As Australia discusses Voice, Treaty, and Truth, the same urgent task faces each local church. A call to the local church to pursue reconciliation with local First Nations people comes in a speech Sandy Grant, Dean of Sydney’s St Andrews… Continue Reading
As the Church of England decides whether to adopt same-sex marriage rites, the Global South group of Anglican churches question whether the English church can continue to lead the Anglican Communion. “Would the Archbishop of Canterbury be able to lead… Continue Reading
St John’s Anglican Cathedral in Sydney’s “second CBD” has overcome a major hurdle, in progressing a $400m plan to build a pair of towers in the middle of the city centre. Look to the left as you go down Church… Continue Reading
As he heads home, the Archbishop of Canterbury, first among equals of the Archbishops of the Anglican Communion, could feel he’s done a good job touring Australia. But in England, a couple of significant pieces of church news broke, which… 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
Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby sat down to talk with Lynn Arnold in Adelaide, in front of an audience to celebrate 175 years of Adelaide’s Anglican diocese (region). Former Labor State Premier Arnold is now an Anglican minister, serving at… Continue Reading
There is a spectre haunting Australian Christianity, the spectre of Trumpist Christianity. For Trumpets read, ultra-conservative politics. What in the US is sometimes called “Christian nationalism”. At the retail level, it shows in devotion to the former President’s fake news… Continue Reading
What if Andrew Thorburn is right? Just suppose Andrew Thorburn, forced to choose between his church and his short-lived position of CEO of the Essendon Football Club was right when he said “The media and leaders of our community …… Continue Reading
After 28 years in Philadelphia, USA, Dr Coz Crosscombe, the Assistant Minister at Mt Druitt Anglican in Western Sydney, has fresh eyes on how we do Church in Australia. He is “loaned out” four days a week to work… Continue Reading
How often do you seek a church building “converted” to other uses? Quite often, unfortunately. How often do you see one become a church again? Not often, but here’s a story of one which came back. St Paul’s has stood… Continue Reading