An Abbotsleigh girl has been learning the gentle art of giving a guest 'enough rope' from master interviewer Andrew Denton - but this time the ABC celebrity was in the hot seat instead of the host's chair.

How many times have you been preparing a talk and thought, 'Wouldn't it be good if we had a video of such-and-such to show first, just to set the mood?' Zero G TV is a DVD that provides ministry workers with rich, Christian media content without all of the pain normally associated with producing or locating material yourself.

If you close your eyes and inhale the sea air and feel the warm summer sun on your cheek you might just find it possible to believe that a fair go still exists in Australia. We have low unemployment and a high standard of living, a solid social security safety net and plenty of casual work opportunities for those who look for it. Dont we

Britains most notorious boss David Brent struck a familiar chord with audiences in recent TV hit The Office, but bad management is also a reality in many churches, according to the national director of Christian Management Australia (CMA) Gary Williams.

Teenage dating is an issue so fraught with difficulty, says Centennial Park rector the Rev Warwick de Jersey, that parents had better be clear on whats worth saying and whats not.

Sometimes being in an organisation while holding strong views can be uncomfortable. At the end of a Moore College lecture on womens ordination I caught up with a fellow student outside. "I wanted to ask a question," she said, "but my husband is a Sydney candidate". For her, holding strong opinions was definitely uncomfortable at that time.

The main purpose of this briefing is to bring to your attention a new Private Members Bill, which may result in a more just and compassionate treatment of each immigration detainee. The briefing will also summarise some other recent news in relation to immigration detention.

A beachside Sydney parish is receiving an injection of new life thats one part Asian and one part academic.