In a first for the Centre for Public Christianity, John Dickson and Greg Clarke will teach up to half of Macquarie Uni's new Master of Arts in Early Christian and Jewish Studies.

This is an account of Jesus that emphasises his context. Its a slice through his last year along with every thing else of note in the historically recorded world. Its claim is that many of the events of AD33 shifted the human history of the world and still do.

In a recent Sydney Morning Herald Immigration Minister Senator Chris Evans was quoted as acknowledging the deleterious health impacts on physical and mental wellbeing of long-term detention, from a speech he made in July 2008.

Good Communicators are good listeners. Less is more. Be bold "“ take a risk for the Gospel. These were just some of the many pearls of advice given at the inaugural Create conference.

Manlys new senior minister, the Rev Bruce Clarke, says he is "having a great time" one week into his new job.

St Augustines, Neutral Bay parishioner Mark Edmonds always knew that steak came from a cow, but other than that, he knew next to nothing about meat. To combat this ignorance and to create a unique opportunity for connecting men to church, St Augustines ran an unprecedented outreach event that saw 60 blokes, half of whom were guests, get together to learn about how to cut up a cow. This week Sydneyanglicans.net looks at four diverse events that your church can run to reach out to men.

Farewell to Sydney and ministry in the diocese. Au revoir to St. Paul's Chatswood. Hello Canberra and Goulburn...

At the Create conference, myself and Russell Powell from Anglican Media Sydney sought to encourage local church leaders to think more strategically about the way they use the media.