They came by bus, train or ferry "“ some even flew across the country "“ but the 3,000 women who journeyed to the Equip conference at Darling Harbour on Saturday were there to hear home-grown speakers tell hard truths from the Bible about what it means to live a life of faith.

The FIFA World Cup will be watched live by four million football fans in Germany from June 9 to July 9. The final will be watched on television by over one billion viewers around the world.

Can evangelicals afford to write off the emerging church? asks CAMERON MUNRO.

Australia has been shocked by media revelations over past weeks about the extent of child rape and gang violence in remote Aboriginal communities, but a NT-based CMS missionary says the media has yet to report the worst news.

Naturally we would not think of money as proof of Gods favour on us. But an increase in Sunday attendance? The biggest church in the district "“ or the fastest growing one? You dont have to be a Zebedee to want to be recognised as a good leader.

Sulawesi is a picturesque Indonesian island, with an extensive Christian population especially in the north. They live in difficult circumstances at times, especially further to the south, where there are fragile political and societal relationships. It was in Poso, also on Sulawesi, that Islamist terrorists, who have admitted the crime, beheaded three Christian schoolgirls last October.

Stuart Robinson investigates creative solutions to evangelism that play into popular interests but still provide that essential Gospel content.

At 6am on May the 9th like many of you I watched the two rescued miners walk back into freedom and life. This moment in our Oz community has however raised some significant questions - particularly, does God hear and answer prayer?