At 21 a lonely and desperate Doug Clements cried out at night to God in the streets of Merewether, a suburb of Newcastle. Calling out “I want to be like this man Jesus” who he had found in the Bible,… Continue Reading
When authorities in Iran summoned a Christian couple in Tehran on Aug. 13, the house-church members supposed it concerned the return of their confiscated belongings. Instead, Homayoun Zhaveh and his wife Sara Ahmadi were detained in Tehran’s Evin Prison, notorious… Continue Reading
Women will be preaching in some Sydney Anglican churches this Sunday, October 23, to mark the day 100 years ago when an ordinance (church rule) was passed to allow women to preach in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Sunday will see… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column The place to be this week: This column comes to you from Launceston, on which town Obadiah bestows the temporary name ‘Neurodiversity-Ville” – the Special Olympic national games are on in Town. Obadiah is a proud… Continue Reading
Hedley Fihaki, National Chair of the Assembly of Confessing Congregations within the Uniting Church in Australia (ACC) a group of evangelicals, is himself no longer a minister within the UCA. On Tuesday he received an email informing him that “the… Continue Reading
Veteran Christian MP Fred Nile has announced he won’t be standing for election again. The former leader of the Christian Democratic Party, wound up after internal disputes forced it into court, will leave after serving in the NSW parliament since… Continue Reading
Within a day of Brian Houston announcing a meeting in Sydney’s Castle hill, the tickets were sold out. “Bobbie and I are looking forward to connecting, fellowshipping, and enjoying community with you at the Pioneer Theatre in Castle Hill on… Continue Reading
Before returning to Sydney where he faces a trial for failing to report his father Frank to the authorities, Brian Houston was welcome in churches across the US. In late August he preached at James River Assembly, a large Assemblies… Continue Reading
At the first-ever face-to-face The Gospel Coalition Australia (TGCA) conference there was lots of energy in the room, fuelled by a lot of young church planters or want-to-be church planters, They were there to be encouraged, and The Other Cheek… Continue Reading
A survey of 2,000 Australians finds that almost half are open to a conversation about religion, and the local church is viewed positively. The new research report, Changing Faith Landscape in Australia released by the McCrindle research company reveals that younger Australians… Continue Reading