Australias leading ministry apprenticeship program has run its first ever outdoor weekend away for prospective trainees.

Most years it would be a safe bet that preachers leave space in their Easter sermon notes headed: "Insert latest 'Jesus exposé here!"

Dominic Steele explains the lasting and personal significance of Easter in an extract from his Easter and the City address at this week's City Bible Forum.

As Easter approaches, churches have a perfect opportunity to connect with the community through the most important event on the Christian calendar. With Connect 09 as a catalyst, churches throughout Sydney Diocese are using new, creative ways to make meaningful connections with the community and bring the gospel to where people are.

Fl!p "“ yes, it does use an exclamation mark so I have to do so at least once "“ is billed as presenting the mindset of the business worlds vanguard: counter-intuitive thinking.

The Dean of Sydney, Phillip Jensen, has called on all orthodox Anglican bishops to boycott Lambeth at a special briefing at St Andrew's Cathedral Chapter House on Friday. Dean Jensen said the reputations of any bishops ' who go to Lambeth knowing that unrepentant homosexual activity is wrong will 'always be tarnished. The full text of Dean Jensens speech and MP3s of all four briefings are now available online.

Phil Lamb has quit as the Christian Democrats' state director to take up a top posting with the National Party of Australia's NSW branch.

Sydney Dioceses newest church plant launched in Roseville East last Sunday with an attendance of over 50 people.