The 2006 census reveals that people are increasingly reluctant to identify themselves with a church they dont go to.
The 2006 census reveals that people are increasingly reluctant to identify themselves with a church they dont go to.
In its continuing analysis of the 2006 census data, sydneyanglicans.net considers the confronting implications of a decreasing number of Sydney-siders prepared to wear the Anglican badge. Why is identification dropping? How does it compare with church figures? And what does it mean for ministry in 2007 and beyond?
There have been so many awesome high points in the last few days as we finished our ministry on Mfangano Island. On Friday, I preached at an afternoon crusade to a crowd of hundreds.
Youthworks College dean Graham Stanton lectures this week in the city of churches, where deep biblical knowledge on youth ministry is scarce.
Anglicare is asking all Sydney Anglicans to help define the Biblical basis for putting dollars into a social welfare organisation.
Words created the world and the organisers of the first 'Faithful Writer' conference are hoping Christian will use them to transform it.
What is a Christian to make of Paulo Coelho? He is a former dark magician, now a practising Catholic, who writes books combining a veneer of Christianity with new age mysticism and occult practices.
Chris Entwistle, on a Year 13 mission to Kenya, begins to weigh the struggle of ministry at 'the ends of the earth' with the joy of seeing Jesus' Great Commission fulfilled.
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