With the Rev Stephen Calder, Hamilton Road Presbyterian Church, Belfast, Nth Ireland.

Former Bishop of North Sydney Paul Barnett said by following the Apostle Paul's lead, Anglican churches could do much to address the long-term causes of poverty. Speaking at Anglicare's Festival Celebration last month, Bishop Barnett said two factors enable a family to emerge from poverty: a commitment to spouse and children, and a commitment to work.

Lual Doong is the father of three small daughters, a former Sudanese refugee and an ordained Anglican minister. And now he is proud to call himself a pastor at St Paul's, Wentworthville and a second-year student at Moore Theological College.

Mission Impossible? From a ‘worldly' perspective, yes, the diocesan goal of reaching 10 per cent of Sydney's affluent, self centred and hardhearted population of nearly four million for Jesus Christ does seem like a daunting task. Well, it so happens that I am writing from Gosford where the World Anglican Chinese Clergy and Workers' Fellowship Conference is being held. Yes, what a mouthful, but what a conference!

Mission Impossible? From a ‘worldly' perspective, yes, the diocesan goal of reaching 10 per cent of Sydney's affluent, self centred and hardhearted population of nearly four million for Jesus Christ does seem like a daunting task. Well, it so happens that I am writing from Gosford where the World Anglican Chinese Clergy and Workers' Fellowship Conference is being held. Yes, what a mouthful, but what a conference!

The Western Sydney Region will launch its first DVD at its Annual Conference at Kellyville Anglican Church on June 19. The DVD is an educational tool for parishes, aimed at promoting strategic planning for mission.

St Peter's, Richmond may have initiated the ninth annual combined Hawkesbury churches ‘Show Outreach' this year, but each church lent their own expertise in meeting the community ‘on their turf'.

Engineer Richard Bow hadn't been happy with his job for some time so when the opportunity to work in Singapore came up he jumped at the chance.