When done well, advertising taps into the thoughts, attitudes and desires of a cross-section of the community. Given this, it reveals helpful insights about the people churches are seeking to connect with.

Adoption agency Anglicare Sydney has welcomed their exemption from Clover Moore's same-sex adoption bill, it still opposes the bill in principle.

Our culture preferences big, quick fixes. One military expert argues this is what is costing the "war on terror". Does a similar problem beset ministry in Sydney?

John Newton - best known for penning Amazing Grace - had a remarkable influence on Australian Christianity.

From international cricket to the NSW Government's pokie addiction, there is urgent need for gambling reform.

Regular binge-drinking has become a social expectation. So what can Christians do about the pressure on teens to binge-drink?

Richard Coekin, senior minister of the Co-Mission Initiative in London, has urged Sydney churches to work together at a recent conference for ministry workers.

No Christian wants to think they are predisposed to being a bully. But our churches can have some environmental conditions that promote bullying.