The Big Brother season has begun. The human zoo is open for inspection, and the usual bunch of annoying but oddly fascinating wannabes are about to become as familiar to us as the people we live with. Our celebrity obsession reveals what we really think it means to be human, says MICHAEL JENSEN

The ordeal of freed Australian hostage Douglas Wood mirrors the imprisonment of the apostle Paul, says Archdeacon Narelle Jarrett, and Christians need to learn his secret for dealing with suffering.

Ministry needs ministers"¦ and youth ministry is no exception. The desperate need for more youth ministers means parishes should recruit within their own church.

Sydney has 50 ministry vacancies but only 35 new clergy set to graduate next year. Mission target means one in ten young Anglicans will need to train for ministry in the next seven years.

The Deaf finally have much-needed access to Gods word on DVD via the production of the first major Bible translation into Auslan, Australian sign language.

A CMS worker says Asian doors are opening to the gospel and Sydney Anglicans need to start asking if their skills could be better used beyond their own backyard.

Picture a scene with me. Over the course of six weeks a total of 40 people, including a number 'off the street', fringe members, and regulars with friends roll up to a new style Monday night 'gathering'. People walk in through the front door of a real estate agent and are directed to a room at the back...

When Nathan Tasker entered the Southern Hemispheres richest song writing competition, he knew the 1000 other entrants would be tough to beat. So it was a 'massive surprise when he heard his own song on the Pacific Songwriting Competition website when he checked last month to see who had been awarded Songwriter of the Year.