AFES National Director Richard Chin missed Mid Year Conference (MYC) this year, one of the few he has missed in more than 20 years. But the former UNSW Medicine student and Wollongong University chaplain has been involved in more MYCs than he can remember.

As thousands of Christian university students meet for mid year conferences these holidays, a new ministry called SPICE is giving a fresh flavour to ethnic ministry. This unique Bible study group that encourages Sri Lankan, Pakistani and Indian Christian Exploration "“ hence SPICE "“ is just one taste of the multitude of ministries transforming Sydney's universities.

Chris, a Year 13 volunteer in Nairobi, comes face to face with the most pitiful human tragedies courtesy of the AIDS pandemic, and discovers that the Gospel can be a cure for all manner of ills.

The National Church Life Survey has announced it will be allowing churches access to the largest church life database in Australia, but the question has been raised could the data have been provided sooner?

A Sydney Anglican bishop says he feels 'grief ' to be reminded of the teachings that caused the great divorce between Christians during the Reformation, following the Vatican pronouncement that other churches are 'defective'.

Buried treasure was a popular theme for kids clubs this winter, as Sydney churches experienced record numbers of kids responding to the gospel.

With a title like this one, you can get a feel for what is coming. I wasnt really surprised that a definitive history would be so large, but as would fit oral histories, it is packed with detail.

Chris Entwistle, a Year 13 worker in Kenya, explores the church-going habits of Nairobi Christians, discovering both the strength of their passion and the fragility of their commitments.