There is a growing desire on the part of leading figures especially in the predominantly evangelical Diocese of Sydney, in particular, to authorise lay presidency, or "lay administration" as they term it, of the Holy Communion. We should actually be grateful to those in the Diocese of Sydney who have raised the question, since it forces all of us to re-examine our inherited tradition. The real opportunity for most of us in this debate is not to fulminate about what we are against but to remind ourselves of what we are for, and to ask how well our teaching and our practice represent truth, charity and the demands of the Gospel, and whether and how we might all need to consider changes.

In January this year, Liz Burns went to Tanzania as a long-term CMS missionary, having spent two years there as a short-term volunteer. In July, after months of Swahili language study at Iringa in the south of Tanzania, she set up home in Murgwanza, in the countrys remote north-west. Liz joined the team of Kagera Technical and Christian Training Centre with a desire to see more people empowered to study the Bible meaningfully for themselves.

This is a brief reflection about three words found in Pauls First Letter to the Corinthians. The first two words appear in Pauls 'thanksgiving near the beginning. He thanks God for (1) their 'speech, and (2) their 'knowledge. Of course the two are connected. First they 'know and then they 'speak.

Anglicare and Evangelism Ministries have joined forces to produce the ultimate step-by-step guide for Christian missions. The Mission Action Planning Kit "“ or The MAP - has been written both for people who are exploring the mission planning process for the first time and for those who are familiar with it.

Who will be King? is an adaptation of Matthias Medias Two Ways to Live material into a tract for kids. In an area of publishing where solid Biblical material is sorely needed, this useful and beautifully presented tract stands out.

This popular training course is well titled: Two Ways to Live: Know and Share the Gospel will equip you better than almost any other course for understanding and telling others about the gospel.

Simply Christianity is a breath of fresh air in evangelistic courses. Rather than having newcomers follow through a set of detached statements over a number of weeks, Simply Christianity introduces newcomers to Jesus by structuring the course around the gospel of Luke. As writer John Dickson says in the introduction to the Leader's Manual: "The methodology is simple. Let the Gospel tell the gospel!"

Baptisms by the beach were the order of the day for three new members of the Christians in the Media congregation taking part in a life-changing weekend away.