elected Philip Freier, Bishop of the Northern Territory to be their Archbishop. It is fair to say that this popular figure from the Top End faces a momentous task when he moves south in December.

The driving force behind so much of the last 32 years of John Piper's public ministry is his concern that even in the churches the blessings of God are valued more than God himself. His latest book, God is the Gospel, has been written to sound this call again as clearly and simply as possible.

A Federal Labor proposal to fund child care centres on church property could build ministry links in the community, say church leaders in inner Sydney.

"Youve seen the DVD, now read the book!" One of the most popular and effective recent evangelistic tools has been transferred from a video series into an engaging publication.

The 'emerging church' is not here to stay - it may last a year or stretch out for decades, but its vision is going to alter from year to year. The important thing is to learn how to think through phenomena like this.