For the first time, Moore College is now fully co-ed, with a new integrated learning structure on the cards for 2009. The Rev Tara Thornley is preparing to take on her role as Dean of Women at the college, and new structures for the support and development of the ministries of women are also being discussed. This week, we explore what the future of women's ministry training could look like, and what is happening on the front lines of women's ministry in some Sydney Anglican churches.

The Bible Society’s Jesus All About Life campaign received a blow last month when the Jesus Racing Team’s 2008 V8 Supercar crashed at Bathurst’s Mt Panorama.

Mark Driscoll claimed 300 people were keen to plant churches in Sydney Diocese, yet one minister in Sydney’s west says he cannot get anyone to help him plant a church in one of Sydney’s newest suburbs.

Archbishop Peter Jensen has presented Bishop David Mulready with a cheque for $25,000 at Synod's Mission Hour to support the Diocese of North West Australia.

The Life of Jesus film crew has gained rare access to an archaeological find that cements historical evidence early Christians worshiped Jesus as divine.

Sydneyanglicans.net has won gold for the best website at the 2008 Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) Awards.

Sydney’s Synod has voted overwhelmingly to endorse GAFCON’s Jerusalem Declaration. Archbishop Peter Jensen said the declaration would “help bring order out of chaos”.

Sydney parish representatives heard a blunt assessment of the progress of the Mission from Dean Phillip Jensen and other leaders at two special Synod sessions.

Outreach Media were at Synod last month showcasing their creative wares, as they gear up to help parishes improve communication for Connect09 at the Create Conference this month.

Sydney Synod has overwhelmingly restated its in principle support for lay and diaconal administration of the Lord’s Supper.

Analysis by Bishop Glenn Davies

St Stephen’s, Belrose is meeting the needs of the people in its area by running a ‘Health for Tomorrow’ conference for over-55s in September.

Abortion is legal in Victoria after a 23-17 conscience vote victory in State Parliament.

List of parishes & provisional parishes, vacant or becoming vacant as at 13 October 2008.

Thousands of Iraqi Christians are homeless after fleeing their native Mosul, home to the largest Christian community in Iraq, after Baghdad.

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Archdeacon for Women’s Ministry in the Diocese of Sydney Narelle Jarrett assesses the state of women’s ministry in Sydney Diocese today and charts the way forward.

There are radical stands being made in the Anglican Communion right now.

Given increasing multi-culturalism and secularism, Bryan Cowling says it’s time revamp religious education in government schools.

Are we uncertain about the Holy Spirit? This rather uncomfortable question has been raised recently about Sydney Anglicans. Part of understanding Him must be understanding what He does and what he doesn't.

An evangelical hero of the Great Depression shows us how to respond to the current economic crisis.

Christian films often run the risk of looking strained or improbable for the simple reason that the decisions the key characters make just don’t seem to make sense to an unbelieving world.

So much Australian drama builds on the need for flexible morality to navigate a complex world. But Packed to the Rafters is shipping story-lines that suggest truth is a better compass to sail by.